MICHAEL BRADLEY. (continued from pg. 51)

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1 COLLEGE CAREER: Played collegiate basketball at Villanova ( ) and Kentucky ( ) Owns the second-best career field goal percentage in NCAA history (.667), behind Steve Johnson (Oregon State,.668) In junior season, led Villanova in scoring (20.8 ppg), rebounding (9.8 rpg) and field-goal percentage (.692) Ranked first in the nation in field-goal percentage, 16th in rebounding and 20th in scoring His Division I-leading field goal percentage (.667) broke the Villanova single-season school record (.640) set by former NBA forward Ed Pinckney A unanimous selection to the 2001 All- Big East Conference First Team... Sat out after transferring from Kentucky... In sophomore season, started all 37 games for a Kentucky club that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Final before being eliminated by Michigan State... Averaged 9.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 21.9 minutes per contest... Established a new school record for field goal percentage (.657)... Saw action in 32 games as a freshman, including five of the six NCAA Tournament games Kentucky played en route to the national championship. MICHAEL BRADLEY (continued from pg. 51) OFF THE COURT: Full name is Michael Thomas Bradley Born April 18, 1979 in Worcester, Mass... Son pf Pat and David Bradley... Grew up a fan of Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics ABC/ESPN s Dick Vitale named Bradley one of his Super Seven, his list of the nation s top players Played from ages eight to 18 in a Worcester, Mass., youth basketball league directed by Toronto Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi... Wife s name is Ellen... Brother, Dave, played college basketball at Charleston Southern... Wears size 16 sneaker. 80

2 SAMUEL DALEMBERT (continued from pg. 53) best single-season mark in franchise history Had 15 double-doubles (40th in NBA), including 11 after the All-Star Break Had four 20-point games, including a career-high 24 points at Dallas (1/14) Led the team in scoring three times and rebounding 27 times Had 17 games with four blocks or more Had 10 or more rebounds 29 times Made first career start vs. San Antonio (11/14) : Injured list (Philadelphia)...Placed on the injured list on Oct. 28 and missed the entire season Had arthroscopic left knee surgery on Oct. 25, 2002, to repair two chondral defects : Rookie NBA season (Philadelphia) In 34 games, averaged 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds in 5.2 minutes per game Missed 28 games due to injury: 16 games (10/30 to 12/3) on injured list (left knee tendinitis) and 12 games (3/1-3/24) on injured list (left knee bursitis) DNP-CD in 20 games Scored first NBA points vs. Milwaukee (12/14) Made NBA debut at Sacramento (12/4). COLLEGE CAREER: Early entry candidate for the 2001 NBA Draft... In two seasons at Seton Hall ( ), averaged 7.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game Set the school record for career blocked shots with (167) As a sophomore ( ), averaged 8.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks Sophomore teammates included Eddie Griffin and Andre Barrett, both future NBA players As a freshman ranked seventh in the nation in blocks (3.6 per game) and was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team Blocked 107 shots, second highest single-season total in school history. OFF THE COURT: Full name is Samuel Davis Dalembert Born in Port-Au-Pince, Haiti and lived there for 14 years before moving to Montreal... Has a wingspan of 90.5 inches Speaks French... Played basketball for the first time competitively as a sophomore at Lucien Page High School in Montreal, Canada in 1996 After two seasons at Lucien Page, transferred to St. Patrick s High School (Elizabeth, N.J.) where he became the alltime leader in blocked shots in one-plus seasons Favorite subject in college was computer graphics Enjoys working on computers, playing video games and reading in his spare time Favorite cuisine is Haitian Favorite sport other than basketball is soccer Presented a check on behalf of himself, his teammates, the NBA and Sixers Charities - each of whom donated a portion of the $22,500 - to the Red Cross (3/24/04) for funds to help support the people of Haiti with medical assistance and supplies, through the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement... Has served as the Honorary Commissioner for La Liga del Barrio for three-straight seasons... Donated $20,000 to assist in relief efforts for impacted areas in Haiti following the destruction caused by Hurricane Jeanne; with the help of the NBA the overall donation was more than $40, As part of Samuel s School Supplies Drive Night (4/6/05 vs. CHA) fans donated 843 school supplies and Samuel hosted a special meet-and-greet following the game... Wears size 16 basketball sneakers Has a 90.5-inch wingspan. 81

