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Brandon Castle
Brandon Castle was sited overlooking the River Avon between the virtually adjacent villages of Brandon and Wolston in Warwickshire which in turn lie between the towns of Rugby and Coventry (grid reference SP408759).
It was originally a 12th century earthwork motte and bailey fortress founded by Geoffrey de Clinton. Around 1226 the de Verdon family founded the stone castle consisting of the keep and a large outer enclosure. It is said to have been 'pulled down' by the baronial troops from Kenilworth Castle in 1265 because John de Verdon was an active supporter of the king.
Only low earthworks and some masonry are now visible.
Coordinates: 52°22′47″N 1°24′07″W / 52.37962°N 1.40204°W / 52.37962; -1.40204
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Brendon
Coordinates: 51°13′11″N 3°45′49″W / 51.219815°N 3.7636147°W / 51.219815; -3.7636147
Brendon is a village in Devon, England, close to the border with Somerset near the Exmoor National Park. The village is 1½ miles SE of Lynton and 15 miles (24 km) W of Minehead is in a picturesque East Lyn Valley, has 6,733 acres (27.25 km2) of land including Leeford hamlet and a large tract of moorland on the borders of Somersetshire where the rivers Exe, Lyn and Barle have their sources. The church of St. Brendon was built in 1738, possibly using the stones from the original church at Cheriton. It lies midway between Cheriton and Brendon, about two miles (3 km) from each, and has a tower and 4 bells. The village is located just off the A39 and its population was 159 in 2001.
White's Devonshire Directory (1850) describes Brendon as follows:
Brendon is home to the Exmoor Folk Festival, wonderful traditional English pubs and classic old style B&B's.
Main Road Through Brendon
The Stag Hunters Inn
The East Lyn River
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Centro Brandon Park
Centro Brandon Park is a sub regional shopping centre located in Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) of Melbourne's central business district. The shopping centre is worth A$123.1 million as of December 2007. The shopping centre has a Gross Lettable Area of 22,453 square metres (241,680 sq ft), 1,700 parking spaces and approximately 110 specialty retailers.
Brandon Park is believed to have opened in 1970, and was originally owned by a Victorian electricity superannuation fund. In 1997, it was acquired by MCS Property for A$65 million. The performance strength of the Coles supermarket at the centre was noted as being one of the strongest in the state. In 2003, Centro acquired MCS Property Limited, and has since managed the centre.
Coordinates: 37°54′19″S 145°9′45″E / 37.90528°S 145.1625°E / -37.90528; 145.1625
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Adam Morrison
Adam John Morrison (born July 19, 1984) is an American basketball player who last played for Beşiktaş Milangaz in Turkey.
Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players in 2005–06. He was a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Award. He was named Co-Player of the Year with Duke University's J. J. Redick by the United States Basketball Writers Association and won the 2006 Chevrolet Player of the Year award.
Morrison's father John is a basketball coach, and the family moved with his coaching career: Casper College in Northwest Casper, Wyoming, Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota, and Dawson Community College in Glendive, Montana. When Morrison was in the fourth grade, his father left coaching and the family moved to Spokane, Washington. Adam became the Gonzaga men's team's ball boy.
When he was in the eighth grade, he lost 30 pounds (14 kg), and while attending a basketball camp at Gonzaga during this time, he felt sick, later saying about his experience at the camp, "I think I made one shot the whole three days. I was sicker than a dog. I didn't want to play. I couldn't do anything." Shortly after this, Morrison was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. He took his diagnosis surprisingly well; the second time a nurse came to administer insulin, he stopped her, telling her, "Since I'm going to be doing this the rest of my life, you might as well show me how to do it." However, his illness did not keep him from becoming a star at Mead Senior High School in Spokane. In his senior year he broke single-season and career scoring records in his high school conference, and led Mead to the finals of the state tournament. Despite playing in the final game with hypoglycemia so severe that he nearly suffered a seizure, he scored 37 points in a losing effort. It was Mead's only loss that season. Morrison was not heavily recruited out of high school.
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Adrian Dantley
Adrian Delano Dantley (born February 28, 1956 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired American basketball player who played 15 seasons in the NBA, including seven as a member of the Utah Jazz. A forward/guard and six-time NBA All-Star, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, he was appointed acting head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the absence of stricken head coach George Karl.
Dantley attended basketball powerhouse DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland where he played under legendary basketball coach Morgan Wootten.
Dantley was a forward at Notre Dame from 1973-76. He was a consensus first team All-American in 1974-75 and 1975–76 and was named 1976 National Player of the Year. He ranks second on the Notre Dame career scoring list with 2,223 points and holds the school record for free throws made (615) and free throws attempted (769).
Dantley had a stellar collegiate career for the Fighting Irish. As a freshman, he played an important role in one of the biggest games in college basketball history, Notre Dame's stunning 1974 upset to end UCLA's record 88-game winning streak. That UCLA team, coached by the legendary John Wooden, featured Bill Walton, Jamaal Wilkes (then known as Keith Wilkes), and Dave Meyer.
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Alexander Johnson
Alexander Canterell Johnson (born February 8, 1983 in Albany, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the power forward position.
Johnson attended Dougherty Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia, and played collegiately at Florida State for three seasons.
A tough, athletic inside player with a 40-inch (1,000 mm) vertical leap, he averaged 13.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 block per game for the Seminoles during the 2005–06 season, his last.
Johnson was selected by the Indiana Pacers 45th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft, after declaring for the draft in his junior season. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers and subsequently the Memphis Grizzlies on draft day. He played in 59 games during the 2006–07 season for the Grizzlies, averaging 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
On August 24, 2007, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat and appeared in 43 games (six starts) for Miami during the campaign, averaging 4.2 points and 2.2 rebounds, in 12.8 minutes per game.
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Allan Ray
Allan Ray (born June 17, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player. He currently plays for the French team Pau-Orthez. He played college basketball for four years at Villanova University. He played one season (2006–07) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Ray is known as an above average, but streaky, three-point shooter, who is skilled at creating his own shot. At 6'2" and 205 pounds, he is an average-sized guard.
Ray was recruited out of that year's New York State Champions, St. Raymond High School, by Villanova head coach Jay Wright. He committed to the Wildcats in 2001, along with three other players that made up a highly praised recruiting class. Along with Randy Foye, Curtis Sumpter and Jason Fraser, Ray was part of a class proclaimed as the players to lead the Wildcats back to a championship.
Ray's career at Villanova was slightly hampered by injuries, but nothing that kept him from scoring 2,000 points as a Wildcat. His freshman season, he was a key contributor. He had 16 points in his Wildcat debut against Marquette on November 15, 2002. As a sophomore he averaged a team-leading 17.3 points per game.
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Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975) is an American professional basketball player, playing both the point guard and shooting guard positions. Iverson attended Bethel High School and was a dual-sport athlete; he earned The Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball, and won the Division AAA Virginia State Championship in both sports. After high school, Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years, where he set the school record for career scoring average (22.9 points per game) and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards both years.
Following two successful years at Georgetown, Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA Draft, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season. Iverson is an eleven-time NBA All-Star which includes winning the All-Star MVP award in 2001 and 2005.
Winning the NBA scoring title during the 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2004–05 seasons, Iverson was one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, despite his small stature (listed at 6 feet, 0 inches). His regular season career scoring average of 26.7 points per game ranks sixth all-time, and his playoff career scoring average of 29.7 points per game is second only to Michael Jordan. Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2000–01 season and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season. Iverson represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. He also played for the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and the Memphis Grizzlies, before returning to the 76ers for part of the 2009–10 season.
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Alvan Adams
Alvan Leigh Adams (born July 19, 1954 in Lawrence, Kansas) is a retired American professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Oklahoma, the 6'9" (2.06 m) power forward/center was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 4th pick of the 1975 NBA Draft. Adams was a rookie on a Suns team whose season included an improbable playoff run that took them all the way to the 1976 NBA Finals. In the same year, he was selected to play in the All-Star Game and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award as well as being named to the All-NBA Rookie Team. Adams spent his entire career with the Suns and retired in 1988 as the second all-time Suns scorer with 13,910 career points.
During 26 games of the 1973–74 season Adams tied an Oklahoma school record with 21 double-doubles for a season by a Sooner (Garfield Heard, 1969–70 also had 21 in 27 games). That record stood until it was broken by Blake Griffin on February 14, 2009.
Adams is one of only three players in the history of the University of Oklahoma men's basketball program to score at least 40 points and get 20 rebounds in a game along with Wayman Tisdale (61 points, 22 rebounds against Texas–San Antonio in 1983) and Blake Griffin (40 points, 23 rebounds against Texas Tech on February 14, 2009).
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Andrea Bargnani
Andrea Bargnani Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa barˈɲani], nicknamed "Il Mago" (translated to "The Magician"), (born October 26, 1985 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was selected first overall in the 2006 NBA Draft. He is a power forward/center standing at 213 cm (7 ft 0 in) and weighing 113.4 kg (250 lbs). Prior to his NBA career, Bargnani played for Benetton Treviso in the Italian Lega A and the Euroleague. In his first two seasons with the Raptors, he helped the team reach the NBA Playoffs, including the Atlantic Division title in 2006–07.
Bargnani began his career in 2002–03 with Stella Azzurra Roma in Italy's Serie B2 division, averaging 13.2 points and 4.5 rebounds in 23 games. He then signed with Lega A side Benetton Treviso for the 2003–04 season and played there until 2006.
In 2003–04, he posted averages of 4.9 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10 games in his first Lega A season with Benetton. He made eight appearances in Euroleague action, recording 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds an outing. Incidentally, Bargnani faced his future team, the Toronto Raptors, on 20 October 2003 in a pre-season game at the Air Canada Centre. He tallied 13 points, five rebounds, one steal and two blocks in 22 minutes in an 86–83 defeat to the Raptors.
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Arron Afflalo
Arron Agustin Afflalo (born October 15, 1985) is an American professional basketball player, currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He completed a three-year career at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Pacific-10 Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as the starting shooting guard.
Afflalo was born at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, only a few minutes' walk from Pauley Pavilion, where the UCLA Bruins play their home games. His parents are Benjamin Afflalo and Gwendolyn Washington. He has a younger sister named Paris. Afflalo majored in sociology at UCLA and was on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2005. Afflalo declared for the 2006 NBA Draft, but pulled his name out before the deadline, opting to return to UCLA for his junior season. Afflalo was one of the top players in the country as a junior, earning a spot on the Associated Press All-America team. This honor made Afflalo UCLA's first consensus All-American since Ed O'Bannon in the 1994–95 season. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round of the 2007 NBA Draft, making him the 27th pick overall.
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Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Griffin had a renowned high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the head coach. He played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma Sooners and was awarded numerous accolades in his second year including the Naismith College Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy and the John Wooden Award.
Griffin left college after two seasons to enter the 2009 NBA Draft where he was selected first overall by the Clippers. In his first season, he broke his left kneecap, which he injured during the final pre-season game, and underwent surgery missing the entire 2009–10 season. He made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season and was selected as an All-Star, won the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2011, Sports Illustrated ranked him as one of the NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies of All Time.
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Bob McAdoo
Robert Allen 'Bob' McAdoo (born September 25, 1951) is a retired American professional basketball player who spent a fourteen-year career playing the center and power forward positions in the National Basketball Association. McAdoo is currently an assistant coach for the Miami Heat.
Drafted in the first round of the 1972 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves (now the Los Angeles Clippers) following two seasons at Vincennes Junior College, and one season at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, McAdoo soon became one of the NBA's premier players. McAdoo won the 1973 NBA Rookie of the Year Award in his first season, and earned the first of three consecutive NBA scoring titles in only his second season. His 2nd season (1973–74) remains the last time an NBA player has averaged both 30.0 points per game and 15.0 rebounds per game over the course of a season. McAdoo also led the NBA in field goal percentage in 1973-74, shooting 54.7 percent. That year he enjoyed his first of five All-Star selections. In 1974-75 he was awarded the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, averaging 34.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.12 blocks per game, while shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 80.5 percent from the free throw line. He also led the league in fan voting for the 1975 All-Star Game with 98,325 votes.
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Bob Pettit
Robert Lee "Bob" Pettit Jr. (born December 12, 1932, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1970. He also went by the nickname "Dutch" in college. He also won the NBA All-Star MVP award four times.
Pettit's basketball career had humble beginnings. At Baton Rouge High School, he was cut from the varsity basketball team as both a freshman and sophomore. His father, Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish (1932-1936), pushed him to practice in the backyard of the Kemmerly house until he improved his skills. It worked: Pettit became a starter as a junior, and led Baton Rouge High to its first State Championship in over 20 years in his senior year.
After high school, Pettit accepted a scholarship to play at Louisiana State University. He was a three-time All-Southeastern Conference selection and a two-time All American as a member of the LSU men's basketball team. (Freshmen were not allowed to play varsity basketball in those days.) During those three years, Pettit averaged 27.8 points per game. He was also a member of the Zeta Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at LSU.
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Brandon Roy
Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. In 2009, he served as the team's co-captain, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by announcer Brian Wheeler. On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition.
Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team. Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 2006–07 in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in the 2006–07 season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 game, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 game.
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Brian Wheeler
"Brain Wheeler" is also a British dwarf actor who appeared in BBC children's show Trapped!.
Brian Wheeler, commonly known by the nickname "Wheels", is the play-by-play radio announcer for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association and former host of a daily radio program.
Wheeler grew up in Southern California, where he was exposed at an early age to some of the most revered voices in sports broadcasting history, including Vin Scully of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chick Hearn of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Wheeler attended Loyola University in Chicago, where he earned a degree in Broadcasting and Communications.
Brian Wheeler began his radio career as a broadcaster for his alma mater, Loyola University Chicago, where he called play-by-play for soccer, women's softball, and basketball for station WLUW-FM.
Wheeler went on to work in a series of broadcasting jobs in Chicago, including time working for Northwestern University, the Chicago White Sox, and SportsChannel. He worked for the NBA's Chicago Bulls during their first championship season.
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Buck Williams
Charles Linwood Williams (born March 8, 1960 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina), better known as "Buck", is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.
Williams, 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), ranks 13th all-time in NBA career rebounds. His 17-year NBA career was highlighted by three All-Star Game appearances, a Rookie of the Year award, an All-Rookie team selection, an All-NBA second team selection and four selections to the first and second NBA All-Defensive teams. As of 2010, he is still the Nets' all-time leader in points (10,440), total rebounds (7,576), rebounds per game (11.9), and free throws made (2,476).
Williams attended Rocky Mount High School (then called Rocky Mount Senior High) in Rocky Mount before going off to play collegiately at the University of Maryland. Williams had immediate success at Maryland, capturing the ACC Rookie of the Year Award in 1979. He led the ACC in rebounding twice (1979 and 1981), while averaging 15.5 points per game in his sophomore and junior years. He earned All-ACC honors in 1980 and 1981. National recognition of his performances came when he was selected to the 1980 USA Olympic basketball team, alongside such players as later two-time NBA champions Isiah Thomas and Mark Aguirre; he, however, never got to represent the national colors in Moscow due to the United States' boycott. In 2002, Williams was one of eight former Maryland players to be named to the ACC 50th Anniversary men's basketball team. In 2001, he became a member of the University of Maryland’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
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Cedric Simmons
Cedric Simmons (born January 3, 1986, in Shallotte, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player for the Asefa Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. A 6'10", 223 lb (101 kg). power forward, Simmons was selected by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round (15th overall pick) of the 2006 NBA Draft.
As a sophomore at North Carolina State University, he averaged 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game.
On September 29, 2007, Simmons was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for guard David Wesley.
On February 21, 2008, Simmons was traded to Chicago Bulls, in a three-team trade, along with Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown in exchange for Ben Wallace and Joe Smith.
On February 18, 2009, Simmons was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with Drew Gooden and Andrés Nocioni for Brad Miller and John Salmons.
On August 23, 2009, he joined the Greek League club Peristeri Athens.
On December 4, 2009, he was signed by the Idaho Stampede of the NBDL. He signed with the Dongguan Leopards the next month.
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Cheikh Samb
Samb Cheikh Tidiane (born October 22, 1984 in Dakar) is a Senegalese professional basketball player. He plays at the center position.
In the 2005-06 season, Samb played for WTC Cornellá in the Spanish second division, averaging 9.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 blocks, shooting 51.4% from the field and 76.1% from the free-throw line, playing an average of 26 minutes per game in 29 games. He led the league in blocked shots, registering more blocks than the totals of all but one team in the league.
Samb was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round (51st pick overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft, but was traded that day to the Detroit Pistons for shooting guard Maurice Evans. After being drafted, he played for the Pistons in the NBA Summer League, averaging 7.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks, while shooting 65.2% from the field and 60.0% from the free-throw line. He would be loaned back to the same Spanish outfit for 2006–07.
In his second season with Cornellá, Samb averaged 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks, while shooting 52% from the field, and 61% from the free-throw line, playing 24 minutes per game in only 19 games, in an injury-plagued season. Joining the Pistons for another Summer League, Samb posted slightly better numbers than in the previous edition, starting in four and playing in all five games. Subsequently, he signed a contract with the Pistons on July 17, 2007.
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Chris Mills
Christopher Lemonte Mills (born January 25, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Chris Mills attended Fairfax High School in Los Angeles, from 1986–1988. At 6'7", he was the starting center for each of his three years playing varsity basketball there. In 1987 and 1988, he was awarded the City 4-A Player of the Year Award, as well as Mr. Basketball for the state of California. He was a 1988 McDonalds All-American. El Camino Real High School basketball coach, Mike McNulty said of Chris Mills, "He's one of the three best players ever to come out of Los Angeles—he's gotta be right there with John Williams and Marques Johnson." Taft High School basketball coach, Jim Woodard, echoed these sentiments when he said, "I've been watching city basketball for 33 years. Mills is the best I've ever seen. He can do it all."
Mills graduated from University of Arizona, having transferred there from the University of Kentucky after the 1988–89 season, after being the center of a major scandal involving receiving improper payments, allegedly from a UK booster. The scandal broke when an Emery Worldwide package addressed to Mills' father popped open and several large-denomination bills spilled out.
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Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul Sr. (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake Forest University. After his sophomore year with the Demon Deacons, he declared for the draft. Since being selected 4th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Paul has been a NBA Rookie of the Year (2006), a five-time All-Star, and a multiple All-NBA and All-Defensive team honoree. He led the Hornets to the second round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. He has also won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States national basketball team.
Off the court, Paul has also achieved success in the sport of bowling and is a sponsored spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). He has participated in numerous celebrity and youth bowling events as the head of the CP3 Foundation to benefit programs in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and charities in Winston-Salem.
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Chris Webber
Mayce Edward Christopher "Chris" Webber III (born March 1, 1973), nicknamed C-Webb, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a former All-NBA First Teamer, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former #1 overall NBA Draftee. As a collegiate athlete, he was an NCAA Men's Basketball first team All-American and led the University of Michigan Wolverines' 1991 incoming freshman class known as the Fab Five that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as freshmen and sophomores. However, Webber was indicted by a federal grand jury and stripped of his All-American honors by the NCAA as a result of his direct involvement in the Ed Martin scandal. He is also a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school Detroit Country Day to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships.
Webber attended Detroit Country Day School and at the time was the most recruited Michigan high school basketball player since Magic Johnson. Webber led Country Day to three MHSAA State championships. As a senior in high school Webber averaged 29.4 points and 13 rebounds per game. He was named Michigan's Mr. Basketball and the 1990–1991 National High School player of the year. He was named MVP in both the McDonald's and Dapper Dan All-Star games.
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Chuck Person
Chuck Connors Person (born June 27, 1964 in Brantley, Alabama) is a retired American National Basketball Association player and current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers.
Person attended Brantley High School in Brantley, Alabama and wasn't heavily recruited, but Auburn took a chance on him in 1982. Person was mostly a reserve forward his freshman year, but saw more playing time as the year progressed. In his sophomore season, Person was a full-time starter at forward and teamed with junior Charles Barkley to form a potent inside-outside combination. Person's superb outside shooting skills (unusual for a big man) and Barkley's inside play helped Auburn University to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance in 1984. Person averaged 19.1 points per game that season.
After Barkley left for the NBA, Person became the unquestioned leader of a young Auburn team that wasn't expected to do much in 1984-85. He averaged 22.5 points per game and set the Auburn single-season record for total points scored (747). Auburn was a seventh seed (out of 10) in the SEC Tournament that season, but Person and freshmen Chris Morris, Jeff Moore, and Terrence Howard helped Auburn to become the first team to win four games in four days in the tournament and to win its first-ever SEC Tournament championship. Person was an Honorable Mention All-America selection that season. In the NCAA tournament, Auburn upset Kansas and Purdue before bowing out in the Sweet 16 to North Carolina.
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Clyde Drexler
Clyde Austin "The Glide" Drexler (born June 22, 1962) is a former American professional basketball shooting guard and small forward. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, the NBA named him one of basketball's fifty greatest players as of 1996. Drexler won an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and an NBA championship in 1995 with the Houston Rockets. He is the color commentator for Rockets home games.
Drexler lived in the South Park area in Houston. Drexler attended Ross Sterling High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a classmate of tennis player Zina Garrison. As a sophomore, he made the varsity baseball team as a first baseman, but soon quit in order to focus on basketball. He didn't try out for the basketball team until his junior year, and was promptly cut during tryouts due to lack of conditioning. Drexler played as a 6'6" center as a senior, and started receiving attention from college coaches following a 34-point, 27-rebound performance against Sharpstown High School during a 1979 Christmas tournament.
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Craig Smith
Craig Smith (born November 10, 1983) is an American professional basketball power forward with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. After playing at Boston College from 2002–2006, he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 36th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Smith was born in Inglewood, California and is nicknamed "Rhino". He scored 2,349 points in his collegiate career, placing him second on Boston College's career scoring list (behind Troy Bell). In his senior season, he had per-game averages of 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocked shots. He also attended Worcester Academy, a preparatory school in Worcester, Massachusetts for a year as a post-graduate student before college.
Craig Smith averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds in his rookie year (2006–07) with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He earned a starting role for the last five games of the season and averaged 12.0 points and 10.2 rebounds while logging an average 34.4 minutes. He had an increased role in the 2007–08 season after a strong rookie performance and a Vegas Summer League performance during which he averaged 21.8 points and 6.0 rebounds.
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Damir Markota
Damir Markota (born December 26, 1985) is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 ¼) tall and 118 kg (260 lbs) in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović. He currently plays for KK Zagreb in his native Croatia.
Markota, born in Sarajevo (then SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), fled Bosnia during the war and settled in Sweden, where he began to practice basketball. He played together with Maciej Lampe in Stockholm, until moving to Croatia when he was fourteen, after being invited to play in the Croatian league. Markota signed with KK Cibona, but was loaned to Zabok and Karlovac Šanac until the end of 2002-03. Subsequently, he received Croatian citizenship (holding Swedish as well), declining an offer to play for the Swedish national basketball team.
Markota was an early candidate for the 2004 NBA Draft, but soon withdrew his name from consideration. He was later invited to the Croatian national team, and in 2005 he changed his last name to "Markota" (his mother's maiden name).
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Damon Stoudamire
Damon Lamon Stoudamire (born September 3, 1973) is a retired American professional basketball player who is currently an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team. The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 171 lb (78 kg; 12.2 st) point guard was selected with the 7th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA Draft and won the 1995–96 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona, and professionally for the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs. He is the cousin of former Arizona Wildcats standout Salim Stoudamire and current Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball player Terrence Jones.
Stoudamire was born to Willie Stoudamire and Liz Washington in Portland, Oregon; he was the only child, with three stepsisters; his parents never married. Willie Stoudamire moved away to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to work in a brewery when Damon was seven years old. Stoudamire was raised by his mother, Liz, and his grandmother, Wanda Stoudamire-Matthews.
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Daniel Gibson
Daniel Hiram Gibson (born February 27, 1986) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. His nickname, "Boobie," was given to him by his mother. He has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers ever since 2006 when he was drafted in the second round. He stands 6'2 and weighs 200 lbs.
Gibson averaged 25.5 points per game and 9.3 assists per game while leading Jones High School in Houston, Texas to a 31-4 record and the Texas Class 4A state title as a senior. It marked the school's first state championship since 1965. Gibson graduated sixth out of 212 students in his high school class, and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Gibson starred as a guard in college basketball for the University of Texas at Austin. In his two seasons with the Longhorns, he scored 935 points, including 175 three-point field goals. Gibson made 101 threes during the 2005-2006 season, including 9 of 12 against the Baylor Bears on January 21, 2006. It was one short of the Texas record of 10 set by Al Coleman against Kansas State in January 1997. He scored a personal-high 37 points in that same game.
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Darrell Griffith
Darrell Steven Griffith (born June 16, 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky), also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, is a retired American basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
Griffith starred at Louisville Male High School and was heavily recruited by colleges all across the country. He decided to attend his hometown school, the University of Louisville, much to the delight of local fans.
