April 17, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY

DURANT WINS FIFTH T-MOBILE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH AWARD

Sonics guard Kevin Durant today was named the Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for games played during the month of April. It is the fifth T-Mobile Rookie of the Month award for Durant this season.

Among rookie qualifiers in April, Durant ranked first in scoring with 24.3 points per game and assists with 4.1 assists per game.  He also ranked first in the league in free throw percentage with .844 and third in field goal percentage with .461.  In addition, Durant had career-highs in points with 43 and rebounds with 13 in a 126-121 victory in the season finale against the Golden State Warriors on April 16.  For the season Durant ranked first among rookies in scoring with 20.3 points per game.

April 2 vs. LA Clippers: Scored 30 points and added five rebounds in a 102-84 loss to the Clippers.
April 6 vs. Denver: Recorded 37 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in a 151-147 win over the Nuggets.
April 9 @ Houston: Registered 26 points, three rebounds, four assists and four steals in a 103-80 loss to the Rockets.

     

April 13 vs. Dallas: Scored 19 points and added five rebounds in a 99-95 win over the Mavericks.
April 16 @ Golden State: Tallied career-highs in points (42) and rebounds (13) in a 126-121 victory over the Warriors.

Here is a recap of the month for Durant:

For every point scored by the players named the T-Mobile Rookie of the Month, T-Mobile will donate $20 to the New Orleans Recovery School District. This month T-Mobile will donate $3,880 on behalf of Durant. This philanthropic component is new to the T-Mobile Rookie Program and builds on T-Mobile’s strong appeal to the nation’s youth as the official wireless partner of the NBA. Other highlights of T-Mobile’s partnership with the NBA include the T-Mobile Rookie of the Year, T-Mobile Rookie of the Month Awards, and the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, an All-Star competition between NBA rookies and second-year players. During NBA All-Star 2008, T-Mobile Huddle Up and NBA Cares hosted more than 5,000 local students in the lower bowl of the arena to watch this year’s Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam.