Name	Blue Chips
Caption	Theatrical release poster
Director	William Friedkin
Producer	Ron Shelton
Writer	Ron Shelton
Starring	Nick Nolte Shaquille O'Neal
Music	Jeff BeckNile Rodgers
Cinematography	Tom Priestly Jr.
Editing	Robert K. Lambert
Distributor	Paramount Pictures
Released	February 18, 1994
Runtime	108 minutes
Country
Language	English
Budget	$9 million
Gross	$22,355,000

Blue Chips is a 1994 drama film about basketball, directed by William Friedkin, written by Ron Shelton and starring Nick Nolte as a college coach and real-life basketball stars Shaquille O'Neal and Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as talented finds.

It features cameos from noted basketball figures Bob Knight, Rick Pitino, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Jerry Tarkanian, Allan Houston, Dick Vitale and Jim Boeheim, as well as Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett, Jr.

Plot

Pete Bell (Nolte), a college basketball coach for the fictional Western University Dolphins, is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning as often as it once did and his successful program needs to attract new star players and fast. But the brightest stars of the future — the so-called "blue-chip" prospects — are secretly being paid by other schools.

This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate after a losing season. A school booster, greedy "friend of the program" Happy (J. T. Walsh), will stop at nothing to land these star high school players for Western's next season. This includes giving a Lexus to the gigantic Neon Boudeaux (O'Neal), a house and job to the mother of Butch McRae (Hardaway) and a tractor to the father of farmboy Ricky Roe (Matt Nover), as well as a bag filled with cash.

With local sportswriter Ed (Ed O'Neill) suspecting a scandal and hot on the trail, Pete continues to be contaminated by selfish demands from the players and a dirty association with the booster. His estranged wife (Mary McDonnell), who is a former guidance counselor at the college agrees to tutor Neon who has below average grades, but she feels betrayed when Pete lies to her about the new athletes receiving illegal inducements to attend the school.

Pete comes to realize that one of his previous players, a personal favorite, "shaved points" in a game in one of the previous seasons, conspiring to beat a gambling point spread. Pete is disgusted at what he and his team have become.

Western University has a big nationally televised game coming up versus Indiana, the #1 team in the country, coached by Bob Knight. After winning the game, Pete cannot bear the guilt of having cheated. At a press conference, he confesses to the entire scandal and resigns as head coach.

An epilogue later reveals that the Dolphins would be suspended from the NCSA tournament for three years. Pete did continue to coach, but at the high school level.

This movie was filmed in Frankfort, Indiana and French Lick, Indiana. Pete Bell appears to have the look, values, and temper of Knight - especially in a scene where he kicks a basketball into the crowd out of anger.

Nolte actually shadowed Knight during many games in 1992 to research the role.

The movie features several famous players and coaches playing themselves, among them Jim Boeheim, Larry Bird, Calbert Cheaney, Rick Pitino, Bobby Hurley, referee Steve Welmer, and Bob Knight.

Cast

Nick Nolte as Coach Pete Bell

Mary McDonnell as Jenny Bell

J. T. Walsh as Happy

Ed O'Neill as Ed

Alfre Woodard as Lavada McRae

Bob Cousy as Vic

Matt Nover as Ricky Roe

Shaquille O'Neal as Neon Boudeaux

Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway as Butch McRae

References

Filming locations for Blue Chips

External links

Category:1994 films Category:1990s drama films Category:American basketball films Category:American drama films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by William Friedkin Category:Films set in Indiana Category:Films shot in Indiana Category:Paramount films

Caption	Nolte at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000
Birth name	Nicholas King Nolte
Birth date	February 08, 1941
Birth place	Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer, voice artist, comedian
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Sheila Page (1966–1970) Sharyn Haddad (1978–1983) Rebecca Linger (1984–1994)
Partner	Karen Louise Ecklund (1970–1977) Vicki Lewis (1994–2003) Clytie Lane (2003–present)

Nicholas King "Nick" Nolte (born February 8, 1941) is an American actor, producer, voice artist, comedian and former model.

