Ben Camey Wallace (born September 10, 1974) is an American basketball center for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bullets (later Wizards) as an undrafted free agent in 1996. In his NBA career, Wallace has also played the power forward position and with the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Cleveland Cavaliers teams.

He has won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four times, a record he shares with Dikembe Mutombo. In six seasons with the Pistons (2000-2006), Wallace made two NBA Finals appearances (2004 and 2005) and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004.

Early life

Ben Wallace was born in White Hall, Alabama, a small town in Lowndes County, and is the tenth of eleven children. He later attended Central High School in Hayneville where he received all-state honors in basketball, baseball, and football (as a linebacker). Former basketball player Charles Oakley is Wallace's mentor, having discovered Wallace at a 1991 basketball camp, and later recommended Wallace to his previous college, Virginia Union.

College career

Wallace first played college basketball on the junior college level at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland for two years. There, staples of Wallace's defensive prowess were shown as he averaged 17.0 rebounds and 6.9 blocks per game. He then transferred to Virginia Union, a Division II school, where he studied criminal justice. Wallace averaged 13.4 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per game as a member of the Virginia Union Panthers, whom he led to the Division II Final Four and a 28–3 record. As a senior, Wallace was named to the First-Team All CIAA and was selected as a First Team All-American (Div. II) by the NABC. Wallace was a letterman in football, baseball, basketball and track. He won All-State honors in all but track.

NBA career

Early career

As an undrafted player, he was signed as a rookie free agent by the Washington Bullets on October 2, 1996 after playing in Italy. In 1999, Wallace was traded to the Orlando Magic along with Tim Legler, Terry Davis, and Jeff McInnis for Ike Austin.

Detroit Pistons

On August 3, 2000, he was traded along with Chucky Atkins to the Detroit Pistons for Grant Hill, in what was at the time considered a one-sided trade; Hill had planned to sign with Orlando as an unrestricted free agent, but the sign and trade deal allowed Hill to receive a slightly more lucrative contract while Detroit received at least some compensation for losing its marquee player. Since the trade, Wallace won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, and 2005–06 seasons, and was selected to six All-Defensive teams. In the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, he led the league in both rebounds and blocked shots, the first to do so since Hakeem Olajuwon. In 2003, he was voted by fans to the first of his four NBA All-Star Game appearances as a center for the Eastern Conference.

Near the end of a November 2004 game against the Indiana Pacers, Wallace responded to a foul by Indiana's Ron Artest by shoving Artest, which eventually led to the Pacers–Pistons brawl, involving both players and spectators. Wallace was suspended for six games, and his brother David Wallace, received a year of probation and community service for punching Indiana players in the stands.

The game was a rematch of the heated Eastern Conference finals which the Detroit Pistons won on their way to the 2004 NBA Finals where they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 on the back of Wallace's effective and strong defense against a declining but still dominant Shaquille O'Neal.

The Pistons began a tradition of sounding a deep chime whenever "Big Ben" scored or recorded a block on Detroit's home court, The Palace of Auburn Hills – an allusion to the original Big Ben in London. (The Bulls and Cavaliers continued the gimmick during his respective tenures with Chicago and Cleveland).

Chicago Bulls

On July 3, 2006, Wallace agreed to a four-year, $60 million deal with the Chicago Bulls. Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles had a strict "no-headband" policy, but decided to make an exception for Wallace when his teammates voted in favor of allowing him to keep the signature headband. During his two-year run in Chicago, Wallace battled with various knee injuries and averaged 5.7 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.0 blocks per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

On February 21, 2008, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of a three-team deal that included the Seattle SuperSonics and the Chicago Bulls. The deal moved Wallace to the power forward position with Zydrunas Ilgauskas as the starting center. Following the trade, Wallace played in 22 regular season games (all starts). In 26.3 minutes, he averaged 4.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In 72 total regular season games Wallace averaged 4.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Wallace had a Cavalier regular season high of 12 points on February 24, 2008 against the Memphis Grizzlies, and had regular season Cavalier highs of 15 rebounds against the Charlotte Bobcats and four blocks against the Orlando Magic. In the 2008 playoffs, Wallace played in 13 games (all starts) and averaged 3.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. He had his playoff high of 12 rebounds in Game 4 win against the Washington Wizards in the first round of the NBA playoffs. On November 25, 2008, Wallace grabbed his 9,000th career rebound and blocked his 1,900th career shot.

On June 25, 2009, Wallace was traded to the Phoenix Suns with Sasha Pavlović, a second round draft pick and $500k for Shaquille O'Neal. On July 13, 2009, the Suns bought out Wallace's $14 million contract, saving $8 million in the process. Wallace actually received $10 million but Phoenix was in luxury tax so the savings were effectively doubled.

Return to Pistons

On August 7, 2009, Wallace agreed to re-sign with the Pistons as a free agent to a 1-year deal. He formerly wore #3 with the Pistons, but changed his jersey to #6 upon his return, allowing Rodney Stuckey to keep that number. On July 11, 2010, Wallace agreed to a 2-year deal with the Pistons.

