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John did everything at lowa. He set school all-time highs for points in one game with 49, in one season with 699, point average with 27.9 and in career field goal shooting percentage with 59.9%. John was named to the All-Big Ten team and to numerous All-America teams in his senior year. "JJ." was a prep All-American and a junior college All-American and was invited to the 1968 Olympic tryouts.
How many time-outs is each team allowed in the 4th quarter? Ans: Three.
Horry was as relentless as the tides while playing for Alabama, making the All-SEC, SEC All-Defensive and SEC All-Academic Teams as a senior in 1991-92. He averaged 15.8 points and 8.5 rebounds in his senior season, while setting a school record with 121 blocks. With that mark, he joined Shaquille O'Neal as one of only two players in SEC history to reject 100-or-more shots in a season.
Joe's outstanding performance for the Warriors last season earned him a spot on NBA's Al-Rookie Team. He had game-high of 46 Points and was credited with 117 Assists and 50 Steals while leading the Warriors with 121 Blocked Shots. Had 2175 Points & 1148 Rebounds at Purdue.
Joe was first team All-Big 10 for 2 seasons.
A third-round draft choice out of University of Washington where he was the Huskies' fifth leading all-time scorer, George became a starter for the Squires in 1971-72 when injuries sidelined Neil Johnson and Doug Moe. From the 15-to-18-foot range, George is deadly. He carries better than a 50% mark and it has earned him the nickname of "Hawkeye."
George looks like Mark Spitz of Olympic fame.
Bill was Knicks' leading scorer and rebounder in 1980-81. He sets the offensive tempo for the club, had a 22-Point debut against the Hawks as a rookie in 1979. Bill led nation in rebounding as a senior at San Francisco.
With Bill in the pivot, SF won 3 WCAC championships.
Signed to two 10-day contracts by the Mavericks during the 1991-92 campaign, Howard's strong play in the stretch drive earned himself a roster spot for 1992-93. Over the season's last eight games, Howard averaged 9.4 PPG on .646 shooting in 19.4 minutes per contest. A former All-Rookie CBA choice and a player in the league's 1991 All-Star Game, Howard averaged 20.8 PPG for the Omaha Racers in 1990-91.
After two magnificent seasons in his rookie and sophomore campaigns in the NBA, Sidney is still striving towards improvement. He has the basic abilities to set any goal that he wants and eventually attain it. Sidney was credited with 350 Assists in his rookie season and upped his total to 440 last year. He can do it all -score, pass, block, rebound.
Sidney never heard of the "Sophomore Jinx".
2001 Fleer Tradition WNBA Set (Basketball)
The first player in Pac-10 history to win consecutive assist titles, Flores recorded the first double-figure scoring game of her WNBA career with 10 points off the bench against Detroit on July 26.
Averaged 10.2 rebounds per 48 minutes in his third season with Heat, raising career average to 9.6 rebounds per 48 minutes... Valued by the Heat as a classic overachiever... Shot .338 from three-point territory in 1992-93... Averaged 4.3 ppg in 1992 NBA Playoffs against the Chicago Bulls... Named 1990 Paul Blunt Alabama Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Quickly developing into one of the NBA's premier young guards, Phil won't reach his 24th birthday until after the start of the 1974-75 season. With a brilliant future ahead of him, he had the league's top single-game effort of 1972-73 with a 53-point explosion against Portland. Phil excels in all aspects of the game.
Phil sports an almost perfect jump shot.
Last season, Bill was on the All Star Team for the second straight time. In 1955, he was voted the N.B.A. "Most Valuable Player." Last year, Bill was the top Celtic scorer and averaged 21 points in 10 playoff games. In addition to his hoop prowess, Bill is an expert tennis player and golf pro.
1992 Upper Deck Set (Basketball)
With an incomparable 16 NBA Championships, the Boston Celtics have earned their reputation as the NBA's foremost franchise. The only franchise ever to win more than three consecutive NBA titles (eight in a row from 1959-66), Boston has lived up to its legacy in recent years, capturing 14 Atlantic Division titles in the last 20 seasons. DID YOU KNOW? The 1985-86 Celtics set an NBA record for best winning percentage at home, going 40-1 (.976). No Celtics player has ever worn the numbers 1 or 2, which were retired in honor of Celtics founder Walter Brown and Celtics coaching great/front-office wizard Arnold "Red" Auerbach. SCORECARD. On Christmas Eve, 1960, the Celtics, who held the NBA record for rebounds in a game with 105, extended the record with 109 boards against the Detroit Pistons.
Norm was one of St. Francis' finest players. In his junior and senior years he racked up a total of 573 assists. In all he scored 1,410 points in three years for an 18.8 points per game average along with grabbing off 769 rebounds. Acquired by the Royals from the Bulls in a pre 1969-70 season trade, Norm immediately made the deal look good when he scored 14 points in 22 minutes of the opening game of the season and played like a veteran.
Norm is a peppery backcourtman.
1992 Upper Deck Set (Basketball)
After starting just three of the 17 games he appeared in with the Celtics in 1991-92, Shaw started half of his 46 appearances after a mid-season trade to the Miami Heat.
Acquired by Lakers from Portland, Pat played reserve role at LA the past 2 seasons. An All-America guard at Kentucky, he was team's MVP for 3 seasons. Pat captained the Kentucky Wildcats in his senior year.
Pat was drafted by Dallas Cowboys of NFL.
Signed as a free agent at the ripe old age of 28, "Hambone" needed only 2 seasons to make it. Finished among leading playmakers with 524 assists (6.6 per game). At his best when Rockets are running.