He didn't disappoint, delivering the school's first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship in 1980. He scored 23 points in the Cardinals' 59-54 victory over UCLA in the championship game. Due to his strong performance, he was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Griffith totaled 825 points in his senior season, setting a school record. For his efforts, he was named First Team All-American by the Associated Press and was given the Wooden Award as the best college basketball player in the nation. He left college as Louisville's all-time leading scorer with 2,333 points in his career. His jersey number, 35, was retired during ceremonies after the 1980 season.
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Dave Bing
David "Dave" Bing (born November 24, 1943) is the mayor of Detroit, Michigan, a businessman, and a retired American professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), primarily for the Detroit Pistons (1966–75). He was a seven-time All-Star. After retiring, he founded the Bing Group, which was one of the largest steel companies in Michigan.
His #21 was retired by the Detroit Pistons, and in 1996 he was named as one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players of all time.
He was elected mayor of Detroit in a special election on May 5, 2009 and was sworn in on May 11, 2009. Bing won the full-term mayoral election on November 3, 2009, defeating challenger Tom Barrow.
Bing was born and raised in northeast Washington, D.C., as a son of a bricklayer. At age five, Bing accidentally poked his left eye with a nail of a wooden horse that he improvised. With the family unable to afford an eye operation, the eye healed on its own but left Bing with fuzzy vision since then.
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Dave Cowens
David William Cowens (born October 25, 1948, in Newport, Kentucky) is a retired American professional basketball player and NBA head coach. At 6'9", he played the center and occasionally the power forward position. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was recently an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons, and currently serves as a special assistant to Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars.
After starring in high school at Newport Catholic High in his hometown of Newport, Kentucky, Cowens played his collegiate basketball at Florida State University from 1967 to 1970. He scored 1,479 points in 78 games at Florida State, at 19.0 points per game, and ranks among Florida State's top 10 all-time scoring leaders.
He is the all-time Florida State leading rebounder with 1,340 rebounds (17.2 rebounds per game). He holds the team record for best seasonal rebound average (17.5 in the 1968-1969 season). He once grabbed 31 rebounds (second best all-time) against LSU in the 1968-69 season.
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David Greenwood
For the football player of the same name see David Greenwood (American football).
Dave Kasim Greenwood (born May 27, 1957 in Lynwood, California) is a retired American professional basketball player whose NBA career spanned 12 years from 1979 to 1991. A forward/center, he played for the Chicago Bulls, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons. He was the second pick in the 1979 NBA Draft. The Chicago Bulls lost the coin-flip to the Los Angeles Lakers, who drafted future Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson with their number one pick.
He attended the University of California at Los Angeles.
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David Noel
David Anthony Noel III (born February 27, 1984 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player. A graduate of Southern High School in Durham, North Carolina and the University of North Carolina, Noel was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft with their lone pick, 39th overall.
Noel averaged 2.7 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game during his sole season with the Bucks. On January 20, 2008, David Noel joined the Tulsa 66ers of the NBDL. On November 7, 2008, he was selected with the 14th pick in the first round of the 2008 NBA D-League Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.
On March 2, 2009, Noel was traded to the Reno Bighorns for Antonio Meeking.
Later that year, David Noel was chosen by the Barangay Ginebra Kings team of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to be their import.
David Noel played with the French team Chorale Roanne Basket during the 2009-10 season.
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Denham Brown
Denham W. Brown (born January 6, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Ciclista Olímpico in the Liga Nacional de Basquet.
Brown attended Bathurst Heights Secondary School in Toronto, and in his junior year, he averaged 30 points per game (ppg) on the basketball team. However, he transferred to West Hill Collegiate Institute for his senior season after Bathurst closed. In 2002, his senior year, Brown was highly celebrated in the media when he scored 111 points in a basketball game against R. H. King Academy. After Brown scored 111 points in a game he was featured in SLAM magazine; not only because of the 111 points, but also because he had committed to an elite college program at the University of Connecticut (UConn).
Brown was a sophomore at UConn when the Huskies won the 2004 national championship. In his senior year at UConn (2005-06 season), he averaged 10.7 points, 1.3 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game. In November the Huskies beat Gonzaga to win the Maui Invitational on a last-second jumper by Brown. His season-high came during a game against Villanova in which he scored 23 points. In the regional finals of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Brown made a last-second lay-up to force overtime against George Mason. During his tenure with the Huskies, Brown had a reputation for being a clutch performer.
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Derrick Coleman
Derrick D. Coleman (born June 21, 1967) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University. He was selected first overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets.
Throughout his career, the left-handed Coleman was an effective low post scorer with a reliable perimeter shooting touch, averaging 16.5 points and 9.3 rebounds. He enjoyed his best years as a member of the New Jersey Nets, where he averaged 19.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per game. When Coleman entered the NBA, he was compared to elite power forwards such as Karl Malone and Charles Barkley, and expected to put up similar numbers, only with the added ability to shoot from three-point range. Instead, his career was overshadowed by his questionable attitude (lack of work ethic resulting in excessive weight gain, plus alcohol abuse and general disruptive behavior), and his penchant for injury which saw him play 70 or more games in only four of his 15 NBA seasons. Sports Illustrated once remarked that "Coleman could have been the best power forward ever; instead he played just well enough to ensure his next paycheck."
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Derrick Rose
Derrick Martell Rose (born October 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Born in Chicago, Rose learned the game of basketball from his three older brothers. In high school, he won two state championships and was rated by scouts as the top point guard prospect in the country after graduation.[citation needed] He played for the University of Memphis Tigers and reached the NCAA national championship game in 2008. Shortly after, Rose declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls. In his first year of professional basketball, Rose was voted the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Rookie Team. In his second season, Rose was selected as an NBA All-Star for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game; he was also named a starter for the U.S. team at the 2010 FIBA World Championships. Since being drafted, Rose has led the Bulls to the NBA Playoffs every year. In 2011, he received the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, becoming the youngest player ever to win this award. He joined Michael Jordan as the only Chicago Bulls players to win the honor.
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DeShawn Stevenson
DeShawn Stevenson (born April 3, 1981) is an American professional basketball player of the NBA who currently plays for the Brooklyn Nets. Before his NBA career, he originally committed to play at the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of Fresno, California, and was picked by the Utah Jazz with the 23rd selection of the 2000 NBA Draft. He is well known for his defense and his athleticism.
DeShawn Stevenson was born in Fresno, California to Genice Popps and Darryl C. Stevenson. A year after DeShawn's birth, Darryl Stevenson was hospitalized for threatening family members, allegedly attacking his brother with a butcher knife. Stevenson's parents never married, although when he was 3, his father signed a court order agreeing he had a duty to support his son. Two months after being released from a Fresno County mental health facility, Darryl Stevenson held up a gas station with an accomplice who held a knife to a woman's throat. Darryl was found incompetent to stand trial and wound up in Atascadero State Hospital. Psychiatrists diagnosed him as a paranoid schizophrenic. He eventually was placed on probation, but arrested again for kidnapping a woman in 1985 and jailed in April 1986. In 1993, when Stevenson was 12, his father Darryl murdered his own mother, Clara, by strangling her. Darryl Stevenson died in Corcoran State Prison of lung cancer at age 36 in 1999. Tattooed on his chest was one word: "DeShawn."
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Don Collins
Donald (Don) Collins (born November 28, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American former professional basketball player. Collins was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (18th pick) of the 1980 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft. Collins played in 303 NBA games for four teams over six seasons, averaging just under 10 points per game for his career.
The 6-foot-6 Scott High School standout was selected as the PAC 10 Player of the Year after averaging 23 ppg for Washington State University in 1980. He starred in basketball's minor leagues, averaging more than 30 points per game in the United States Basketball League (USBL).
A member of the Continental Basketball Association's 50th Anniversary Team, Collins is regarded as one of the most prolific scorers in the history of minor league basketball.
Collins had two 63-point scoring games in the minor leagues, both in 1986: In the CBA, as a member of the Baltimore Lightning, against the Detroit Spirits; and in the USBL, as a member of the Tampa Bay Flash, against the Jersey Jammers.
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Don Meineke
Don "Monk" Meineke (born October 30, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former professional basketball player.
Meineke received the National Basketball Association's first Rookie of the Year Award after the 1952-53 NBA season while playing for the Fort Wayne Pistons. Meineke led the league in personal fouls and disqualifications the same season. The 26 disqualifications he had in his first year is still the NBA single-season record.
Meineke played for the Rochester Royals in the 1955-56 season, and after sitting out the 1956-57 season, rejoined the relocated Cincinnati Royals in 1957-58.
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Earl Monroe
Vernon Earl Monroe (born November 21, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player known for his flamboyant dribbling, passing, and play-making. He was nicknamed both "Earl the Pearl" and "Jesus".
From an early age, Monroe was a playground legend. His high school teammates at John Bartram High School called him "Thomas Edison" because of the many moves he invented.
Monroe rose to prominence at a national level while playing basketball at then Division II Winston-Salem State University, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Under the coaching of Hall of Fame coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Monroe averaged 7.1 points his freshman year, 23.2 points as a sophomore, 29.8 points as a junior and an amazing 41.5 points his senior year. In 1967, he earned NCAA College Division Player of the Year honors and led the Rams to the NCAA College Division Championship.
In 1967, the two-time All-American was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) in the first round of the NBA draft (2nd overall pick). He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in a season in which he averaged 24.3 points per game, and scored 56 points in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. This still stands as the third-highest rookie total in NBA history. It was also a franchise record, later broken by Gilbert Arenas on December 17, 2006.
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Ed Gray
Edward (Ed) Gray (born September 27, 1975 in Riverside, California) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (22nd overall pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft. His two-year career in Atlanta was marked by injury, inconsistent play, and off-court troubles.
Gray began his college career at the College of Southern Idaho then transferred to the University of Tennessee and eventually transferred to the University of California, Berkeley. He was awarded the 1997 Pac-10 Player of the Year during his senior season at Cal averaging 24.8 ppg.
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Eddie House
Edward L. House II (born May 14, 1978), commonly referred to as Eddie House, is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Miami Heat of the NBA.
Eddie was born in Berkeley, California, and was raised primarily in Union City, California, where he attended James Logan High School. House transferred to Hayward High School because he was forbidden from playing on the Logan varsity team in his freshman year. At Hayward House was named All-Hayward Area Athletic League and All-Eastbay in both his junior and senior years, and graduated in 1996. He wanted to play for University of California, Berkeley, but coaches of that school felt that House wasn't ready for a major college basketball program, and recommended that House begin at a junior college.
House attended Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, on a full-ride scholarship. He is the all-time scoring leader at ASU with 2,044 points in his career, and is the only player to score more than 2,000 points. He, Ike Diogu, and James Harden are the only three Sun Devils to be named Pac-10 Player of the Year, and he was the fifth Sun Devil to be voted onto the All-Conference team twice.
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Edin Bavčić
Edin Bavčić (born June 5, 1984) is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 56th overall. He is a native of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Philadelphia 76ers acquired the rights to Bavčić in a draft day deal that sent cash to Toronto.
Edin played for KK Bosna, which was the Champion of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball League in 2006.
At the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Bavčić joined TBL team Antalya Kepez Belediyesi. but later in the season, he joined the Basketball Bundesliga team Köln 99ers. In 2011, he joined Aris BC, after having played for New Basket Brindisi, in Italy, and BC Khimik, in Ukraine.
In August 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Vanoli Cremona.
In December 2011 he signed with K.A.O.D. K.A.O.D. B.C.
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Ejike Ugboaja
Ejike Ugboaja (born 28 May 1985) is a Nigerian basketball player. In 2006 he was selected by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round. He has not competed in an NBA game.
He competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games team for Nigeria.
Ejike Ugboaja (204-F/C-85) join BC Odessa. This is his second visit in Ukraine. Last season he played in Azovmash Mariupol, where scored 9 points and added 6.4 rebounds per game. Also he was a member of the Nigeria national team. This season Ejike start in Spain in Autocid Ford Burgos. He played 11 games in regular season and scored 6.1 points, 5 rebounds and 0.8 block-shots per game. He made 47.1% field goals. In 2009 he played in African Championships with his national team==External links==
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Elgin Baylor
Elgin Gay Baylor (born September 16, 1934 in Washington, D.C.) is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers.
Baylor was a gifted shooter, strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer. Renowned for his acrobatic maneuvers on the court, Baylor regularly dazzled Lakers fans with his trademark hanging jump shots. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, and an 11-time NBA All-Star, he is regarded as one of the game's all-time greatest players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Baylor spent twenty-two years as GM of the Los Angeles Clippers, being named the NBA Executive of the Year in 2006, before being relieved of his duties shortly before the 2008-09 season began.
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Elton Brand
Elton Tyron Brand (born March 11, 1979 in Cortlandt Manor, New York[citation needed]) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 1st overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft, selected by the Chicago Bulls.
At the age of thirteen, Brand enrolled in Peekskill High School, where he was immediately added to the varsity basketball roster. He averaged 40 points and 20 rebounds per game, played AAU basketball with future NBA players Lamar Odom and Ron Artest, and by his senior year he was consistently ranked among the top high school basketball players in the country and was selected as New York State Mr. Basketball. At the same time, he became something of a cult hero in Peekskill, helping his team win two state championships while demonstrating a humble calm and an articulate intelligence. The former Governor of New York, fellow Peekskill native George Pataki, was once asked about being the town's favorite son, and he answered that Peekskill's favorite son was not the Governor but Elton Brand. Recruited heavily after his successful high school career, Brand decided to enroll at Duke University alongside a cluster of other high school stars, including Shane Battier.
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Emeka Okafor
Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28, 1982), is an American basketball power forward and center for the New Orleans Hornets of the National Basketball Association. Prior to the NBA, Okafor attended Houston's Bellaire High School, and the University of Connecticut.
Okafor was born in Houston, Texas. Both of his parents are natives of Nigeria, and Emeka was the first member of his family born in the United States. His father, Pius Okafor, is a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Okafor's family moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma when he was young because his father worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, headquartered in Bartlesville. While in Bartlesville, Emeka's father Pius took his son to the Bartlesville YMCA to learn the game of basketball. As a child growing up in the Houston area, Okafor idolized Houston Rockets shooting guard Clyde Drexler. He models his game, however, after fellow Nigerian pivot Hakeem Olajuwon.
Okafor played at Bellaire High School with future Oklahoma State star John Lucas III. Okafor averaged 22 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks in his senior season. Bellaire was 26–5 in that season, losing 56–42 in the third round of the 2001 UIL state playoffs, to Willowridge High School and future Texas standout T. J. Ford. This game is particularly notable, however, because it featured five players who would go on to play in an NCAA Final Four (Bellaire had Lucas and Okafor, while Willowridge featured Ford, Oklahoma State's Ivan McFarlin and Duke's Daniel Ewing). All five of these players would eventually go on to play at least a season in the NBA.
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Ernie DiGregorio
Ernest (Ernie) DiGregorio, known as "Ernie D." (born January 15, 1951, in North Providence, Rhode Island), is an American former National Basketball Association player. He was the 1973-74 NBA Rookie of the Year and holds the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25. Due to a severe knee injury suffered early in DiGregorio's professional career,[citation needed] he played only five NBA seasons.
DiGregorio played on the 1968 Rhode Island (Class B) champions at North Providence High School.
After playing for the Providence College Friars, DiGregorio was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association but opted instead for the NBA.
He was selected third overall by the Buffalo Braves in the 1973 NBA Draft out of Providence College, and won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1973-74 after averaging 15.2 points and leading the league in both free throw percentage and assists per game. DiGregorio still holds the NBA rookie record for assists in a single game with 25 (a record now shared with Nate McMillan). He would never again come close to that level of production, but managed to have a decent NBA career, most of which he spent with the Braves.
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Gary Payton
Gary Dwayne Payton (born July 23, 1968) is a former American professional basketball point guard. He is best known for his 13-year tenure with the Seattle SuperSonics, and holds Seattle franchise records in points, assists, and steals. He has also played with the Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, the last with whom he won an NBA Championship.
The only point guard ever to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, Payton is widely considered one of the greatest of all time at that position. He was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team nine times, an NBA record he shares with Michael Jordan, Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant. Payton got his nickname "The Glove" when Payton's cousin called him during the 1993 Western Conference Finals series against Phoenix and told him, "you're holding Kevin Johnson like a baseball in a glove," and the nickname was born.
Considered the "NBA's reigning high scorer among point guards" in his prime, Payton is referred to as "probably as complete a guard as there ever was" by NBA Hall of Famer Gail Goodrich.
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Geoff Petrie
Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is a former American basketball player and current basketball team executive. A native of Pennsylvania, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers where he won NBA Rookie of the Year in 1971. After retirement as a player he entered management, and is the current President of Basketball Operations for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA.
Geoff Petrie was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1948. He attended Springfield High School, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and played collegiate ball at Princeton University.
In Petrie's sophomore season at Princeton, the team was co-champion of the Ivy League with a 20-6 (12-3 Ivy) record. Despite the fact that Princeton had three of the five first-team All-Ivy team members, including Petrie plus second-team member John Hummer, they lost the one-game league playoff to the Jim McMillian-led 1968 Columbia Lions men's basketball team. That year the team rose to as high as 8th in the AP Poll. The following season, Petrie led the Ivy League in scoring (23.9 points/game in conference games), and the team accumulated a 19-7 (14-0) record, including an appearance in the 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost to St. John's in the tournament, but Petrie was again on the first-team All-Ivy squad. As a senior, Petrie was second-team All-Ivy, but the Tigers placed third in the conference to the undefeated (in Ivy League games) Corky Calhoun-led Penn Quakers men's basketball team and McMillian's Lions. Although Princeton did not appear in the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they hosted Penn's game. All three of his varsity years were spent under head coach Pete Carril. Petrie was co-captain of the 1969-70 team with classmate Hummer. Petrie was All-East both as a junior and a senior.
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Grant Hill
Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. As a collegian with Duke University and early in his professional career with the Detroit Pistons, Hill was widely considered to be one of the best all-around players in the game, often leading his team in points, rebounds and assists. His time in the league has been hampered by career-threatening injuries, notably during the prime of his career. At age 39, Hill is the second-oldest player in the NBA, one day younger than the oldest player, Kurt Thomas.
Grant Hill was born in Dallas, Texas. His father, Calvin Hill, graduated from Yale University with a degree in history, later attended Southern Methodist University and was a three-time All-Pro running back for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, winning the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award in 1969. His mother, Janet, is a Wellesley College graduate. After his father's NFL career ended, the family settled in Reston, Virginia, where Grant became a high-school superstar at South Lakes High School and he was selected for the 1990 McDonald's All-American Team.
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Harold Miner
Harold David Miner (born May 5, 1971 in Inglewood, California) is a retired American professional basketball player and two-time champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Slam Dunk Contest. He attended college at the University of Southern California (USC) and was a star player on that school's men's basketball team. He left school in 1992 to pursue his professional career, and played in the NBA for the Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.
A native of Inglewood, California, Miner first came to prominence as a high school player. A stand-out on his team at Inglewood High School, Miner's spectacular dunking ability resulted in his being given the nickname "Baby Jordan", in reference to fellow NBA high flyer Michael Jordan.
Miner attended USC from 1989 until 1992. As a junior in what would be his final season with the team, Miner's play earned him Sports Illustrated magazine's selection as the college basketball player of the year over such notable candidates as Christian Laettner, Shaquille O'Neal, and Alonzo Mourning. Miner led the USC Trojans men's basketball team to a #2 seeding in the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Trojans were upset in the second round, however, falling on one of the most famous baskets in the tournament's history — a three-pointer at the buzzer by James Forrest of Georgia Tech.
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Hassan Adams
Hassan Olawale Adams (born June 20, 1984) is an American professional basketball player.
Hassan Adams attended Westchester High School in Westchester, Los Angeles, where he averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists while leading his team to a 32–2 record, the California State Division I-A Championship, and a USA Today No. 1 ranking in his senior year. A McDonald's All-American and second team Parade All-America pick. Named California Mr. Basketball, the first guard to receive the honor since Baron Davis in 1997.
Hassan played collegiately at the University of Arizona from 2002 to 2006. Adams played primarily at the small forward position under coach Lute Olson and wore number 21 throughout his collegiate career. He was named All-Pac-10 First Team in 2006.
In the 2006 NBA Draft Adams was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round with the 54th pick. In pre-draft workouts Adams was injured after Texas forward P. J. Tucker stepped on his foot.
Hassan Adams made the New Jersey Nets roster and in his rookie year and started eight games, finishing with 61 played games that season. He scored his first points on November 24. On November 29, 2006, Adams scored a career-high 16 points against the Boston Celtics in 23 minutes of playing time.
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Hilton Armstrong
Hilton A. Armstrong, Jr. (born November 23, 1984, in Peekskill, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for ASVEL Basket. He played forward/center for the University of Connecticut Huskies. He formerly played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, and Atlanta Hawks.
After graduating from Peekskill High School, Armstrong started off slowly as a college athlete, averaging under 4 points in each of first 3 seasons at UConn. However, he greatly improved in his senior year, averaging 9.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks, and shooting 61% from the field. He followed after his teammate Josh Boone and won the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in the 2005–06 season.
He was declared eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft and was selected by the New Orleans Hornets with the 12th overall pick. Known for his shot-blocking and athleticism, he was anticipated by analysts to be an instant contributor to the Hornets front line, but the team then traded for the Chicago Bulls center Tyson Chandler. Chandler was named the starting center, and Armstrong did not do much to improve in the following off-seasons.
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Ike Diogu
Ikechukwu Somtochukwu Diogu, referred to as Ike Diogu (born September 11, 1983), is an American professional basketball player.
Diogu's parents, natives of Nigeria, moved to the U.S. in 1980 to pursue further education. They later moved from Buffalo, New York, where he was born, to Garland, Texas. Ike attended Austin Academy middle school, then enrolled at Garland High School. Diogu is a member of the Igbo ethnic group.
Diogu stands at 6 foot 9 inches (2.06 m) tall which is considered slightly undersized for an NBA power forward, but he makes up for his lack of height with his muscle, girth and 7'4" wingspan.
Diogu attended Arizona State University, where he excelled on the team under head coach Rob Evans. He garnered several honors, both in the Pac-10 Conference and nationally. He won PAC-10 Freshman of the Year, and then PAC-10 Player of the Year in his final season with ASU, as a Junior. Many in the public speculated that Diogu would enter the draft after playing for his third season with Arizona State. On June 21, 2005, he made the decision to enter the NBA draft.
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Jamaal Wilkes
Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953) , better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is a retired American basketball player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. He was a three-time NBA All-Star and the 1975 NBA Rookie of the Year. Wilkes was also a key player on two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship teams under coach John Wooden for the UCLA Bruins.
Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef in 1975, but he continued to use his birth surname only for purposes of public recognition.
Wilkes was born in Berkeley, California and grew up in Ventura, California. His father, L. Leander Wilkes, was a Baptist minister. Wilkes attended Santa Barbara High School.
One of the smoothest, steadiest and most productive forwards to ever play in the NBA (he possessed a deadly accurate jump shot from the corner that Hall of Fame Laker announcer Chick Hearn dubbed the "20 foot layup") Jamaal "Smooth as Silk" Wilkes won championships at the scholastic, collegiate and professional levels.
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James Augustine
James Augustine (born February 27, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He was born in Midlothian, Illinois, but eventually moved to Mokena, Illinois where he attended Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois where he graduated in 2002. While at Lincoln-Way, Augustine played both football and basketball.
Augustine played for the University of Illinois men's basketball team from 2002 to 2006. As a freshman, Augustine was a starter for a team that finished second in the Big Ten. Playing both the power forward and center positions, his career with the Illini included many team records, a trip to the national championship game, and several awards. Throughout his college career, Augustine was often complimented by announcers for his athleticism for a big man. Many attributed this ability to the fact that Augustine played Quarterback for his high school football team.
Augustine was selected with the 41st pick by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA Draft. In August 2008, after playing two seasons in the NBA and its affiliate Development League, Augustine signed with CB Gran Canaria of the Spanish league. On July 30, 2010 he signed a one-year contract with Power Electronics Valencia. In August 2011 he signed with UCAM Murcia.
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James Harden
James Edward Harden, Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Harden was selected third overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft, and was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year with the team in 2012. The shooting guard is well-known for his conspicuous beard.
Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California. In his sophomore year, he averaged 13.2 points as Artesia went 28–5. He improved his stats to 18.8 points, 7.7 boards and 3.5 assists in his junior season and led Artesia to the California state title and a 33–1 record. Artesia won the state title in Harden's final year too by going 33–2. Harden had similar stats as during the previous season: 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He was named a Parade and McDonald's All-American.