On November 30, 2010, in a 90-79 road loss to the Orlando Magic, Wallace surpassed the 10,000 rebound mark for his career, becoming the 34th player in NBA history to achieve that mark.

On December 22, 2010, in a 115–93 road win over the Raptors, Wallace played his 1,000th game becoming the 95th player in NBA history to achieve this record.

Player profile

Ben Wallace plays the center position and has been lauded as a prime defensive presence in his career. He has been voted as the NBA Defensive Player of the Year four times. He is somewhat undersized for a center, being listed at , 240 lb., a frame statistically resembling more of a forward; he himself admits his actual height is . His scoring is typically well below average for an NBA starter. Perhaps his most problematic area is his free throw shooting. Much like fellow center Shaquille O'Neal his free throw shooting is typically in the low to mid 40% range. This has often led teams to foul him much like the Hack-a-Shaq defense. His career free throw percentage is just 41.7% (as of the end of the 2009-10 season), and he has never had a season with more than 49% made.

Personal life

Wallace is married to Chanda and is the father of two sons, Ben Jr. and Bryce, and one daughter, Bailey. Wallace appeared on the cover of ''ESPN NBA 2K5''. An inflatable basketball training aid of Wallace's likeness, called the Inflatable Defender, is manufactured by PlayAir Systems. His sneaker, the ''Big Ben'' was released November 5, 2007 under Stephon Marbury's Starbury label and sold for $14.98 at Steve & Barry's stores. Wallace gained great notoriety in the Detroit area and nationwide as fans often arrived at his games sporting wigs in honor of his trademark afro hairstyle. However, he usually only had the afro for home games; for away games, he had his hair styled into cornrows.

Accolades

NBA Champion: 2004

4× NBA All-Star: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

4× NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

6× All-NBA Defensive Team:

:*First Team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 :*Second Team: 2007

5× All-NBA:

:*Second Team: 2003, 2004, 2006 :*Third Team: 2002, 2005

2× NBA regular-season leader, rebounds per game: 2002 (13.0), 2003 (15.4)

NBA regular-season leader, blocks per game: 2002 (3.5)

2× NBA regular-season leader, total rebounds: 2001 (1052), 2003 (1026)

NBA regular-season leader, total defensive rebounds: 2001 (749)

2× NBA regular-season leader, total offensive rebounds: 2003 (293), 2006 (301)

NBA regular-season leader, total blocks: 2002 (278)

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | 1996–97 | align="left" | Washington | 34 || 0 || 5.8 || .348 || .000 || .300 || 1.7 || .1 || .2 || .3 || 1.1 |- | align="left" | 1997–98 | align="left" | Washington | 67 || 16 || 16.8 || .518 || .000 || .357 || 4.8 || .3 || .9 || 1.1 || 3.1 |- | align="left" | 1998–99 | align="left" | Washington | 46 || 16 || 26.8 || .578 || .000 || .356 || 8.3 || .4 || 1.1 || 2.0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | 1999–00 | align="left" | Orlando | 81 || 81 || 24.2 || .503 || .000 || .474 || 8.2 || .8 || .9 || 1.6 || 4.8 |- | align="left" | 2000–01 | align="left" | Detroit | 80 || 80 || 34.5 || .490 || .250 || .336 || 13.2 || 1.5 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 2001–02 | align="left" | Detroit | 80 || 80 || 36.5 || .531 || .000 || .423 || 13.0 || 1.4 || 1.7 || 3.5 || 7.6 |- | align="left" | 2002–03 | align="left" | Detroit | 73 || 73 || 39.4 || .481 || .167 || .450 || 15.4 || 1.6 || 1.4 || 3.2 || 6.9 |- | align="left" | 2003–04 | align="left" | Detroit | 81 || 81 || 37.7 || .421 || .125 || .490 || 12.4 || 1.7 || 1.8 || 3.0 || 9.5 |- | align="left" | 2004–05 | align="left" | Detroit | 74 || 74 || 36.1 || .453 || .111 || .428 || 12.2 || 1.7 || 1.4 || 2.4 || 9.7 |- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Detroit | 82 || 82 || 35.2 || .510 || .000 || .416 || 11.3 || 1.9 || 1.8 || 2.2 || 7.3 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 | align="left" | Chicago | 77 || 77 || 35.0 || .453 || .200 || .408 || 10.7 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 2.0 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Chicago | 50 || 50 || 32.5 || .373 || .000 || .424 || 8.8 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 1.6 || 5.1 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Cleveland | 22 || 22 || 26.3 || .457 || .000 || .432 || 7.4 || .6 || .9 || 1.7 || 4.2 |- | align="left" | 2008–09 | align="left" | Cleveland | 56 || 53 || 23.5 || .445 || .000 || .422 || 6.5 || .8 || .9 || 1.3 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | 2009–10 | align="left" | Detroit | 69 || 67 || 28.6 || .541 || .000 || .406 || 8.7 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 5.5 |- | align="left" | 2010–11 | align="left" | Detroit | 54 || 49 || 22.9 || .450 || .500 || .333 || 6.5 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 2.9 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 1026 || 901 || 30.3 || .475 || .128 || .415 || 10.0 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 2.0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | All-Star | align="left" | | 4 || 2 || 21.5 || .400 || .000 || .000 || 7.0 || .5 || 2.0 || 1.2 || 3.0