3 STEVEN HUNTER (continued from pg. 57) while participating in Big Man Camp at The Basketball Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) during the summer of 2002 Placed on the injured list due to the injury (10/28) and missed the first 38 games of the season, before being activated (1/12) PLAYOFFS Appeared in all seven playoff games against Detroit, averaging 0.9 points in 5.7 minutes per game : Rookie NBA season (Orlando) Played in 53 games and made 21 starts as a rookie for Orlando Averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 9.7 minutes per game As a starter, averaged 5.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.52 blocks in 15.7 minutes per game Scored in double figures three times, including a careerhigh 17 points vs. Chicago (12/5) Recorded at least one blocked shot in 25 games Made first NBA start (11/9) vs. Sacramento (4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 13 minutes) Made NBA debut (10/30) vs. Toronto Placed on the injured list (12/22) due to plantar fasciitis in the right foot (missed 5 games). COLLEGE CAREER: Played two seasons at DePaul University... Averaged 9.9 ppg., 4.7 rpg. and 2.03 bpg in 63 career outings with the Blue Demons... Finished third in school history with 128 career blocked shots and in field goal percentage, shooting.586 percent from the field... Set school record for blocked shots by a sophomore with 72, the third-highest single-season total in school history... As a sophomore ( ), led Conference USA in field goal percentage (.592)... Finished second in the conference and 33rd in the nation in blocks (2.40 bpg.) and 19th in the conference in rebounding (5.6 rpg)... Averaged 11.4 ppg. and scored in double figures 18 times... Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in Scored a careerhigh 27 points at Charlotte on Feb. 6, OFF THE COURT: Full name is Steven D. Hunter Parents are Will, a retired Army sergeant, and Renee Golden, who works for Chicago s Board of Education Has a daughter Nylaa Attended Proviso East High School (Maywood, Ill.), the same alma mater as Boston Head Coach Doc Rivers Chosen as one of the 100 Stars of the Future by Blue Ribbon College Yearbook Enrolled in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences An avid Chicago Cubs fan and still follows his former DePaul Blue Demons club Has been active in charity causes, including Thanksgiving turkey drives and Christmas toy give-aways Lists The Cat in the Hat as his favorite book as a child... Wears size 17 sneaker. 82

4 ALLEN IVERSON (continued from pg. 65) utes per game (41.4)... Named the NBA Player of the Month for February... Scored 30 or more points 18 times (12-6)... Led the team in scoring in 39 of his 48 games played... Held to five points in a career-low 12 minutes against Cleveland (4/2) PLAYOFFS... Started all eight playoff games Averaged a team-high 28.5 points, 4.9 assists, 4.1 rebounds and a team-high 2.5 steals in a team-high 44.8 minutes per game... Led the team in scoring in all eight games, becoming the first Sixers player since Wilt Chamberlain (11 games between 1965 and 1966) to lead the Sixers in scoring in at least eight playoff games... Set an NBA playoff record with 10 steals vs. Orlando (5/13) in Game 3 (First Round)... Scored 30 or more points in three of the four games series against the Magic and became the first Sixers player with three 30- point games in a playoff series since Andrew Toney (vs. Boston Celtics, 1982 Eastern Conference Finals) : Second NBA season (Philadelphia) Started all 80 games in which he appeared... Averaged 22.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.2 steals in 39.4 minutes... Finished among the league leaders in scoring (8th), assists (16th), steals (5th) and minutes (11th)... Scored 20 points or more 50 times... Scored 30 or more points 16 times (10-6)... The Sixers were when he scored 25 or more points... Led the team in scoring 46 times, in assists 48 times and in rebounds four times Named the NBA Player of the Week for the week ending (1/18) : Rookie season (Philadelphia) Schick NBA Rookie of the Year, the first Sixers player to win the award; received 44 of a possible 115 votes... Played in 76 games (74 starts) led all rookies in scoring (23.5 ppg), steals (4.1 spg), total assists (567) and minutes played (40.1 mpg)... Sixers all-time rookie scoring leader (1,787 points)... Named NBA Rookie of the Month twice (November and April) and NBA Player of the Week (4/13) MVP of the Schick Rookie Game held All-Star Weekend... Became the only rookie in NBA history to record five straight games of 40 points or more: 4/12 at Cleveland (50), 4/11 at Milwaukee (44), 4/9 vs. Atlanta (40), 4/7 at Chicago (44) and 4/14 vs. Washington (40)... Became the second-youngest player (21 years and 310 days) in NBA history to score 50 points in a game (4/12) at Cleveland. COLLEGE CAREER: Named Big East Rookie of the Year his freshman season, averaging a team-leading 20.4 points and 4.5 assists per game... Big East Rookie of the Week honors nine times and was UPI s choice for Rookie of the Year... Currently holds a Hoya freshman record with 89 total steals... First-team All-American at Georgetown... Started 66 of 67 career games and led the Hoyas in scoring both seasons with a career 23.0 points per game average... Selected as the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons... Unanimous All-Big East choice at point guard his second season... Big East Player of the Week five times. OFF THE COURT: Established A.I. s Crossover Crew, a ticket distribution program to allow area-youth to enjoy a Sixers home game during the season as part of the 76ers Community Assists Program... Had his No. 3 jersey retired by Bethel High School (2/13/03), at a halftime ceremony honoring the school s 1993 State Championship... Enjoys drawing during his free time and enjoys reading Sports Illustrated... Favorite actor is Samuel L. Jackson... Lists lasagna as favorite food... Enjoys traveling to New York... Started the Cross Over Foundation and hosts an annual Allen Iverson Celebrity Classic; this past summer, held the benefit in Philadelphia for the second straight year... Favorite NBA city is Philadelphia Attended Bethel High School in Hampton, Va He and his wife, Tawanna, have four children daughters, Tiaura and Messiah, and sons, Allen II (Duece) and Isaiah Rahsaan... Wears size 10.5 sneaker. 83

