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577:Date
392:Date
369:2009
176:Other
1439:2023
1418:2022
1392:2023
1384:ESPN
1366:2022
1344:2020
1322:2020
1293:2020
1271:2020
1249:2020
1227:2020
1164:2010
1155:2010
1151:2009
1147:2008
1109:CUT
1093:CUT
1077:CUT
1051:2022
1048:2021
1002:(a)
979:2016
969:(a)
935:2013
892:2012
831:2011
800:2007
769:2006
742:No.
706:2014
672:2008
645:No.
601:2018
574:No.
539:2020
475:2019
457:Year
416:2022
389:No.
251:2012
247:2008
100:2010
37:Born
1501:at
1492:at
1478:at
454:No.
195:DNP
1517::
1382:.
1313:.
1301:^
1196:^
1153:,
1149:,
1007:8
974:7
958:,
930:6
887:5
858:4
826:3
795:2
764:1
701:2
667:1
596:1
535:2
517:,
494:,
471:1
411:1
327:,
305:.
269:.
249:,
179:10
150:12
46:)
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1420:.
1394:.
1368:.
1346:.
1324:.
1295:.
1273:.
1251:.
1229:.
505:,
171:1
163:1
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