Louis Bullock

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Louis Bullock (born May 20, 1976) is an American professional basketball player. From Maryland outside of Washington, D.C., Bullock first gained national attention at the now defunct Canterbury Preparatory School (located in Accokeek, Maryland) before transferring his senior year to Laurel Baptist. In 1995, he was named Washington, D.C. Prep Player of the Year. He was also a McDonald's All-American (where he won the three-point contest) and was widely considered one of the nation's top 30 prospects for that year. He chose the University of Michigan over numerous other schools, including Florida and Maryland^{[citation needed]}.

Bullock had an impressive career at UM. He would rank third on the school's all time scoring list with 2,224 points, along with 299 assists, and 137 steals, but all of his and the teams accomplishments while he played have been wiped from the records books because he and other Michigan players were being paid by booster Ed Martin under coach Steve Fisher. He is the Big Ten Conference's all time leader in three-point field goals with 339, including a school record 101 in 1996. He also made 86.9% of his free throws during his career.

Bullock was selected 42nd overall in the 1999 National Basketball Association Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, and was traded to the Orlando Magic for cash considerations, although he never played in the NBA. He has played in Europe every season since his graduation. He spent two seasons in Italy (with Muller Verona and Adecco Milan), then moved to Spain's ACB in 2002, playing two seasons with Unicaja Málaga.

In 2004, Bullock signed with Real Madrid Baloncesto, where he won the national title in 2005 and was named MVP of the finals. He currently plays for the Madrid club.

In Europe, Bullock was the leading scorer in the Italian League in 2001-02 with 24.9 points per game, and in 2003-04 he led the ACB in total three-pointers made with 95 in 34 games.