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2002 | align="left" | Detroit | 10 || 10 || 40.8 || .475 || .000 || .436 || 16.1 || 1.2 || 1.9 || 2.6 || 7.3 |- | align="left" | 2003 | align="left" | Detroit | 17 || 17 || 42.5 || .486 || .000 || .446 || 16.3 || 1.6 || 2.5 || 3.1 || 8.9 |- | align="left" | 2004 | align="left" | Detroit | 23 || 23 || 40.2 || .454 || .000 || .427 || 14.3 || 1.9 || 1.9 || 2.4 || 10.3 |- | align="left" | 2005 | align="left" | Detroit | 25 || 25 || 39.2 || .481 || .000 || .461 || 11.3 || 1.0 || 1.7 || 2.4 || 10.0 |- | align="left" | 2006 | align="left" | Detroit | 18 || 18 || 35.7 || .465 || .000 || .273 || 10.5 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 1.2 || 4.7 |- | align="left" | 2007 | align="left" | Chicago | 10 || 10 || 36.9 || .566 || .000 || .500 || 9.5 || 1.4 || 1.5 || 1.7 || 8.7 |- | align="left" | 2008 | align="left" | Cleveland | 13 || 13 || 23.4 || .515 || .000 || .350 || 6.5 || 1.2 || .6 || 1.1 || 3.2 |- | align="left" | 2009 | align="left" | Cleveland | 14 || 0 || 12.6 || .615 || .000 || .000 || 2.7 || .3 || .3 || .3 || 1.1 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 130 || 116 || 34.8 || .482 || .000 || .418 || 11.2 || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.9 || 7.2

See also

List of National Basketball Association players with 1000 games played

List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders

List of National Basketball Association career blocks leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff rebounding leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff steals leaders

List of National Basketball Association career playoff blocks leaders

List of National Basketball Association players with 10 or more blocks in a game

References

External links

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Coordinates	29°25′″N98°30′″N
number	25
name	Vince Carter
height ft	6
height in	6
weight lb	220
position	Shooting guard
birth date	January 26, 1977
birth place	Daytona Beach, Florida
team	Phoenix Suns
high school	Mainland
college	North Carolina (1995–1998)
nationality	American
draft round	1
draft pick	5
draft team	Golden State Warriors
draft year	1998
career start	1998
teams
years1	– |team1Toronto Raptors
years2	– |team2New Jersey Nets
years3	– |team3Orlando Magic
years4	–present |team4Phoenix Suns
highlights	NBA Rookie of the Year (1999) 8× NBA All-Star (2000–2007) All-NBA Second Team (2001) All-NBA Third Team (2000) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1999) NBA Slam Dunk Champion (2000) }}

Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward.

A high school McDonald's All-American, Carter went on to star for three years at the University of North Carolina before being selected as the #5 pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, who traded him to the Toronto Raptors. The NBA Rookie of the Year his first season, he shot to fame as the winner of the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest the next season, competing alongside his third cousin and then-teammate, Tracy McGrady.

An eight-time NBA All-Star, Carter joined NBA players Julius Erving and Michael Jordan as the only players to lead the NBA All-Star Game fan voting three or more times. He helped lead the Raptors to three consecutive playoff appearances before various injuries and losing seasons caused relations between Carter and the Raptors to deteriorate. In 2004, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets, where he spent five years before being moved to the Orlando Magic on the day of the 2009 NBA Draft. In December 2010 he was traded by the Magic to the Phoenix Suns.

Collegiate career

Born in Daytona Beach, Florida, Carter was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach before spending three seasons playing college basketball at North Carolina under Dean Smith and later, Bill Guthridge. During the 1997–1998 season, he was a member of new coach Guthridge's successful rotation of Antawn Jamison, Shammond Williams, Ed Cota, Ademola Okulaja, and Makhtar N'diaye.

Carter also became a pioneer of the Internet during his collegiate career. In 1995 he followed teammate Shammond Williams as the second collegiate athlete to have his own website.

NBA career

Toronto Raptors (1998–2004)

In 1998, Carter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors with the fifth overall pick, and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for the fourth overall pick, Antawn Jamison, his college teammate and good friend. His first agent was National Football League super agent William "Tank" Black who was later imprisoned in connection with money laundering and other charges. Carter's rookie season was the shortened 50-game 1999 season, after the NBA locked out its players in 1998–99. Carter started almost every game for coach Butch Carter, averaged 18.3 points per game (ppg), and eventually won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. The next year, Carter was selected to an All-Star Team for the first time, averaged 25.7 ppg, made the Third Team All-NBA, and showcased his athleticism and dunking abilities in the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. He won the contest by performing an array of dunks including a 360° windmill, a between the legs bounce dunk, and an "elbow in the rim" dunk (also known as a "cookie jar" dunk or the "honey dip"). Though he never competed in the dunk contest again for safety purposes, Carter was voted into the Eastern Conference NBA All-Star Team starting lineup several times through fan balloting.