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Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball point guard who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Raised in Oakland, California, Kidd played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted second overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft. Then, from 1996 to 2001, Kidd played for the Phoenix Suns and later for the New Jersey Nets from 2001 to 2008. In the middle of the 2007–2008 season, Kidd was traded back to Dallas. Along with his three NBA Finals appearances including a championship win in 2011, Kidd won two Olympic gold medals with the US national team in 2000 and 2008.
He led his former team, the New Jersey Nets to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances (2002 and 2003) before winning in 2011 with Dallas. His on-court versatility also makes him a regular triple-double threat, and he is in third place all-time for regular season triple-doubles in the NBA with a career total of 107 and second in playoffs triple-doubles with a career total of 11.
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Jason Terry
Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977) is an American professional basketball player playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He plays shooting guard, although he also can play point guard. His nickname, "JET," derives from his initials. Regarded as an effective bench player, he won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2009.
Terry won an NBA Championship as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, when they defeated the Miami Heat in six games on June 12, 2011.
Jason was born in Seattle, Washington. He was one of ten children raised by his mother, Andrea Cheatham and his father, Curtis Terry. One of his brothers, Curtis, played college basketball for UNLV. On February 2, 2007 Terry's number (31) was retired at Franklin High School.
In 1997, Terry won an NCAA Championship with the University of Arizona. His teammates included Mike Bibby, Michael Dickerson, and Miles Simon. Terry has announced that he would like to be an assistant coach with his old college basketball team once he retires from playing in the NBA.
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Jerome Randle
Jerome J. Randle (born May 21, 1987 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for Ukrainian basketball team BC Azovmash.
After a standout career at Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago, Randle committed to the University of California, Berkeley. Randle was a three-year starter at Cal, earning first team All-Pacific-10 Conference in both his junior and senior years. He was also named Pac-10 Player of the Year as a senior, and was name an AP honorable mention All-American. He finished his career at Cal as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,835 career points. Randle also set school marks for three pointers with 252 made and free throw accuracy at 88.1% for his career.
In addition to individual accolades, Randle guided the Bears to back to back NCAA tournament bids and, as a senior in 2010, led the program to its first regular-season Pac-10 championship since 1960.
Randle played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010, and the Washington Wizards in the NBA Summer League. He signed with Aliağa Petkim in July. In January 2011 he signed with Türk Telekom B.K. On December 14, 2011 Randle signed with Dallas Mavericks, but was waived on December 22. He later signed with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League and BC Azovmash of the Ukrainian Men's Basketball SuperLeague.
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Jerry Lucas
Jerry Ray Lucas (born March 30, 1940) is a former basketball player who played from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is now a memory education expert. In 1996, the NBA's 50th anniversary, he was named one of the 50 greatest players in National Basketball Association history. He was named to Sports Illustrated's five-man College All-Century Team in 1999.
Lucas was born in Middletown, Ohio, then a community of 30,000+ halfway between Dayton and Cincinnati, that in the 1940s and 1950s boasted one of the most respected high school basketball programs in the United States. Greatly encouraged, Lucas began pouring hours each day into the town's game during his early teens.
Lucas had become a local playground legend by age 15, in Sunset Park. Sunset Park was then a regional summer hotbed for high school, college and even some pro players. Future Cincinnati Royals teammates Wayne Embry and Oscar Robertson were visitors there. Lucas was already at almost his full-grown height of 6 ft 8 in (2.06 m) by age 15, out-playing college players with his advanced game.
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Joel Freeland
Joel Freeland (born February 7, 1987 in Farnham, Surrey, England) is a British professional basketball player. He is a forward-center and currently plays for Unicaja Malaga. He was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Freeland started his career with the English League side Solent Stars, who are based in Southampton. While he was playing basketball there he also had a job as a shelf stacker in Farnham. He then moved to Gran Canaria II, of the Spanish Third Division.
On June 28, 2006, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft with the 30th overall draft pick. However, the Trail Blazers encouraged him to return to European play to further improve his game; in August 2006, he signed a 2-year contract with Gran Canaria of the Spanish ACB League.
Freeland averaged 14.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.0 steal, and 0.8 blocks per game for the 2005-06 season in Liga EBA, the Spanish Fourth Division.
For the 2006-2007 season Freeland moved up to the first team appearing in 15 games and making his debut in the ULEB Cup. Freeland would continue to improve during the 2007-2008 season, appearing in 28 games and reaching the quarter finals of the ULEB Cup. The 2008-2009 season would see Freeland become one of Canaria's best players, averaging 10 points and 4.6 rebounds in 17 minutes a game.
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Jordan Farmar
Jordan Robert Farmar (born November 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA.
In high school, he was the Los Angeles Times High-School Player of the Year in 2003–04. Playing for UCLA in college, he was the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Year in 2004–05. He was a first round draft pick by the Los Angeles Lakers, and played for the Lakers from 2006 to 2010, winning NBA Championships with them in 2009 and 2010.
Farmar was born in Los Angeles, California, to his father Damon Farmar (a former minor league baseball outfielder who was a second round draft pick in both 1982 and 1983), and mother, Melinda. His parents divorced when he was 2, and he went to live with his mother, who soon met and married her current husband (Farmar's stepfather), Israeli Yehuda Kolani from Tel Aviv. His mother and stepfather are Jewish. His father is African-American.
Farmar started playing basketball at age 4. Farmar inherited his competitive drive from his father and mentor, Damon Farmar, who played football and baseball at University High and baseball in the minor leagues. The younger Farmar spent hours in his father's clubhouses, with his father's teammates, and watching his father play. He learned from his stepfather what persistence and obligation are all about, noting that "I never met a person who worked so hard." Farmar has a half-sister, Shoshana Kolani. Farmar's godfather is former major league baseball player Eric Davis.
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Josh Childress
Joshua ("Josh") Malik Childress (born June 20, 1983) is an American professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He previously played with the pro club Olympiacos Piraeus in the Greek A1 League and the Euroleague, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA.
Childress attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California. Besides playing basketball in high school and being named a McDonald's High School All-American, he also played volleyball during his senior year. He led his high school volleyball team, the Monsoons, to an undefeated record and he was voted to the All-League volleyball team.
Childress then played three seasons of college basketball with Stanford, where he was named an AP First Team All American, an All-American Consensus Second Team member, the Pac 10 Conference Player of the Year, and the Pac-10 Conference Tournament MVP as a junior in 2004. He then declared for the 2004 NBA Draft and was a first-round pick, number six overall, the highest a Stanford player has ever been drafted.
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José Ortiz
José Rafael Ortiz (born October 23, 1963), better known as Piculín or Picu, is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He has played in the NCAA, NBA, various European teams and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico.
He played for the Utah Jazz while in the NBA and the Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce, and Capitanes de Arecibo while in the BSN. Ortiz was a member of the Puerto Rican National Team from 1983–2004. Most notably he was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team that defeated the United States. Ortiz was a member of 4 Olympic teams 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2004.
Ortíz holds various honors and records as a basketball player. He ranks #4 and #6 in the all-time statistics for rebounds per game and total rebounds in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional league. He is also the third player to win eight championships in the league. Ortíz is also the first Puerto Rican player to be drafted in the NBA. Many experts consider Ortíz to be the best Puerto Rican basketball player.
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Kenny Fields
Kenny Fields (born February 9, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft. A 6'5" guard-forward from UCLA, Fields played in 4 seasons in the NBA from 1984-1988. He played for the Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers. His best year as a pro came during the 1986-87 season when he split time with the Bucks and Clippers, appearing in 48 games and averaging 8.2 ppg.
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Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988) is an American professional basketball forward with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'9" small forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the 2006–2007 Big 12 Player of the Year, amongst other awards. After a standout freshman season at the University of Texas, Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft, where he was selected second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. There he went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after his debut season. In 2007, Durant signed an endorsement contract with Nike. In the 2009–10 season Durant led the NBA in scoring and became the youngest player ever to win the NBA scoring title. He would later be named to the 2010 All NBA First Team.
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Kevin Love
Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The two-time All-Star is one of the top rebounders in the NBA, and he holds the longest streak for consecutive games recording double figures in points and rebounds since the merger between the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the NBA. The Associated Press called Love the new face of the Timberwolves franchise. He is also known for his outlet passing, which led to comparisons to Wes Unseld.
A top ranked prospect out of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, Love played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and led the team to a Final Four appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Love was named the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American following the season. Love chose not to complete his three remaining years of college eligibility and entered the 2008 NBA Draft. He was taken fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, and was traded to the Timberwolves on draft night for the third overall selection, O. J. Mayo, in an eight-player deal. Love was a member of the gold medal-winning United States men's national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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Kosta Perović
Kosta Perović (Serbian: Коста Перовић; born February 19, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the FC Barcelona Bàsquet of the Spanish ACB League. In the 2006 NBA Draft he was a second-round selection of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, with whom he signed on August 3, 2007. A 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) center, Perović was the tallest player taken in the 2006 NBA Draft. His game has been compared to that of Slovenian center Rasho Nesterović.
Perović was born in Osijek, SR Croatia, in the former Yugoslavia. He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors.
After being drafted in 2006, Perović did not immediately come to the NBA. Rather, he played the 2006–07 season in the Serbian League.
On August 3, 2007, Perović was signed to a two-year contract worth about US $3.5 million with a team option for a third season by Golden State. On November 18, 2007, he was assigned to the NBA D-League after going without an appearance in Golden State's first seven games. He played for the Warriors' affiliate team, the Bakersfield Jam until January 6, 2008, when he was recalled to the Warriors' squad after they waived D. J. Mbenga.
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Kyle Lowry
Kyle Lowry (born March 25, 1986 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He attended Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia where former Rocket Cuttino Mobley went. He was selected by the Grizzlies with the 24th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. He declared for the draft after two seasons with Villanova University under coach Jay Wright.
On opening night against the New York Knicks with Damon Stoudamire leaving the game early due to injury, Lowry played for 28 minutes posting 6 points (1-4 from the field, 4-4 from the free throw line), 3 assists, 2 steals, a block, and 10 rebounds. However, his rookie season was ended after just 10 games due to a broken wrist suffered at Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena on November 21, 2006. Eight days later he underwent successful surgery on it. He averaged 5.6 points per game, 3.10 rebounds per game, and 3.2 assists per game. The next season (2007-08), on December 7, 2007, Lowry registered 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in 50 minutes in a 118-116 Grizzlies overtime loss to the New Orleans Hornets. At the NBA trade deadline on February 19, 2009, Lowry was traded by Memphis to the Houston Rockets in a 3-team deal involving the Orlando Magic.
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Kyrie Irving
Kyrie Irving (born March 23, 1992) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played as a point guard for Duke University as a freshman before being selected as the 1st overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by Cleveland. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2012. Irving was born in Melbourne and grew up in New Jersey.
Irving was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia where his father, Drederick Irving, played professional basketball for the Bulleen Boomers. Irving subsequently lived in Australia before relocating to the United States at the age of 2. He has dual citizenship in the United States and Australia. Irving's mother, Elizabeth, died from an illness when he was four, so Drederick raised him with the help of Irving's aunts. Growing up in New Jersey, Irving was a fan of the New Jersey Nets. His father took him and his sister to Continental Airlines Arena during the 2003 NBA Finals.
Irving played for Montclair Kimberley Academy his freshman and sophomore years, where he averaged 26.5 points, 10.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 steals and became only the school's 2nd 1,000 point scorer, before transferring to St. Patrick. While at St. Patrick High School, Irving played with Michael Gilchrist, who was widely regarded as one of the best players in the class of 2011. On January 20, 2010, it was announced that Irving was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon, on April 10. He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game and the 2010 Jordan Brand Classic, where he was named as co-mvp with Harrison Barnes. In June 2010 Irving was a part of the gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. Irving was the #2 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com, #3 player in the ESPNU 100, and rated as the #4 player by Rivals.com.
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LaMarcus Aldridge
LaMarcus Nurae Aldridge (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player with the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 240-pound power forward/center and is the Portland Trail Blazers's team captain.
Aldridge attended Seagoville High School, where he became a Parade All-American and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Class 4A Player of the Year prior to graduating in 2004 and attending the University of Texas at Austin. He declared for the 2004 NBA Draft but ultimately withdrew his name. According to one report, Aldridge's initial decision to attend college rather than entering the pro ranks directly from high school was influenced by Shaquille O'Neal's personal advice that he should go to college and then evaluate his NBA prospects. However, in April 2006, near the end of his second year at UT, Aldridge announced that he would leave college to enter the 2006 NBA Draft.
Aldridge was drafted 2nd overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls, only to have his draft rights traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for their pick, Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa, shortly after. The Bulls acquired the pick from the New York Knicks in the 2005 Eddy Curry trade.
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Larry 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, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to chronic back problems, he retired as a player in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently holds. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Larry Bird was born in West Baden, Indiana, the son of Georgia (née Kerns) and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird. He grew up in both West Baden and the adjacent town French Lick, which earned him the nickname "the Hick from French Lick" in his professional basketball career. Bird recalled how his mother would make do on the family's meager earnings: "If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." According to Bird, his being poor as a child "motivates me to this day". 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 Bird committed suicide on February 3, 1975, when Larry was 18 years old.
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LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James (/ləˈbrɒn/; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a sophomore at St. Vincent – St. Mary High School. He was selected with the number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Listed as a small forward, James has set numerous youngest player records since joining the league. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003–04, was named the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2009, 2010, and 2012 and has been both an All-NBA selection and an All-Star every season since 2005. In 2010, a much-publicized free agency process ended with James signing with the Miami Heat.
James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to consecutive playoff appearances from 2006 through 2010. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the San Antonio Spurs. In 2011, James and the Miami Heat advanced to the NBA Finals but lost to the Dallas Mavericks. James has been a member of the USA national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and gold at the 2008 Olympics.
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Leon Powe
Leon Powe, Jr. (pronounced /ˈpoʊ/; born January 22, 1984) is an American professional basketball power forward. Drafted in 2006 by the Denver Nuggets, Powe grew up in Oakland, California, and played college basketball at the University of California, Berkeley. He played his first three years in the NBA with the Boston Celtics and won a championship with the team in 2008. From 2009 to 2011, Powe played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He also had a stint with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2011.
Powe grew up in Oakland, California. His father left him when he was two years old. When he was seven years old, the family's house burned down and they were homeless for years. They moved more than twenty times within six years. He and his siblings were taken away from their mother by the state of California and put into foster care. Powe's mother died four days before he played in the state championship.
Powe attended Oakland Technical High School, where he averaged 27.4 ppg, 14.2 rpg and 3.1 bpg as a senior. With Powe in the roster, Oakland Tech was able to win the CIF Oakland Section Championship and also reach the CIF State Championships in 2002 and 2003. He was named a first-team Parade All-American and the Gatorade California Player of the Year during his senior year. A highly rated prep star, Powe was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American game and became the first Oakland Tech athlete to have his number retired by the school.
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Lester Conner
Lester Allen Conner (born September 17, 1959, in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former assistant coach for the NBA Indiana Pacers, and is a former American professional basketball player, who played for numerous NBA teams. He played the point guard position.
After two seasons playing for Los Medanos Junior College and Chabot College, Conner played collegiately at Oregon State University under legendary coach Ralph Miller, and was on the 1980-1981 squad which spent most of the season at #1 in the polls, before being upset in the second round of the 1981 NCAA Tournament. He was drafted in 1982 as the 14th pick overall, by the Golden State Warriors, and played with the Warriors for 4 seasons. He would later play for the Houston Rockets, and serve two stints with both the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks, finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Indiana Pacers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He ended his NBA playing days in 1995.
Conner began his NBA coaching career in 1998 as an assistant to Rick Pitino for the Boston Celtics. He also was twice the assistant coach in Milwaukee for head coach Terry Stotts, leaving after Stotts was fired following the 2006-2007 season.
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Lior Eliyahu
Lior Eliyahu (Hebrew: לִיאוֹר אֱלִיָּהוּ; born September 9, 1985) is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (232 pounds). He plays at the power forward position, but he can also play small forward. The Houston Rockets own his NBA Draft rights. He is currently with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Eliyahu is Jewish, and was born in Ramat Gan, Israel.
Eliyahu grew up in the youth system of Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, but moved to Galil for the 2004–05 season, in order to further his career. The move paid off when, under the guidance of Oded Katash, Eliyahu made great strides in improving his game. After the 2005–06 season, Eliyahu entered the 2006 NBA Draft, a move criticized by Hanoch Mintz, Eliyahu's coach during his time in Ramat Gan.
In pre-draft camps in Europe, Eliyahu impressed along with fellow Israeli Yotam Halperin and when the camp was finished in Treviso, Italy, both had dramatically climbed the mock draft charts. On June 28, 2006, he made national headlines in Israel by being selected by the Orlando Magic with the 44th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Houston Rockets for cash considerations. He also impressed during matches of Maccabi against NBA teams. During the Euroleague 2006-07 season, Eliyahu averaged 10.8 points per game.
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Lorenzo Romar
Lorenzo Romar (born November 13, 1958 in South Gate, California, United States) is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Washington. Romar also played basketball for the University of Washington from 1978 to 1980. After college, Romar was drafted by the Golden State Warriors and spent five years in the NBA.
After the NBA, Romar played and coached for Athletes in Action. Romar was then hired as an assistant coach at UCLA under coach Jim Harrick from 1992 to 1996, and was credited with recruiting many of the players on the 1995 national championship team. Romar then became head coach at Pepperdine University and then at Saint Louis University before taking the job at the University of Washington in 2002.
Romar is credited for turning around the sagging fortunes of the University of Washington basketball program and generating new enthusiasm for the program. In 2004, Washington qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. In 2005, Washington won the Pac-10 Tournament and earned a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies made their way to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1998 but were ousted by Louisville 93-79. In 2006, Washington earned a second consecutive appearance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing in overtime to Connecticut 98-92.
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Luke Ridnour
Lucas Robin "Luke" Ridnour (born February 13, 1981) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho and grew up in Blaine, Washington.
He is the son of Rob Ridnour, a former high school basketball coach and current coach of the International Basketball League's Bellingham Slam. When Luke was a high-school sophomore he was given the keys to the gym by his father to practice at night. He was on two state title-winning teams at Blaine High School, and was named a high school All-American by both McDonald's and Parade in 2000 his graduating year.
Ridnour went on to star at the University of Oregon, where he teamed with Luke Jackson to take the Ducks to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament twice including the Elite 8 in 2002. He set the school season record for assists (218) and made a conference-record 62 consecutive free throws. Luke averaged 19.7 points per game and 6.6 assist per game. Ridnour left Oregon after his junior year, when he was Pac-10 Player of the Year.
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Mardy Collins
Maurice Rodney "Mardy" Collins (born August 4, 1984) is an American professional basketball player. He completed his college basketball career at Temple University, and was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 29th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft.
Collins attended Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, as did NBA players Aaron McKie and Rasheed Wallace.
Scouts were impressed by Collins' defense and team play. He totaled 89 steals for his 2005–06 season at Temple University, primarily by stepping into passing lanes. He also averaged 16.9 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 4.0 assists per game.
In 52 games played during the 2006–2007 season, Collins averaged 4.5 points per game, 2.0 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game. However, in the final ten games of the season, when he played a substantially higher number of minutes than previously in the season, he averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals.
On December 16, 2006, during the fourth quarter of a game between the Knicks and Denver Nuggets, Collins committed a hard foul against Nuggets guard J. R. Smith. The ensuing confrontation resulted in a brawl, after which ten players were ejected. Collins received a six-game suspension.
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Marques Johnson
Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player. The small forward played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977–1989, where was a five-time All-Star. He spent a majority of his career with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Johnson was a Los Angeles City Section player of the year in high school before attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and won a national championship in 1975. In his senior year, he won multiple national player of the year awards. Johnson was the third overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He played seven seasons with Milwaukee before finishing his NBA career with the Los Angeles Clippers and the Golden State Warriors. He is currently a basketball analyst for Fox Sports Net.
Johnson was born in Nachitoches, Louisiana and raised in south Los Angeles, where he played high school basketball at Crenshaw High School, winning the Los Angeles City Section 4-A Division Player of the Year in 1973. He later attended UCLA, and became a star player on its basketball teams, under the guidance of legendary coach John Wooden. In his sophomore season in 1974–75, Johnson helped to lead the Bruins to Coach John Wooden's 10th and final NCAA Men's Division I basketball championship. Wooden retired from coaching after the season, and Gene Bartow became the head coach. Johnson continued to excel, averaging 21.1 points and 11.1 rebounds per game in his senior season and won the inaugural John R. Wooden Award in addition to the USBWA College Player of the Year as the nation's top collegiate basketball player. Johnson also majored in Theater Arts at UCLA. In 1996, UCLA retired his number.
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Martell Webster
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986) is an American professional basketball player currently a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. The 6' 7" (2.01 m), 230 lbs (104 kg) shooting guard–small forward was nicknamed "The Definition" as a play on his surname (referring to Webster's Dictionary). Webster is a cousin of Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks.
Webster was selected by the Blazers with the sixth pick in the 2005 NBA Draft after the Blazers' traded down their third pick to the Utah Jazz just hours before the draft. He was assigned to the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBA Development League by the Blazers in January 2006, and in doing so became highest drafted player (6th overall) to be assigned to the D-League until Hasheem Thabeet. He later returned to the Portland Trail Blazers in February 2006. He scored a season-high 26 points in a January 5, 2008 win over the Utah Jazz, with 24 of them scored in the third quarter. He is one of the last ever high school lottery picks to be chosen in an NBA Draft due to new draft eligibility rules introduced in 2006. In October 2008, Webster signed a four-year, $20 million contract extension.
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Maurice Ager
Maurice Darnell Ager (born February 9, 1984 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player. He played collegiately for the Michigan State Spartans from 2002 until 2006. The 6' 5" (1.95 m) guard was best known for his athleticism and pure shooting.
In 2005, Ager was the top scorer for Michigan State, who reached the Final Four by defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in a classic double-overtime game in the Elite Eight. He was named to the Austin All-Regional team after averaging 16.8 points and 5 rebounds a game. Ager scored 24 points against North Carolina in the Final Four, but the Spartans lost to the eventual champions.
Even though Ager averaged a team-high 19.3 points a game, the Spartans did not live up to the expectations analysts gave them. Once ranked #5 in the country, they received a #6 seed in the NCAA Tournament, where they fell to George Mason in the first round. (George Mason went on to the Final Four.)
On November 22, 2005, at the Maui Invitational Tournament, Ager faced off against Gonzaga's Adam Morrison in one of the most thrilling battles of the year. Down by three with virtually no time remaining on the clock, Ager sank a three-point shot at the buzzer to send the game into overtime. Despite Ager's team-high 36 points, Gonzaga knocked off the Spartans in triple overtime 109–106. The next day Ager led the Spartans with 20 points to defeat Arizona 74–71 in overtime.
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Maurice Stokes
Maurice Stokes (June 17, 1933 – April 6, 1970) was an American professional basketball player in the 1950s, whose career was cut short by a debilitating injury. He was born in Rankin, Pennsylvania and graduated from Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania in 1955.
Playing for the National Basketball Association's Rochester Royals (which became the Cincinnati Royals in 1957) from 1955 to 1958, Stokes grabbed 38 rebounds in a single game during his rookie season, averaged 16.3 rebounds per game overall, and was named NBA Rookie of the Year. The next season, he set a league record for most rebounds in a single season with 1,256 (17.4 per game). Stokes played in the All-Star Game all three years of his career, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team three times. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in September 2004.
On March 12, 1958 in the last game of the 1957–58 NBA season, in Minneapolis, Stokes drove to the basket, drew contact and fell to the floor, hit his head, and was knocked unconscious. He was revived with smelling salts and returned to the game. Three days later, after a 12-point, 15-rebound performance in an opening-round playoff game at Detroit against the Pistons, Stokes became ill on the team's flight back to Cincinnati; "I feel like I'm going to die," he told a teammate. Stokes reported feeling ill during the flight back to Cincinnati; he later suffered a seizure, fell into a coma and was left permanently paralyzed. In the end, he was diagnosed with "post-traumatic encephalopathy, a brain injury that damaged his motor control center."
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Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
After a three-season career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of the Tar Heels' national championship team in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995–96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons from 2001 to 2003 as a member of the Washington Wizards.
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Mike Bibby
Michael "Mike" Bibby (born May 13, 1978) is an American professional basketball point guard with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. He is 6'2" and he attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona. In 1998, he was drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He has played for that team as well as the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Washington Wizards and Miami Heat. He is the son of former NBA point guard and present Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Henry Bibby.
As a freshman at Arizona, Bibby helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA championship in 1997, scoring 20 points in the title game versus the University of Kentucky. Bibby and his father are one of three father-son duos to each win an NCAA basketball championship. Following his sophomore season, Bibby entered the 1998 NBA Draft and was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the second overall pick.
