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1 Kendall Dartez Class: Senior Hometown: Cecilia, LA High School: Cecilia HS Last College: Vincennes College Height / Weight: 6-10 / 225 Position: Center/Forward Birthdate: 12/01/1980 Experience: 1L

Junior Year: Athletic big man who showed development as the season progressed ... Starter in four games, including four of the last eight ... Over the final eight games of the season when Ellis Myles was out and Marvin Stone missed a trio of games, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and shot 58.3 percent from the field. He set single game career highs over the last eight contests in points (16), assists (4), field goals (7), steals (2) and minutes (36) ... Scored a career-best 16 points vs. Charlotte in the regular season finale ... U of L had a 14-2 record his junior year in games when he grabbed three or more rebounds; 10-2 when he scored five or more points; and was 11-1 when he shot 50 percent or better from the field ... Had 10 points and a career-best nine rebounds at Cincinnati ... Had eight points and five rebounds in a starting role vs. East Carolina ... Sparked the Cards with eight points and six rebounds off the bench vs. Indiana ... Contributed five points and five rebounds off the bench at Tennessee. He hit a pair of free throws with 2:53 remaining to give the Cardinals just their second lead and his short jump shot with 54.2 seconds remaining was the winning basket ... Had eight points and four rebounds in just seven minutes of action at East Carolina ... Had four points and a season-high six rebounds vs. DePaul ... Missed the TCU game while attending a funeral for the loss of his uncle and cousin ... Provided a great spark off the bench in the overtime victory at Ohio State, producing eight points, a season-high three blocked shots and two rebounds (1-4-03) ... Had eight points and three rebounds at Seton Hall (12-14-02) ... Made the most of his opportunity to start in the Cardinals' Dec. 11 exhibition game, totalling 29 points and 16 rebounds, making his last 12 shots from the field and taking four charges in the up-tempo contest.

Before Joining the Cardinals: Averaged 12.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots as a sophomore in helping Vincennes (Ind.) University post a 21-11 record, falling to unbeaten and top-ranked Schoolcraft College in the Region 12 Championship game ... Shot 52.1 percent from the field, including 52.9 percent from the three-point line (18-of-34), and hit 69.1 percent of his free throws ... Led Vincennes with 75 blocked shots (31 games) ... Scored a season-high 25 points against Southwest Illinois, one of six games with 20 or more points. He blocked five or more shots on four occasions ... Vincennes teammates Delonte Holland (DePaul) and Omoniyi Makun (Wyoming) also signed with NCAA Division I schools ... Averaged 9.2 points and 5.0 rebounds as a freshman on a talented Lee College team in Baytown, Texas which produced an 18-13 record ... Played on a summer junior college all-star team in the 2001 Confederation of Pan American Basketball Associations Tournament of the Americas in Argentina ... As a high school senior at Cecilia (La.) High School, Dartez was rated the No. 2 center in the nation by The Sporting News behind only Zach Randolph. He was fifth among centers by Recruiting USA. He was an all-tournament selection at the adidas BIG TIME Tournament in Las Vegas in 1999, when he and current Duke guard Chris Duhon paced their team to the tournament championship ... Also participated in football and track at Cecilia ... Narrowed his collegiate choices to Connecticut, LSU, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina and Houston before signing with the Cardinals.

Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1980 ... Son of Janice Dartez and Dr. Jerome Holmes ... Major is sociology ... His cousin Jamaican Dartez played football at Tulane (tailback) and his cousin Willie Dartez played football at McNeese State ... Enjoys spending time on computers in his spare time ... Feels Denzel Washington would be the best actor to play him in a movie ... Chose to attend U of L because of Coach Pitino ... Best basketball advice given to him was to play hard at all times ... Most proud of "my mom, for putting up with me." ... When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Michael Jordan ... Would most like to meet Martin and WIll Smith.

Favorites: Basketball Player: Tracy McGrady ... NBA Team: Orlando Magic ... Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Willie Dartez ... Movie: Bad Boys II ... TV Shows: Martin ... Musical Group/Singer: Young Blood, Lil John ... Foods: seafood and cajun hot food ... Midnight Snack: cookies and milk