In Carter's first two seasons, he and his distant cousin Tracy McGrady formed a formidable one-two punch as Raptor teammates. The two led the Raptors to their first playoff berth in the 2000 NBA Playoffs, but they were swept in the first round by the New York Knicks, in 3 games. Upon McGrady's departure to the Orlando Magic the following season, Carter became the Raptors' franchise player.

In 2000–01, his third season, Carter averaged a career-high 27.6 ppg, made the Second Team All-NBA, and was voted in as a starter in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, while the Raptors finished the regular season with a franchise-record 47 wins. In the playoffs, the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 3–2 in the first round, and advanced to the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals, where they took the Philadelphia 76ers to a decisive seventh game. On the morning of the day of Game 7, May 20, 2001, Carter attended his university graduation. In that game, Carter missed a game-winning shot with 2.0 seconds remaining, and afterwards, he was criticized for his decision to attend his graduation by media and fans.

In the summer of 2001, Carter signed a $94 million, six-year extension with the Raptors. In addition, Carter announced that he would be hosting a charity basketball game featuring fellow NBA stars that would be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on August 3, 2001. The success of the first game encouraged Carter to make the game an annual summer event.

The next season was an injury-riddled one for Carter. He started in 60 games and he averaged 24.7 ppg. He was voted into the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, but he could not participate due to injury. The Raptors did not fare well without their All-Star player. The team lost 17 of 18 games to drop to 30–38, then won 12 of their last 14 to finish at 42–40. Carter was injured during the 2002 NBA Playoffs, and his team was defeated in the first round by the Detroit Pistons, in 5 games.

During the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, as a sign of respect, Carter gave up his starting All-Star spot to the Washington Wizards' Michael Jordan to allow Jordan to make his final start as an All-Star. During his Raptors tenure, Carter developed jumper's knee in his left knee.

In the 2004 off-season, Carter became frustrated with the Raptors' management for their desire to rebuild. In particular, Carter was unhappy with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), especially president Richard Peddie. In a private meeting, Peddie gave the impression to Carter that MLSE was serious in building a contender in Toronto, would pursue players like Steve Nash and Jamaal Magloire, and consider a G.M. like Julius Erving, who could attract players to Toronto. Frustrated with the new direction of the Raptors management who selected Rafael Araujo that summer rather than pursuing established players like Nash or Magloire, and not interviewing Julius Erving, much speculation had arisen whether he wanted to be traded. During the early part of the 2004–05 season, Carter posted a career-low 15.9 ppg on reduced playing time, under new head coach Sam Mitchell. Mitchell often benched Carter in the 4th quarter to emphasize his new coaching philosophy, spurring rumors of fights between Carter and Mitchell. Mitchell would later deny them.

New Jersey Nets (2004–2009)

On December 17, 2004, new Raptors General Manager Rob Babcock traded Carter to the New Jersey Nets for Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and two future first-round draft picks.

In early January 2005, when asked by TNT's John Thompson if he always pushed himself as hard as he should, Carter replied, "In years past, no. I was fortunate to have the talent. You get spoiled when you're able to do a lot of things. You see that you don't have to work at it." Though Carter's comments were perceived by Raptors fans as his confession to not giving his all as a Raptor, Thompson said the comments were misinterpreted, saying, "That boy never said to me, 'Coach, I just laid down and quit.' ...I was embarrassed and felt awful about it for his sake, because I knew what he was communicating to me. I think he was more expressing a desire of wanting to do better, as we all do." Despite Thompson's defense, the Toronto Star's Dave Feschuk wrote that Carter "cheated on (the Raptors). He quit on the floor.", and Carter is still booed by Raptors fans each time he has returned to play in Toronto. On the eve of the Raptors and Nets' playoff series in 2007, Carter told New York's WFAN radio station, "One day, maybe the fans will understand how it all went down. That's all I can say."

In the 2005–06 NBA season, he co-led the Nets to 49 wins, an Atlantic Division title, and the number three seed in the playoffs, while averaging 24.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He led the Nets to the second round of the playoffs before losing to the eventual NBA champions Miami Heat in five games. Carter averaged 29.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 11 playoff games.

On February 1, 2007, Carter was named, along with teammate Jason Kidd, as a reserve to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, after losing out on a starting spot to Gilbert Arenas by 3,010 votes. Both Carter and Kidd made their eighth All-Star game appearance.

In a 120–114 overtime win over the Washington Wizards, April 7, 2007, Carter and Jason Kidd became the first teammates in over 18 years to record triple-doubles in the same game since the Chicago Bulls' Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen achieved this feat against the Los Angeles Clippers in 1989. Carter finished with 46 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, and 10 assists. Kidd finished with 10 points, tied a career-high with 16 rebounds, and tied a season-high with 18 assists. Carter's triple double is the second highest total for a triple double, second only to Alvan Adams of the Phoenix Suns who tallied 47 points and 18 rebounds and 12 assists over 30 years ago.

