Robert Dozier joined teammate Tyreke Evans, picked fourth by the Sacramento Kings, as former Memphis Tigers drafted into the National Basketball Association on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, when he was selected with the 60th pick in the second round by the 2006 NBA Champion Miami Heat. The selection was the final pick of the day in the sixty pick draft which began with the Los Angeles Clippers taking former Oklahoma Sooner big man Blake Griffin with the first pick.
Dozier, The Tigers' 6-foot-9 forward, was a 2008-09 All-Conference USA second team pick and also earned 2009 Conference USA All-Tournament Team honors. Dozier, who was an All-C-USA third teamer the previous season (2007-08), was named to the 2008-09 Conference USA All-Defensive Team.
As a senior this past year, Dozier was the Tigers' second-leading scorer (12.9 ppg) and rebounders (7.5 rpg) and led the squad in blocks (61) and field goal percentage (51.9 percent). He shot 72.1 percent from the free throw line and had 47 steals (third on team).
Dozier completed his career as a member of the winningest four-year class in NCAA Division I history with 137 wins (137-14 record). The Lithonia, Ga., native helped lead Memphis to four-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, advancing to four Sweet Sixteens, three Elite Eights, one Final Four and a championship game appearance. Dozier was also a member of four-consecutive Conference USA regular season and tournament title teams.
He finished his career No. 13 on the Memphis all-time scoring chart with 1,381 career points, and was also in the top 10 on the Tiger career lists for rebounding (No. 5 with 961 boards) and blocked shots (No. 6 with 228 blocks). Dozier is one of six players in Tiger history to have 1,000 points and 900 rebounds, joining Keith Lee, Forest Arnold, Kelly Wise, Ronnie Robinson and David Vaughn in that group. He had 17 career double-doubles.
