Andrew Bogut: biography, career, statistics

Andrew Bogut - national team basketball playerAustralia At the site takes the centering position. Noted a successful game in the composition of such famous teams as Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors.

early years

Andrew Bogut was born on November 28, 1984 in the Australian city of Melbourne. The family of the future basketball player - immigrants from Croatia.

Главным приоритетом родителей Эндрю всегда было getting a good education for my son. Once in the Australian Institute of Sports, Andrew Bogut almost immediately entrenched in the main part of the local basketball team. Here, the young talent began to play the role of the team's main playmaker.

In 2000, the guy decided to move to study inUSA. Pretty soon, Andrew Bogut received an invitation from the University of Utah, where he continued active sports activities. Unlike peers in the game of a young basketball player, distinct elements of professionalism were traced. At the end of the third season of speeches for the university team, Andrew Bogut was recognized as the team's most valuable newcomer, as well as the most outstanding playmaker in the student association clubs.

Starting a career in the NBA

At the beginning of the 2005/2006 season, Andrew Bogut fieldedown candidacy for the annual draft procedure for young players in clubs of the National Basketball Association. The selection was completed successfully for the young talent. According to his results, the player was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks team.

Debut season as a professionalPlayer passed for Bogut extremely successfully. Almost immediately a talented basketball player got into the first team, after which he firmly staked out a place on the court as a center team. According to the results of the annual performance for the new club, Andrew was voted the best newcomer to the NBA.

The beginning of the next season - 2006/2007 - was forBogut frustration. Even before the start of the official fights, the basketball player got an unpleasant injury, after which he was forced to undergo a lengthy rehabilitation. It was the loss factor of the main centering that largely influenced the fact that Milwaukee Bucks could not reach the play-off stage in the championship.

Bogut returned to the game only in 2009.The season was the most successful in the career of a basketball player. Despite the forced omission of several months due to back problems, Andrew managed to enter the site in 69 meetings. In them, the center gained an average of 15.9 points and performed 10.2 rebounds.

In the midst of the 2011/2012 season, once againreceived damage that caused him to drop out of the team before the end of the year. In the future, the player's tendency to injury forced the club to think about selling it.

Transfer to the Golden State Warriors

In 2012, Andrew Bogut’s contract was bought from“Milwaukee Bucks” another club from the NBA - “Golden State”. In April of the same year, the basketball player underwent a complex operation aimed at restoring the damaged ankle ligaments.

Play in full force for the new team of BogutIt was destined only in the season 2013/2014. Returning to the site in January, the center began to recruit 12 points, perform 8 rebounds and 4 blocks each, on average, per meeting. According to the results of the annual performance for the team, Andrew was awarded the title of the best player in the defensive line in the league.

In a series of playoff stage fights inSeason 2014/2015 Bogut's successful game at the centering position allowed the Warriors to be in the championship finals. In the decisive fights, the basketball team defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a result, Bogut managed to win the first championship in his career.

At the beginning of the current season, the leadership of the Dallas Mavericks Club became interested in the services of a talented center. To date, the basketball player protects the colors of the specified team.

Career in the national team

To play for the junior national teamAustralia Boogut began in 2003. Then, together with partners, the basketball player was able to win the world championship in his own age group and receive the status of the most valuable player of the international championship.

The invitation to the adult national team Andrew received in 2004. At the Olympics in Athens, which took place in the same year, the basketball player took the position of a heavy forward.

Затем для Богута последовал вызов в сборную Australia on the eve of the World Cup, which was held in Japan in 2006. According to the results of the championship, Andrew became the best player of his national team according to the results and the number of rebounds. However, despite such a successful play by the playmaker team, Australia took only 13th position in the championship.

Player's talents

Andrew Bogut has always been outstanding.dimensions. High growth and impressive weight helped him to become one of the most successful players in the NBA in terms of making breakthroughs to the ring of the enemy. Bogot has long hands that allow him to successfully block shots and to act effectively in the selection. All this makes it possible for Andrew not only to demonstrate a successful game of defensive actions of his own team, but also to bring benefits to the opponent's ring.

Andrew Bogut: statistics

During performances in the individual clubs of the National Basketball Association, Andrew has secured the following statistical indicators:

• Participation in fights - 644.
• The number of points per game - an average of 10.3.
• Rebounds - 8.9 per meeting.
• The number of assists - 2.3 per match.
• Block shots - an average of 1.6 per duel.
• Accuracy of hit on the opponent's ring - 53.5%.

Finally

Andrew Bogut is one of the most talentedNBA players and the real star of the Australian national team. Unfortunately, the tendency to injury does not allow him to demonstrate his own talents to the fullest. However, even at 32, the basketball player continues to perform successfully as part of his new club, the Dallas Mavericks, in the hope of another championship.