| Amundson in March 2009 | |
| No. 17 Indiana Pacers | |
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| Power forward/Center | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | December 7, 1982 |
| Place of birth | Ventura, California |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Monarch High School, Louisville, CO |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | UNLV |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
| League | NBA |
| Career history | |
| Colorado 14ers (2006-2007) Utah Jazz (2007) Philadelphia 76ers (2007-2008) Phoenix Suns (2008-2010) Golden State Warriors (2010-2011) Indiana Pacers (2011-present) |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| 2007 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year and named in NBA D-League First Team | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
Louis Gabriel "Lou" Amundson (born December 7, 1982 in Ventura, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. Amundson grew up in Boulder, Colorado.[1] He played college basketball at UNLV for four seasons — 2001/02 and then 2003/04-2005/06, while having sat out the whole 2002/03 season with a medical redshirt due to a thumb infection.
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He has played in the NBA D-League and was named D-League Rookie of the Year in 2007.
On March 8, 2007, Amundson signed a ten-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[2]
On August 14, 2008, Amundson signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns.[3] On June 30, 2009, Suns exercised the team option on Amundson's contract.[4]
On September 13, 2010, Amundson signed a two-year $4.17 million contract with the Golden State Warriors, with the second year being a player option.[5] During 46 games, he averaged 4.3 points and 4 rebounds in 15 minutes of play. After the 2010-2011 season, he exercised his option to stay with the Warriors for one more year.[6]
On December 19, 2011, Amundson was traded to the Indiana Pacers for the guard Brandon Rush.[7]
| Legend | |||||
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| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2006–07 | Utah | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia | 10 | 0 | 8.7 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 2.8 | .1 | .1 | .8 | 1.6 |
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia | 16 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | .000 | .286 | .8 | .0 | .1 | .1 | 1.1 |
| 2008–09 | Phoenix | 76 | 0 | 13.7 | .536 | .000 | .442 | 3.6 | .4 | .4 | .9 | 4.2 |
| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 79 | 0 | 14.8 | .551 | .000 | .545 | 4.4 | .4 | .3 | .9 | 4.7 |
| 2010–11 | Golden State | 46 | 7 | 15.0 | .454 | .000 | .391 | 4.0 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 4.3 |
| Career | 228 | 7 | 13.4 | .518 | .000 | .461 | 3.7 | .3 | .3 | .8 | 4.1 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2007–08 | Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 3.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 |
| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 16 | 0 | 12.1 | .528 | .000 | .429 | 3.5 | .1 | .4 | .4 | 2.9 |
| Career | 18 | 0 | 11.3 | .525 | .000 | .435 | 3.5 | .1 | .3 | .4 | 2.9 |
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