Early life

Nolte was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Helen (née King), a department store buyer, and Franklin A. Nolte, a farmer's son who worked in irrigation pump sales and who was an All-American football player at Iowa State University in 1934.Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama |- |1977 | The Deep | David Sanders | |- |1978 | Who'll Stop the Rain | Ray Hicks | |- |1979 | North Dallas Forty | Phillip Elliott | |- |1980 | Heart Beat | Neal Cassady | |- | rowspan="2"| 1982 | Cannery Row | Doc | |- | 48 Hrs. | Jack Cates | |- | 1983 | Under Fire | Russell Price | |- | 1984 | Teachers | Alex Jurel | |- | 1985 | Grace Quigley | Seymour Flint | |- | 1986 | Down and Out in Beverly Hills | Jerry Baskin | |- | rowspan="2"| 1987 | Extreme Prejudice | Jack Benteen | |- | Weeds | Lee Umstetter | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama |- | 1988 | Grace Quigley 2, Gracie | Seymour Flint | (unfinished) |- | rowspan="3"| 1989 | Three Fugitives | Lucas | |- | New York Stories | Lionel Dobie | |- | Farewell to the King | Learoyd | |- | rowspan="3"| 1990 | Everybody Wins | Tom O'Toole | |- | Q&A; | Captain Michael Brennan | |- | Another 48 Hrs. | Jack Cates | |- | rowspan="4"| 1991 | Cape Fear | Sam Bowden | |- | The Prince of Tides | Tom Wingo | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNominated – Academy Award for Best ActorNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor |- |The Player | (cameo) | |- | Lorenzo's Oil | Augusto Odone | |- | rowspan="3"| 1994 | I'll Do Anything | Matt Hobbs | |- | Blue Chips | Pete Bell | |- | I Love Trouble | Peter Brackett | |- | 1995 | Jefferson in Paris | Thomas Jefferson | |- | rowspan="2"| 1996 | Mulholland Falls | Max Hoover | |- | Mother Night | Howard Campbell | |- | rowspan="3"| 1997 | Affliction | Wade Whitehouse | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorValladolid International Film Festival Award for Best ActorNominated – Academy Award for Best ActorNominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male LeadNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role |- | Nightwatch | Inspector Thomas Cray | |- | U Turn | Jake McKenna | |- | rowspan="2"| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Lt. Col. Gordon Tall | Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor |- | Hayes Hours | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1999 | Breakfast of Champions | Harry Le Sabre | |- | Simpatico | Vincent Webb | |- | rowspan="2"| 2000 | The Golden Bowl | Adam Verver | |- | Trixie | Senator Drumond Avery | |- | 2002 | The Good Thief | Bob Montagnet | |- | rowspan="2"| 2003 | Hulk | David Banner/Father | |- | Northfork | Father Harlan | |- | rowspan="3"| 2004 | Clean | Albrecht Hauser | Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor |- | Hotel Rwanda | Colonel Oliver | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |- | The Beautiful Country | Steve | |- | 2005 | Neverwas | T.L. Pierson | |- | rowspan="5"| 2006 | Over the Hedge | (voice) Vincent | |- | Off the Black | Ray Cook | |- | Paris, je t'aime | Vincent (segment "Parc Monceau") | |- | Quelques jours en septembre | Elliott | |- | Peaceful Warrior | Socrates | |- | 2007 | Intimate Affairs | Faldo | |- | rowspan="3"| 2008 | The Mysteries of Pittsburgh | Joe Bechstein | |- | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Mulgarath | |- | Tropic Thunder | John "Four Leaf" Tayback | |- | 2009 | Arcadia Lost | Benerji | |- || 2010 | |Butch |Voice only/Replacing Alec Baldwin |- | rowspan="2"| 2011 | Arthur | | |- | Warrior | Paddy Conlon | |}

References

External links

a candid interview with Nick Nolte in Stumped? Magazine

To the brink and back – The Guardian, March 1, 2003.

Spiderwick Chronicles Interview.

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Width	200
Caption	Bird during the 1985 Playoffs
Position	Forward
Number	33
Height ft	6 |height_in=9
Weight lbs	220
Birth date	December 07, 1956
Birthplace	West Baden, Indiana
Career start	1979
Career end	1992
Draft year	1978
Draft team	Boston Celtics
Draft round	1
Draft pick	6
College	Indiana State
Teams
Stat1label	Points
Stat1value	21,791 (24.3 ppg)
Stat2label	Assists
Stat2value	5,695 (6.3 apg)
Stat3label	Rebounds
Stat3value	8,974 (10.0 rpg)
Letter	b
Bbr	birdla01
Highlights
Hof player	larry-j-bird

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, teaming with legendary center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to back problems, he retired as a player from the NBA in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team He sometimes was sent to live with his grandmother due to the family's struggles. The Bird family's struggle with poverty was compounded by the alcoholism and personal difficulties of Joe Bird, who likely suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder from serving in the Korean War. Joe and Georgia Bird divorced in 1975; Joe Bird committed suicide the same year.