5 KYLE KORVER (continued from pg. 67) : Rookie season (Philadelphia) Averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 74 games Ranked 22nd overall and second among NBA rookies in three-point field goal percentage (.391) Among the Sixers all-time rookie records, finished third in three-point field goals made (81) and attempted (207) Connected on his first career field goal, a three-pointer, vs. San Antonio (11/14) Scored the first point of his NBA career at Washington (11/11) on a free throw. COLLEGE CAREER: Played four years at Creighton University ( ) Second Team All-America selection by Associated Press as a senior ( ) after receiving Honorable Mention All-America honors from AP as a junior ( ) Owns the Creighton and Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) record with 371 career three-pointers, which is tied for sixth in the NCAA record books Finished his collegiate career ranked 14th in NCAA history in three-point field goal percentage (.453) and ninth in free throw percentage (.891 percent) Finished Creighton career fifth all-time in scoring (1,801) and first in three-point field goals made, attempted, percentage and free throw percentage; eighth in assists; ninth in blocks and fourth in steals First player in school-history to appear in four consecutive NCAA Tournaments Became one of six players to repeat as MVC Player of the Year (Larry Bird, Hersey Hawkins, Xavier McDaniel, Lewis Lloyd and Junior Bridgeman). OFF THE COURT: Full name is Kyle Elliot Korver Majored in visual communications Comes from a basketball family... Has three brothers: Kaleb, Klayton and Kirk... Klayton plays basketball at Drake University His father Kevin, mother, Laine, and two uncles played at Central College in Pella, Iowa His mother once scored 74 points in a high school game Hobbies include ping pong, bowling, horseshoes, croquet, pool and Frisbee golf... Fans responded to "Kyle's Coat Drive" by donating 1,446 coats that included an opportunity to meet Kyle Korver after the Hawks game (2/4/05)... Wears size 14 sneaker. Kyle Korver hit a game-winning shot against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 31, 2005, at the Wachovia Center. 84