In his first season with the Grizzlies, Bibby averaged 13.2 points, 6.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game earning NBA All-Rookie honors during the season which was abbreviated by a labor dispute. He improved those numbers in his next two seasons with the team, averaging 14.5 and 15.9 points per game, but the Grizzlies continued to struggle. On June 27, 2001, just after the Grizzlies had re-located to Memphis, Bibby and Brent Price were traded to the Sacramento Kings for Jason Williams and Nick Anderson.
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Mitch Richmond
Mitchell James "Mitch" Richmond (born June 30, 1965 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played collegiately at Kansas State University. He was a 6-time NBA All-Star, a 5-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year. In 976 NBA games, Richmond averaged 21.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game. His nicknames include "The Rock." #2 has been retired in his honor by the Sacramento Kings, for whom he played seven seasons. He was on the cover of video game NBA Live 97. Richmond is now a scout for the Golden State Warriors, for whom he played from 1988 to 1991.
Richmond was drafted 5th overall in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, following two years at Kansas State, where he averaged 20 points per game, and two years at Moberly Junior College in Missouri.
Richmond captured the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in the 1988–89 season, after averaging 22 points per game for the Warriors. He was a key part of Don Nelson's fast-paced offense, which was dubbed "Run TMC" after the first names of its three main components, Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin, respectively. The trio were named after the influential rap group Run DMC. In addition to the shooting he provided, he complemented Hardaway's passing and fast break skills and Mullin's shooting skills by slashing to the hoop as part of the Warriors' attack.
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Mouhamed Sene
Mouhamed Saer Sene (born May 12, 1986) is a Senegalese professional basketball player currently playing for Baloncesto Fuenlabrada from the Spanish ACB. A center, he is noted for his shot-blocking potential because of his 7 ft 8½ in (2.35 m) wingspan.
Sene was born in Thies. Aged 20, he was drafted 10th overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2006 NBA Draft. On January 11, 2007, after having received little playing time, he was assigned to the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede.
In the 2007–08 season, Sene received an honorable mention for the All-NBA Development League teams, after playing in 28 games for the Stampede (starting in five), with averages of 12.4 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 28.2 minutes per game, with highs of 30 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks. He continued to have little impact with the Sonics (13 games, 62 minutes).
On February 19, 2009, Sene was waived by the Sonics, now named Oklahoma City Thunder. He was signed by the New York Knicks on April 9.
On July 31, 2009, after only one appearance, Sene was waived by the Knicks, later moving to France with Hyères-Toulon Var Basket.
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Nate Robinson
Nathaniel Cornelius Robinson (born May 31, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who is currently with the Golden State Warriors. Robinson is listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m).
Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball at the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. In his professional career, Robinson has been a point guard for the New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder and now the Golden State Warriors. Robinson is the NBA's first three-time slam dunk champion.
Robinson spent his first 2 years of high school at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle. He moved to Union City, California, where he played for James Logan High School for one year, and then returned to Rainier Beach. At Beach, he excelled in basketball, football, and track. He led his basketball team to a 28–1 record and won the AAA state championship as a senior with University of Louisville star Terrence Williams, USC alumnus Lodrick Stewart, and former University of Kansas player Rodrick Stewart. He averaged 17.9 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2002, and was named the AAA State player of the year in Washington. He led his team to a no. 7 national ranking in USA Today, and was one of the 100 finalists for the McDonald's High School All-America team.[citation needed] Rainier Beach retired Robinson's No. 2 jersey on September 10, 2010.
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Oleksiy Pecherov
Oleksiy Pecherov (Ukrainian: Олексій Печеров; born December 8, 1985 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian basketball player. He stands at 7'0".
The NBA's Washington Wizards selected him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft; Pecherov signed a contract with the Wizards on July 5, 2007. Pecherov had previously played with Paris Basket Racing internationally. On June 23, 2009, he was traded along with Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, and a first round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.
In 2010, he signed with AJ Milano of the Italian league and the Euroleague. A year later, he signed with BC Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine.
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Oscar Robertson
Oscar Palmer Robertson (born November 24, 1938 in Charlotte, Tennessee), nicknamed "The Big O", is a former American National Basketball Association player with the Cincinnati Royals and Milwaukee Bucks. The 6-foot-5, 220-pound Robertson played the shooting guard/point guard position, and was a twelve-time All-Star, eleven-time member of the All-NBA Team, and one-time winner of the MVP award in fourteen professional seasons. He is the only player in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season. He was a key player on the team which brought the Bucks their only NBA title in the 1970-71 NBA season. His playing career, especially during high school and college, was plagued by racism.
For his outstanding achievements, Robertson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980, and was voted one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996. The United States Basketball Writers Association renamed their college Player of the Year Award the Oscar Robertson Trophy in his honor in 1998, and he was one of five people chosen to represent the inaugural National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class in 2006.
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Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing, Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing was named as the 16th greatest college player of all time by ESPN. He won Olympic Gold Medals as a member of the 1984 and 1992 US Men's National Basketball teams. In a 1996 poll celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time. On April 7, 2008 he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame on September 5, 2008 along with former NBA coach Pat Riley and former Houston Rockets center, Hakeem Olajuwon. His number 33 was retired by the Knicks in 2003.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Ewing excelled at cricket and soccer. He was 11 years old when he arrived in the United States with his family, settling in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He learned to play basketball at Cambridge Rindge and Latin. In order to prepare for college, Ewing joined the MIT-Wellesley Upward Bound Program. Upward Bound is a federally-funded TRIO college-prep program for disadvantaged high school students. He went to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C..
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Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol i Sáez (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpaw ɡəˈzɔɫ]) (born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sáez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood in Spain. Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, with whom he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points. After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008. His younger brother, Marc Gasol, who was involved in that trade, is also a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA.
Pau Gasol was born in Barcelona. He began playing basketball with his school team called Alvirne, and he eventually signed with Cornellà. When he was sixteen, he began playing for Barcelona's junior team. He also won both the 1998 Albert Schweitzer Tournament and the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. After moving to the senior team of Barcelona, Gasol played just 25 total minutes in the Spanish ACB League 1998–99 season, and averaged 13.7 minutes per game in the ACB the next year. However, in his final season in the ACB, Gasol averaged 12.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per game. Barcelona was victorious in the Spanish National Cup championship game in 2001, and Gasol was named Most Valuable Player. After entering the NBA Draft, Gasol was selected third overall in the first round in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, who traded his draft rights to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Shareef Abdur-Rahim.
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Paul Millsap
Paul Millsap (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a 6'8", 253 pound power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2006 NBA Draft. His game was initially compared to that of Udonis Haslem. He was an early entrant to the draft as a junior. He is the only player in NCAA basketball history to lead the nation in rebounding for three consecutive years.
In late 2006, some sports journalists were referring to Millsap as a potential Rookie of the Year candidate, an award not traditionally given to players taken so late in the draft. Though the award would ultimately go to Brandon Roy, Millsap had a strong first season, leading all rookies with six double-doubles. He finished the 2006–07 season with averages of around 7 points per game, 5 rebounds per game, nearly one steal and one block; he had season highs of 20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks, 4 steals, 3 assists, and 38 minutes. He played in all 82 of Utah's games. Early in the 2007–08 season, Millsap achieved a new career high of 24 points during a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He later extended his career high to 28 points against the Orlando Magic in late December 2007. His next career high came in December 2008 against the Boston Celtics when he scored 32 points. Millsap had played in 194 straight games since being drafted by the Jazz in 2006; he missed his first game of his professional career on December 26, 2008 against the Dallas Mavericks due to a sprained posterior cruciate ligament injury in his knee suffered against the Milwaukee Bucks on December 23, 2008.
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Quincy Douby
Quincy Douby (born May 16, 1984 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Haitian-American professional basketball player who plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. At 6'3", 175 lb, Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Sacramento Kings made him the 19th selection of the 2006 NBA Draft.
As a freshman at Rutgers, Douby scored 35 points to lead the team to an overtime victory in the NIT semifinal game.[citation needed] Douby was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team at the end of his freshman year.[citation needed]
Douby improved on his freshman season by averaging 15.1 points a game (11th in the Big East) and 3.38 assists a game, while posting an assist-turnover ratio (2 to 1). He was named Big East player of the Week along with West Virginia's Tyrone Sally the week of November 29. Despite finishing last in the Big East, Rutgers upset Notre Dame in the first round of the Big East Tournament behind the play of Douby.[citation needed]
In his junior year, Douby, as guard, was named to the All Big-East team. He led the Big East in scoring with 25.4 points a game, becoming the first Rutgers player to lead the Big East in scoring. In addition, he broke the all-time single season scoring record at Rutgers. Douby scored a Big East season high and Carrier Dome opponent record 41 points at Syracuse on February 1, 2006. After leading Rutgers to a first round victory in the Big East tournament over Seton Hall, Douby dropped 31 over the #2 Villanova Wildcats. On May 15, 2006, Douby officially hired an agent making himself ineligible to return to college.[citation needed]
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Rajon Rondo
Rajon Pierre Rondo (born February 22, 1986) is an American professional basketball point guard with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Rondo attended Eastern High School and Oak Hill Academy for his high-school basketball career, before receiving a scholarship from the University of Kentucky. He played for two years at Kentucky before declaring for the 2006 NBA Draft, represented by agent Bill Duffy.
During the draft, Rondo was selected 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns, and was subsequently traded to the Boston Celtics, where he made his NBA debut as a rookie during the 2006–07 season. He played a supporting role before he established himself as the starting point guard for the Celtics during the 2007–08 season. That season, Rondo earned his first NBA Championship, playing alongside All-Stars Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce. His breakout performance came during the 2009 NBA Playoffs, where he nearly averaged a triple-double, and helped his team take the eventual Eastern-conference champion Orlando Magic seven games in the Eastern semi-finals. He ranks eighth in Celtics history in assists and fifth in steals.
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Ralph Sampson
Ralph Lee Sampson, Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is a retired American college and professional basketball player.
A 7-foot-4 phenom, three-time College Player of the Year, and No. 1 pick in the 1983 NBA Draft, Sampson brought heavy expectations with him to the NBA.
The NBA Rookie of the Year, Sampson averaged 20.7 points and 10.9 rebounds for his first three seasons with the Houston Rockets before injuries began to take their toll. Three knee surgeries later he retired a four-time All-Star whose career highlight ended up being a buzzer-beating shot to dethrone the Los Angeles Lakers as Western Conference champions, derailing their hopes for coveted back-to-back NBA titles and sending the Rockets to their second NBA Finals in the team's history to that point.
Sampson was already 6-foot-7 inches tall by the ninth grade, reaching 7-foot-3 in high school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He averaged nearly 30 points, 19 rebounds, and 7 blocked shots as a senior (after averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore, and 19 points and 17 rebounds as a junior), at Harrisonburg High, leading the team to state AA basketball championships in 1978 and 1979. His senior year he lost the high school player of the year award to another talented center, Sam Bowie. However, he did get a form of revenge against Bowie, outplaying him in the Capital Classic, getting 23 points and 21 rebounds with 4 blocks in a game styled "Battle of the Giants".
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Randy Foye
Randy Foye (born September 24, 1983) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics, immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Foye attended East Side High School in Newark, where he was selected as New Jersey Player of the Year, before being recruited by Jay Wright and Villanova.
Foye, along with Allan Ray, Curtis Sumpter, and Jason Fraser were proclaimed as the players to lead the Villanova Wildcats back to a championship. Foye and Ray reached the Elite Eight of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, playing with the other three starters in the four-guard offense; Kyle Lowry, Mike Nardi and Will Sheridan, while Sumpter was sidelined as a medical red-shirt with a knee injury.
Foye's career was extremely productive and eventful at Villanova, but his senior season was by far the best statistically.
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Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball power forward and center who played from 1995 to 2010 in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before joining the NBA.
Originally selected by the Washington Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) as the fourth pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, Wallace was named to the All-Rookie second team following his first season. He was then traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after the season. With Portland he was a key member of the Blazers team that made it to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000, and was an NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001. Wallace averaged a career best 19.4 points per game in 2002 for the Blazers.
During the 2003–04 season Portland traded him to the Atlanta Hawks where he played one game before he was traded to the Detroit Pistons. With the Pistons he won the NBA championship in 2004 and lost the NBA Finals the following season, and individually he was an All-Star in 2006 and 2008. After the 2008–09 season he left Detroit as a free agent and signed with the Boston Celtics.
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Ray Felix
Raymond Darlington Felix (December 10, 1930 – July 28, 1991) was an American professional basketball player. He was born in New York City. He played college basketball at Long Island University.
A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953 NBA Draft. He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1954 after averaging 17.6 points and 13.3 rebounds. Felix was also the second African-American, following Don Barksdale, to be named an All-Star. Felix spent nine seasons in the league, and played for the Bullets, New York Knicks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Los Angeles Lakers. Felix averaged 10.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game, with career totals of 6,974 points and 5,652 rebounds. He retired in 1962.
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Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Balkman (born July 14, 1984 in Staten Island, New York) is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the University of South Carolina. He is currently a free agent. He has represented the Puerto Rico national team in international competition. His nickname is "Taz".
Prior to attending Laurinburg Institute, he was at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. At Laurinburg, he led his team to 40-2 record and No. 1 national prep school ranking.
Balkman was a little known player in high school at the Laurinburg Institute, but he was discovered in 2002 by University of South Carolina coach Dave Odom, who instantly saw his potential. According to Odom, "I remember the first time I saw Renaldo Balkman. I was sitting in Orlando in a gym with (South Carolina assistant coach) Barry Sanderson and I asked him 'who is that kid with the dreadlocks? That's the guy we need'. He came back and said nobody knows his name." Balkman was recruited and signed by Carolina, having received little to no interest from any other major basketball programs.
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Rick Barry
Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944), better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers[who?] to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense principles, tenacious and ofttimes demanding will to win, and unorthodox but accurate underhanded free throw shooting. Barry is one of the few elite players who altered their games without losing effectiveness; he broke into the professional ranks as a rebounder and all-purpose scorer before he became a primary ball distributor and lethal perimeter threat.
Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in history by the NBA in 1996, Barry is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA and NBA in scoring for an individual season. In 1987, Barry was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Rodney Carney
Rodney Dion Carney (born April 5, 1984 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
Carney made the Conference USA all-freshman team in 2002–03, his first season at the University of Memphis. In the same season, the Tigers made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996, but the seventh-seeded Tigers lost in the opening round to Arizona State.
In 2003–2004, Carney showed improvement in his stats. He needed surgery after suffering from a cracked bone above his eye, but he missed only two games. The Tigers again made it to the NCAA Tournament as a seven seed and won their opening round game against South Carolina before losing in the second round against Oklahoma State.
Carney made all-Conference USA second team in 2004–05. He led the Tigers in scoring (16 points per game) and free throw percentage (73.3%). This season, the Tigers likely wouldn't reach the NCAA Tournament unless they won the Conference USA Tournament. The Tigers reached the final game against rival Louisville. They trailed 75–73 when freshman Memphis point guard Darius Washington Jr. was fouled on a 3-point shot with no time left. However, Washington made only the first free throw, and so Memphis lost. Carney had only 5 points and 3 rebounds in the game. In the 2005 National Invitation Tournament, Memphis defeated Northeastern, Virginia Tech, and Vanderbilt before losing in the semifinals to Saint Joseph's.
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Ron Lee
Ronald (Ron) Henry Lee (born November 2, 1952, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an All-American basketball player for the University of Oregon, and epitomized the "Kamikaze Kids" under coach Dick Harter with his all-out, fearless hustle and relentless desire to win. Lee played four seasons for the Ducks between 1972 and 1976. The Phoenix Suns made him the tenth selection in the NBA draft in 1976. In the NBA, Lee was named to the 1977 NBA All-Rookie Team and led the NBA in steals the following season. Overall, Lee had a solid, but not spectacular career as a reserve, and became a fan favorite because of his effort on the court.
Ron Lee is still the all-time leading scorer for the University of Oregon with 2,085 points in his four seasons of play. He ranks second in career assists with 572, first in field goals (838), and fifth in free throws made (409). He was first team All Pac-8 in all four seasons with the Ducks, and made numerous All-American lists during his final three seasons. Lee was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Ronnie Brewer
Ronnie Brewer (born March 20, 1985, in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player, currently playing for the Chicago Bulls. The Utah Jazz selected him with the 14th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s. Brewer is known for having an unorthodox shooting technique, the result of a childhood water slide injury.
At Arkansas, he averaged 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.6 steals, and 0.5 blocks. He also was 51–151 from three point range and shot 75% from the free throw line. Brewer played at Arkansas from 2003 to 2006.
Brewer was the 14th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. Brewer saw very limited playing time in his 2006–07 rookie season with Utah, appearing in only 56 games. However, after a strong performance in the 2007–08 preseason, he assumed the role of Utah's starting shooting guard. By mid-November 2007, he was averaging double figures in points and was among the NBA leaders in steals. He was later selected to play in the 2008 Rookie-Sophomore Game. On February 28, 2009 Brewer recorded a career high 26 points, along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals against the Sacramento Kings. [1]
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Rudy Gay
Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played collegiately at the University of Connecticut before turning pro.
Gay was one of five siblings and began playing competitive recreational basketball at 12 years old in the Turner Station community of Baltimore County, Maryland in one of the toughest youth basketball leagues in the area. Early exposure to Baltimore AAU basketball and summer league games in the Tom Jones Youth Summer League in Washington, D.C., showcased his abilities against top competition.[citation needed]
At the age of 14, Gay began playing for the nationally-known Cecil-Kirk AAU program under Coach Anthony Lewis with other blue-chip players such as Josh Boone (UConn), Paris Carter (New Mexico State), and Chester Frazier (Illinois). During the spring of his 8th grade year, Gay and teammate Scott Dozier were highly sought after by several private schools. Gay attended Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore County, while Dozier enrolled at the St. Paul's School.[citation needed] Gay transferred to Archbishop Spalding High School of the Baltimore Catholic League after his sophomore year at Eastern Tech.[citation needed]
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Ryan Hollins
Ryan Kenwood Hollins (born October 10, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a 7-foot center who played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins.
Hollins attended John Muir High School in Pasadena, California. He had signed with St. Louis University, but was allowed to withdraw his letter of intent after St. Louis head coach Lorenzo Romar left to become the head coach at the University of Washington.
Hollins played significant minutes all four years of his career. He had career averages of 5.5 points and 4 rebounds. He had a then career-high 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks in a career-high 34 minutes against Oregon on January 30, 2003, and bettered his career high with 21 points in a loss to USC on January 28, 2004. He was named the Oakland Regional's Most Outstanding Player after registering 14 points and 9 rebounds in a 50–45 victory against the Memphis Tigers.
Hollins was also an accomplished high jumper, clearing 6'10" at the Pac 10 championships. In 2003, Hollins placed ninth in the high jump at the NCAA Regionals and sixth at the Pac-10 Championships.
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Sean Elliott
Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.
Elliott was born in Tucson, Arizona and was youngest of three boys. He was a very intelligent boy growing up and attended the G.A.T.E. (Gifted and Talented Education) program at Tolson Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona. He played high school basketball at Cholla High School (now Cholla High Magnet School) on Tucson's west side, and after graduating in 1985, remained in Tucson to play college basketball at the University of Arizona. Under the tutelage of Lute Olson, Elliott was selected as a consensus all-American during his junior and senior years, and led the Wildcats to the Final Four in his junior year (1988). After an exceptional senior season, Elliott won the Wooden Award. He is still the University of Arizona's all-time leading scorer.
He played for the US national team in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, winning the gold medal.
Elliott was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft under Coach Larry Brown, and spent the majority of his career with the Spurs. Elliott spent the 1993–94 season with the Detroit Pistons. Elliott scored a career-high 41 points against the Dallas Mavericks on December 18, 1992.
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Sean Lampley
Sean Lampley (born September 3, 1979, in Harvey, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player.
Lampley played at the University of California, leading the Golden Bears to victory over Clemson in the 1999 National Invitational Tournament and earning MVP honors. In 2001 he led the team to the NCAA Tournament, but the Bears lost in the first round to Fresno State. Lampley ended his career as the only player in school history to rank in the top 10 in points (1,776, 1st), rebounds (889, 4th) and assists (295, 10th). He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-America his senior year by the AP.
Lampley's career scoring record stood until he was surpassed by point guard Jerome Randle on March 13, 2010 with 1,790 career points.
Lampley was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2nd round (44th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft. Although he never wore a Bulls uniform, Lampley played 35 games for the Miami Heat during the 2002-03 season and 10 games for the Golden State Warriors during the 2003-04 season. He competed with the Sacramento Kings in 2006 summer league play.
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Sergio Rodríguez
Sergio Rodriguez Gomez (born June 12, 1986 in Tenerife, Canary Islands) is a Spanish professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Real Madrid. His NBA nickname is "Spanish Chocolate", a homage to flashy NBA player Jason "White Chocolate" Williams and which was acquired after the junior European tournament in which Rodríguez displayed his spectacular passing and ball-handling abilities.
Prior to joining the Trail Blazers, Rodriguez was chosen to play for the 2004 World Junior Select team to play against the best high school players at the Nike Hoop Summit, located in the United States. Before joining the NBA, Rodríguez also played professional basketball at the senior club level for CB Estudiantes of the Spanish ACB league, in which he played a final against Barcelona FC in 2003–04 season and won the ACB Rising Star Award for the 2004–05 season.
Rodríguez was selected with the 27th pick in the first round by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA Draft (and later that day traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for cash considerations). On July 20, 2006, it was announced that the Trail Blazers had negotiated a buyout with his Spanish club CB Estudiantes, and signed him to an NBA rookie-scale contract.
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Shannon Brown
Shannon Brown (born November 29, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions. He plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns. Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2003, and played college basketball at Michigan State University. The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Brown in 2006; Brown played his rookie season with Cleveland and has played for three teams in the NBA Development League.
Brown attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, where his teammates included fellow 2006 draftee Dee Brown (no relation). In 2003, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American .
Brown played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was second-team All-Big Ten as a junior and an All-Big Ten Defensive selection.
Brown was drafted in the first round with the 25th pick of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Appearing in only 23 games (5 starts) in his debut season, he showed promise, scoring in double figures twice (10 points vs. New York on November 29 and 14 vs. Toronto on 3/3), but was hampered by an injury to his shin.
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Shawne Williams
Shawne Brian Williams (born February 16, 1986 in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was originally selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA Draft out of University of Memphis by the Indiana Pacers.
In his freshman year of 2005–06 at Memphis, Williams averaged 13.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game while also averaging 1.4 steals and blocks, playing in 36 games while starting 34. He led all Conference USA freshmen in scoring and rebounding. Williams averaged 18.0 points and 6.7 rebounds in three games in the Conference USA tournament, being named the tournament MVP. He can also play at the guard position.
Williams signed with the Indiana Pacers July 6, 2006. Williams scored 13 points in his NBA debut against the Chicago Bulls on December 11, 2006. He now ranks second among Pacers rookies of all time with points scored in a rookie debut.
On October 10, 2008, Williams was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for Eddie Jones, two second-round draft picks and cash.
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Shelden Williams
Shelden DeMar Williams (born October 21, 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. He played college basketball at Duke University, where his #23 jersey was retired on January 28, 2007.
His size (6'9", 250 lbs), aggressive style of play, and shot-blocking ability earned him the nickname "The Landlord." During high school, Williams was a member of the National Honor Society and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He earned the 2005 and 2006 NABC Defensive Player of the Year Awards while at Duke, becoming only the fifth player in history to earn the award two consecutive years. He holds Duke's career blocks record, single-season blocks record, and career rebounding record, while he is 17th in career blocks on the NCAA charts. He is the third player in ACC history to have 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 350 blocks (joining Tim Duncan and Ralph Sampson). His 1,217 rebounds and 1,859 career points rank him seventh in ACC history and sixteenth in Duke history, respectively. Williams became only the third Duke basketball player to record a triple-double when Duke defeated Maryland on January 11, 2006, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks.
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Sidney Wicks
Sidney Wicks (born September 19, 1949) is a retired American basketball player. A native of California, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 to 1981. In the NBA he played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics, and San Diego Clippers, earning NBA Rookie of the Year in 1972 as well as four all-star selections.
Sidney Wicks was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 19, 1949. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, but because of non-qualifying grades in high school, he had to attend Santa Monica College for a year until he could go to his preferred university, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Wicks later earned Academic All-America honors at UCLA in 1971.[citation needed] He earned a degree in sociology from the school.
A 6'8" power forward/center, Wicks was a phenom at UCLA, playing on three straight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships from 1969 to 1971, the Bruins' star player on the latter two, being named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 1970, Helms National Co-Player of the Year (1970) USBWA and Sporting News Player of the Year (1971) and two-time consensus All-American in 1970 and 1971. On Feb 1, 1996, his jersey #35 was retired in a halftime ceremony at UCLA's home court, Pauley Pavilion. Wicks was an 1985 inductee into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2010, was selected to the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Steve Francis
Steven D'Shawn Francis (born February 21, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He had also played for the Houston Rockets, Orlando Magic, and New York Knicks. Nicknamed "Stevie Franchise" and self-described as "Steve-O", he was known early in his career for his crossover dribble, driving ability, and flashy dunks.
