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Kirk Haston
School: Indiana Class: Junior
Height: 6'10" Weight: 248
Position: Power Forward Birthdate: 3/10/79
Strengths: Great shooter • Nice post player • Excellent touch • Good rebounder
Weaknesses: Not a great athlete nor very strong • Not quick enough to be a good defender
Draft Outlook: Second round pick

Stats (Provided by JazzyJ )
 
                  G  MIN  FG  FGA  3P 3PA  FT FTA  REB  PF AST  TO BLK STL  PTS
97-98 Indiana                     Did Not Play - Redshirted                    
98-99 Indiana    34  760 133  259   0   0  70  93  220  79  30  56  28  20  336
99-00 Indiana    29  794 168  339   0   2 108 148  240  83  40  60  36  24  444
00-01 Indiana    33 1018 243  518  26  69 114 166  288  93  41  79  40  36  626
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TOTALS           96 2572 544 1116  26  71 292 407  748 255 111 195 104  80 1406
                  MIN   FG%   3P%   FT%  RPG  APG  TPG  BPG  SPG   PPG
97-98 Indiana               Did Not Play - Redshirted                 
98-99 Indiana    22.4  51.4   0.0  75.3  6.5  0.9  1.6  0.8  0.6   9.9
99-00 Indiana    27.4  49.6   0.0  73.0  8.3  1.4  2.1  1.2  0.8  15.3
00-01 Indiana    30.8  46.9  37.7  68.7  8.7  1.2  2.4  1.2  1.1  19.0
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TOTALS           26.8  48.7  36.6  71.7  7.8  1.2  2.0  1.1  0.8  14.6

Additional Information
Sources told ESPN.com that Haston met with members of the Indiana coaching staff Wednesday and said he intended on remaining in the draft after playing well at the Chicago pre-draft camp last week.
Andy Katz - ESPN.com (June 13th)

Shot well enough to get into the first round, which will likely keep him in the draft.
Andy Katz - ESPN.com (June 11th)
Haston is playing well enough in Chicago to get a second look.  He said he'll make up his mind after the camp about returning to school and still hasn't done enough to get him into the first round
Chad Ford - sportstalk.com (June 8th)

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Strengths: Low post scoring skills are very advanced due to his huge array of offensive weapons ... Very good on the low blocks even if his opponent pushes him away from the basket Haston can shot a beautiful sweeping hook shot from 16 feet out .... Can spot up and hit the jumper even added an occasional 3-point shot to his evolving face up game .... Good rebounder due to his long arms not afraid to bang underneath and holds the ball up high after grabbing the rebound so that opposing players don't get easy strips ....Coaches dream does all the little things that most players don't do .... Real soft scoring touch in the paint converts a high amount of flip-ins, short turnarounds, and put-backs .... Excellent work ethic has improved each year since coming to Indiana which is impressive considering that he wasn't highly recruited out of high school ....

Weakness: Biggest question mark for Haston is that he isn't very strong or athletic something, which the NBA has, loads of .... Defensively he has much to learn doesn't possess the lateral quickness or the upper body strength to keep up with the power forwards of the NBA .... Could stand to work on taking the ball to the hole with a more physical presence so that he can draw easier fouls .... Weight not really a concern but could stand to add 10-15 pounds .... Looks a step too slow for the NBA doesn't have that lighting quickness that other players in his draft class posses ... Stronger defenders tend to disrupt his game a little which is usually the case with finesse players ....