After the Nets eliminated the Raptors, the Nets were eliminated from the playoffs by the Cleveland Cavaliers (lost series 4–2). In the offseason, rumors of the Nets trading Carter again arose. After the New York Knicks and Nets discussed a trade around February of Carter (which was ended with the trading deadline), the two teams again revisited the subject. Carter, who opted out of his contract on June 30, reportedly wanted a three-year, $60 million deal however, which the Knicks were wary of. On July 1, 2007 Carter signed a 4-year, $61.8 million contract with the Nets.

On January 24, 2008, the Nets played on the road against the Golden State Warriors. The game was broadcast on TNT, and at the half-time show, Magic Johnson claimed that Carter's game was on the decline due to chronic injuries to his knees. This was proven to be unfounded as Carter had hurt his ankle in an October game against the Boston Celtics which would hinder him throughout the 2007–2008 season. Hampered by injuries, Carter was not named as one of the reserves for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. This marked the first time in his NBA career Carter was not named as an All-Star since his rookie season, when the game was canceled due to the NBA lockout. Despite playing with an ankle injury, Carter finished the season strong with averages of 22.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists after the All-Star break. He was one of only three NBA players, along with LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, to average at least 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the year, with averages of 21.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game. He led the Nets in freethrow percentage, assists and steals per game (81.6%, 5.1, 1.2). Rod Thorn credited Carter for becoming a leader since the All-Star break, and said he believed that Carter could lead the Nets back to the playoffs the following year. Carter's injury was confirmed after undergoing a successful arthroscopic ankle surgery in the off-season.

For the 2008–09 season, Carter was voted team captain, a title that had been given to Jason Kidd for the previous 6 years.

Orlando Magic (2009–2010)

On June 25, 2009, the day of the NBA Draft, Carter was traded to his hometown-team, the Orlando Magic with Ryan Anderson for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee; the Magic were searching for a go-to scorer who could take pressure off Dwight Howard. The Nets without Carter ended up going 12-70.

Carter made his season debut with the Magic on October 28, 2009 against the Philadelphia 76ers at home, recording 15 points and 2 assists to help the Magic defeat the Sixers. On February 8, 2010, Carter scored a season-high 48 points in a 123-117 win against the New Orleans Hornets, including 34 points in the second half to help rally the Magic back from a 17-point deficit.

Vince Carter helped lead the Magic to the 2010 NBA Playoffs, sweeping the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds, before falling to the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals in 6 games. This marked the first time Carter made it to the Conference Finals.

Phoenix Suns (2010–present)

On December 18, 2010, Carter was traded to the Phoenix Suns along with Marcin Gortat, Mickael Pietrus, a 2011 first-round draft pick, and $3 million, for Hedo Türkoğlu, Jason Richardson, and Earl Clark.

2000 Summer Olympics

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During the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Carter performed a memorable dunk when he jumped over 7-foot-2 (2.18 m) French center Frédéric Weis. Carter stole the ball, sprinted, took off—legs spread in midair, and hit Weis's head as he bent over to avoid the collision, before slamming the ball. Teammate Jason Kidd said it was "One of the best plays I've ever seen." The French media later dubbed it "''le dunk de la mort''" ("the Dunk of Death"). The U.S. team went on to win the gold medal that year.

Awards and achievements

8× NBA All-Star selection: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 (did not play in 2002 due to injury)

2× All-NBA:

*Second Team: 2001

*Third Team: 2000

NBA Slam Dunk Champion: 2000

NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1999

NBA Rookie of the Year Award: 1999

The Sporting News NBA Rookie of the Year: 1999

NBA playoff records

Co-holds NBA playoff record for most three-point field goals made in one game: 9 (May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Eastern Conference Semifinals)

Most three-point field goals made in one half: 8 (same game as above)

Most consecutive three-point field goals made in one game: 8 (same game as above)

Most consecutive three-point field goals made in one half: 8 (same game as above)

New Jersey Nets franchise records

Most three-point field goals made in one game: 9 (December 11, 2006 vs. Memphis Grizzlies)

Most points scored in one season: 2,070 (2006–07)

Most consecutive 20 or more point games: 23 (2005–06)

He is the first Net to score at least 2,000 points in a single season. (2006–07)

Career highs

Points: 51 (2 times)

Field goals made: 20 vs. Milwaukee 01/14/00

Field goals attempted: 36 at Philadelphia 01/21/01

Three point field goals made: 9 vs. Memphis 12/11/06

Three point field goals attempted: 20 vs. Memphis 12/11/06

Free throws made: 23 at Miami 12/23/05

Free throws attempted: 27 at Phoenix 12/30/00

Offensive rebounds: 8 vs. Chicago 11/05/05

Defensive rebounds: 13 (2 times)

Total rebounds: 16 vs. Washington 04/07/07

Assists: 14 at Milwaukee 01/09/09

Steals: 6 (3 times)

Blocks: 6 vs. Chicago 03/28/99

Minutes played: 63 vs. Sacramento 02/23/01

Video game, TV and film appearances

Appeared on the cover of ''NBA Live 2004''. Appeared on the cover of ''NBA Inside Drive 2002''.

Appeared in the 2002 film ''Like Mike'', where the fictional Los Angeles Knights had to beat Carter and the Toronto Raptors in order to gain the 8th seed in the playoffs.