Francis grew up in Takoma Park, Maryland. He was nicknamed "Wink" as a child. After his mother died of cancer in 1995, his grandmother raised him. He stopped playing basketball for two years after his mother's death.
Francis attended the San Jacinto College of Texas in 1996–97, and the Allegany College of Maryland in 1997–98. Francis became the first player to take two unbeaten teams into the National Junior College Tournament.
Francis transferred to the University of Maryland in 1998 for his junior season. The addition of Francis helped propel the Terrapins to a #5 preseason ranking. Francis made an instant impact as Maryland's starting shooting guard, scoring 17 points in the season opener against Western Carolina. Francis and the Terps gained national attention with impressive showings in the Puerto Rico Shootout and a 62–60 win over #5 Stanford in the BB&T Classic. The Terps climbed to a #2 national ranking by early December.
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Steve Novak
Steven Michael Novak (born June 13, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is listed as 6'10", 240 lbs. He played college basketball in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at Marquette University. Novak splits time at both small forward and power forward. He was born in Libertyville, Illinois. He was the NBA regular season leader in three point percentage during the 2011-12 season.
Novak attended Brown Deer High School in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. As a junior, Steve averaged 22.2 points, 12.0 rebounds and 3.4 blocked shots per game. During his senior season, Novak averaged 20.6 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per game. Throughout his high school basketball career, he earned four letters. In 2002 Novak was named the Wisconsin High School Boys' Basketball Player of the Year.
Novak began his college basketball career at Marquette University in 2002–03. He saw action in all 33 games and averaged 6.7 points per game. He wore jersey number 20. He also shot 50.5% from the three-point line. As a freshman, Novak played in the Final Four, alongside future NBA players Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener.
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Terrell Brandon
Thomas Terrell Brandon (born (1970-05-20)May 20, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Terrell was known throughout his 10-year career for his passing ability and stealing skills.
Brandon was born in Portland, Oregon, United States and attended Grant High School, where he led his team to the 1988 Class AAA Oregon high-school basketball championship. As a child, he suffered from chronic foot deformation.
He attended the University of Oregon and was selected 11th overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Brandon spent the first six years of his career in Cleveland, and was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game in 1996 and 1997. Many regarded Brandon as one of the better point guards in the NBA during the mid-1990s; among them Sports Illustrated, who labeled him "The Best Point Guard in the NBA" in a 1997 issue. He was also awarded the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 1997.
After playing for the Cavaliers, Brandon played two years for the Milwaukee Bucks before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. However, he was often plagued by injuries and on February 13, 2002, he was placed on the injury list by the Timberwolves, from which he did not return.
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Terry Cummings
Robert Terrell "Terry" Cummings (born March 15, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association for 18 seasons as a power forward and occasional center.
A graduate of Carver High School, in Chicago, Cummings attended DePaul University from 1979 to 1982. He averaged 16.4 points per game over 85 games and entered the 1982 NBA Draft after departing from school. He was selected in the first round by the San Diego Clippers, and in his inaugural 1982-83 season, he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after putting up 23.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. These figures would turn out to be the highest of his career in those categories.
After the next season (1983–84), he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he would continue to post above 20 point and 8 rebound averages for four out of his five years on the team. As a Buck, Cummings was selected to play in the 1984-85 and 1988-89 NBA All-Star Games.
He was traded to the San Antonio Spurs where he would remain for six years. His scoring and rebounding averages for the 1989-90 through 1991-92 seasons were close to 20 and 8, respectively, and he helped his team to consecutive 50-win seasons and playoff appearances. By this time, he was recognized a reliable power forward in the league.
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Terry Dischinger
Terry Gilbert Dischinger (born November 21, 1940 in Terre Haute, Indiana) is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. He currently practices orthodontics.
The son of a football coach, Dischinger also earned All-State honors in football, track and basketball while attending Garfield High School in Terre Haute. He was a member of Terre Haute's 1955 Babe Ruth League world championship baseball team.
Dischinger attended Purdue University where he played basketball under head coach, Ray Eddy. In his first varsity season as a sophomore, the 6'7", 190 lb guard/forward was named a Second Team All-American, leading the Boilermakers by averaging 26.3 points and 14.3 rebounds a game. On January 9, 1960, Terry pulled down 26 rebounds against Wisconsin, the second most in a game behind Carl McNulty's school record of 27 in 1951.
During his junior season, Dischinger was named a First Team All-American and led the conference in scoring with 28.2 points and 13.4 rebounds a game. He made a single-game school record 21 free throws against Iowa on February 27, 1961.[citation needed]
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Thabo Sefolosha
Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (
/ˈtɑːboʊ ˌsɛfəˈloʊʃə/; born May 2, 1984) is a Swiss professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard and small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.
Sefolosha has lived in several countries and speaks three languages (Italian, French and English). He was born in Vevey, Switzerland to a Swiss mother and a South African father.
Sefolosha was invited to join the junior Swiss national basketball team, and at 17 he began a professional career with Tege Riviera Basket, in Switzerland's top domestic league. On a team trip to France, Sefolosha was approached by a French talent scout to play with Élan Sportif Chalonnais in the premier pro league in France.
Sefolosha spent his first year in Chalon-sur-Saône playing with the junior under-21 squad, which traveled alongside the senior club. The following year (2002–03), he earned a rotation spot on the senior club, where he played 30 games and averaged 4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
The following season, Sefolosha earned a starting spot on the senior team, which he helped lead to a third place finish in the French league, where his team advanced to the semi-finals of the playoffs. During the season he averaged 9.4 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 steal in 30.7 minutes per game.
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Tim Duncan
Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot 11-inch (2.11 m), 255-pound (116 kg)power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. The Spurs' team captain, he is a 13 time NBA All-Star and the only player in NBA history to be selected to both All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams during each of his first 13 seasons.
Duncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only Olympic-sized pool on his home of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He soon became a standout for St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year and John Wooden awards in his final year. Duncan graduated from college before entering the 1997 NBA Draft as the number one pick. His list of accomplishments, remarkable consistency, and leadership in the Spurs' NBA championship runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history.
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Tom Heinsohn
Thomas William "Tom" Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player. He has been associated with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) for six decades as a player, coach and broadcaster. He played for the Celtics from 1956 to 1965, and also coached the team from 1969 to 1978. He has been granted Hall of Fame Status for his success as both a player and a coach. He helped form the NBA players union. He is the only person to have the distinction of being involved in an official team capacity in each of the Celtics' 17 championships, as well as each of their 21 NBA Finals appearances. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on CSN New England.
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Heinsohn was a standout at St. Michael's High School in nearby Union City. He accepted a scholarship to Holy Cross and became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points, an average of 22.1 points per game. During his senior year, Heinsohn scored a school record 51 points in a game against Boston College.
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Tyler Hansbrough
Andrew Tyler Hansbrough (born November 3, 1985) is an American basketball player for the Indiana Pacers. Hansbrough completed a college basketball career with the North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team in 2009, and was drafted into the NBA by the Indiana Pacers with the 13th pick of the 1st round of the 2009 NBA Draft. Hansbrough was a unanimous selection for the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Atlantic Coast Conference All Conference Team, 2006 ACC Freshman of the Year, and 2008 ACC Player of the Year. He is the ACC's all-time leading scorer. In 2008, he won the Wooden Award and was the National Player of the Year. His jersey (number 50) was retired on February 10, 2010 during a Duke-North Carolina rivalry game.
Hansbrough attended Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and led the Mules to consecutive Missouri state championships. (Missouri State High School Activities Association) Class 5 for the 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 seasons. In 2005, Hansbrough helped Poplar Bluff beat the then undefeated and number one team in the nation, Vashon High School. While in high school he made the Missouri All-State team twice and averaged 28.2 points and 13.4 rebounds per game as a senior. Due to his growing popularity, ESPN featured a high school game on ESPN2 in which Hansbrough's Mules were beaten 56–40 by Greg Oden and his Lawrence North High School team out of Indianapolis, IN. Hansbrough accepted an offer to play basketball for North Carolina, turning down scholarship offers to play at Duke, Florida, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky.
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Tyreke Evans
Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player with Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, and was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 4th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.
Evans grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was mainly raised by his three older brothers. He attended American Christian Academy in Aston, Pennsylvania, and by his sophomore year began drawing comparisons to NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady. As a senior, he averaged 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 4.3 steals. He was named the MVP of the McDonald's High School All-American Game and co-MVP (with Brandon Jennings) of the Jordan Brand Classic. At the age of 16, he was featured in the documentary Gunning for That #1 Spot directed by Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys. Evans was chosen to be the keeper of the SLAM Magazine High School Diary for the 2008 season.
In April 2008, Evans announced that he would attend the University of Memphis, after also considering Villanova University and the University of Texas.
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Tyrus Thomas
Tyrus Wayne Thomas (born August 17, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who played one season of college basketball at Louisiana State University and is a member of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats.
In high school, Thomas was only 5-10 as a freshman. In high school, Thomas tried out for his varsity basketball team but was cut. He only played organized basketball in his junior and senior years at McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, but never really built up enough recruiting hype to be considered a top 100 prospect. As a junior he was a mere 6-6 and 190 pounds, and when he officially committed to LSU, they did not initially have a scholarship for him. One later opened up when a JUCO recruit was kicked off his team and his scholarship offer was rescinded. Thomas grew to 6-7 ½, 200 pounds as a high school senior, and averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks per game, good enough for the all-second team in Louisiana.
In the 2005–2006 season, Thomas was a redshirt freshman and moved into the starting lineup as a power forward. Because of his leaping ability, Thomas developed a reputation as an outstanding shot blocker, rebounder, and dunker during his time at LSU. Thomas was named SEC Freshman of the Year following a 2005–06 campaign in which he took the Tigers by storm by when he averaged 12.3 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks in 26 minutes per game on over 60% shooting from the field. Thomas was also recognized as the NCAA Atlanta Region MVP in the NCAA Tournament after combining for 30 points against the likes of Duke and Texas.
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Vince Carter
Vincent Lamar "Vince" Carter (born January 26, 1977) is an American professional basketball player with the Dallas Mavericks. He is a shooting guard who can also play small forward.
A high school McDonald's All-American, Carter played three years at the University of North Carolina, where he twice reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament before being selected as the fifth overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors, who traded him to the Toronto Raptors. He won the 1999 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and won the Slam Dunk Contest at the 2000 NBA All-Star Game the following season. That summer, he represented the United States in the Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.
He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his leaping ability and slam dunks, earning him nicknames such as "Vinsanity," "Air Canada," and "Half-Man, Half-Amazing."
He led the Raptors to their first three playoff appearances. In 2004, he was traded to the New Jersey Nets, and he helped lead them to three playoff berths. In July 2009, Carter was traded to the Orlando Magic, helping them to advance to the Eastern Conference finals before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in December, 2010.
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Vladimir Veremeenko
Vladimir Veremeenko (born July 21, 1984 in Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Belarusian professional basketball player. A power forward from Gomel, he was drafted by the Washington Wizards with the 48th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft. He started his career at Avtodor Saratov, then moved with this team from Saratov to Saint Petersburg and played for new club Dynamo St. Petersburg, which based on Avtodor, then went on to play for Khimki BC in the Russian Super League for two seasons. Veremeenko was signed by UNICS Kazan in August, 2008. The Washington Wizards traded their rights to Veremeenko to the Chicago Bulls on July 8, 2010 in a deal that sent Kirk Hinrich to the Wizards.
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Walt Bellamy
Walter Jones Bellamy (born July 24, 1939, in New Bern, North Carolina) is a retired American professional basketball player.
Bellamy chose to play basketball at Indiana University, despite the fact that African-American players were still rare in college basketball at the time. "In the summer after my junior year of high school I played with some guys from Indiana," he said. "Indiana at the time was the closest school to the South that would accept African-Americans. It was an easy transition for me to make. Not that I was naive to what was going on in Bloomington in terms of the times, but it didn't translate to the athletic department or the classroom. Every relationship was good."
Bellamy graduated from Indiana University with the most rebounds in a career with 1,088 in only 70 games, while averaging 15.5 a game. Averaging 20.5 points a game and shooting 51.7 percent from the floor, Bellamy also averaged 17.8 rebounds a game (still Indiana's record). He also holds the school records for most rebounds in a season (649), most rebounds in a single game (33), most double-doubles in a career (59), most rebounds in a three-year career (1,008). In 2000 he was selected to Indiana University's All-Century Team.
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Wayne Carlander
Wayne Carlander is a retired American basketball player for the USC Trojans. A 6'8" power forward, Carlander finished his four-year career with 1,524 points and 767 rebounds in 116 games played. His point total ranks fifth all-time at the University of Southern California while his rebounds rank eighth. Carlander lead the Trojans in scoring for three straight seasons (1983–85) and, as a senior, was named the Pac-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also the team captain for his junior and senior years.
Carlander was drafted in the 5th round of the 1985 NBA Draft (99th overall), but never made any NBA team's final roster.
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Wes Unseld
Westley Sissel "Wes" Unseld (born March 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American former basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
Unseld starred on a Seneca High School team that won two state championships. In 1965, Unseld began playing center for the University of Louisville, where he averaged 35.8 points per game and 23.6 rebounds per game in 14 games with a freshman team. He was a 3-year letter winner, scored 1,686 points in 82 games (20.6 points per game), grabbed 1,551 rebounds (18.9 rebounds per game), led the conference in rebounding in 1966, 1967 and 1968, and led Louisville to a 60-22 record with two trips to the NCAA tournament and one trip to the NIT tournament. Unseld is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Unseld was drafted by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1968 American Basketball Association draft and was drafted second overall in the first round by the Baltimore Bullets in 1968, and helped lead the Bullets (who had finished in last place in the Eastern division the previous year) to a 57-25 record and a division title. Unseld averaged 18.2 rebounds per game that year, and became only the second player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season (Wilt Chamberlain being the first). Unseld was also named the Sporting News MVP that year. He was one of the best defensive players of his era, and in 1975, he led the NBA in rebounding. The following season, he led the NBA in field goal percentage with a .561 percentage.
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Wesley Matthews
Wesley Matthews, Jr. (born October 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles. He is the son of former NBA player Wes Matthews.
Born in San Antonio, Texas, to Pam Moore (an All-American runner and basketball player) and Wesley "Wes" Matthews, Sr., who met when both attended University of Wisconsin, Wesley Jr. starred on the James Madison Memorial High School basketball and soccer teams.
Matthews chose to attend Marquette University despite being pressured to play for the University of Wisconsin–Madison like his father did. He chose this after being selected Mr. Basketball in 2005 for the state of Wisconsin while attending James Madison Memorial High School.
Wesley was the biggest of the "three amigos", the three guards in the starting lineup for Marquette. This trio, Dominic James, Jerel McNeal, and Matthews, started nearly every game together from their freshman year onwards. With the lack of height in the 2008–2009 season at Marquette, Matthews learned to play bigger and became one of the most dominant players in the nation while driving to the basket. He grabbed 13 rebounds in a Marquette 48-point win over Division II opponent Lewis Flyers on December 28, 2005.
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Will Blalock
William Anthony "Will" Blalock (born September 8, 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American professional basketball player.
Blalock attended Iowa State University, and played for the Cyclones from 2003 to 2006, declaring for the NBA Draft after his junior year.
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round with the last pick (60th overall) in the 2006 NBA Draft. In the 2006-2007 NBA season he played in 14 games and averaged 11.9 MPG, 1.8 PPG, 1.1 RPG, and 1.2 APG.
Blalock has also played professionally in Israel (Hapoel Jerusalem) and Germany (Artland Dragons). In 2010, he signed a deal with the Australian club Townsville Crocodiles.
Blalock also took in and mentored UConn's men's basketball player Shabazz Napier. Blalock is considered an older "brother" to Napier.
On October 10, 2011, it was announced that Blalock would be playing for the Saint John Mill Rats in the National Basketball League of Canada's inaugural season.
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Willis Reed
Willis Reed, Jr. (born June 25, 1942) is a retired American basketball player, coach and general manager. He spent his entire professional playing career (1964–1974) with the New York Knicks. In 1982, his outstanding record and achievements were recognized by his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1997, he was voted one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History".
After retiring as a player, Reed served as assistant and head coach with several teams for nearly a decade, then was promoted to General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations (1989 to 1996) for the New Jersey Nets. As Senior Vice President of Basketball, he led them to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003.
Reed was born in 1942 in Hico, Louisiana and named after his father, Willis Reed. He grew up on a farm in nearby Bernice, a lumber town in an area of pine woods. His parents worked to ensure Reed got an education in the segregated South. Reed showed athletic ability at an early age and played basketball at West Side High School in nearby Lillie.
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Wilt Chamberlain
Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA; he played for the University of Kansas and also for the Harlem Globetrotters before playing in the NBA. The 7 foot 1 inch Chamberlain weighed 250 pounds as a rookie before bulking up to 275 and eventually to over 300 pounds with the Lakers. He played the center position and is widely considered one of the greatest and most dominant players in NBA history.
Chamberlain holds numerous NBA all-time records in scoring, rebounding and durability categories. He is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game or average more than 40 and 50 points in a season. He also won seven scoring, nine field goal percentage, and eleven rebounding titles, and once even led the league in assists. Although he suffered a long string of professional losses, Chamberlain had a successful career, winning two NBA championships, earning four regular-season Most Valuable Player awards, the Rookie of the Year award, one NBA Finals MVP award, and being selected to 13 All-Star Games and ten All-NBA First and Second teams. Chamberlain was subsequently enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978, elected into the NBA's 35th Anniversary Team of 1980, and chosen as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History of 1996.
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Woody Sauldsberry
Woodrow "Woody" Sauldsberry Jr. (July 11, 1935 – September 2007) was an American National Basketball Association player.
Sauldsberry was born in Winnsboro, Louisiana and graduated from Compton Union High School where he was the star of his basketball team and then went on to attend Texas Southern University. In 1957, he was drafted in Round 8 by the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors). The following year in 1958, he was named the league's Rookie of the Year — the second African American ever to win the award and becoming the lowest overall draft pick ever to win the award, a record he still holds. In 1959, he played in the NBA All-Star Game. Later in his career he played for the St. Louis Hawks, Chicago Zephyrs and Boston Celtics.
During the 1960s, Sauldsberry was part of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Yotam Halperin
Yotam Halperin (Hebrew: יוֹתָם הַלְפֶּרִין; born January 24, 1984) is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) tall combo guard.
Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana. He declared himself eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft, and the Seattle SuperSonics (Now Oklahoma City Thunder) selected him in the second round, with the 53rd overall pick. He is currently plays for BC Spartak Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Halperin played in the Maccabi Tel Aviv juniors since he was 8 years old. After finishing high school Halperin had a tough time fitting in with the senior club Maccabi Tel Aviv, since the team had so many star players, such as Ariel McDonald and Anthony Parker.
Halperin sat on the bench for the Maccabi Tel Aviv team until 2005. He got an offer from Union Olimpija in Ljubljana and emerged as a star in the 2005–06 season, winning the Slovenian League three-point competition and putting up big numbers for Olimpija both in the Slovenian League and in the Euroleague.
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Zach Randolph
Zachary Randolph (born July 16, 1981), nicknamed Z-Bo, is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Michigan State University and was drafted in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Randolph grew up in Marion, Indiana and attended Marion High School, where his coach was Moe Smedley. As a sophomore, he helped lead the Marion Giants to the 1998 Indiana Class 4A Championship Game. As a senior, he again led his team to the state championship game in which Marion High School won its seventh state basketball championship. He finished second in Indiana's 'Mr. Basketball' voting that year, closely behind Jared Jeffries, who played for the team that the Giants beat in the state championship game that year and would later become Randolph's teammate with the Knicks.
After high school, Randolph attended and played basketball for the Michigan State University Spartans, coached by Tom Izzo. His teammates at MSU included Jason Richardson and Charlie Bell. In his single season at Michigan State, he averaged 10.8 points and 6.7 rebounds per game over 33 games, with a team that finished with a 28–5 record and went to the NCAA Final Four. After his freshman season he entered the 2001 NBA Draft.
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Brandon Filmography
- Casting Call (2004)
- Cutting Class (2003)
- Lessons in Discipline (2003)
- Misbehaving (2003)
- Roadtrip to Orlando (2003)
- Spanking Squirts (2003)
- Sterne, Wood & Paddle (2003)
- Damon Blows America Volume 3: San Diego (2002)
Brandon Filmography
- Spoof Movie No Jutsu! (2011)
- Christmas Tree of Might (2010)
- Christmas Tree of Might (2010)
- Bardock: Father of Goku Abridged (2009)
Brandon Filmography
You bring those tears into my eyes so well
I've been waiting for this day so long
Brandon, I love you
You are the one, Brandon, my son
You run around and chase the clouds
I only want you to be yourself
Forget me not, you're all I've got
As you can see
You are the one, Brandon, my son
Your mother gave birth to you with love inside
She had candlelight and songs of life
Brandon, I love you, I love her, she is your mom
True love is ours, nobody else
I only want you to be yourself
And when I'm gone, don't cry for me
We'll always be one
You are my son, you are the one
your love has got me crazy
it makes me so insane
i don't want no umbrella baby i want the rain
the love i feel for you
it has my heart in pain
and i swear on everything girl i'll never change
you got me going, got my mind
now i'm all confused
you got me thinking about times when i'm not with you
baby how can i convince you
to stay with me
to have you in my arms
tonight.. is gonna be a special moment
tonight.. i'm gonna get you open
tonight.. gonna give you what you wanted
tonight.. you won't forget this night
now i can show you things
to have your body trippin
me on top of you
that is what your body is missing
there'll be a lot of touching and a lot of kissing
this is the journey of love
and i (?)
i hope you understand there's nothing i won't do for you
i wanna see you with a smile girl i'm being true
baby don't you try to tease me
or play with me
i want you in my arms
tonight.. is gonna be a special moment
tonight.. i'm gonna get you open
tonight.. gonna give you what you wanted
tonight.. you won't forget this night
have you ever met a man that would walk on (?)
sell everything just to buy you some (?)
have you ever met a guy that would fly and go high
never make you cry and (?) your name on the sky
have you ever met a friend that would be there til the end
always keep it real and never pretend
girl i'm not like those other guys
tonight.. is gonna be a special moment
tonight.. i'm gonna get you open
tonight.. gonna give you what you wanted
tonight.. you won't forget this night
tonight.. is gonna be a special moment
tonight.. i'm gonna get you open
tonight.. gonna give you what you wanted
(Intro)
Have you ever had a day,
Or a time,
When you just wanna give up,
You just feel like dying,
You just don't feel like you can do anything?
(Song)
It's just another one of those days!
Here we go now,
Here we go now!
1! 2! 3!
Yo those days just suuuuuuuuck!
You get tired tired of 'eeeeem
I wanna get over them,
I wanna move on!
I wanna be somethin,
I don't wanna be gone!
(chorus)
I don't wanna be nothin' (Yeah)
I wanna be somethin' (That's what I'm saaayin')
Yeah, I don't wanna be nothin' (Yeah)
I wanna be somethin' (That's what I'm sayin')
(chorus ends)
I'm gonna do it,
I'm not gonna give up!
I'm gonna reach it!
I'm not gonna fall down!
I wanna do somethin',
I wanna be needed!
I want to be kept,
I wanna be remembered (yeah)!
These days again just suuuuuck!
I wanna move on,
But I can't!
I gotta finish what I start and not back down!
(chorus)
I wanna give up (g-g-g-give),
I wanna end it right now (r-r-r-r-right now),
I wanna SSSTTTOOOPPP everything (e-e-e-v-v-erything),
I wanna go back!
Back to where it all starts,
I wanna take it back,
Take back so this never,
It never ever happens!
I want to go back,
Back to the past,
I want to erase,
The things that I've done,
The years that I've waisted,
These fears that I've been facin',
I wanna restart!