In spite of his domestic woes, by the time he was a high school , Bird had become one of the better basketball players in French Lick. He started for French Lick/West Baden's high school team, Springs Valley High School, where he left as the school's all-time scoring leader. Bird's high school coach, Jim Jones, was a key factor to Bird's success. "Jonesie", as Bird called him, would come help Bird and his friends practice any day of the week. Bird was also treated poorly by an established IU star, Kent Benson; as Bird recalled, the other upperclassmen of the team treated him well. was promoted to head coach. Before Bird, the Sycamores had never been to the NCAA tournament; he led the team to the NCAA championship game in 1979, his senior season, only to lose to the Michigan State University Spartans, who were led by his future NBA rival, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. The Sycamores finished the season 33–1. That year, Bird won the USBWA College Player of the Year, Naismith and Wooden Awards, given to the year's top male college basketball player. After his three seasons at Indiana State, he left as the fifth-highest scorer in NCAA history. Bird finished his collegiate career with an average of 30.3 points per game. In 2007, he was voted as one of the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball 50 greatest players. In 1999, Bird ranked #30 in ESPN's SportsCentury's 50 Greatest Athletes of the 20th Century. Later on, Larry has gotten another nickname from the sports world, often referred to as 'Larry Legend'. | 897 || 870 || 38.4 || .496 || .376 || .886 || 10.0 || 6.3 || 1.7 || 0.8 || 24.3 |-

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1980 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 9 || 9 || 41.3 || .469 || .267 || .880 || 11.2 || 4.7 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 21.3 |- | style="text-align:left;" bgcolor="AFE6BA"| 1981† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 17 || 17 || 44.1 || .470 || .375 || .894 || 14.0 || 6.1 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 21.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1982 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 12 || 12 || 40.8 || .427 || .167 || .822 || 12.5 || 5.6 || 1.9 || 1.4 || 17.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1983 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 6 || 6 || 40.0 || .422 || .250 || .828 || 12.5 || 6.8 || 2.2 || 0.5 || 20.5 |- | style="text-align:left;" bgcolor="AFE6BA"| 1984† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23 || 41.8 || .524 || .412 || .879 || 11.0 || 5.9 || 2.3 || 1.2 || 27.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1985 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 20 || 20 || 40.8 || .461 || .280 || .890 || 9.1 || 5.8 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 26.0 |- | style="text-align:left;" bgcolor="AFE6BA"| 1986† | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 18 || 18 || 42.8 || .517 || .411 || .927 || 9.3 || 8.2 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 25.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1987 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 23 || bgcolor="CFECEC"| 44.1 || .476 || .341 || .912 || 10.0 || 7.2 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 27.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1988 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 17 || 17 || 44.9 || .450 || .375 || .894 || 8.8 || 6.8 || 2.1 || 0.8 || 24.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 5 || 5 || 41.4 || .444 || .263 || .906 || 9.2 || 8.8 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 24.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1991 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 10 || 10 || 39.6 || .408 || .143 || .863 || 7.2 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 0.3 || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| Boston | 4 || 2 || 26.8 || .500 || .000 || .750 || 4.5 || 5.3 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 11.3 |-class=sortbottom | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career | 164 || 162 || 42.0 || .472 || .321 || .890 || 10.3 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 23.8 |-

Career highs

40 point games

47 times in the regular season

50 point games

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Points ! Opponent ! Home/Away ! Date ! Minutes played ! FGM ! FGA ! 3PM ! 3PA ! FTM ! FTA ! Rebounds ! Assists ! Steals |- | 60 | Atlanta Hawks | Neutral | | 43 | 22 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |- | 53 | Indiana Pacers | Home | | | 21 | 30 | 0 | | 11 | 11 | | | |- | 50 | Dallas Mavericks | Away | | 40 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 |- | 50 | Atlanta Hawks | Home | | 39 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 0 |}

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal life

Prior to attending Indiana State University, Bird married his high school girlfriend, Janet Condra. The marriage lasted only 11 months, but produced a daughter, Corrie, born on August 14, 1977.

In 1998, Corrie Bird appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and revealed that she was Bird's daughter from his first marriage though Larry had denied paternity until the mid 1980s. She discussed her longing to connect with her father, whom she had not seen in 17 years. Corrie's story was also shown on 20/20 and was run as an article in the September 4, 1998 issue of Sports Illustrated. Corrie, like her father, played basketball in high school and attended Indiana State University, graduating with a degree in elementary education.