Appeared in Fabolous' 2002 music video for "This Is My Party", and Glenn Lewis' 2003 music video for "Back for More".

Personal life

Carter has donated to his high school, Mainland, as well as the foundation he established upon being drafted into the NBA in 1998, The Embassy of Hope. The foundation's slogan, "Believing in Your Dreams", is Carter's personal mantra for success. On February 3, 2007, a statue of Carter was unveiled at the Mainland.

Carter visited with the Duquesne University basketball team in Pittsburgh as a show of support after its shooting incident in September 2006.

He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity.

Carter married Ellen Rucker, a doctor of chiropractic medicine, in July 2004; the couple divorced in 2006. They have one daughter, Kai Michelle Carter. born on June 1, 2005.

In Spring 2010, a restaurant opened in Daytona Beach located on LPGA Boulevard named "Vince Carter's Restaurant".

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1998–99 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 50 || 49 || 35.2 || .450 || .288 || .761 || 5.7 || 3.0 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 18.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 82 || 82 || 38.1 || .465 || .403 || .791 || 5.8 || 3.9 || 1.3 || 1.1 || 25.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 75 || 75 || 39.7 || .460 || .408 || .765 || 5.5 || 3.9 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 27.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 60 || 60 || 39.8 || .428 || .387 || .798 || 5.2 || 4.0 || 1.6 || .7 || 24.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 43 || 42 || 34.2 || .467 || .344 || .806 || 4.4 || 3.3 || 1.1 || .9 || 20.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 73 || 73 || 38.2 || .417 || .383 || .806 || 4.8 || 4.8 || 1.2 || .9 || 22.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 20 || 20 || 30.4 || .411 || .322 || .694 || 3.3 || 3.1 || 1.2 || .8 || 15.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 57 || 56 || 38.9 || .462 || .425 || .817 || 5.9 || 4.7 || 1.5 || .6 || 27.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 79 || 79 || 36.8 || .430 || .341 || .799 || 5.8 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .7 || 24.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 82 || 82 || 38.1 || .454 || .357 || .802 || 6.0 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .4 || 25.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 76 || 72 || 38.9 || .456 || .359 || .816 || 6.0 || 5.1 || 1.2 || .4 || 21.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 80 || 80 || 36.8 || .437 || .385 || .817 || 5.1 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .5 || 20.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando | 75 || 74 || 30.8 || .428 || .367 || .840 || 3.9 || 3.1 || .7 || .2 || 16.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando | 22 || 22 || 30.2 || .470 || .346 || .747 || 4.1 || 2.9 || .9 || .1 || 15.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix | 51 || 41 || 27.2 || .422 || .366 || .735 || 3.6 || 1.6 || .9 || .3 || 13.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 925 || 907 || 36.4 || .445 || .374 || .797 || 5.2 || 4.0 || 1.2 || .7 || 22.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| All-Star | style="text-align:left;"| | 7 || 5 || 20.7 || .477 || .375 || .600 || 2.6 || 1.9 || .9 || .1 || 10.1

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 3 || 3 || 39.7 || .300 || .100 || .871 || 6.0 || 6.3 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 19.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Toronto | 12 || 12 || 44.9 || .436 || .410 || .784 || 6.5 || 4.7 || 1.7 || 1.7 || 27.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 4 || 4 || 44.8 || .365 || .316 || .861 || 8.5 || 5.8 || 2.2 || .0 || 26.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 11 || 11 || 40.9 || .463 || .241 || .796 || 7.0 || 5.3 || 1.8 || .6 || 29.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey | 12 || 12 || 40.6 || .396 || .389 || .693 || 6.8 || 5.3 || .9 || .6 || 22.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| Orlando | 14 || 14 || 34.4 || .402 || .235 || .826 || 4.2 || 2.3 || .9 || .2 || 15.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 56 || 56 || 40.3 || .415 || .312 || .788 || 6.2 || 4.5 || 1.3 || .7 || 23.3

See also

List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association career 3-point scoring leaders

List of National Basketball Association players with 50 or more points in a playoff game

Notes

External links

Official Website

U.S. Olympic Team bio

Vince Carter Sanctuary

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Coordinates	29°25′″N98°30′″N
name	Charlie Villanueva
position	Power forward
number	31
height ft	6
height in	11
weight lb	232
team	Detroit Pistons
nationality	AmericanDominican
birth date	August 24, 1984
birth place	Queens, New York
college	Connecticut (2003–2005)
high school	Blair Academy
draft round	1
draft pick	7
draft year	2005
draft team	Toronto Raptors
career start	2005
years1
team1	Toronto Raptors
years2	–
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years3	–present
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}} }} Charlie Alexander Villanueva (born August 24, 1984 in Queens, New York City) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association.

The son of Dominican immigrants, Villanueva was raised in Elmhurst, Queens, New York. He was drafted at the age of 20, seventh overall pick, in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors. He also holds Dominican citizenship and therefore he has represented the Dominican Republic national basketball team in international competition.