(chorus)
(ending fades)
I want to be somethin',
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Brandon Flowers - Crossfire
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- Duration: 4:14
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Music video by Brandon Flowers performing Crossfire. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Brandon Flowers performing Crossfire. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Brandon Flowers - Only The Young
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- Duration: 4:30
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Music video by Brandon Flowers performing Only The Young. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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Music video by Brandon Flowers performing Only The Young. (C) 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
- published: 13 Oct 2010
- views: 5181021
- author: BrandonFlowersVEVO
Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes
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- Duration: 4:03
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Music video by Brandon Heath performing Give Me Your Eyes. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 663329 (C) 2008 Provident Label Group LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Music video by Brandon Heath performing Give Me Your Eyes. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 663329 (C) 2008 Provident Label Group LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
- published: 25 Oct 2009
- views: 5097928
- author: brandonheathVEVO
Brandon and Leah - Life Happens (Official Music Video)
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- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
The official music video for "Life Happens" by Brandon and Leah. Watch our latest video HERE: www.youtube.com www.brandonandleah.com http www.twitter.com www.youtube.com
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The official music video for "Life Happens" by Brandon and Leah. Watch our latest video HERE: www.youtube.com www.brandonandleah.com http www.twitter.com www.youtube.com
- published: 16 Feb 2012
- views: 1002548
- author: BrandonandLeah
Meet Brandon Hassan - THE X FACTOR USA 2012
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- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
16-year-old Brandon Hassan makes it through his Austin audition with the bluesy "Trouble." Subscribe now for more THE X FACTOR USA clips: bit.ly Tune in to THE X FACTOR USA Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on Fox! Like THE X FACTOR on Facebook: bit.ly Follow THE X FACTOR on Twitter: bit.ly Add THE X FACTOR on Pinterest: bitly.com Add THE X FACTOR on Google+: bit.ly See more of THE X FACTOR on our official site: bit.ly Like FOX on Facebook: fox.tv Follow FOX on Twitter: fox.tv Add FOX on Google+: fox.tv Expect the unexpected when the world's only $5 million audition returns with two new superstar judges and more surprises and twists. Season 2 of THE X FACTOR features global pop icon Britney Spears and multi-talented artist Demi Lovato on the judging panel, alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and LA Reid. Meet Brandon Hassan - THE X FACTOR USA 2012 www.youtube.com
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16-year-old Brandon Hassan makes it through his Austin audition with the bluesy "Trouble." Subscribe now for more THE X FACTOR USA clips: bit.ly Tune in to THE X FACTOR USA Wednesday & Thursday 8/7c on Fox! Like THE X FACTOR on Facebook: bit.ly Follow THE X FACTOR on Twitter: bit.ly Add THE X FACTOR on Pinterest: bitly.com Add THE X FACTOR on Google+: bit.ly See more of THE X FACTOR on our official site: bit.ly Like FOX on Facebook: fox.tv Follow FOX on Twitter: fox.tv Add FOX on Google+: fox.tv Expect the unexpected when the world's only $5 million audition returns with two new superstar judges and more surprises and twists. Season 2 of THE X FACTOR features global pop icon Britney Spears and multi-talented artist Demi Lovato on the judging panel, alongside returning judges Simon Cowell and LA Reid. Meet Brandon Hassan - THE X FACTOR USA 2012 www.youtube.com
- published: 20 Sep 2012
- views: 923345
- author: TheXFactorUSA
Incredible Little Boy named Brandon Shocks a Guitar Store Owner
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- Duration: 2:47
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Little Boy named Brandon Shocks a Guitar Store Owner incredible Brandon sings in guitar shop. Visit his website at: Brandon MacFarlane www.brendanmacfarlane.co.uk And thanks for all the comments.
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Little Boy named Brandon Shocks a Guitar Store Owner incredible Brandon sings in guitar shop. Visit his website at: Brandon MacFarlane www.brendanmacfarlane.co.uk And thanks for all the comments.
- published: 10 Feb 2013
- views: 123312
- author: SiegelSchwall
Brandon Westgate "True East" Outtakes - UNCUT
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- Duration: 4:13
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Filmed by RB Umali and Chaz Ortiz for Zoo York Skateboard's "True East" video. UNCUT brings you the original, unseen, raw footage of the best tricks from your favorite skate videos. Watch More UNCUT Here: bit.ly SUBSCRIBE to RIDE: bit.ly Like RIDE on FACEBOOK: facebook.com Follow RIDE on INSTAGRAM: instagram.com Follow RIDE on TWITTER: twitter.com
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Filmed by RB Umali and Chaz Ortiz for Zoo York Skateboard's "True East" video. UNCUT brings you the original, unseen, raw footage of the best tricks from your favorite skate videos. Watch More UNCUT Here: bit.ly SUBSCRIBE to RIDE: bit.ly Like RIDE on FACEBOOK: facebook.com Follow RIDE on INSTAGRAM: instagram.com Follow RIDE on TWITTER: twitter.com
- published: 17 Jan 2013
- views: 87377
- author: RIDEChannel
Brandon Roy scores 18 points in Blazers' 4th quarter comeback vs. Mavericks Game 4 (4.23.11)
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- Duration: 6:21
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Brandon Roy scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter -- including a 10-foot bank shot with 39.2 seconds left for the game's final points -- to lift the Trail Blazers to an improbable 84-82 first-round playoff victory over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday at the Rose Garden. The win squares the best-of-seven series at two games apiece, with Game 5 Monday night in Dallas' American Airlines Center. Portland trailed 64-41 late in third quarter after missing its first 15 shots of the third quarter. The Blazers trailed 67-49 entering the final period. It was the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise playoff history.
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Brandon Roy scored 18 of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter -- including a 10-foot bank shot with 39.2 seconds left for the game's final points -- to lift the Trail Blazers to an improbable 84-82 first-round playoff victory over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday at the Rose Garden. The win squares the best-of-seven series at two games apiece, with Game 5 Monday night in Dallas' American Airlines Center. Portland trailed 64-41 late in third quarter after missing its first 15 shots of the third quarter. The Blazers trailed 67-49 entering the final period. It was the biggest fourth-quarter comeback in franchise playoff history.
- published: 24 Apr 2011
- views: 138612
- author: TheAssociationLiveHD
Superman Returns
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- Duration: 154:18
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
He's back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiance and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives. Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) DC Comics. (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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He's back. A hero for our millennium. And not a moment too soon, because during the five years (much longer in movie-fan years!) Superman sought his home planet, things changed on his adopted planet. Nations moved on without him. Lois Lane now has a son, a fiance and a Pulitzer for "Why the World Doesn't Need Superman." And Lex Luthor has a plan that will destroy millions - no, billions - of lives. Filmmaker Bryan Singer (X-Men) gives the world the Superman it needs, honoring the legend everyone loves while taking it in a powerful new direction. Brandon Routh proves a perfect choice to wear the hero's cape, leading a top cast that includes Kate Bosworth as Lois and Kevin Spacey as Lex. And the thrills - from a sky-grapple with a tumbling jumbo jet to a continent-convulsing showdown - redefine Wow. "I'm always around," Superman tells Lois. You'll be glad he is. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Superman and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (c) DC Comics. (c) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
- published: 27 Oct 2011
- author: warnervoduk
Brandon Jennings' Nice Dime for A Sanders Slam
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- Duration: 0:33
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Brandon Jennings gets the steal and hooks it back to a trailing Larry Sanders who hammers down the one-hand smash. Visit www.nba.com for more highlights.
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Brandon Jennings gets the steal and hooks it back to a trailing Larry Sanders who hammers down the one-hand smash. Visit www.nba.com for more highlights.
- published: 03 Feb 2013
- views: 145225
- author: NBA
E3 2011 with Freddie and Brandon!
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- Duration: 2:08
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Click to tweet! bit.ly Facebook it! on.fb.me For the past few years, we've made it a tradition to sneak into E3. Join us this year as we preview the latest and greatest in the world of gaming! --- 2nd Channel!youtube.com Twitter!twitter.com Facebook!facebook.com Website!facerocker.com
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Click to tweet! bit.ly Facebook it! on.fb.me For the past few years, we've made it a tradition to sneak into E3. Join us this year as we preview the latest and greatest in the world of gaming! --- 2nd Channel!youtube.com Twitter!twitter.com Facebook!facebook.com Website!facerocker.com
- published: 11 Jun 2011
- views: 2192709
- author: freddiew
The Life of MTB Prodigy Brandon Semenuk - Red Bull Playgrounds
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- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Take a peek into the life of one of mountain biking's best riders, Brandon Semenuk. From building the perfect line at his five-acre home in BC, to competing around the world, Brandon manages to find the perfect equilibrium in a life that's anything but normal. redbullplaygrounds.com ___________________________________________________________ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and YouTube exclusive series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high. Red Bull on Facebook win.gs Red Bull on Twitter: win.gs Subscribe to Red Bull on Youtube: www.youtube.com
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Take a peek into the life of one of mountain biking's best riders, Brandon Semenuk. From building the perfect line at his five-acre home in BC, to competing around the world, Brandon manages to find the perfect equilibrium in a life that's anything but normal. redbullplaygrounds.com ___________________________________________________________ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and YouTube exclusive series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high. Red Bull on Facebook win.gs Red Bull on Twitter: win.gs Subscribe to Red Bull on Youtube: www.youtube.com
- published: 22 Jan 2013
- views: 95151
- author: redbull
Brandon de Sinaloa / De Rodillas Te Pido
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- Duration: 4:19
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
De Rodillas Te Pido
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Brandon Heath - Jesus In Disguise - Official Lyric Video
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- Duration: 3:36
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Brandon Heath's radio single, "Jesus In Disguise," from his new album, Blue Mountain, now available in stores and on iTunes: itun.es For more information, visit brandonheath.net
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Brandon Heath's radio single, "Jesus In Disguise," from his new album, Blue Mountain, now available in stores and on iTunes: itun.es For more information, visit brandonheath.net
- published: 23 Jul 2012
- views: 1014251
- author: brandonheath
Rooster Teeth Animated Adventure Brandon and the Electric Fence
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- Duration: 1:36
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Like the animated adventure? Check out all of the Rooster Teeth Podcast here: bit.ly Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures #23 is the story of Burnie's attempt to murder Brandon using an electric fence in New Zealand Animation by JayOrDan roosterteeth.com Audio from Rooster Teeth Podcast #140: roosterteeth.com
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Like the animated adventure? Check out all of the Rooster Teeth Podcast here: bit.ly Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures #23 is the story of Burnie's attempt to murder Brandon using an electric fence in New Zealand Animation by JayOrDan roosterteeth.com Audio from Rooster Teeth Podcast #140: roosterteeth.com
- published: 14 Dec 2011
- views: 1895048
- author: RoosterTeeth
CIFF (2012) Antiviral Official Trailer - Brandon Cronenberg Movie HD
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- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly Subscribe to INDIE TRAILERS: goo.gl CIFF (2012) Antiviral Official Trailer - Brandon Cronenberg Movie HD More trailers from the Chicago International Film Festival: goo.gl Chicago International Film Festival Website: goo.gl After becoming infected with the virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist, Syd March must unravel the mystery surrounding her death to save his own life. "Antiviral trailer" "Antiviral movie" "Antiviral HD" HD 2012 "Brandon Cronenberg" "Caleb Landry Jones" "Sarah Gadon" "Malcolm McDowell" movie clips movieclips movieclipstrailers movieclipscomingsoon movieclipsDOTcom movieclips movie clips "new trailers" trailers "indie film" "indie film trailers"
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Subscribe to TRAILERS: bit.ly Subscribe to COMING SOON: bit.ly Subscribe to INDIE TRAILERS: goo.gl CIFF (2012) Antiviral Official Trailer - Brandon Cronenberg Movie HD More trailers from the Chicago International Film Festival: goo.gl Chicago International Film Festival Website: goo.gl After becoming infected with the virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist, Syd March must unravel the mystery surrounding her death to save his own life. "Antiviral trailer" "Antiviral movie" "Antiviral HD" HD 2012 "Brandon Cronenberg" "Caleb Landry Jones" "Sarah Gadon" "Malcolm McDowell" movie clips movieclips movieclipstrailers movieclipscomingsoon movieclipsDOTcom movieclips movie clips "new trailers" trailers "indie film" "indie film trailers"
- published: 09 Aug 2012
- views: 143645
- author: FilmFestivalVideos
Mark Fraser vs Brandon Prust Feb 9, 2013
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- Duration: 1:27
- Updated: 14 Feb 2013
Mark Fraser vs Brandon Prust from the Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens game on Feb 9, 2013. via www.hockeyfights.com
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Mark Fraser vs Brandon Prust from the Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens game on Feb 9, 2013. via www.hockeyfights.com
- published: 10 Feb 2013
- views: 40579
- author: hockeyfightsdotcom
SKATELINE - Chad Muska, Brandon Westgate, Elijah Berle, and More!
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- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
We like our news the same way we like our skate spots; slanted, harsh and not for the faint of heart! Join Metro Skateshop's www.youtube.com Gary Rogers on SKATELINE for the weekly critique of what's going down in skateboarding - every Tuesday on RIDE Channel. www.youtube.com Dalton Dern - 540 Lake Maitland Brick Quarterpipe vimeo.com Dalton Dern - Woodward Skatecamp West - Jersey barrier 540 vimeo.com Day In The Life with Lifeblood Skateboards Dalton Den www.youtube.com Brandon Westgate - Zoo York True East Outtakes www.youtube.com Zach Carlson - Sack Hollywood High 12 Stair Rail www.youtube.com Nico Mistakos - 50 50 Miami Heat Stadium double kinked rail www.youtube.com Paulo Diaz and Chad Muska Making Some Music SUBSCRIBE to RIDE: bit.ly Like RIDE on FACEBOOK: facebook.com Follow RIDE on INSTAGRAM: instagram.com Follow RIDE on TWITTER: twitter.com
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We like our news the same way we like our skate spots; slanted, harsh and not for the faint of heart! Join Metro Skateshop's www.youtube.com Gary Rogers on SKATELINE for the weekly critique of what's going down in skateboarding - every Tuesday on RIDE Channel. www.youtube.com Dalton Dern - 540 Lake Maitland Brick Quarterpipe vimeo.com Dalton Dern - Woodward Skatecamp West - Jersey barrier 540 vimeo.com Day In The Life with Lifeblood Skateboards Dalton Den www.youtube.com Brandon Westgate - Zoo York True East Outtakes www.youtube.com Zach Carlson - Sack Hollywood High 12 Stair Rail www.youtube.com Nico Mistakos - 50 50 Miami Heat Stadium double kinked rail www.youtube.com Paulo Diaz and Chad Muska Making Some Music SUBSCRIBE to RIDE: bit.ly Like RIDE on FACEBOOK: facebook.com Follow RIDE on INSTAGRAM: instagram.com Follow RIDE on TWITTER: twitter.com
- published: 22 Jan 2013
- views: 42955
- author: RIDEChannel
Writing the Stormlight Archive volume 2 Rysn interlude: Prewriting
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- Duration: 11:44
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson writes a chapter from the sequel to The Way of Kings, to be published in late 2013 (hopefully) or early 2014. This is the real-time version. After all of the videos have been uploaded we'll make a high-speed version of the chapter. Recorded using Camtasia courtesy of TechSmith. www.techsmith.com Encoded for YouTube using the ffv1 lossless codec in ffmpeg. ffmpeg.org Music used by permission Big Giant Circles -- Metroid II "Anthem of a Metroid Hunter -- Download it at ocremix.org Big Giant Circles -- Super Metroid "In Your Prime" -- Download it at ocremix.org This is not the music Brandon listened to while writing this scene, though this music is in his playlist. This scene was actually written to the following songs: George Winston, "The Cradle" David Nevue, "The Gathering Fields"
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New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson writes a chapter from the sequel to The Way of Kings, to be published in late 2013 (hopefully) or early 2014. This is the real-time version. After all of the videos have been uploaded we'll make a high-speed version of the chapter. Recorded using Camtasia courtesy of TechSmith. www.techsmith.com Encoded for YouTube using the ffv1 lossless codec in ffmpeg. ffmpeg.org Music used by permission Big Giant Circles -- Metroid II "Anthem of a Metroid Hunter -- Download it at ocremix.org Big Giant Circles -- Super Metroid "In Your Prime" -- Download it at ocremix.org This is not the music Brandon listened to while writing this scene, though this music is in his playlist. This scene was actually written to the following songs: George Winston, "The Cradle" David Nevue, "The Gathering Fields"
- published: 28 Jan 2013
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Mike Richards vs Brandon Dubinsky Feb 5, 2013
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Mike Richards vs Brandon Dubinsky from the Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets game on Feb 5, 2013. via www.hockeyfights.com
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Mike Richards vs Brandon Dubinsky from the Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets game on Feb 5, 2013. via www.hockeyfights.com
- published: 06 Feb 2013
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USAMuscle.com - Brandon Curry Poses at the 2008 USAs
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- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Watch this in its entirety in HD @ USAMuscle.com USAMuscle features over 200000 images and the largest on-demand video collection of today's best bodybuilders.
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- published: 01 Aug 2008
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Rooster Teeth Animated Adventure Brandon & Chris Move Furniture
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- Duration: 1:38
- Updated: 13 Feb 2013
Like the animated adventure? Check out all of the Rooster Teeth Podcast here: bit.ly Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures #44 is a recount of how Brandon and Chris should never consider a job in the furniture moving industry. Audio from RT Podcast: roosterteeth.com
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Like the animated adventure? Check out all of the Rooster Teeth Podcast here: bit.ly Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures #44 is a recount of how Brandon and Chris should never consider a job in the furniture moving industry. Audio from RT Podcast: roosterteeth.com
- published: 09 May 2012
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Brandon Lee vs. Bolo Yeung
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- Duration: 3:43
- Updated: 12 Feb 2013
Fragment from the Legacy of Rage (1986)
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13 Feb 2013
Investigators have found charred human remains in a burned out cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles following a fiery standoff with a gunman suspected to be a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer, authorities said. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's department said that identification of the remains would be attempted using forensic analysis ... The tension heightened as the day wore on, and local schools were locked down ... ....(size: 7.1Kb)
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13 Feb 2013
The UN Security Council has promised action against North Korea over its third nuclear test, calling it a clear threat to international security. At an emergency meeting, the UN said it would begin work on measures to halt the North's nuclear ambitions. The US called the test highly provocative, while China, Pyongyang's sole key ally, said it was strongly dissatisfied ... Continue reading the main story Analysis ... 'Serious threat'....(size: 4.2Kb)
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11 Feb 2013
A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy searches a home for Christopher Dorner, a former police officer, on Sunday in Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Jae C. Hong, The Associated Press) ... "We will not tolerate anyone undermining the security of the community," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a news conference. "We will not tolerate this reign of terror." ... "He has targeted those we entrust to protect the public." ... Copyright 2012 The Denver Post ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
photo: White House / Pete Souza
13 Feb 2013
Washington - President Barack Obama brought the wounds inflicted by the recent spate of shooting deaths to Congress on Tuesday, ending his State of the Union address with an emotional plea for tougher gun control. Speaking for victims' relatives and gun crime survivors among the guests attending the joint session of Congress, he demanded their voices be heard amid the raucous debate triggered by a spate of bloody mass shootings ... - AFP....(size: 15.2Kb)
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12 Feb 2013
A magnitude 5.1 “artificial earthquake” was reported near a nuclear test site in North Korea on Tuesday morning, with South Korean Defence Ministry officials telling local media that the seismic activity was the result of a third nuclear test conducted by the reclusive state ... The reported test has, however, not yet been confirmed by North Korean State media ... The move is set to heighten regional tensions ... Keywords....(size: 3.4Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
Mt Brandon Landscape Plan ... The Mt Brandon Landscape Plan has been finalised after recent public exhibition and community consultation was undertaken by the City of Greater Geelong ... Mt Brandon, the area on the Highton side of the Barwon River upstream of Buckley Falls, affects many as homes are increasingly built in the adjoining area ... "The feedback was insightful and has been used to finalise the Mt Brandon Landscape Plan."....(size: 3.0Kb)
The Dallas Morning News
14 Feb 2013
IRVING — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday that starting cornerbacks Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne and unrestricted ... Follow Brandon George on Twitter at @dmn_george....(size: 1.0Kb)
The Examiner
14 Feb 2013
When a zany stunt goes wrong on Top Gear the results can be fatal. Disturbing footage released Sunday by the BBC shows an accident that occurred during filming for Top Gear Korea. By the looks of it the helicopter pilot is lucky to be alive ... Tweet. 0 Email ... Brandon Seiler, Seattle Cars Examiner. Brandon is a member of the Northwest Auto Press Association. He also writes 'Brandon's Blog on Cars' for The Spokesman-Review newspaper ... Comments ... ....(size: 4.5Kb)
The Dallas Morning News
14 Feb 2013
SportsDay columnist Kevin Sherrington answered reader questions during a live chat Wednesday. Here are some highlights.. Do you think the Mavericks should pursue Brandon Jennings?. Kevin Sherrington. I think he's an upgrade at point guard, obviously. If they think they can keep him, it's a no-brainer. Do you think the Mavericks should trade Shawn Marion? ... If Mavericks think they can keep him, Brandon Jennings would be a ‘no-brainer’ ... Video....(size: 4.4Kb)
The Dallas Morning News
14 Feb 2013
SportsDay columnist Kevin Sherrington answered reader questions during a live chat Wednesday. Here are some highlights.. Do you think the Mavericks should pursue Brandon Jennings?. Kevin Sherrington. I think he's an upgrade at point guard, obviously. If they think they can keep him, it's a no-brainer. Do you think the Mavericks should trade Shawn Marion? ... If Dallas Mavericks think they can keep him, Brandon Jennings would be a ‘no-brainer’....(size: 4.4Kb)
The Examiner
14 Feb 2013
Car ads were at the forefront of the advertising blitz in the big game this year, but spending $4million for thirty seconds of air time doesn’t guarantee anything more than a highly publicized stinker on the world’s biggest stage ... WINNER. RAM (So God Made a Farmer) ... Brandon Seiler, Seattle Cars Examiner. Brandon is a member of the Northwest Auto Press Association. He also writes 'Brandon's Blog on Cars' for The Spokesman-Review newspaper....(size: 11.0Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
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14 Feb 2013
... Pollak has joined the cast of CBS’ upcoming Beverly Hills Cop pilot. Eddie Murphy is producing the hourlong series alongside Shawn Ryan (The Shield, Last Resort), and Brandon T....(size: 1.0Kb)
The Dallas Morning News
14 Feb 2013
IRVING — Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Wednesday he has spoken to nose tackle Jay Ratliff since his Jan ... Follow Brandon George on Twitter at @dmn_george. ....(size: 1.1Kb)
The Dallas Morning News
14 Feb 2013
The Daily Telegraph Australia
14 Feb 2013
DROPPING engagement rings in champagne and writing "Will you marry me?" in chocolate sauce has become part of the job description for staff at Crusoe's ... Mrs Richardson says the most popular method of proposing is dropping a ring in a glass of champagne ... Waiter Brandon Secombe, who has worked Valentine's Day for the past three years without seeing a proposal, hopes this year will be the first ... ....(size: 1.9Kb)
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14 Feb 2013
IRVING – The Dallas Cowboys will use a 4-3 base defense next season for the first time since 2004. But why are they switching from a 3-4 this off-season?. Coach Jason Garrett explained Wednesday the Cowboys’ reasoning for their philosophical defensive change, pointing out that a 4-3 defense will be simpler to learn, should help “absorb” injuries better and should force more turnovers ... Follow Brandon George on Twitter at @dmn_george. ....(size: 2.4Kb)
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- Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
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- Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
- Brandon, Queensland, a small town just south of Townsville
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Canada[link]
France[link]
Ireland[link]
- Brandon, County Kerry
- Mount Brandon, a mountain overlooking the village
- Brandon Bay, the bay overlooked by the village
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- Brandon Hill, a hill between Graiguenamana and Inistoige, Co. Kilkenny.
United Kingdom[link]
- Brandon, Lincolnshire, England
- Brandon, Northumberland, England
- Brandon, Suffolk, England
- Brandon, Warwickshire, England
- Brandon, County Durham, England
- Brandon Castle, England
- Brandon Hill, Bristol, England
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- Brandon, Colorado
- Brandon, Florida
- Brandon, Iowa
- Brandon Township, Michigan
- Brandon, Minnesota
- Brandon Township, Minnesota
- Brandon, Mississippi
- Brandon, New York
- Brandon, South Dakota
- Brandon, Texas
- Brandon, Vermont
- Brandon, Wisconsin
- Lower Brandon Plantation, Virginia
- Upper Brandon Plantation, Virginia
Other[link]
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- Ulmus americana 'Brandon', an elm cultivar
- Brandon Railroad, Nebraska, United States
- HMCS Brandon, several warships
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This article is about the musician. For the American football player, see Brandon Flowers (American football).
| Brandon Flowers | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Brandon Richard Flowers |
| Born | (1981-06-21) June 21, 1981 (age 31) |
| Origin | Henderson, Nevada, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Post-punk revival |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, piano, bass, guitar |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Island, Vertigo, Marrakesh |
| Associated acts | The Killers |
| Website | brandonflowersmusic.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| microKORG XL Nord Lead 2 Fender Jazz Bass |
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Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, best known as the frontman of the Las Vegas-based rock band The Killers. He has also released a solo album titled Flamingo.
