seconds remaining to send the Yellow Jackets to the title game. As a senior in 2004–05, he was named to the ACC All-Tournament first team after averaging 20.7 points in three games. He also scored a Georgia Tech ACC Tournament record 35 points in the Yellow Jackets' semi-final victory over North Carolina. For the season, he played 32 games while averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.3 minutes per game. College statistics |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Arizona | 31 || 9 || 18.8 || .344 || .255 || .650 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .7 || .0 || 6.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Arizona | 8 || 2 || 16.6 || .356 || .351 || .583 || 2.8 || 1.5 || .9 || .0 || 7.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Georgia Tech | 30 || 1 || 20.5 || .413 || .351 || .767 || 2.2 || 2.5 || .9 || .0 || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Georgia Tech | 32 || 25 || 27.3 || .398 || .310 || .762 || 2.5 || 2.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 12.5 |- Professional career Rookie season After going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft, Bynum joined the Boston Celtics for the 2005 NBA Summer League where in six games, he averaged 4.2 points, 2.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. On August 19, 2005, he signed with the Celtics. However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 25, 2005. On November 3, 2005, he was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2005 NBA D-League draft by the Roanoke Dazzle. On March 17, 2006, Bynum signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. On March 27, 2006, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Warriors. Two days later, he was named the 2006 NBA D-League Rookie of the Year. On April 6, 2006, he signed with the Warriors for the rest of the 2005–06 season. After playing for the Warriors' Summer League team, Bynum was waived by the franchise on July 14, 2006. Israel On September 6, 2006, Bynum signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of Israel for the 2006–07 season. He went on to help Maccabi win the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League championship. In 21 EuroLeague games, he averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game.