High school

During his freshman year, Villanueva attended Newtown High School in Queens, New York, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Smush Parker. He spent his next three years at Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he played with another future NBA player, Luol Deng. Villanueva received All-American honors as a senior and was named New Jersey Co-Player of the Year. He entered the 2003 NBA Draft, but withdrew his eligibility so he could play basketball at the University of Connecticut. In his senior year, he was 5th place in the high school slam dunk contest, ahead of Ndudi Ebi, Travis Outlaw, and Brittany Hunter, and behind Shannon Brown, Von Wafer, J.R. Giddens, and the winner, LeBron James.

College career

Villanueva originally gave a verbal commitment to play for the University of Illinois, but after Bill Self left the Illini for the University of Kansas, Villanueva withdrew his commitment. He considered following Self to the Jayhawks, but instead opted to play for University of Connecticut.

In his freshman year at UConn, Villanueva earned Big East All-Rookie Team honors and was a key reserve member of the 2004 NCAA National Championship team. As a sophomore at UConn, he averaged 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds, leading the team in scoring and receiving team MVP and Second Team All-Big East honors. Villanueva elected to enter the 2005 NBA Draft after two years at UConn.

NBA career

The Toronto Raptors were widely criticized for selecting Villanueva seventh overall in the 2005 NBA Draft, but he responded with a solid rookie campaign. He averaged 13 points and 6.4 rebounds in 81 games. He finished second among rookies in points and rebounds, and third in minutes and blocked shots. He also tallied 12 double-doubles and set the Raptors' rookie records for points (48) and rebounds (18) in a game. Villanueva also appeared in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and was named to the All-NBA Rookie First Team.

Villanueva was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for point guard T. J. Ford and cash considerations on June 30, 2006.

In March 2009 he was reprimanded by Bucks coach Scott Skiles for posting a message on his Twitter account during halftime of the Bucks–Celtics game.

As the season progressed Villanueva started to put up better statistics, and by the end of the year he was averaging a career high in points and rebounds (16.2 and 6.7 respectively).

In June 2009, Villanueva signed a five year contract with the Pistons worth $35 million.

National team

Villanueva represented the United States basketball team at youth levels. In 2009, Villanueva wanted to switch sports nationality to the Dominican Republic. Under FIBA rules, he asked USA Basketball to release him in order to switch his sports nationality. He played for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.

Personal

Villanueva has alopecia universalis, a variation of alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease. This results in hair loss on the scalp and/or elsewhere on the body, but the disease is not otherwise life-threatening or harmful. Villanueva is a spokesman for the NAAF (National Alopecia Areata Foundation), and received the February 2006 Community Assist Award from the NBA for his work with the organization.

Villanueva is fluent in Spanish, as it is the language he speaks with his family.

Honors

Mar 2003 – New Jersey State High School Co-Player of the Year, shared with Luol Deng

Mar 2003 – New Jersey High School All-State Team Honor Selection

Mar 2003 – McDonald's High School All-American

Mar 2004 – Big East Conference All-Rookie Team

Apr 2004 – NCAA National Championship, UConn Huskies

Jul 2004 – USA Junior World Basketball Team Gold Medalist

Mar 2005 – Big East All-Conference Second Team

Jun 2005 – NBA Draft Lottery Seventh Pick

Oct 2005 – Toronto Raptors Community MVP Award

Nov 2005 – Toronto Raptors Community MVP Award

Dec 2005 – Named NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month

Feb 2006 – Selected to compete in the 2006 T-Mobile NBA All-Star Rookie Challenge in Houston

Feb 2006 – NBA Cares Community Assist Award

Mar 2006 – Toronto Raptors Franchise Rookie Record: Single-Game 48 Points

Apr 2006 – Toronto Raptors Franchise Rookie Record: Single-Game 18 Rebounds

May 2006 – NBA Rookie of the Year Runner Up, behind Chris Paul

May 2006 – NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors

Aug 2008 – NBA Cares Community Assist Award

Sep 2008 - Latin Pride National Awards Outstanding Athlete

Trivia

His idol growing up was Reggie Miller. He wears #31 as a tribute to Miller, who retired after the 2004-05 season.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Toronto | 81 || 36 || 29.1 || .463 || .327 || .706 || 6.4 || 1.1 || .7 || .8 || 13.0 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 39 || 17 || 25.2 || .470 || .337 || .820 || 5.8 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 11.8 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 76 || 31 || 24.1 || .435 || .297 || .783 || 6.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .5 || 11.7 |- | align="left" | 2008–09 | align="left" | Milwaukee | 78 || 47 || 26.9 || .447 || .345 || .838 || 6.7 || 1.8 || .6 || .7 || 16.2 |- | align="left" | 2009-10 | align="left" | Detroit | 78 || 16 || 23.7 || .439 || .351 || .815 || 4.7 || .7 || .6 || .7 || 11.9 |- | align="left" | 2010-11 | align="left" | Detroit | 76 || 11 || 21.9 || .442 || .387 || .767 || 3.9 || .6 || .6 || .6 || 11.1 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 428 || 158 || 25.2 || .448 || .346 || .790 || 5.6 || 1.0 || .6 || .6 || 12.7