In 2009, Boston University awarded Larry an Honorary Degree; Doctor of Letters.

On October 31, 1989, Bird married Dinah Mattingly. The couple have two adopted children, son Conner and daughter Mariah.

In popular culture

In October 2005, a man in Oklahoma City, Eric James Torpy, was convicted of shooting with intent to kill and robbery. He asked that his sentence be changed from 30 years imprisonment to 33 so that it would match Bird's jersey number. His request was granted. Bird has appeared in three movies, Blue Chips, released in 1994 by Paramount, the Warner Brothers film Space Jam with Michael Jordan and Bill Murray in 1996, and Celtic Pride with Dan Aykroyd, Daniel Stern, and Damon Wayans, which was also released in 1996.

Bird has appeared in several video games. In Bird plays opposite Julius Erving in a game of one-on-one. A sequel, , was a 1988 basketball video game.

The band Dispatch has a song called "Just Like Larry" about Larry Bird, who is their hometown hero from his days as a member of the Boston Celtics.

In a phone commercial when Larry Bird tells Tweety Bird that they are not related, Tweety not only comments on them having the same last name but that they "look an awful lot alike".

See also

List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders

List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders

List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders

List of National Basketball Association career turnovers leaders

List of National Basketball Association players with most points in a game

List of National Basketball Association players with most steals in a game

List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2000 points and 1000 rebounds

Footnotes

References

External links

nba.com historical playerfile

Larry Bird biography provided by hoophall.com

Sportscentury's 30th greatest athlete of all time provided by ESPN.com

NBA.com: Where Legends Are Born

NBA History

CNN/Sports Illustrated: A Player for the Ages

1979 Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA College Player of the Year

Career Stats, courtesy of basketball-reference.com

Videos of Larry Bird on mReplay.com

Larry Bird Statistics

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Name	Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway
Height ft	6
Height in	7
Weight lbs	195
Number	1, 7
Position	Guard/Small forward
Birth date	July 18, 1971
Birth place	Memphis, Tennessee
College	Memphis
Draft round	1
Draft pick	3
Draft team	Golden State Warriors
Draft year	1993
Former teams
Career start	1993
Career end	2007
Awards
Stat1label	Points
Stat1value	10,684
Stat2label	Assists
Stat2value	3,525
Stat3label	Rebounds
Stat3value	3,146

Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is a former American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), specializing as a small forward, shooting guard, and point guard. His most productive years came in his days as a member of the Orlando Magic as well as the early portion of his stint with the Phoenix Suns. Hardaway was an all-NBA player early in his career, but was plagued by constant injuries which gradually reduced his effectiveness. He last played for the Miami Heat, who released him December 12, 2007.

Beginnings

Hardaway's nickname came as a result of his grandmother's calling him "Pretty" with a southern drawl, thus sounding like "Penny." Penny returned to University of Memphis in May 2003 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in professional studies, 10 years after leaving school early to turn pro.

Hardaway was named #5 on the list of top 100 modern college point guards by collegehoopsnet.com. Injuries to Hardaway's foot and Kidd's ankle allowed them to play just 45 games together (33–12 with both in lineup). In 60 games Hardaway averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, and 1.6 steals with a 42–18 record. The Suns finished with a 53–29 record and a 5th seed in the Western Conference Playoffs. The ankle injury to Kidd forced him to miss most of the first-round series against the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Hardaway stepped up and recorded a 17-point, 13-assist, 12-rebound triple-double in a crucial Game 3 win. He averaged 2.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2 assists in those games.

In 83 games for the Knicks he averaged 8.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.

Hardaway was traded back to Orlando, along with Trevor Ariza, for Steve Francis on February 22, 2006, and waived by the Magic on February 27 to save money when his contract expired the following summer.

Miami Heat (2007-2008)

On August 9, 2007, Hardaway was signed by the Miami Heat for the veteran's minimum, He wore jersey number 7, marking the first time in his pro career that he didn't wear number 1. On December 12, 2007, he was waived by the Miami Heat in order to free up a team spot for free agent Luke Jackson. In 16 regular season games, he averaged 3.8 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists & 1.19 steals. His best game of the season was on November 17, with 6-6 shooting for 16 points in a win over the New Jersey Nets 91-87 on the road.

