Name: Steve Novak Number: 20 Position: Small forward Height: 2.08 meters / 6 feet 10 Weight: 100 kg / 220 pounds Birthday: 1984-06-13 Team: Houston Rockets Draft: 2006, 2nd round, No. 2. School: Marquette, senior. Nationality: United States. Salary for 2007-08 season: $670,000. Contract situation: 2 years minimum salary, signed on July 26, 2006, expiring in the summer of 2008. Steve Novak (1983) June 13, 2011, born in Brown Deer, Wisconsin) is a player for the Houston Rockets. His NCAA career was at Marquette University, wearing jersey No. 20. As a freshman, Novak reached the Final Four as a teammate of superstar Dwyane Wade and current player Travis Diener. In the Rockets system, his position is a power/small forward swing. Because he has a height of 6 feet 10 inches and a weight of 220 pounds. High school career Novak spent his high school years at Brown Deer High School in Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 22.2 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. As a senior, he averaged 20.6 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He received four college offers based on his performance during his high school career. In 2002, he was elected Wisconsin High School Basketball Mr. of the Year. College career In 2002, Novak began his college basketball career at Marquette University. He played in all 33 games and averaged 6.7 points per game. Has a 50.5% three-point shooting rate. He also became a teammate of Heat star Dwyane Wade. In the 2003-2004 season, Novak started 29 of 32 games. And he averaged 12.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. At the free throw line, the shooting percentage is 91.2%. In the 2004-2005 season, Novak started 29 of 31 games. His scoring average also rose to 13.3 points per game, and he ranked third on the team in rebounds with 4.1 rebounds. In his last year of college, Novak made significant progress. He became the team's scoring leader with an average of 17.5 points per game. In addition, he also contributed 5.9 rebounds per game and shot 97.4% from the free throw line. Novak's most brilliant performance was 41 points and 16 rebounds in the game against the University of Connecticut, ranked second in the Big East Conference, and helped the team win 94-79, and in the final 1.1 seconds of the game against Notre Dame. With an 18-foot jump shot, he helped the team defeat the opponent 67-65. In that game, he scored 27 points. Career On June 28, 2006, Novak was selected by the Houston Rockets with the second overall pick, 32nd overall, in the second round. In his rookie season, Novak averaged only 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds per game, and only played 5.5 minutes per game. In addition, he was not selected for the Rockets' playoff roster. In the fall of 2007, Novak began playing with the Rio Grande Vipers of the Development League.

Honors and Records 2001-02 - Gatorade Wisconsin State High School Basketball Mr. of the Year 2002-03 - All-American Freshman Team 2002-03 - All-American Sixth Man of the Year 2004 - Selected to the NIT National Invitation Tournament All-Star 2005-06 - First in the Big East Conference Team 2005-06 - NCAA Three-Point Contest Champion 2005-06 - Brown Deer High School held a retirement ceremony for his No. 20 jersey Marquette University three-point scoring probability holder (354 points) Marquette University record holder for consecutive free throws - ---68