Art is an expert at killing the clock.
The ABA's leading scorer in 1972-73, Julius creates the flow of the game. He has great imagination of the court and is an artist with the basketball. Julius was signed as an undergraduate by the Squires and when the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA signed him to a "future" contract, the Squires took action to prohibit him from playing with any other team. Julius was traded to Nets, 8-1-73.
They call him "Dr. J."
2001 Fleer Tradition WNBA Set (Basketball)
A First Team All-Pac 10 performer in 1999, Williams registered the first double-double of her WNBA career, dropping in 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, in an 85-63 win over Seattle on August 3.
William "The Bird" Averitt was the NCAA major college scoring champion his senior season at Pepperdine averaging 33.9 points per game. An exciting player who displays a wide assortment of unusual moves, he was named Player of the Year in the West Coast Athletic Conference and MVP at Pepperdine after breaking all the WCAC scoring records. Bird once scoreð 59 points as a freshman and 57 points as a junior.
Bird scored 44 pts. twice against UCLA's Bill Walton.
As the 1996-97 season wore on, no team improved as much as the youthful Blazers, a tribute to the growing maturity of on-court quarterback Kenny Anderson. The team leader in points, assists and steals, the young (26) veteran enjoyed his best all-around campaign.
Solid year in 1993-94 included a career-high 41 points vs. the Lakers 12/26/93...Three-point percentage (405) ranked eighth in the NBA...Finished 1992-93 with the best field goal percentage among guards (.520).
Was key player in Florida State's march to NCAA finals in 1971. Had 70 rebounds in 373 minutes, '73-74. Drafted: #5-1972 by Chicago.
2016 Rittenhouse WNBA Set (Basketball)
Haley Peters was signed as a free agent on April 1, 2016, and she attended college at Duke.
Making his playoff debut in 2021, Hachimura looked ready for the bright lights. In his team's first round matchup with Philadelphia, he averaged 14.8 points and 7.2 rebounds over the five-game set. In Game 4, the up-and-coming forward posted a double-double to help power his team to a win.
An All-Big East selection in 2023-24, Scheierman flashed the skills of a first-round NBA prospect. At the draft that followed, the Celtics turned that into reality. With the 30th overall selection, the trophy- raising champs acquired the sweet-shooting star out of Creighton.
1992 Upper Deck Set (Basketball)
The hunger to succeed is personified in New Jersey's Drazen Petrovic, and when success arrives, he is among the first to celebrate. Petrovic had plenty to pump his fist about in the first half of 1992-93 as his league-leading .472 three-point field goal percentage helped the Nets improve by nine games over their record at the 1992 NBA All-Star break.
2000 Skybox Dominion WNBA Set (Basketball)
At UNC-Charlotte, Markita was the only player In school history with over 1,400 points, 600 rebounds, and 400 assists in a career. She wears No. 32 because Magic Johnson is her idol.
Though Sharone opened the season as a starter, he got nothing but better as his rookie season wore on. He increased his scoring and rebounding averages, in fact, in each succeeding month. Revealing well-rounded skills, he scored as many as 23 points in a game (Nov. 5), once blocked seven shots (Jan. 20) and amassed 24 games with seven or more rebounds.
Whether it's part of the play or out of pure instincts, Williamson cuts into the lane with regularity. In 2020-21, the All-Star forward scored 4.7 points per game via cuts, the most in the league. Whether he has the ball or not, defenders have to keep a close eye (or if they're smart, two) on him.
The fastest big, big man in the N.B.A., Walt figures to be a key man in the Pistons' championship drive. Before coming to Detroit he spent a season at Minneapolis and earned his pro varsity letter. As a collegian, Big Walt led his team to 27 straight wins and the N.I.T. title in 1953.
Williams proved to be one of the best young rebounders in the league during his second campaign in 2023-24. The sophomore center displayed his carom-catching talents against the Wizards on Nov. 10, coming away with a career-high 24 boards. He also cranked out 21 points in Charlotte's 124-117 win.
After a slow start when used as the club's fourth guard, Fred became the spark that ignited the Bullets through the last month of the 1969-70 season and through 1970-71. Fred originally impressed Coach Gene Shue with his scoring ability through training camp and exhibition games in his rookie season, but defense has become the most outstanding part of his game.
What is Fred Carter's nickname? ANS: "Mad Dog".
Jordan captured a sixth consecutive scoring title in 1991-92, earned his third NBA MVP Award, his eighth NBA All-Star nod and was chosen to his second U.S. Olympic Team. The best player on the planet also led the incredi-Bulls to their second consecutive NBA World Championship.
It was clear what the Suns targeted at the 2024 draft. After acquiring defensive specialist Ryan Dunn in the first round, they nabbed another stopper in Ighodaro. The second-round pick is a forward-center hybrid who holds down the paint and can switch out onto the perimeter.
Represented Chaparrals in 1973 ABA All-Star Game. Had game high of 36 points vs. San Diego, 1973-74.
Coming to Suns in off-season trade with Hawks, he hopes to regain his 1967-'68 avg. of 13.4 with 958 rebounds. His figures slipped last season to 7.8 avg. and 745 rebounds after losing starting job.
Last season, Paul went on a weight reducing program.
A tireless worker and the Pistons' rebounding leader in 1989-90. "Worm" is a defensive demon and one of the best offensive rebounders in the game - a big part of why the Pistons held opponents to the fewest points scored in the NBA in 1989-90. One of the few players in the league who pulls down more rebounds than he throws in points, he has a basketball-playing sister, Debra, who was made all-America at Louisiana Tech.