Raef LaFrentz Pictures and Photos

Full Name: Raef Andrew LaFrentz
Birthdate: May 29, 1976
Birthplace: Hampton, Indiana
Height: 6'11"
Weight: 245 lbs.
Position: Power Forward/Center
College: Kansas
Drafted: 1998, 1st round, 3rd pick by Nuggets
* His parents, Ron and Ellen, took his name from the 1969 movie, "Home From the Hill"
* Father played basketball at Northern Iowa (1957-61) and was an assistant coach on Raef's high school team
* Chose jersey No. 45 in part because his father wore it in college
* LaFrenz's sister, Ann Kielkopf, played college basketball at Northern Iowa First
* Favorite team growing up was the Chicago Bears
* First dunked in the seventh grade
* Raif Served as a spokesperson for the Nuggets Read Team program in the 2000-01 season
* Was a McDonald's, Parade and USA Today All-American in high school
* Appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated's NCAA Tournament preview on 3/16/98
* Raef enjoys all types of music
* Earned a bachelor's degree in history at Kansas
* LaFrentz Is lefthanded
* Would like to learn to play the piano and learn how to fly fish
* Lafrenz Has two dogs - a black labrador named Codey and an Italian greyhound named Sydney