Chris Mihm

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Chris Mihm
Chris Mihm in 2005.jpg
Mihm with the Lakers in 2005
Personal information
Born (1979-07-16) July 16, 1979 (age 46)
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school Westlake (Austin, Texas)
College Texas (1997–2000)
NBA draft 2000: 1st round, 7th overall pick
Drafted by Chicago Bulls
Playing career2000–2009
Position Center
Number4, 31
Career history
20002003 Cleveland Cavaliers
2003–2004 Boston Celtics
20042009 Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights
Career NBA statistics
Points 3,262 (7.5 ppg)
Rebounds 2,302 (5.3 rpg)
Blocks 444 (1.0 bpg)
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Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Palma Team competition

Christopher Steven Mihm (born July 16, 1979) is an American former professional basketball center who played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball at Texas, he was drafted with the seventh overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.

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Early life

Mihm was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Gary and Nina Mihm and later moved to Texas. [1] At the age of 14, he was ranked among Texas' top tennis players in his age group. His opponents included future US Open champion Andy Roddick and NFL quarterback Drew Brees, both of whom resided in the area. [2]

College career

Mihm played his college basketball at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was one of the top players in school history. In 2021, he ranked first on UT's all-time blocks list (264), [3] second in double-doubles (47), and fourth in rebounds (945). [3]

Freshman season

In the summer before his freshman year, Mihm spent time working out with San Antonio Spurs center David Robinson. [4]

NBA career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2000–2003)

Mihm was picked seventh overall by the Chicago Bulls but was then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jamal Crawford. Mihm's debut game was played on October 31, 2000, in an 86–82 victory over the New Jersey Nets, where he played for three minutes and only recorded one block, one turnover and one foul. [5]

During his rookie season, he started 43 of 59 games for the Cavs, but injuries caused him to miss the other 23. Mihm played 27 games before recording an assist. In his 28th game on February 19, 2001, Mihm recorded the first assist of his career in a 85–84 win over the Bulls. [6] Mihm stayed with the Cavaliers for the first 3+12 seasons of his career, playing a total of 207 games for the club and averaging 7.1 points and 5.0 rebounds.

Boston Celtics (2004)

On December 15, 2003, Mihm was traded along with teammates Ricky Davis, Michael Stewart and a 2005 2nd-round draft pick to the Boston Celtics for Tony Battie, Kedrick Brown and Eric Williams. [7] Mihm would only play for the Celtics for the remainder of the 2004–05 season, averaging 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds in 54 games.

Los Angeles Lakers (2004–2009)

Mihm was traded on August 4, 2004, along with Chucky Atkins and Jumaine Jones to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Rick Fox, Gary Payton and a 2006 1st-round draft pick. [8] Mihm would finish out his career with the Lakers although he did miss the entire 2006–07 season due to ankle injury. His best season with the team was the 2005–06 season right before his injury, where he averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds while starting in 56 of the 59 games he played.

Memphis Grizzlies (2009)

Mihm was traded to the Grizzlies for a failed conditional 2013 second-round pick, on February 18, 2009. [9] The pick would have gone to the Lakers had the Grizzlies' pick fell below the 55th selection, however, the pick was at the 55th selection, so it wasn't transferred. He never played a game with the Grizzlies and his previous team (Lakers) would go on to win 2009 NBA Finals by defeating the Orlando Magic in five games.

Mihm's time with the Lakers ended up being the last playing days of his NBA career as his final game was played on February 17, 2009 (the day before he was traded to Memphis). In his final game, the Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 96–83 with Mihm recording four points, seven rebounds and two blocks. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG [11]
2000–01 Cleveland 594319.8.442.000.7944.7.3.3.97.6
2001–02 Cleveland 746022.4.420.429.6935.3.3.21.27.7
2002–03 Cleveland 52015.6.404.000.7244.4.5.3.75.9
2003–04 Cleveland 22117.8.465.000.7086.4.5.41.06.9
2003–04 Boston 541617.4.500.000.6445.1.2.5.86.1
2004–05 L.A. Lakers 757524.9.507.000.6786.7.7.21.49.8
2005–06 L.A. Lakers 595626.1.501.000.7166.31.0.31.210.2
2007–08 L.A. Lakers 23512.1.337.000.6673.3.6.2.63.6
2008–09 L.A. Lakers 1805.8.375.000.8571.9.6.1.32.0
Career43625620.1.459.231.7045.3.5.31.07.5

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004 Boston 4016.3.318.000.6004.5.01.01.05.0
2008 L.A. Lakers 103.0.000.000.000.0.0.0.0.0
Career5013.6.304.000.6003.6.0.8.84.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98 Texas 312824.8.514.182.6478.0.5.42.912.4
1998–99 Texas 323232.1.449.000.68311.0.6.42.613.7
1999–2000 Texas 333330.7.523.467.70710.5.7.32.717.7
Career969329.3.497.300.6849.8.6.42.814.6

Notes

  1. "What the Hell Happened to...Chris Mihm?". www.celticslife.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. Magee, Jerry (February 9, 2006). "Roddick's earliest nemesis was Brees". San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "All-time starting lineup of former Texas basketball players". Longhorns Wire. March 9, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  4. "TEXAS CENTER WON'T BE FENCED IN". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  5. "Cavaliers vs Nets, October 31, 2000". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  6. "Bulls vs Cavaliers, February 19, 2001". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  7. "Cavs trade Davis to Celtics in six-player swap". ESPN.com. December 15, 2003. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  8. "Celtics-Lakers trade amended". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  9. "Lakers Trade Chris Mihm To Memphis Grizzlies | The Official Site Of The Los Angeles Lakers". NBA.com. Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  10. "Hawks vs Lakers, February 17, 2009". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  11. "Chris Mihm Stats".