Just two days away from the 2004 NBA Draft (Thursday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN), Hawks General Manager Billy Knight and his staff will evaluate four prospects on Tuesday at the team’s practice court, beginning at 10 a.m. San Diego State’s Evan Burns (6-8, 220), Andre Emmett (6-5, 230) from Texas Tech, California high school prospect Dorell Wright (6-7, 210) and David Young (6-5, 205) from North Carolina Central will go head-to-head as they try to make a final good impression heading into Thursday’s festivities.
 Burns |
An early entry candidate, Burns earned Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year honors in 2002-03, after averaging 9.2 ppg and 5.1 rpg, ranking third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding at San Diego State. He also tied for the team lead in blocked shots. Burns played only one season (2002-03) for the Aztecs, missing all of last season due to a torn ACL and a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee. He is an Inglewood, California native (Fairfax High School).
Burns’ bio/stats
 Emmett |
Emmett is coming off an outstanding four-year college career at Texas Tech, where he became the first player in conference history to be named All-Big 12 First Team in three consecutive seasons. As a senior, Emmett was named Second Team All-America by the AP, while averaging a Big 12 leading 20.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and shooting 52.6 percent from the field. Texas Tech’s all-time leading scorer (2,256 points), he also led the conference in scoring as a junior with a 21.8 ppg average.
Emmett's bio/stats
 Wright |
Coming off a year of prep school (at South Kent Prep in Connecticut), Wright spent his first four seasons at Leuzinger High in Lawndale, California. He was named the top prep school player in the nation this past season by Basketball Times, the fourth-best player in the country by HoopScoop, and the 19th-best senior by USA Today. He averaged 29.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg and 5.0 bpg, and scored 53 points (25-37 FGs) with 20 rebounds in South Kent’s win over Lafayette.
Wright’s bio/stats
 Young |
Young played his final season at North Carolina Central after transferring from Xavier (OH) University, where he played his first three years. As a senior at NCCU, Young ranked third in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) in scoring at 20.5 ppg, sixth in three-pointers made (2.28 per game), 11th in free throw percentage (.778) and 13th in steals (1.52 spg). He was named CIAA All-Conference and was the Black College All-Star Classic Most Valuable Player after scoring 21 points, including five three-pointers in the second half, to lead the East over the West.
Young’s bio/stats
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