STEVE NOVAK

'Steve Novak' (born June 13, 1984 in Brown Deer, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Houston Rockets. He played college basketball in the NCAA at Marquette University, where he wore the jersey number 20. As a freshman, Novak played in the Final Four, alongside superstar teammate Dwyane Wade and current NBA player Travis Diener. Novak's primary position is small forward. He is listed as 6'10", 220 lbs.

Contents

High school career

Collegiate career

Pro career

Achievements and awards

References

External links

High school career

Novak attended Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. As a junior, Steve averaged 22.2 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.4 blocked shots per game. During his senior season, Novak averaged 20.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. Throughout his high school basketball career, he earned four letters. In 2002 Novak was named the Wisconsin High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year.^[1]

Collegiate career

Novak began his college basketball career at Marquette University in 2002-2003. He saw action in all 33 games and averaged 6.7 points per game. He also shot 50.5% from the three-point line. He was a teammate of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade
Novak started 29 of the 32 games in the 2003-2004 season. He averaged 12.1 ppg along with 4.6 rebounds per game. Novak also shot 91.2% from the free throw line.
During the 2004-2005 season, Novak started 29 of the 31 games. He improved his average to 13.3 ppg and also was third on the team with 4.1 rpg.
The 2005-2006 season saw an overall improvement in Novak's game. He led the team in ppg by averaging 17.5. In addition to this he averaged 5.9 rpg and shot 97.4% from the foul line.

Pro career

On June 28, 2006, he was selected by the Houston Rockets in the NBA Draft with the 32nd overall pick (2nd pick in 2nd round).
Novak ended his rookie season with averages of 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds in 5.5 minutes per game. He was not active on the Houston Rockets' playoff roster.

Achievements and awards

★ 2001-02 - Gatorade Wisconsin High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year

★ 2002-03 - Conference USA All-Freshman Team

★ 2002-03 - Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year

★ 2004 - NIT All-Star Team

★ 2005-06 - Big East All Conference First Team Unanimous Selection

★ 2005-06 - NCAA 3-Point Shootout Winner

★ 2005-06 - Number 20 retired at Brown Deer High School

★ Holds Marquette career mark for three-point field goals made (354)

★ Holds Marquette record with 68 consecutive free throws made

References

1. "Gatorade honors Novak as Wisconsin's player of year", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 30, 2002

External links

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★ ESPN Player Card

★ Sports Illustrated Player Page