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Early life[link]
Flowers, the youngest of six children, was born on June 21, 1981, in Henderson, Nevada, to Terry Flowers and Jean Flowers (née Barlow).[1] His older siblings are his brother Shane and four sisters April, Shelly, Amy and Stephanie.[1] His family lived in Henderson until Flowers was eight, when they moved to Payson, Utah, for two years before moving to Nephi, Utah, at which time he was in the 6th grade.[2] Flowers lived in Nephi until his junior year at Juab High School. He moved to Las Vegas to live with his aunt and graduated from Chaparral High School in 1999.[2][3][4]
Career[link]
The Killers (2001–present)[link]
Brandon Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the paper in late 2001 whereupon they became The Killers. After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci and the line up became official in August 2002.[4]
On July 4, 2010, The Killers were invited to headline the "Salute to the Military" USO Concert at the White House by President Obama. They performed 'God Bless America' and favorites from their catalogue.[5]
Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about Flowers called "Tulsa" for his fifth album Release the Stars. Wainwright has stated in numerous interviews that it was inspired by their first meeting in a bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to Wainwright, Flowers was "very flattered and somewhat bashful" about this tribute.[6]
Flowers has performed with Coldplay, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, Fran Healy (of Travis), Andy Summers (of The Police), New Order, Bright Eyes, amongst others. Sir Elton John has listed Flowers as one of his top-five heroes while editing The Independent's World Aids Day special edition.[7][8]
Flamingo (2010)[link]
Flamingo was released September 6 in the UK and Ireland and September 14 in the US and Canada.[9] The first single from Flamingo, "Crossfire", was released on June 21 (Flowers' birthday). The video for "Crossfire" was released on July 8 and includes Charlize Theron. As of November 2011, the video has more than 10 million views on YouTube. The album made the Top 10 Albums of 2010 list on UpVenue.com.[10]
Flamingo charted in the UK on September 12, 2010 at Number 1. It is Flowers' fourth consecutive album to reach No. 1 on the UK charts, including work by The Killers.
SPIN named Brandon Flowers one of "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer" in 2010 for his show at the Shimmer Showroom in Las Vegas.[11] SPIN also listed him as one of "The 25 Best Fall Tours"/"Must-See Fall Tours".[12] While on tour Flowers has had special guests including Stuart Price, Andy Summers, and Fran Healy.
Personal life[link]
Flowers married Tana Brooke Mundkowsky on August 2, 2005 on the island of O'ahu in Hawaii.[13][14] They have three sons, Ammon (named after a Book of Mormon missionary), born July 14, 2007;[15] Gunnar, born July 28, 2009; and Henry, born March 9, 2011.[16]
Flowers's mother, Jean Flowers, died on February 11, 2010, after a two-year battle with brain cancer. She was 64.[17]
Flowers is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2][3][4] He is featured on the church's website.[18]
Awards[link]
Flowers won NME Awards in 2005 for "Best Dressed" (also nominated in 2006, 2007, & 2009) and "Sexiest Man" as well as an award for "Most Stylish" in 2011.[19] He won the award for "Most Stylish Man" at the 2008 GQ awards. He was also listed as one of "The 50 Most Stylish Musicians of the Last 50 Years" by Esquire in 2011.[20] He was also interviewed by Q Magazine on behalf of The Killers as one of the "Artists of the Century" (November 2009 issue), a second cover photo that year.
In 2012, Flowers was named the #6 Greatest Frontman of All Time by Xfm. [21]
He was nominated for Q Awards 'Best Male Artist' in 2010.[22] He was also nominated for "Best Video" ("Crossfire") at the Shockwaves NME 2011 Awards.[23]
Discography[link]
Main article: The Killers discography
Studio albums[link]
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| 2010 | Flamingo | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
Singles[link]
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| AUS [26] |
CAN [27] |
IRL [28] |
NLD [29] |
NZ [30] |
SWI [31] |
UK |
US Alt. [27] |
US Rock [27] |
US Adult [27] |
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| 2010 | "Crossfire" | 46 | 70 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | Flamingo | ||
| "Only the Young" | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | 143 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Tours[link]
- Flamingo Road Tour (2010)
References[link]
- ^ a b [1].
- ^ a b c . "SPIN.com: The Lady Killer: An Interview with the Killers' Brandon Flowers". Spin.com. Published November 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
- ^ a b Hiatt, Brian (December 25, 2008), "The Killers Inside". Rolling Stone (1068/1069):78-81
- ^ a b c Craig McLean talks to the Killers' singer Brandon Flowers. The Observer.
- ^ jbtrainor (July 5, 2010). "Watch: The Killers play The White House " Consequence of Sound". Consequenceofsound.net. http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/07/05/watch-the-killers-play-the-white-house/. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Rufus Wainwright gaily strikes gold". Herald Sun (Australia). August 30, 2007. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22328312-5006024,00.html.
- ^ "World Aids Day special: Elton John to edit The Independent and i". The Independent (London). November 30, 2010. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/world-aids-day-special-elton-john-to-edit-the-independent-and-iii-2147370.html.
- ^ Sturges, Fiona (December 1, 2010). "Elton's Heroes: No. 4 – Brandon Flowers". The Independent (London). http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/eltons-heroes-no-4--brandon-flowers-2147813.html.
- ^ "Brandon Flowers .com.br Flamingo & Crossfire Official Dates". Brandonflowers.com.br. June 19, 2010. http://www.brandonflowers.com.br/en/noticias/datas-oficiais-para-flamingo-e-crossfire/. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Top Ten Albums of 2010". UpVenue. December 30, 2010. http://www.upvenue.com/article/1236-top-albums-of-2010.html. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ^ 09.07.10 12:00 pm. "The 15 Best Shows of the Summer | BRANDON FLOWERS". SPIN.com. http://www.spin.com/gallery/15-best-shows-summer?page=15#main. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Flowers Plots Tour Dates". SPIN.com. September 13, 2010. http://www.spin.com/articles/brandon-flowers-plots-tour-dates. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ No byline (2005). "Killers Singer Brandon Flowers Marries Longtime Girlfriend" VH1.com (accessed Oct. 14, 2006)
- ^ ArjanWrites.com . Retrieved April 12, 2006.
- ^ Laudadio, Marisa (July 16, 2007). "The Killers Singer Brandon Flowers, Wife Have a Son". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20046633,00.html. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ Sarah Michaud (April 5, 2011). "Brandon Flowers Welcomes Son Henryetta". People. http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/04/05/brandon-flowers-welcomes-son-henry/?xid=rss-topheadlines. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ "Mother of Killers Frontman Brandon Flowers Dies". SPIN.com. February 17, 2010. http://www.spin.com/articles/mother-killers-frontman-brandon-flowers-dies. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ "Hi I'm Brandon | Mormon | 5233". Mormon. http://mormon.org/brandon/. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Brandon Flowers voted 'Most Stylish' at Shockwaves NME Awards | News". Nme.Com. 2011-02-24. http://www.nme.com/news/brandon-flowers/55101. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Most Stylish Musicians - 50 Best Dressed Male Musicians". Esquire. http://www.esquire.com/the-side/style-guides/most-stylish-musicians. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "artists | photos | Photo". Xfm. http://www.xfm.co.uk/photoWallPhoto.asp?id=69815#No.-6---Brandon-Flowers-15. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Singer Paolo Nutini's delight as he picks up Q award from hero Ray Davies". The Daily Record. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/10/26/singer-paolo-nutini-s-delight-as-he-picks-up-q-award-from-hero-ray-davies-86908-22658636/. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "Shockwaves NME Awards 2011 - Tickets, Voting, Previous Winners, Pictures, Images". Nme.com. 2012-02-29. http://www.nme.com/awardsvote. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
- ^ "[2]
- ^ "2010 Certification Awards – Gold". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold10.htm. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ^ "Pandora Archive – Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia". Pandora.nla.gov.au. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/23790. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Brandon Flowers Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. August 7, 2010. http://www.billboard.com/artist/brandon-flowers/chart-history/620049. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Brandon Flowers – Crossfire". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Brandon+Flowers&titel=Crossfire&cat=s. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
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| Name | Flowers, Brandon |
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| Short description | Musician, songwriter |
| Date of birth | 1981-06-21 |
| Place of birth | Henderson, Nevada, United States |
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This article is about the Christian musician. For basketball player, see Brandon Heath (basketball).
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| Birth name | Brandon Heath Knell |
| Born | (1978-07-21) July 21, 1978 (age 33) |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | CCM, pop, alternative CCM, acoustic |
| Occupations | Singer–songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Reunion |
| Website | brandonheath.net |
Brandon Heath Knell is a contemporary Christian musician from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released three studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable (2006), What If We (2008) and "Leaving Eden" (2011). He is best known for the No. 1 "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes". He was nominated four times at the Dove Awards of 2008 and won in the "New Artist of the Year" category. His second album was nominated for "Gospel Album of the Year" at the 51st Grammy Awards of 2009.
Heath began his career by writing songs as a teenager. His first independently released album, Early Stuff (2004), was a compilation of his earlier songwriting. Also after releasing Soldier in 2004, he signed with Reunion Records to release his first main studio album, Don't Get Comfortable, in late 2006. The album's first single, "Our God Reigns", received a Dove Award nomination in 2007. Heath's song "I'm Not Who I Was" became No. 1 single, staying on top of Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for several weeks. It received two Dove nominations, including "Song of the Year". Heath returned in mid-2008 with a second project: What If We. The album's first single "Give Me Your Eyes" was released in July 2008 and ended the year as the second most-played song on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 2008. The song received two GMA Dove Awards in 2009: "Song of the Year" and "Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year".
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Brandon Heath Knell was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 21, 1978.[1] His father was a police officer, and his mother was a hair dresser.[2] His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Heath was raised by his divorced mother for five or six years before she remarried. Heath said that during his early life, he grew bitter towards his family, but in high school he decided to "[come] to the Lord because I wanted to learn how to forgive my dad for some mistakes that he made when I was younger. I had to forgive both of my parents for not sticking together." He was given a guitar as a Christmas gift at the age of 13, and around the same time he began writing his first songs.[1] Heath was a choir member at his school, Hillsboro High School in Nashville, and was encouraged by his teacher to pursue music.[3] He also expanded his spiritual horizons by going on faith missions to India and Ecuador, thus setting the table for the mix of religion and music that would soon fuel his professional life.[citation needed]
Heath grew up nonreligiously, but was invited to the attend a Christian Young Life camp as a teenager.[4] While attending the summer camp at age 16, Heath said he "heard about Jesus for the first time"; he said he never really went to church until attending the camp, and claimed that Young Life "showed me Christ and got me plugged in to a church".[4] After high school, he became a leader for the camp and is still involved with Young Life across the United States.[4] Heath attended Middle Tennessee State University and earned a BA in English.[2] After his guitar was stolen in early 2000, he compiled a demo CD of his songs for sale to help pay for a new guitar.[1]
Musical career[link]
Heath's original demo CD from 2000 was later released in 2004 as an independent album titled Early Stuff.[1] During that year he released a second independent album, Soldier, which was produced by Chris Davis.[1] Don't Get Comfortable The EP was independently released in 2005, containing five tracks that were later included on Heath's debut album.[5]
[edit] Don't Get Comfortable
Heath's major label debut, Don't Get Comfortable, was released on September 5, 2006.[6] His first radio single from the album was "Our God Reigns", which garnered a 2007 Dove Award nomination for Worship Song of the Year.[7][8]
His second radio single, "I'm Not Who I Was", was released around early 2007 and was his first No. 1 song. It topped Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for six consecutive weeks starting on July 4, 2007. The song was covered by Jason Castro (from American Idol) at Lakepoint Church.[9] "Don't Get Comfortable", the title track from Heath's debut album, was also released as a single.[citation needed]
At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards, Heath was nominated for four Dove Awards, winning in the category for New Artist of the Year.[10]
[edit] What If We
Brandon Heath toured as a guest on Aaron Shust's 30-city Whispered and Shouted tour from early to mid 2008.[11] His second studio album, What If We, was released on August 19, 2008.[12] The album's first single, "Give Me Your Eyes", was released in July 2008 and was his most commercially-successful song to date. It stayed at No. 1 on R&R's Christian CHR chart for 14 consecutive weeks from August to December 2008.[13] It ended the year as 2008's second most played song in the CHR format.[14] In 2009, his song "Wait and See" was released as the next single, and by August it placed at No5 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart.[15] He guest-starred on Christian band Leeland's album Love Is on the Move, on the single "Follow You". In 2011, his Song "Sunrise" was used as the new theme song for Sunrise Communications AG, a Swiss telecommunications company.
[edit] Leaving Eden
Brandon has been supporting his recent studio album with a tour supporting MercyMe. The first single off of his 3rd studio album is "Your Love". Brandon Heath's 2011 release was produced by Dan Muckala who also co-wrote a handful of the songs along with Jason Ingram. Heath has been nominated for three Grammy Awards - Best Contemporary Christian Music Album (Leaving Eden), Best Gospel/Contemporary Music Performance ("Your Love"), and Best Contemporary Christian Music Song ("Your Love").[16]
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Other work[link]
Heath has partnered in songwriting with Bebo Norman and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.[8] He has written songs for Norman, Joy Williams and Christopher Williams. He has worked with Sevenglory on their 2007 album, Atmosphere. Heath also co-wrote the song 'Found By You' by Britt Nicole.
Heath was also featured in two songs on the Jars of Clay album The Shelter: "Small Rebellions" and "Shelter".
Personal life[link]
Brandon Heath moved to The Woodlands, Texas in 2008 and was a worship leader at The Woodlands United Methodist Church for a year.[citation needed] He liked being a part of a grassroots ministry and once said that he "felt at home from the moment he stepped off the plane". He has since moved back to his home in Nashville to devote more time to his musical career and to be closer to family. He still considers Texas to be his second home and visits when he has the time.[17] He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.
Carrie Underwood surprised her husband Mike Fisher by having Heath sing his song "Love Never Fails" for their first dance at their wedding.[18] She had earlier told People Magazine that she was in love with Heath's voice.[19]
Discography[link]
Main article: Brandon Heath discography
- Don't Get Comfortable (2006)
- What If We (2008)
- Leaving Eden (2011)
[edit] Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2007 | 38th GMA Dove Awards | Worship Song of the Year | "Our God Reigns" | Nominated |
| 2008 | 39th GMA Dove Awards | Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year | "I'm Not Who I Was" | Nominated |
| New Artist of the Year | "I'm Not Who I Was" | Won | ||
| Male Vocalist of the Year | "I'm Not Who I Was" | Nominated | ||
| Worship Song of the Year | "I'm Not Who I Was" | Nominated | ||
| 2009 | 40th GMA Dove Awards | Songwriter of the Year | — | Nominated |
| Male Vocalist of the Year | "Give Me Your Eyes" | Won | ||
| Song of the Year | "Give Me Your Eyes" | Won | ||
| Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year | "Give Me Your Eyes" | Won | ||
| 51st Grammy Awards | Best Gospel Song | "Give Me Your Eyes" | Nominated | |
| Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album | What If We | Nominated | ||
| Urban Music Awards | Best Gospel Act | — | Nominated | |
| American Music Awards | Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist | — | Nominated | |
| 24th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards[20] | Songwriter of the Year | "Give Me Your Eyes" | Won | |
| 2010 | 41st GMA Dove Awards | Male Vocalist of the Year | "Your Love" | Won |
| 2012 | 54th Grammy Awards | Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance | "Your Love" | Nominated |
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Song | "Your Love" | Nominated | ||
| Best Contemporary Christian Music Album | Leaving Eden | Nominated |
References[link]
- ^ a b c d e Steve Leggett. "Brandon Heath Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p698461. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ a b "Brandon Heath: 'Give Me Your Eyes'". The 700 Club. 2009-03-12. http://www.cbn.com/700club/guests/bios/brandon_heath031209.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Briefs: Oct. 28, 2008". WTVF. 2008-10-28. http://www.wtvf.com/global/story.asp?s=9255604. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ a b c "New Artist, Brandon Heath". Hope Today Magazine. http://www.hopetodaymagazine.com/BrandonHeath.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07. [dead link]
- ^ "Brandon Heath, "Don't Get Comfortable The EP"". Jesus Freak Hideout. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/DontGetComfortableTheEP.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Brandon Heath – Don't Get Comfortable". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=652819&aid=793517. Retrieved 2008-09-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Nominations Announced for 38th GMA Dove Awards". BREATHEcast.com. 2007-02-20. http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Nominations.Announced.for.38th.GMA.Dove.Awards/Article-215_1469.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
- ^ a b Jared Johnson. "Don't Get Comfortable > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r854060. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "YouTube.com". YouTube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T10ffNheII0. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- ^ Gerome, John (April 23, 2008). "TobyMac wins gospel artist of year at Doves". Associated Press. Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/5725931.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Meredith Andrews Offers The Invitation April 29 On Word Records". Top40-Charts.com. 2008-03-17. http://top40-charts.com/news/Pop-Rock/Meredith-Andrews-Offers-The-Invitation-April-29-On-Word-Records/39061.html. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "What If We > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1413699. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Christian CHR National Airplay". Radio & Records. 2008-10-10. http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/christ_chr_chart.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "2008 Year End Charts: Top Christian CHR songs". R&R. http://www.radioandrecords.com/Formats/Charts/YearEnd/08/Christian_CHR_songs.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Wait and See - Brandon Heath". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/brandon-heath/wait-and-see/11718725. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
- ^ Moring, Mark (December 1, 2011). "Three Grammy Noms for Brandon Heath". Christianity Today Entertainment. http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctentertainment/2011/12/three-grammy-noms-for-brandon-1.html. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
- ^ "Brandon Heath Single Give Me Your Eyes Continues Digital Sales Streak With More Than 12,000 Downloads Since Release". BREATHEcast.com. 2008-08-01. http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.News-Brandon.Heath.Single.Give.Me.Your.Eyes.Continues.Digital.Sales.Streak.With.More.Than.12,000.Downloads.Since.Release/1_2374.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Brandon Heath Sings at Carrie Underwood's Wedding". Clash Entertainment. 2010-01-18. http://www.clashentertainment.com/music/5-music/2302-brandon-heath-performs-at-carrie-underwoods-wedding. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ . urbanchristiannews.com. 2010-01-12. http://www.urbanchristiannews.com/ucn/2010/01/carrie-underwood-praises-brandon-heath-in-people-magazine.html. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Brandon Heath Wins Emmy Award". Cbn.com. http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/021010_brandon-heath-wins-emmy.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- Sondova, Amy. "Brandon Heath: Missional Musician". Youth Mission Exchange.
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| Short description | Contemporary Christian musician |
| Date of birth | July 21 |
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| Born | (1984-07-23) July 23, 1984 (age 27) Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Garfield HS (Seattle, Washington) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 211 lb (96 kg) |
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| College | Washington (2002–2006) |
| NBA Draft | 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
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| Pro career | 2006–2011 |
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Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984)[1] is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. In 2009, he served as the team's co-captain, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. His nickname was "B-Roy", but he was also referred to as "The Natural" by announcer Brian Wheeler.[2][3] On December 10, 2011, Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to a degenerative knee condition.[4][5]
Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers.[6] Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team.[1] Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 2006–07 in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in the 2006–07 season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game,[7] the 2009 NBA All-Star Game,[8] and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.[9] Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 game, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 game.[10]
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Early years[link]
Roy was born in Seattle, Washington on July 23, 1984, and attended the African-American Academy elementary school.[11] He first started taking basketball seriously while playing for the Amateur Athletic Union, one of the largest sports organizations in the United States.[12] He attended Garfield High School in Seattle, and was considered one of the state's best high school players.[13] He was an early-entry candidate for the 2002 NBA Draft straight out of high school, but he withdrew his name after consideration.[14][15]
Roy attended Nate McMillan's basketball camp in the 1990s when the future Blazer coach was still playing for the Seattle SuperSonics.
College career[link]
Roy faced challenges before entering college. His parents and his older brother had not attended college, and due to a learning disability Roy had difficulty with the SAT; his reading comprehension was slow, which increased the time he needed for tests. He had taken the test four times (with tutors) before finally meeting the NCAA requirements.[12] Unsure whether he would be able to attend a four-year college, Roy worked on the Seattle docks, cleaning shipping containers for $11/hour.[12]
In 2002, Roy started to play for the University of Washington (UW). He remained there for four years under head coach Lorenzo Romar. He majored in American Ethnic Studies.[16] After his junior year, Roy considered entering the draft, but changed his mind when he learned that teammate Nate Robinson and high school senior and UW signee Martell Webster intended to enter the draft. He saw an opportunity to rise in the ranks on his college team, and improve his draft position.[12]
During his senior year Roy averaged 20.2 points per game while leading the Huskies to a 26–7 season and a second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance.[17] Roy was named Pac-10 player of the year and received All-American honors at the end of the season, while also being a finalist for the Wooden, Naismith, Oscar Robertson, and Adolph Rupp awards.[16] Roy had a 2006 pre-draft workout with the Trail Blazers prior to being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves as the sixth overall pick. However, he was immediately traded to the Trail Blazers for the draft rights of Randy Foye.[6][18] On January 22, 2009, before a University of Washington Husky home game versus the USC Trojans, his number 3 uniform was retired.[19]
NBA career[link]
2006–07 season[link]
Roy's NBA debut was in his hometown against the Seattle SuperSonics.[20] He scored 20 points in that game, and 19 in the following game.[21] An impingement in his left heel kept him out of 20 games early in the season, but he scored his first career double-double shortly after his return, on December 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors.[21] At the end of January 2007, Roy led all NBA rookies with 14.5 points per game. He became the fourth Trail Blazer to be selected for the rookie squad of the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge since its inception in 1994. He was the first Trail Blazer to participate in the All-Star Weekend since Rasheed Wallace's selection as an all star reserve in 2001.[22]
Roy's uniform number is 7. He was the Western Conference's Rookie of the Month in January, February, and March 2007.[21] After averaging 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game during the 2006–07 NBA season, Roy was named NBA Rookie of the Year. He received 127 out of 128 first-place votes.[21] Due to injury, he played in only 57 games in that season, the second-fewest games for a Rookie of the Year.[21] He was the third Trail Blazer to win the award, the others being Geoff Petrie and Sidney Wicks.[21]
2007–08 season[link]
Roy started in the first 48 games of the 2007–08 season, averaging 19.1 points, 5.8 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He also led the Blazers to a 13-game winning streak in the month of December. Roy was selected as a reserve for the 2008 NBA All-Star Game. He scored 18 points in that game, and also had 9 rebounds. He injured his right ankle in the final game before the All-Star Weekend. Although he earned accolades for his play over the weekend, the injury impacted his play in the following weeks.[23] He played in the Rookie Challenge for the second time, this time as a "sophomore"; teammate LaMarcus Aldridge was also on the sophomore squad.[24] Roy played about 29 minutes in the All-Star game, the most of any Western Conference player. He also tied Chris Paul and Amar'e Stoudemire for the most points with 18.[25]
2008–09 season[link]
In the 2008 preseason, Roy underwent a 20-minute medical procedure in Vancouver, Washington, during which team physician Don Roberts removed a piece of cartilage that was causing irritation in Roy's left knee. Roy missed several weeks of action because of the rehabilitation, but was ready on the opening day of the season against the Los Angeles Lakers.[26] On November 6, against the Houston Rockets, Roy hit a game-winning 30-foot jumper at the buzzer in overtime with eight-tenths of a second left.[27] On December 18, Roy scored a career-high 52 points against the Phoenix Suns. He made 14 of 27 shots from the field, 19 of 21 from the free-throw line, and 5 of 7 from the three-point line. He also added six assists, five rebounds and a blocked shot, all without a turnover.[28] On January 24, Roy tied a Blazers franchise record with 10 steals against the Washington Wizards.[29] On February 8 with the Blazers trailing by 1 against the Knicks, Roy made a layup at the buzzer to win it 109–108.[30] As of February 16, 2009, Roy has had 24 shots which tied or won the games with 35 seconds or less. Roy was again selected as a reserve in the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, where he scored 14 points in 7-for-8 shooting, grabbed 5 boards, and dished out 5 assists in a game-high 31 minutes of action. On April 13, Roy was named Western Conference Player of the Week, the fourth time he has won the award. Roy and Clyde Drexler are the only Portland Trail Blazers to win the award four times.[31] Roy finished 9th in MVP voting for the 2008–09 season, garnering one 4th-place vote and four 5th-place votes for a total of 7 points.[32] Roy was named to the All-NBA Second Team on May 13, and was the first Blazer to make an All-NBA team since the 1991–92 season.[33]
2009–10 season[link]
On August 5, 2009, it was confirmed that Roy had agreed to a four-year maximum-salary contract with a fifth-year player option, keeping him a Trail Blazer until at least the 2013–14 season.[34]
Roy was selected to compete in the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, marking his third selection as an NBA All-Star. However, Roy was sidelined because of a right hamstring injury he sustained on January 13 against the Milwaukee Bucks, and re-aggravated on January 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers.[9]
On April 11, 2010, Roy injured his right knee. Magnetic resonance imaging that night confirmed a right knee bone contusion (bone bruise) and on April 12, further examination of the MRI showed a slight meniscus tear. Roy underwent surgery on April 16 and was expected to miss at least the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs, but returned for Game 4 after eight days of recovery time to lead the Blazers to a win.[35][36]
Roy was named to the All-NBA Third Team on May 6, and this was his second season in a row to be named to an All-NBA Team.[37]
2010-11 season[link]
Roy started the first month of the season scoring at his normal rate, but by December, it started showing that his knees, which have bothered him since college and were injured in April, were ailing due to lack of cartilage, and he missed 9 games before the Trail Blazers announced that he would be out indefinitely.[38] It was widely speculated that Roy would not be able to play at an All-Star level again. This forced the team to start running its offense through forward LaMarcus Aldridge and backup guard Wesley Matthews.
