525:. In each year, he averaged 20+ points per game for a career average of 23.1 – nearly four points per game better than the next closest player at Idaho. He was a three-time first team all-conference selection, two-time conference player of the year, and currently holds 13 different records in the Vandals' record book. Among them are the top three single season scoring averages and four of the top six single game scoring marks. His career scoring record is also more than 500 points greater than the second closest player in school history.
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539:"When I first got over there it was a total culture shock. The biggest thing was to learn how to adapt to a foreign country with only two American players on each team. You do not know the language or understand the food, and it was hard to even find someone who spoke English. If you do not adapt, then they will send you home quickly."
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209:Braunschweig
1452:1974 births
1118:Krystkowiak
1110:Krystkowiak
1102:Krystkowiak
595:Switzerland
483:Boise State
479:Idaho State
313:Third-team
310:(1992–1994)
100:(1991–1994)
94:(1989–1990)
74:High school
1446:Categories
649:References
583:Luxembourg
389:Division I
352:Early life
251:Myleasecar
36:1972-12-04
1302:Dominguez
1238:Arceneaux
1230:Arceneaux
1186:Lightfoot
1178:Lightfoot
1078:Kellerman
752:March 10,
555:Argentina
415:sophomore
280:2006–2007
264:2005–2006
248:2004–2005
240:2003–2004
232:2002–2003
222:2001–2002
206:1999–2001
201:Houthalen
198:1998–1999
190:1997–1998
185:Houthalen
182:1996–1997
174:1995–1996
164:1994–1995
126:1994–2007
117:undrafted
108:NBA draft
1430:D. Jones
1398:Peatling
1382:Bliznyuk
1366:Bolomboy
1358:McKinney
1254:Erickson
1194:Nembhard
1166:Anderson
1134:A. Jones
808:April 2,
469:nor the
427:freshman
408:Hiwassee
131:Position
92:Hiwassee
1422:Venters
1334:Lillard
1326:Beitzel
1318:Lillard
1286:Stuckey
1262:Boyette
1158:Kearney
579:Lebanon
575:Holland
571:Germany
563:Belgium
559:Austria
503:Montana
495:Gonzaga
403:College
308:Big Sky
193:Versoix
168:Le Mans
86:College
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1388:2019:
1380:2018:
1372:2017:
1364:2016:
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1294:Patten
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1278:Boxley
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1076:1981:
1070:Newman
1068:1980:
1062:Butler
1060:1979:
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591:Sweden
567:France
462:junior
455:Nevada
363:Parade
320:(1989)
316:Parade
177:Geneve
141:Number
48:, U.S.
1390:Davis
1374:Wiley
1350:Berry
1342:Jamar
1310:McCoy
1222:Mavis
1150:Smith
1086:Owens
670:(PDF)
587:Spain
460:As a
434:Idaho
98:Idaho
1414:Belo
1270:Snow
1094:Pope
1007:2011
969:2011
924:2011
875:ISBN
844:2011
810:2021
754:2018
725:2011
682:2011
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154:1994
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