References

External links

Official Website of Charlie Villanueva

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Coordinates	29°25′″N98°30′″N
name	Maurice Evans
position	Guard/Forward
height ft	6
height in	5
weight lb	220
nationality	American
birth date	November 08, 1978
birth place	Wichita, Kansas
high school	Wichita Collegiate
college	Wichita State,Texas
draft round	Undrafted
draft year	2001
career start	2001
teams	Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–2002) Olympiacos (2002–2003) Benetton Treviso (2003–2004) Sacramento Kings (2004–2005) Detroit Pistons (2005–2006) Los Angeles Lakers (2006–2007) Orlando Magic (2007–2008)Atlanta Hawks (2008–2011)Washington Wizards (2011)
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Maurice Eugene Evans (born November 8, 1978, in Wichita, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb (100 kg). He is also the Vice President of the NBA Players Association.

College career

Known for his strong defense and athleticism, Evans played collegiately at Wichita State University for two seasons, but philosophical differences with then-coach Randy Smithson caused him to transfer to the University of Texas at Austin.

Pro career

After not having been selected in the 2001 NBA Draft, he signed as a free agent for the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played in only 10 games. In 2002, he moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos, and in the following, 2003-04 season he played for the Italian power Benetton Basket Treviso (winning the Italian Cup). In 2004, he made the roster for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and became a rotation player. He started 11 of 65 games, and played 19 minutes per game on the season, contributing 6.4 points. In 2005, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Pistons, where he was reunited with his former coach and close friend Flip Saunders, and played a rotation role of 14 minutes per game, averaging 5.2 points per game.

On June 28, 2006, the Pistons traded Evans to the Los Angeles Lakers for the draft rights to Cheikh Samb, following Evans' request to be moved to a team where he would be given more playing time. He served as a bench player for the Lakers, largely as the back up to Kobe Bryant.

On November 20, 2007, he along with teammate Brian Cook were traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Trevor Ariza. He became the Magic's starting shooting guard, contributing to the team's 52-30 record and landing the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2008 Playoffs.

Evans agreed to terms on a 3-year contract from the Atlanta Hawks worth about $7.5 million on July 25, 2008. At the time, he was on the verge of signing a three-year deal with the Golden State Warriors.

Family

His parents are George and Cathy Evans, and he has a sister, Gayletha . Evans and his wife, Alexandra, have a daughter.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | align="left" | 2001–02 | align="left" | Minnesota | 10 || 0 || 4.5 || .474 || .000 || .750 || .4 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 2.1 |- | align="left" | 2004–05 | align="left" | Sacramento | 65 || 11 || 19.0 || .442 || .329 || .756 || 3.1 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 6.4 |- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Detroit | 80 || 1 || 14.2 || .452 || .371 || .800 || 2.0 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 76 || 10 || 22.8 || .432 || .361 || .787 || 2.9 || 1.0 || .5 || .2 || 8.4 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 7 || 0 || 13.7 || .321 || .143 || .800 || 1.3 || 1.7 || .7 || .1 || 4.4 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Orlando | 68 || 47 || 23.9 || .489 || .396 || .691 || 3.1 || 1.0 || .6 || .1 || 9.3 |- | align="left" | 2008–09 | align="left" | Atlanta | 80 || 25 || 23.0 || .432 || .395 || .822 || 3.0 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 7.2 |- | align="left" | 2009–10 | align="left" | Atlanta | 79 || 5 || 16.7 || .445 || .337 || .754 || 1.9 || .6 || .4 || .2 || 5.7 |- | align="left" | 2010–11 | align="left" | Atlanta | 47 || 12 || 17.8 || .393 || .315 || .857 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || .1 || 4.5 |- | align="left" | 2010-11 | align="left" | Washington | 26 || 12 || 27.4 || .439 || .346 || .933 || 2.8 || .6 || .7 || .4 || 9.7 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 538 || 123 || 19.7 || .444 || .363 || .785 || 2.5 || .8 || .5 || .2 || 6.7

Playoffs

|- | align="left" | 2004–05 | align="left" | Sacramento | 3 || 0 || 18.7 || .600 || .500 || .800 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 6.0 |- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Detroit | 16 || 0 || 6.3 || .533 || .636 || .875 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .1 || 3.3 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 | align="left" | L.A. Lakers | 5 || 0 || 16.4 || .385 || .385 || .000 || 1.6 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 5.0 |- | align="left" | 2007–08 | align="left" | Orlando | 10 || 10 || 28.2 || .507 || .417 || .625 || 2.5 || .7 || .8 || .1 || 9.0 |- | align="left" | 2008–09 | align="left" | Atlanta | 11 || 8 || 24.1 || .431 || .286 || .667 || 1.5 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 6.2 |- | align="left" | 2009–10 | align="left" | Atlanta | 11 || 0 || 13.5 || .297 || .300 || .000 || 1.2 || .2 || .8 || .0 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | Career | align="left" | | 56 || 18 || 16.7 || .447 || .392 || .771 || 1.5 || .5 || .5 || .1 || 5.0

Notes

External links

NBA.com Profile - Maurice Evans

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