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Magic picks

By JAMAL THALJI

© St. Petersburg Times,
published June 28, 2001

Steven Hunter

• ROUND: First. PICK: 15th overall.
• POSITION: Center/forward.
• HT./WT.: 7 feet; 220.
• AGE/COLLEGE: 19; DePaul.
• HOMETOWN: Chicago.
• COMMENT: A familiar face to South Florida fans, Hunter spent two seasons playing for Conference USA foe DePaul, and he scored 18 points and 10 rebounds against the Bulls his freshman year. ... Finished third in school history in blocked shots with 128 and field-goal percentage, 58.6. ... Set a sophomore school record with 72 blocked shots, third-best in school history. ... Started 26 games in his freshman year.

Brendan Haywood

• ROUND: First (by Cleveland). PICK: 20th overall.
• POSITION: Center.
• HT./WT.: 7 feet; 268.
• AGE/COLLEGE: 21; North Carolina.
• HOMETOWN: New York.
• COMMENT: Acquired in trade from Cleveland for rights to center Michael Doleac. ... Four-year standout at North Carolina and the only player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to lead school in career field-goal percentage and blocked shots. ... All-time field-goal percentage leader, 63.7 percent, breaking Rasheed Wallace's record (63.5). ... Tar Heels' all-time shot-blocker with 304 blocks. ... Had first triple double in school history with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks against Miami.

Jeryl Sasser

• ROUND: First. PICK: 22nd overall.
• POSITION: Point guard/shooting guard.
• HT./WT.: 6-6; 200.
• AGE/COLLEGE: 22; Southern Methodist.
• COMMENT: A star since his freshman year, Sasser left Southern Methodist as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,992 points, averaging 17 a game. ... Led Mustangs in scoring (17.0 ppg), rebounding (8.3 rpg) and assists (4.2 apg) in his senior year. ... A four-time All-Western Athletic Conference selection, became the second sophomore in conference history to be named WAC Player of the Year (1998-99) along with Keith Van Horn. ... Applied for entry to 2000 draft as junior but withdrew his name.

- Compiled by Jamal Thalji.

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