NC State Wolfpack

3  Ilian Evtimov
	Class: RS Senior Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria High School: Bishop McGuiness Height / Weight: 6-8 / 222 Position: Forward/Center

As a Junior (2004-05): Hyperextended his right knee during a pickup game in June, he underwent arthroscipic surgery to repair a tear in his right lateral meniscus on June 17 ... Should be back to full action this fall.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2003-04): Named to the Academic All-ACC squad for 2003-04, the second time in his career he was so honored ... Posted a 3.2 GPA in his communications major ... Scored in double figures in nine of the last 13 games of the season, averaging 12.9 points .. Finished the season with his top career scoring output, he chipped in 28 points against Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Was named the Chevrolet Player of the Game for that contest ... Hit 10 of his 13 field goal attempts in the contest and was 5-8 on three's ... Ranked second in the league in free throw percentage with an .876 mark ... That was the best mark for a Wolfpack player since the 1998-99 season ... Hit 45-47 (.956) free throws in ACC games, ranking second in the conference ... Had connected on 38 consecutive free throws dating back to the game at Maryland on Feb. 1 before missing one against that same team in the ACC Tournament ... That was the longest in-season streak since Rodney Monroe hit 43 straight in 1990-91 and the third-longest in school history ... Ranked 14th nationally in free throw percentage ... Scored what was then a career-high 19 points on 7-10 shooting (4-5 on three's) in the loss to Maryland in the ACC Tournament ... Was a perfect 20-20 on free throws in the last two minutes of the final 24 games of the season ... Started in the post position in the Pack's "positionless" offense in 21 of the 31 games last season ... Came off the bench for the first time in seven games at Wake Forest in the regular season finale ... The team's third-leading rebounder with 4.5 per game, he ranked 22nd in the ACC versus league competition ... Averaged three assists per game, the 10th in the conference ... Hit three second-half three-pointers, including one with 7:07 left to give the Pack its first lead in the second frame against Washington ... Finished the game with four three-pointers and 12 points ... Played a tough 34 minutes against Wake Forest on Feb. 4 while battling an ankle sprain suffered in the win at Maryland ... He grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and two steals against the Demon Deacons ... Pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds in the win over Georgia Tech, he and teammate Marcus Melvin both posted double-figure rebound totals ... Speaks four different languages: English, Bulgarian, French, Spanish.

As a Sophomore (2002-2003): Promising young player who suffered a season-ending injury in the Pack's first exhibition contest on November 8 ... He went up for a rebound and landed awkwardly, tearing his ACL ... Underwent surgery on November 22 and has gone through an extensive rehabilitation process ... Received a medical redshirt ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll for the second straight year.

As a Freshman (2001-2002): An honorable mention choice for the All-ACC Rookie Team, he missed first-team honors by one vote ... Averaged 10.0 points in three ACC Tournament games, he connected on 5-of-9 (55.6%) three-pointers in the Pack's run to the tournament finals ... Also averaged 10 points in two NCAA tourney contests, he chipped in a dozen points in the come-from-behind win versus Michigan State ... One of just three players in the ACC to win league Rookie-of-the-Week honors twice in 2002 ... Established season highs in back-to-back games at Duke (16 points) and versus Clemson (18 points) to earn his second honor of the season ... Also earned the top rookie nod after the first Clemson and Georgia Tech games ... Notched his first career start at Clemson, he finished with 11 points, including three three-pointers ... Started 11 contests, nine versus ACC competition ... One of the keys to the Pack's historic win at fourth-ranked Virginia, he came off the bench to score 15 points in 25 minutes, including hitting four three-pointers ... Played on the French National team 20-and-under squad during the summer of 2002, seeing action in tournaments held in Italy, France and Lithuania ... Competed in 14 games and averaged 11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 22 minutes per game at power forward ... Nicknamed "La Montagne" or "The Mountain" by the French media while competing with the squad that finished third in the European Tournament in the summer of 2002 ... One of two Wolfpack players to earn the team's 2002 Tom Gugliotta Award for the most improved player ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for 2001-02, he earned a 3.074 grade point average.

High School: Averaged 21.5 points, 14 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game as a senior at Bishop McGuiness ... Had high scoring games of 47 and 36 his senior year...Shot 44 percent from the floor, 42 percent from the three-point line, and 80.8 percent from the free-throw line ... Bishop McGuiness reached the state independent 3-A finals ... Named to the 2001 all-tournament team for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tournament of Champions all-star game, held in Raleigh, after averaging 24 points a game ... Played his junior year at Winston-Salem Reynolds High School ... Led Reynolds to the state 4-A championship that year while averaging 14 points a game ... Reynolds went 27-2 that season ... Played his way into PrepStars.com's top 100 for the Class of 2001 ratings after starting the year ranked no. 26.

Personal: A native of Bulgaria, he lived in France for most of his life before moving to the United States ... Nicknamed "Shoush," a term of endearment in his native tongue (Bulgarian) ... Hails from a basketball family, his older brother, Vasco, plays professionally in Europe and his father Ilia also had a long professional career ... Speaks four languages, Bulgarian, French, English and Spanish ... Son of Ilia and Rosalina ... Majoring in communications (media) ... Born 4/28/83.

Year		GP-GS	Min	Avg	FG-FGA	Pct	3FG-FGA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	Off-Def	Tot-Avg	PF-FO	A	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts	Avg
2001-2002	34-11	743	21.9	78-201	.388	40-108	.370	46-63	.730	39-59	98-2.9	95-2	59	58	7	29	242	7.1
2002-2003							Medical Redshirt
2003-2004	31-22	902	29.1	97-212	.458	33-98	.337	78-89	.876	50-89	139-4.5	92-2	93	66	5	40	305	9.8
TOTAL	        65-33	1645	25.3	175-413	.424	73-206	.354	124-152	.816	89-148	237-3.6	187-4	152	124	12	69	547	8.4