On January 17, 2011, Roy underwent arthroscopic surgery on both of his knees.[39] He returned to the lineup on February 25, scoring 18 points off the bench, including a clutch three-pointer to force overtime, and helping the Blazers win the game 107-106.[40] Roy then took on a reserve role for the rest of the season, scoring inconsistently to finish with a career-low season average of 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 28 minutes in 47 games.
The Blazers then faced the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs. Roy went a total of 1-for-8 the first 2 games, including a Game 2 where he saw only 8 minutes of playing time and went scoreless. The Blazers lost both games and trailed 0-2 in the series. He expressed his frustration about being the last substitution during the first 2 quarters, and playing for 8 minutes after getting 26 minutes in Game 1.[41] The series then went to Portland, and Roy scored 16 points in 23 minutes off the bench to boost the Blazers to a 97-92 Game 3 win.
Both the Blazers and Mavericks started Game 4 with a quiet first half, with Dallas leading slightly. The Blazers then missed their first 15 shots after halftime as the Mavs' lead grew as big as 67-44. Roy then made a three-pointer near the end of the third to cut the lead to 67-49. In the fourth quarter, Roy scored 18 points after going 1-for-3 the previous 3 quarters, including a clutch 4-point play to tie the game and a bank shot from the middle of the paint with 49 seconds left to give his team the lead for good, finishing with 24 points to lead the Blazers to an improbable 84-82 win to tie the series.[42] The Blazers would go on to lose the series in 6 games, but it gave hope for Roy to start again next season.
Retirement[link]
Just before NBA training camp opened following the resolution of the 2011 NBA lockout, Roy announced that his knees had degenerated so much—he lacked cartilage between the bones of both knees—that he was retiring from basketball.[4][5]
Following his announcement of retirement, the Portland Trail Blazers used their amnesty clause on Roy for salary cap flexibility.[43]
In February 2012, Brandon Roy said he was considering a comeback to the NBA. "It's hard being away from the game. Don't be surprised if you see Brandon Roy make his way back to the court," he said.[44]
Personal life[link]
Roy's longtime girlfriend Tiana Bardwell delivered their first child, Brandon Jr., whom they nicknamed BJ, on March 27, 2007, in Seattle.[45]
About two months later, Roy took Bardwell out to look at rings "just to get an idea of what she'd like". On June 16, 2007, while both were at Roy's home in Renton, Washington, he sent Bardwell a text message instructing her to look in a drawer in his closet, telling her that she could have whatever she found. Bardwell discovered a ring that she had mentioned she liked, at which point Roy entered the room with their son and said, "BJ wants to know if you will marry his daddy". Bardwell immediately accepted. Roy said the entire proposal was "free-styled".[46] Roy and Bardwell had their second child, Mariah Leilani, in January 2009.[47]
Roy and Bardwell got married on September 4, 2010, in West Linn.[48]
Awards and honors[link]
3x: NBA All Star: 2008, 2009, 2010.
2x: All-NBA Team: 2009 All-NBA Second Team, 2010 All-NBA Third Team.
NBA Rookie of the Year: 2007
NBA All-Rookie Team: 2007 NBA All-Rookie First Team.
- Western Conference Player of the Week
Statistics[link]
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Portland | 57 | 55 | 35.4 | .456 | .377 | .838 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 16.8 |
| 2007–08 | Portland | 74 | 74 | 37.7 | .454 | .340 | .753 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | .2 | 19.1 |
| 2008–09 | Portland | 78 | 78 | 37.2 | .480 | .377 | .824 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 22.6 |
| 2009–10 | Portland | 65 | 65 | 37.2 | .473 | .330 | .780 | 4.4 | 4.7 | .9 | .2 | 21.5 |
| 2010–11 | Portland | 47 | 23 | 27.9 | .400 | .333 | .848 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | .3 | 12.2 |
| Career | 321 | 295 | 35.6 | .460 | .352 | .801 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | .2 | 19.0 | |
| All-Star | 2 | 0 | 30.0 | .833 | .667 | .000 | 7.0 | 5.0 | .5 | .5 | 16.0 |
Playoffs[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Portland | 6 | 6 | 39.7 | .459 | .471 | .870 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 26.7 |
| 2010 | Portland | 3 | 1 | 27.7 | .303 | .167 | .778 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 9.7 |
| 2011 | Portland | 6 | 0 | 23.0 | .500 | .286 | .615 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .0 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Career | 15 | 7 | 30.6 | .442 | .326 | .809 | 3.3 | 2.6 | .5 | .6 | 16.3 |
Career highs[link]
- Points: 52 on December 18, 2008, against the Phoenix Suns.
- Rebounds: 14 on February 21, 2008, against the Seattle SuperSonics.
- Assists: 12 on February 29, 2008, and April 4, 2009, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Blocks: 3 on March 3, 2010, against the Indiana Pacers.
- Steals: 10 on January 24, 2009, against the Washington Wizards.
See also[link]
Notes[link]
- ^ a b "Brandon Roy Statistics". Basketball References. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roybr01.html. Retrieved November 8, 2008.
- ^ "Brandon Roy". http://www.broy7.com/roy/about. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
- ^ "Broadcaster of the Week: Brian Wheeler, Trail Blazers". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/features/wheeler_070209.html.
- ^ a b "Blazers' Brandon Roy to retire". ESPN.com. December 10, 2011. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7335092/brandon-roy-portland-trail-blazers-retire-due-knees-sources-say. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Meagher, Sean (December 10, 2011). "Trail Blazers: Brandon Roy issues statement on his retirement: 'It was a great ride'". The Oregonian. http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2011/12/trail_blazers_brandon_roy_issu.html. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "NBA.com - Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/news/awards2007_rookie.html. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
- ^ "Two Hometown Hornets Named as Reserves for 2008 NBA All-Star Game". NBA. http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/reserves_080131.html. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Roy makes second straight All-Star team". OregonLive.com. January 29, 2009. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/01/roy_makes_second_straight_alls.html.
- ^ a b MacMahon, Tim (January 28, 2010). "All-Star homecoming for Bosh, Williams". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4866840. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
- ^ "Roy represents Blazers with big game". OregonLive.com. February 15, 2009. http://blog.oregonlive.com/blazers/2009/02/roy_represents_blazers.html.
- ^ "Roy's game does his talking", by Seth Prince, The Oregonian, April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Hendrickson, Brian (December 9, 2007). "The Real Roy". The Columbian. Archived from the original on November 13, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20071211145224/http://www.columbian.com/sports/localNews/2007/12/12092007_The-Real-Roy.cfm. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
- ^ "Player Bio: Brandon Roy". http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/roy_brandon00.html. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ "Brandon Roy". InsideHoops.com. http://www.insidehoops.com/players/brandon-roy.shtml. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
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- ^ a b "Prospect Profile - Brandon Roy". http://www.nba.com/draft2006/profiles/BrandonRoy.html. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ^ "UW Huskies Have Sweet 16 Matchup With UConn Huskies". http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032106aaa.html. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ^ "Trail Blazers Land Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge". http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Land_Brandon_Roy-183312-1177.html. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ^ "Roy's number to be retired tomorrow at game against USC". http://dailyuw.com/2009/1/21/roys-number-be-retired-tomorrow-game-against-usc/. Retrieved January 21, 2009.
- ^ Kelly, Steve (October 11, 2006). "Roy is just the player to help the Blazers make a turnaround". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003298624_kelley11.html?syndication=rss. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Roy receives 127 of 128 first-place votes as top rookie". Associated Press (espn.com). May 2, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2857872&type=story.
- ^ "Guard Brandon Roy makes rookie-sophomore game at All-Star event". Associated Press (espn.com). January 31, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2749638.
- ^ Freeman, Joe (February 25, 2008). "Roy could miss L.A. trip". The Oregonian.
- ^ Arnold, Geoffrey C. (February 16, 2008). "Roy crashes a party". The Oregonian.
- ^ "2008 NBA All-Star Boxscore". February 17, 2008. http://www.nba.com/games/20080217/ESTWST/boxscore.html. Retrieved March 7, 2007.
- ^ "Report: Brandon Roy Will Be Ready for Opening Day". August 14, 2008. http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-33-179/Report--Brandon-Roy-Will-Be-Ready-for-Opening-Day.html. Retrieved August 15, 2008.
- ^ "Roy's Buzzer-Beater Lifts Blazers Past Yao, Rockets in OT". http://www.tsn.ca/nba/story/?id=255047. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "Blazers end 11-game skid vs. Phoenix behind Roy's career-high 52". ESPN. December 18, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=281218022. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
- ^ "Roy swipes 10 steals, Oden continues encouraging play in Blazers' win". ESPN. January 24, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290124022. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "Roy's layup at buzzer gives Blazers win vs. Knicks". NBA.com. February 8, 2009. http://www.nba.com/games/20090208/NYKPOR/recap.html. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- ^ "Brandon Roy Is Pretty Good". April 13, 2009. http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/4/13/833981/brandon-roy-is-pretty-good.
- ^ "NBA.com: James outdistances Bryant in winning Kia MVP award". May 4, 2009. http://www.nba.com/2009/news/05/04/mvp.release.20090504/index.html.
- ^ "Brandon Roy Earns All-NBA Second Team Honors". NBA. http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Brandon_Roy_Name_To_AllNBA_Se-312795-1218.html. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ "Roy agrees to extension with Blazers". ESPN. August 6, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4379864. Retrieved September 13, 2009.
- ^ Associated Press. "Roy to miss postseason". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2010/news/story?id=5095872. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ John Hollinger. "Roy returns for Trail Blazers". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id/15382/roy-returns-for-trail-blazers. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
- ^ "Best on offense (Durant), defense (Howard) pace All-NBA team". NBA. http://www.nba.com/2010/news/05/06/all.nba/. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
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- ^ Associated Press. "Brandon Roy has surgery on both knees". Associated Press. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6031896. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ Associated Press (February 26, 2011). "Blazers beat 'Melo-less Nuggets in overtime". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2011-02-26-blazers-nuggets_N.htm. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ SportsDayDFW.com. "Turmoil for Blazers? Brandon Roy fights off tears, complains about playing time vs. Mavericks". SportsDayDFW.com. http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-mavericks/headlines/20110420-turmoil-for-blazers-brandon-roy-complains-about-playing-time-vs.-mavericks.ece. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ Jeff Caplan. "Mavericks can't find answer for Roy". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/columns/story?columnist=caplan_jeff&id=6417379. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ^ http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/12/15/2638749/wojnarowski-blazers-to-waive-brandon-roy-via-amnesty-clause
- ^ http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/219263/Brandon_Roy_Considering_Comeback#ixzz1niUBnJuG
- ^ "LaMarcus has a big March; Roy is a new daddy". Associated Press. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927221922/http://www.kgw.com/sports/blazers/stories/kgw_032907_sports_blazers_notebook.12d3e11c.html. Retrieved May 15, 2007.
- ^ Quick, Jason (July 27, 2008). "Part I - Roy's marriage proposal: Little BJ gets an assist". The Oregonian. http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2008/07/part_i_roys_marriage_proposal.html. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
- ^ "The Blazers have entrusted their future to a 24-year-old". Sports Illustrated. February 9, 2009. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1151486/index.htm. Retrieved March 9, 2009.
- ^ "Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy gets married". OregonLive.com. September 29, 2010. http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2010/09/trail_blazers_brandon_roy_gets.html. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
- ^ "Players of the Week: Devin Harris, Brandon Roy". NBA.com. December 1, 2008. http://www.nba.com/2008/news/12/01/pow.121/index.html. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
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External links[link]
- www.broy7.com Brandon Roy's official website, broy7.com/ Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- Brandon Roy at NBA.com
- Tim Davenport, "Brandon Roy: The Path to Portland," blazersedge.com/ December 25, 2010.
- Ben Golliver, "Brandon Roy Could Cook," blazersedge.com/ December 15, 2011.
- University of Washington player page
- Brandon Roy NBA highlights at blazersclips.com
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| Preceded by Chris Paul |
NBA Rookie of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Kevin Durant |
| Persondata | |
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| Name | Roy, Brandon |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | American basketball player |
| Date of birth | July 23, 1984 |
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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 Jennings with the Bucks |
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| No. 3 – Milwaukee Bucks | |
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| Point guard | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-09-23) September 23, 1989 (age 22) Compton, California |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Dominguez HS (Compton, California) Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 169 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA Draft | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Pro career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Lottomatica Roma (Italy) |
| 2009–present | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Brandon Jennings (born September 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays at point guard.
Jennings was a highly acclaimed high school player, averaging 32.7 points and 7.4 assists as a senior, and won all major player of the year awards in his senior year. After graduating from Oak Hill Academy, he decided to play professional basketball with the Italian club Lottomatica Roma instead of playing collegiately for the University of Arizona Wildcats, leading to controversy and debate on the NBA's "prep-to-pro" policy adopted in 2006. After a year in Italy, Jennings declared for the 2009 NBA Draft and was selected 10th overall by the Bucks.
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Early life[link]
Brandon Jennings was born to Alice Knox. He has a brother named Terrence Phillips.[1]
High school[link]
Jennings attended Dominguez High School in Compton, California for his freshman and sophomore year. Before his junior year, Jennings transferred to powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia. In his last year of high school, Jennings averaged 32.7 points, 7.4 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game[2] and set the school record for points in a season. This performance earned him some of high school basketball’s most prestigious awards: the 2008 Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, 2007–08 Gatorade Player of the Year (Virginia), 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year and 2008 EA Sports Player of the Year. He led his 2006–2007 team to a 41–1 record and the top ranking in the USA Today Super 25 list of high school teams.[3] He was rated as the nation's #1 high school basketball prospect in the class of 2008 by Scout.com,[4] the #1 prospect in the ESPNU 150,[5] and the #4 prospect by Rivals.com.[6]
College plans[link]
In August 2006, he chose to attend USC. On April 24, 2007, he decided instead to join the University of Arizona Wildcats, citing Arizona's quality academic faculty and his desire to play with Jerryd Bayless. (Bayless left after one season to enter the 2008 NBA Draft.)[7] In November 2007, SLAM Magazine’s third edition of PUNKS featured Jennings on the cover along with three other top-rated high school guards (Jrue Holiday, Tyreke Evans and Lance Stephenson).[8][9]
In June 2008, Jennings attended the premiere of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch's basketball movie Gunnin' For That #1 Spot at the Magic Johnson Theater in Harlem. Also attending were Kevin Love, Lance Stephenson, Brook Lopez, Robin Lopez, DJ Augustin, and Adam Yauch. The film follows eight top high school players—including Jennings—from their hometowns to NYC, for the 2006 Elite 24 at Rucker Park.
In June 2008, Jennings announced that he was considering becoming the first American to skip college to play professionally in Europe. The NBA requires players to be at least 19 years old and one year removed from high school before entering the league, meaning that Jennings could not enter the 2008 NBA draft. Jennings declared that his goal was to play in the NBA and that playing overseas instead of at an American college could be his best route to gain experience and make money until he was eligible to join the NBA.[10]
Italian career[link]
On July 16, 2008, Jennings signed with Lottomatica Roma of the Italian Lega A.[11] The contract he signed with Roma was for $1.65 million net income guaranteed[12] and after earning the contract with Lottomatica, Under Armour gave Jennings a $2 million contract[13] to showcase their products in the Euroleague. Jennings was the first player to play for a European team rather than play for a college basketball team since the NBA's age restriction rule was implemented.
In the Italian Lega A 2008-09 season, Jennings averaged in 27 games, 5.5 points, 1.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.5 steals in 17.0 minutes per game. He shot 35.1 percent from the field and 20.7 percent from 3 point range in Lega A play.[14] In 16 Euroleague games, Jennings averaged 7.6 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals in 19.6 minutes per game. In the Euroleague he shot 38.7 percent from the field and 26.8 percent from 3 point range.[15]
NBA career[link]
2009 NBA Draft[link]
Jennings was selected tenth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2009 NBA Draft. He became the first player who skipped college to play professional basketball in Europe to be drafted by an NBA team. Jennings also made a notable appearance at the draft. He had initially decided not to attend the draft and preferred to be at a family function during the draft. After he was drafted by the Bucks, he left the family function and headed to Madison Square Garden. He later came out on stage after the 14th pick was announced to have his picture taken with NBA commissioner David Stern, just like all drafted players who attend the draft.[16]
Rookie season[link]
During Jennings's NBA regular season debut on October 30, 2009, against the Philadelphia 76ers, Jennings recorded 17 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and hit 2 three-point shots, just shy of a triple-double, and played 34 minutes. In his second game, on October 31, 2009, against the Detroit Pistons, also the debut in Bradley Center, Jennings scored 16 points during the third quarter and a team-high 24 points for the game to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to their first victory of the 2009–10 regular season.
On November 14, 2009, after a scoreless first quarter, Jennings scored 29 points in the 3rd quarter against Golden State en route to a total of 55 points in the game to break the team record for most points by a rookie previously set by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1970. Jennings's performance was the most points scored by a rookie since Earl "The Pearl" Monroe scored 56 in 1968. He became the youngest player to ever score 55, collecting the second-highest total for a player under 21, behind only LeBron James's 56 points in March 2005, and the second-most points scored by a Milwaukee Buck (behind Michael Redd's 57 in 2006).[17] On February 2, 2010, he was selected to compete in the Skills Challenge.[18]
2010–11 season[link]
On October 30, 2010, Jennings recorded his first ever triple double, with 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists against the Charlotte Bobcats. On December 15, 2010, Jennings broke his left foot against the San Antonio Spurs when he came down awkwardly on his ankle.[19] Despite the injury, he played 30 minutes the following game against the Jazz. The team later confirmed that Jennings would miss the next four to six weeks as he recovered from surgery to repair a fracture in his left foot.[20] He had been averaging 18.7 points per game before the injury.[21] Jennings missed a total of 19 games with the injury before returning on January 29, 2011 in a 91-81 home victory over the New Jersey Nets.[22] He scored a season-high 37 points against the New York Knicks on March 25, 2011.[23]
NBA career statistics[link]
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 82 | 82 | 32.6 | .371 | .374 | .817 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 15.5 |
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 63 | 61 | 34.4 | .390 | .323 | .809 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | .3 | 16.2 |
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 66 | 66 | 35.3 | .418 | .332 | .808 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 19.1 |
| Career | 211 | 209 | 34.0 | .393 | .345 | .811 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 1.4 | .3 | 16.8 |
Playoffs[link]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 2009-10 | Milwaukee | 7 | 7 | 35.6 | .408 | .293 | .808 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 18.7 |
| Career | 7 | 7 | 35.6 | .408 | .293 | .808 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 1.1 | .6 | 18.7 |
Awards[link]
- 2005 Press Telegram Freshmen Player of the Year
- Named the Most Valuable Player of the 2006 Les Schwab Invitational Tournament
- Co-MVP of the 2007 Elite 24 Hoops Classic (with Tyreke Evans)
- 2007 Las Vegas Easter Classic Most Valuable Player
- 2007 NBAPS Top 100 High School Camp Best Playmaker
- 2007 The Goazcats.com Showdown Most Valuable Player
- 2008 Naismith Male Player of the year
- 2007–08 Gatorade Player of the year Virginia
- 2008 Parade Magazine Player of the Year
- 2008 EA SPORTS National Player of the Year
- 2008 McDonald's All-American
- 2007–08 MaxPreps National Player of the Year
- 2008 Jordan Brand Classic Most Valuable Player for the East
- No. 1 rated senior by ESPN (2008)
- No. 1 rated senior by Van Coleman Hoopmaster (2008)
- No. 1 rated senior by Clark Franics Hoopscoop (2007 and 2008)
- No. 1 rated senior by Dave Telep Scout.com 2008
- Eastern Conference NBA Rookie of the Month (Oct./Nov. 2009)
- Eastern Conference NBA Rookie of the Month (Dec. 2009)
- Eastern Conference NBA Rookie of the Month (Jan. 2010)
- 2009-10 NBA 1st Team All-Rookie (unanimous selection)
Records[link]
NBA records
- Youngest player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in a game
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- 55, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
Ranks 2nd in NBA history in:
- Field goals made, quarter
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- 12, third quarter, Milwaukee Bucks vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
- Tied with six other players who have made 12 field goals in a quarter
- NBA record is held by David Thompson, with 13
Milwaukee Bucks franchise records
Rookie
- Points, game, rookie: 55, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
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- Tied with multiple players for 4th highest tally in NBA history by a rookie
- Field goals made, game, rookie: 21, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
Franchise
- Points, half: 45, second half, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
- Points, quarter: 29, third quarter, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
- Field goals made, half: 17, second half, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
- Field goals made, quarter: 12, third quarter, vs. Golden State Warriors, 02009-11-14November 14, 2009
Charity[link]
After an earthquake in Italy while he was playing there in April 2009, Jennings donated $50,000 to support victims.[24]
Jennings participated in Steve Nash's Showdown in Chinatown charity soccer match in New York City on June 24, 2010.[25]
References[link]
- ^ Pete Thamel. "Family Keeps Teenage Pro Grounded". New York Times. October 4, 2008. Retrieved on November 11, 2009.
- ^ Nets Player Profile: Brandon Jennings. Retrieved on November 17, 2009.
- ^ Halley, Jim. "Super 25: Oak Hill Academy starts season on top". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/basketball/poll/2007-super25.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scouthoops.scout.com. http://scouthoops.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&c=4&cfg=bb&pid=88&yr=2008. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ "No. 1 prospect Jennings won't rest after successful summer". ESPN.com. August 29, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/mens/columns/story?columnist=lawlor_christopher&id=2994855. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ "Yahoo Sports: Rivals.com Ranking - Rivals150 for class of 2008". Rivals.yahoo.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/basketballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/rankings/rank-rivals150/2008. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (2007-04-24). "Jennings took long route to Arizona.". Arizona Daily Star. http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/wildcats/184512. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam (2007-11-09). "The best high school guards in America". SLAM Magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-11-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20071112143937/http://slamonline.com/online/2007/11/the-best-high-school-guards-in-america/. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Brandon Jennings Signs With Under Armour
- ^ Rhoden, William (2008-06-23). "Old World Lesson for the New N.B.A.". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/sports/basketball/23rhoden.html?_r=1&em&ex=1214366400&en=a89b992b0e692eff&ei=5087%0A.
- ^ Jennings goes pro, signs with Pallacanestro Virtus Roma.
- ^ ESPN article $1.65 million.
- ^ Jennings signed a $2 million contract with Under Armour.
- ^ Brandon Jennings Italian League profile and stats.
- ^ Euroleague.net Brandon Jennings Official Player Profile.
- ^ "Jennings Reverses Course and Shows at NBA Draft". ABC News. ABC News Internet Ventures. June 25, 2008. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=7932784. Retrieved August 2, 2009. [dead link]
- ^ "Jennings drops career-high 55 on slumping Warriors as Bucks hold on". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. November 14, 2009. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291114015. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ Who is the NBA's most "skilled" player?
- ^ Brandon Jennings out with broken foot
- ^ Bucks PG Jennings out 4-6 weeks with broken foot
- ^ {http://www.nba.com/playerfile/brandon_jennings/game_by_game_stats.html}
- ^ Brandon Jennings scores 2 in return as Bucks earn 3rd win in row
- ^ Jennings Scores 37, Bucks Hand Knicks Another Loss
- ^ "NBA-Prospect Brandon Jennings Drops $50k to Earthquake Victims". April 20, 2009. http://www.bvonsports.com/2009/04/20/nba-prospect-brandon-jennings-drops-50k-to-earthquake-victims/. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ Abbott, Henry (2010-06-24). "Steve Nash's charity soccer game". espn.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/17106/video-steve-nashs-charity-soccer-game.
External links[link]
- Brandon's Official Website
- NBA.com Profile
- Profile on Rivals.com
- Profile on Scout.com
- Brandon Jennings News
- High school hoops star struggles abroad: Picking Italy over college starts to backfire for Jennings
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| Name | Jennings, Brandon |
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| Short description | American basketball player |
| Date of birth | September 23, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Compton, California |
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http://de.wn.com/Brandon Jennings
http://it.wn.com/Brandon Jennings
http://pl.wn.com/Brandon Jennings
http://cs.wn.com/Brandon Jennings
http://es.wn.com/Brandon Jennings
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