Early life

Mihm was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Gary and Nina Mihm and later moved to Texas. At the age of fourteen, he was ranked among Texas' top tennis players in his age group. His opponents included future U.S. Open champion Andy Roddick and NFL quarterback Drew Brees, both of whom resided in the area. Mihm was classmates with Brees and NFL offensive lineman Seth McKinney at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas where he became an all-state player by his senior year.

College career

Mihm played his college basketball in University of Texas at Austin, where he was One of the top players in school history. He ranks first on UT's all-time blocks list (264), second in double-doubles (47), second in rebounds (945) and 13th in scoring (1,404 points), Mihm owns the school record in EVERY blocked shot category: single-game (eight), single-season (90), career and career average (2.80). His 264 career blocks marks the most blocked shots by any player from a Big 12 member school, he was the first person in Texas history to record 1,100 points, 800 rebounds AND 200 blocks. He recorded a double-double in 47 of his 96 career games, he was the second player in Texas history to post 300 rebounds in back-to-back seasons (LaSalle Thompson). He played in all 96 games during his first three years, Mihm was just the third 7-footer in school history.

At the time of his graduation, Mihm was the Big 12 career leader in blocked shots, a record since broken by former University of Kansas center Jeff Withey

Freshman Season

Played in all 31 games, including 28 straight starts to end the season. put together the top season by a Longhorn freshman center since LaSalle Thompson in 1979-80, he was named to the Big 12 all-Freshman team while earning honorable mention all-Big 12 and honorable mention Academic all-Big 12 honors. Mihm was a three-time Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Dec. 15, Jan. 25 & Feb. 9), was named third-team all-Freshman choice by Basketball Weekly after he led the team in rebounding (8.0 rpg.) and set a new school record with 90 blocked shots ... his 2.9 blocks per game average ranked eighth nationally.

Sophomore Season

Was the Longhorns Starting center for the second straight season, developed into one of the top big men in the nation. He was a Associated Press honorable mention all-America choice, Basketball Times all-Southwest, Big 12 Conference Player of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, consensus first-team all-Big 12 pick, first-team NABC all-District 9 selection and USBWA all-District 7 choice. While also being named to the Big 12 all-Improved and all-Defensive squads by the media, tied for the NCAA lead in double-doubles with 19 (Washington's Todd MacCulloch, Southeast Missouri State's Bud Eley. He was ranked fourth nationally in rebounding (11.0 rpg) and 17th in blocked shots (2.6 bpg). He was the only player on the Texas squad to start all 32 games, Mihm averaged a double-double on the year with 13.7 ppg and 11.0 rpg. came on strong during Texas' three postseason games in the Big 12 and NCAA tourney, averaging 21.0 ppg, 14.0 rpg and 2.3 bpg. He led the Big 12 Conference in rebounding, blocked shots, offensive rebounds (4.06 avg.) and defensive rebounds (6.91 avg.), he also led the team in free throws made (149). He became just the sixth player in school history to average at least 10.0 rpg in a single season, and the first full-season player since LaSalle Thompson led the nation at 13.5 rpg in 1981-82 (Albert Burditt averaged 14.1 rpg thru the first 12 games in 1992-93, before being dismissed from the team). his 351 rebounds ranked third on the UT single-season list, while his 11.0 rebound average was tied for third-best on the single season chart. his 84 blocks ranked second on the school's single-season chart (behind his own record of 90 set as a freshman).

Junior Season

Entered his third season as the Starting center. Was a consensus first-team all-America, becoming just the second person in Texas history to earn the honor (Jack Gray, 1935). first-team all-America choice by Associated Press, NABC, CNNSI.com and College Hoops Insider, became the first AP first-team all-American in school history. Wooden Award all-America Team choice (one of the top 10 players in the nation), earned second-team all-America pick by Basketball Times, USBWA and The Sporting News. Was consensus first-team all-Big 12 choice. He was also named to the Big 12 all-Defensive team, and first-team NABC All-District 9 pick for a second time. He was one of 15 finalists for the Naismith Award, Mihm led the Big 12 in double-doubles (20), rebounding (10.5) and blocks (90). Was ranked fifth in the league in scoring (17.7), he tied his own single-season school record with 90 rejections, his 20 double-doubles tied for the second-best single-season mark in school history. his 338 rebounds marked the fourth-best single-season total in Texas history. led Texas in scoring 23 times, rebounding 26 times and blocks 25 times, he reached double-figures in scoring in all but one of his 33 games. He registered 21 double-digit board performances, while he earned Tournament MVP honors at the Puerto Rico Shootout, he averaging 20.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg and 3.3 bpg in leading Texas to the title. also claimed Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 29) and ESPN.com and College Hoops Insider National Player of the Week honors .