Career statistics

Regular Season Totals

Playoff Totals

Appearances on regular season leader board

Top 10 Games Played: 1994, 1996, 1999

Top 10 Minutes Played: 1994, 1999

Top 10 Field Goals: 1996

Top 10 Free Throws: 1996

Top 10 Free Throws Attempted: 1996

Top 15 Points: 1995, 1996

Top 15 Assists: 1994, 1995, 1996

Top 10 Steals: 1994, 1996, 1999

Top 10 Player Efficiency Rating: 1996

Appearances on playoff leader board

Top 10 Minutes Per Game: 1994(3rd), 1997(4th), 1999, 2000, 2004

Top 5 Games Played: 1995

Top 10 Field Goals: 1995, 1996

Top 10 Free Throws Made: 1995, 1996

Top 10 3PT Field Goals: 1995

Top 10 Assists Per Game: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2004

Top 10 Points: 1995(5th), 1996

Top 10 Points Per Game: 1996, 1997(2nd)

Top 5 Steals: 1995, 1997(3rd), 1999(5th), 2003(4th)

Career awards/accomplishments

Memphis High School Player of the Year (1989, 1990)

First team All-American selection by the Basketball Times (1990)

McDonald's All-American (1990)

National High School Player of the Year (1990)

Great Midwest Conference (Conference USA) Player of the Year (1992,1993)

College All-American (1993)

MVP of Rookie Challenge (Then called the Schick Rookie Game) (1994)

All-NBA Rookie Team (1994)

NBA Player of the Month (Nov 1995)

NBA Finals (1995)

Gold Medal - USA Men's Basketball (1996 Summer Olympics)

All-NBA First Team (1995, '96)

All-NBA Third Team (1997)

NBA All-Star Team (1995, '96, '97, '98)

Six career Triple-Doubles (5 Regular Season & 1 in Playoffs)

Legacy and playing style

Hardaway's style of play was rare in the early 1990s. Players of his height were encouraged to play closer to the basket and often were not ball handlers. He was a pass-first point guard who could score like a shooting guard. Hardaway was too big for most point guards to defend and too fast for shooting guards to defend. Hardaway was also an underrated defender who finished in the top six in steals on three occasions. Hardaway's versatility and size set him apart from many other players of his era. He was the only player during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons to average 20+ points 5+ assists and shoot above 50% on field goals. Early in his career Hardaway's flashy style of play was the closest thing the NBA had seen to Magic Johnson since his retirement. After the departure of Shaquille O'Neal in 1996 Hardaway's role changed to that of the primary scorer. Hardaway continued his role as a shooting guard in the early part of his stint with the Phoenix Suns. Later in his career injuries limited Hardaway's style to that of a versatile, smart role player who was a steady influence on younger players.

Hardaway's popularity reached its peak in the summer of 1996 as he was coming off two consecutive All-NBA first team selections and a selection to the USA Olympic Team. In addition he had the most popular basketball shoe on the market complete with the "Lil' Penny" commercial campaign for Nike, featuring a tiny puppet voiced by Chris Rock.

Many NBA players such as LeBron James, Gilbert Arenas, Joe Johnson, Tracy McGrady, Hakim Warrick, Tyreke Evans, Jamal Crawford,Trevor Ariza, Rawle Marshall, and Antonio Burks have said that they idolized Hardaway when they were growing up.

Many of the shoes in Hardaway's signature shoe line, "Air Penny", have been reissued over the years as a testament to his popularity. The Nike Air Penny signature line includes the Air Penny I, Air Penny II, Air Penny III, Air Penny IV, as well as the Nike Air Foamposite One and the Nike 1/2 Cent that both featured Penny's "1 cent" logo on the shoe.

References

External links

nba.com/historical/playerfile

Classic Lil Penny Nike Commercial

Official Web Site

Basketball-Reference Player Page

Database Basketball Player Page

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Position	Small forward, Shooting guard
Number	40
Birthdate	July 17, 1971 Evansville, Indiana
Debutyear	1993
Finalyear	2006
Draftyear	1993
Draftround	1
Draftpick	6
College	Indiana
Teams
Stat1label	Points
Stat1value	7,826
Stat2label	Rebounds
Stat2value	2,610
Stat3label	Assists
Stat3value	1,398
Letter	c
Bbr	cheanca01
Highlights

Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney (born July 17, 1971 in Evansville, Indiana) is a retired basketball player and currently an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He was selected 6th overall by the Washington Bullets in the 1993 NBA Draft. His last team was the Golden State Warriors in the 2005-06 season.

He played high school ball at William Henry Harrison High School in Evansville and was selected to the 1989 Indiana All-Star team. Cheaney was a high school stand-out, but few would have predicted he would capture the Naismith Award.