NBA career

Cleveland Cavaliers (2000-2003)

Mihm was picked 7th overall by the Chicago Bulls but was then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jamal Crawford. During his rookie season, he started 43 of 59 games for the Cavs, but injuries caused him to miss the other 23. In his 28th game (February 19, 2001, versus the same Bulls team that had drafted him), Mihm recorded the first assist of his career.

In his second season with the Cavaliers, he started 60 of his 74 games but missed eight games with a right knee contusion. In his third season, he missed his first 27 games due to a strained left hamstring. In fourth and final season with the Cavaliers, he played 22 games for them. He was traded by the Cavaliers with Ricky Davis, Michael Stewart and a second-round draft choice to the Boston Celtics for Tony Battie, Kedrick Brown and Eric Williams.

Boston Celtics (2003-2004)

Mihm was a reserve center for Mark Blount. Mihm played in 54 games for the Celtics but missed a game due to a strained left hamstring. He was then in the off-season acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers along with Chucky Atkins and Jumaine Jones in exchange for Gary Payton, Rick Fox and a future first round draft pick.

Los Angeles Lakers (2004-2009)

In his first season with the Lakers, Mihm started as a center in all of his 75 games. He missed seven games due to injury with a gastrointestinal disorder and to a sprained right ankle. He also had his career-highs of 25 points, 11 field goals made, and 18 field goal attempts versus Orlando. In his second season with the Lakers, he started 56 times in 59 games, averaging a career-high 10.2 points on .501 shooting from the field. He missed six games due to a sprained right shoulder and missed 17 regular season games plus with playoffs due to a severely sprained right ankle. In the next season, he missed all the games because he was recovering from his right ankle surgeries.

Mihm then became a free-agent following the 2006-07 season. He was sought by the Chicago Bulls to help with their low-post scoring but the Bulls signed Joe Smith. Mihm eventually re-signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the off-season as reported by NBA.com.

Memphis Grizzlies (2009)

Mihm was traded to the Grizzlies for a failed conditional 2013 second-round pick on February 18, 2009. However, Mihm did not play for the Grizzlies after undergoing right ankle surgery. As a result, Mihm ended up retiring from basketball.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000-01	Cleveland	59	43	19.8	.442	.000	.794	4.7	.3	.3	.9	7.6
2001-02	Cleveland	74	60	22.4	.420	.429	.693	5.3	.3	.2	1.2	7.7
2002-03	Cleveland	52	0	15.6	.404	.000	.724	4.4	.5	.3	.7	5.9
2003-04	Cleveland	22	1	17.8	.465	.000	.708	6.4	.5	.4	1.0	6.9
2003-04	Boston	54	16	17.4	.500	.000	.644	5.1	.2	.5	.8	6.1
2004-05	L.A. Lakers	75	75	24.9	.507	.000	.678	6.7	.7	.2	1.4	9.8
2005-06	L.A. Lakers	59	56	26.1	.501	.000	.716	6.3	1.0	.3	1.2	10.2
2007-08	L.A. Lakers	23	5	12.1	.337	.000	.667	3.3	.6	.2	.6	3.6
2008-09	L.A. Lakers	18	0	5.8	.375	.000	.857	1.9	.6	.1	.3	2.0
Career		436	256	20.1	.459	.231	.704	5.3	.5	.3	1.0	7.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004	Boston	4	0	16.3	.318	.000	.600	4.5	.0	1.0	1.0	5.0
2008	L.A. Lakers	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Career		5	0	13.6	.304	.000	.600	3.6	.0	.8	.8	4.0

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