Off the court, Cheaney appeared along with many of his Bullet teammates in singer Crystal Waters' 1996 video "Say If You Feel Alright".

On August 19, 2009, Cheaney was hired by the Warriors as a special assistant coach.

Big Ten performance

Cheaney was both a shooting guard and a small forward at Indiana University.

Led by Cheaney, the 1991-1993 Hoosiers were ranked by the polls among the top five in America for most of those two seasons. Along the way, the Class of 1993 defended their home court relentlessly. When the Hoosiers lost to Iowa by a single point on February 21, 1991, this was the last time a visiting team would win at Assembly Hall until Michigan did so in 1995 - a streak of 56 games. Indiana reached the 1992 NCAA Final Four, but fell to Duke in a foul-plagued game in Minneapolis. In 1993, the 31-4 Hoosiers finished the season at the top of the AP Poll, but were defeated by Kansas in the Elite 8.

While at Indiana, Cheaney scored 30 or more points thirteen times and averaged 19.8 points per game in his collegiate career, with a high of 22.4 as senior. Cheaney won 105 games in his four years - the most of any Hoosier. Over his last three seasons in college, Cheaney led his teams to an 87-16 (.845) record and a 46-8 (.852) mark in the Big Ten Conference; they won nine games in the NCAA tournament and captured two Big Ten crowns ('91 and '93).

Basketball honors

1993: Won all 12 NCAA National Player of the year awards. Unanimous First-Team All America

All-America 1991, 1992, 1993

1993 Big Ten Conference MVP

All-Big Ten 1991, 1992, 1993

Big Ten's All Time Scoring Leader (2,613)

Indiana University's All-Time leading scorer

Four time IU team MVP

Selected to Indiana University's All-Century First Team

1993 USBWA College Player of the Year

External links

NBA.com Profile

Oscar Robertson Trophy

Category:1971 births Category:African American basketball players Category:Basketball players from Indiana Category:Boston Celtics players Category:Denver Nuggets players Category:Golden State Warriors players Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players Category:Living people Category:People from Evansville, Indiana Category:Utah Jazz players Category:Washington Bullets draft picks Category:Washington Bullets players Category:Washington Wizards players

Robert Matthew 'Bobby' Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American former basketball player.

Biography

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hurley was a basketball star at St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where his father, Bob Hurley Sr., is the longtime coach. While at St. Anthony, from 1985 to 1989, Hurley led the team to four consecutive Parochial B state titles. In his senior year he averaged 20 points, 8 assists and 3 steals, as St. Anthony racked up a 32-0 record, the school's first Tournament of Champions crown, and the No. 1 ranking in the United States. In his high school career the team's overall record with Hurley as point guard was 115-5.

Hurley was a point guard for Duke University's men's basketball team from 1989-1993. He was a first-team All-American in 1993, went to the Final Four three times, and led the Blue Devils to back-to-back national championships in 1991 and 1992, earning Final Four MVP honors in 1992. Hurley remains the NCAA all-time assists leader with 1076 assists, and Duke's single game assist leader with 16 (against Florida State on February 24, 1993). His Duke jersey number 11 was retired in 1993. In 2002, Hurley was named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team as one of the fifty greatest players in Atlantic Coast Conference history.

Hurley was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 7th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. He signed a shoe contract with a new shoe company ITZ (In The Zone) which was sold at Foot Locker exclusively. While Hurley was returning home following a game in December of his rookie season he was involved in a car accident. His truck was slammed into by a painter named Daniel Wieland. Hurley was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from his truck, and suffered life-threatening injuries. Kings teammate Mike Peplowski was driving 5 minutes behind Hurley, and was first on the scene to render immediate aid. Hurley returned to the NBA for the 1994-1995 season, and played four more years beyond that. After retiring, Hurley went on to become a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was also hired as a scout by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003, and has expressed coaching aspirations.

Hurley appeared in the 1994 feature film Blue Chips, where he played for the Indiana team under coach Bobby Knight.

A fan of Thoroughbred horse racing, Hurley owned Songandaprayer who won the 2001 Fountain of Youth Stakes. He currently owns Devil Eleven Stables. In December 2009 he was sued by PNC Bank for defaulting on a $1 million loan that was used to purchase Songandaprayer, who is trained by Eddie Plesa, Jr.

On April 13, 2010, Wagner College announced that Hurley was hired as an assistant coach for the men's basketball team. Hurley joins his younger brother Dan Hurley's coaching staff. Dan Hurley was hired as Wagner's head coach on April 6, 2010.

See also

List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career assists leaders

References

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