6 KEVIN OLLIE (continued from pg. 69) 38 career playoff games with averages of 2.2 points and 1.5 assists Appeared in the playoffs with two teams: Philadelphia ( , ) and Indiana ( ) : Seventh NBA season (Cleveland) Only Cavaliers player to appear in all 82 games (7 starts) Averaged 4.2 points and 2.9 assists in 17.1 minutes per game Ranked 11th in the NBA in assist to turnover ratio (2.89) Led team in free throw percentage (.835) Scored in double figures in six games this season Led or tied for the team lead in assists eight times and in steals on 15 occasions Had nine points, a season-high 10 rebounds and nine assists in a career-high 43 minutes vs. Sacramento (1/22) Set a career-high with 12 assists at Philadelphia (12/19) : Sixth NBA season (Milwaukee/Seattle) Led the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.04) Played in all 82 games (5 starts) Overall, averaged 6.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 26.6 minutes per game Scored in double-figures in eight games After being acquired by Seattle (2/20) from Milwaukee, averaged 8.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 29 contests for the Sonics Played in 53 games for Milwaukee, averaging 5.7 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game : Fifth NBA season (Chicago/Indiana) Played in a total of 81 games and made 17 starts (all with CHI) Overall, averaged 5.7 points, 3.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds In 52 games with Chicago, averaged 5.8 points and 3.7 assists After being traded to Indiana (2/19), averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 assists in 29 games with the Pacers : Fourth NBA season (Philadelphia/New Jersey)... Played in 51 games with Philadelphia after signing as a free agent (12/22)... Averaged 3.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game with the Sixers Started four games with the Sixers, including the first of his career at Utah (12/26)... Prior to being waived by New Jersey (12/15) averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 assists in 19 games... Missed two straight games (2/5 and 2/7) due to the birth of his daughter Recorded his first career double-double vs. Cleveland (4/6) with nine points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to go along with no turnovers in 39 minutes... PLAYOFFS... Averaged 1.4 points, 1.0 assists, 5.3 minutes in 23 appearances Shot (.929) from the free throw line : Third NBA season (Philadelphia)... Signed by the 76ers as a free agent (11/24/99) and averaged 1.8 points, 1.2 assists and 0.8 rebounds in 40 games... Posted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.6:1... Shot.449 percent (22-49 FG) from the field and.757 percent (28-37 FT) from the free-throw line Spent 27 games on the injured list with tendinitis of right knee... Began the season with the Connecticut Pride of the CBA where he appeared in 2 games, averaging 20.0 points and 7.5 assists... PLAYOFFS... Appeared in all 10 playoff games, averaging 2.0 points and 1.2 assists in 6.5 minutes per game Made his first career playoff appearance in Game 1 at Charlotte (4/22) Had 12 assists and 3 turnovers (4.00:1) in 65 minutes of playoff action (10 games). 85

7 KEVIN OLLIE (continued from pg. 85) : Second NBA season (Sacramento/ Orlando) Spent time with Sacramento (7 games) and Orlando (1 game) Overall, averaged 1.6 points and 0.9 rebounds per game : Rookie season (Dallas/Orlando) Appeared in 35 games overall, averaging 3.5 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 rebounds In 16 games with Dallas, averaged 2.4 points Appeared in 19 games with Orlando averaging 4.1 points and 1.7 assists per game Scored 14 points, then a career-high, against Chicago (3/25) Appeared in 24 games with the Connecticut Pride (CBA), averaging 19.8 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game : Appeared in 52 games with the Connecticut Pride (CBA) Averaged 14.7 points, 5.8 assists, and 3.9 rebounds per game : Signed by the Golden State Warriors (10/4), but was waived on Oct. 11, before the start of the season Appeared in 56 games with the Connecticut pride of the CBA and averaged 8.2 points, 4.0 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game. COLLEGE CAREER: Appeared in 124 games during his four-year career at the University of Connecticut, averaging 6.7 points, 5.0 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game Career highs of 9.8 points, 6.4 assists, and 2.5 rebounds during his senior season and was named third team All-Big East Set Connecticut single-season record with 212 assists during his senior season. OFF THE COURT: Kevin and his wife, Stephanie, have a son, Jalen, and daughter, Cheyenne Majored in communication sciences at the University of Connecticut Attended Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles... Cousin of Arnaz Battle, a former wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers... Wears size 13 sneaker. 86

8 CHRIS WEBBER (continued from pg. 77) : Seventh NBA Season (Sacramento) All- NBA Third Team selection... Named to the NBA All- Interview Second Team... Had a triple-double, (23 points, 13 assists, 10 rebounds) in a OT loss to Seattle (4/18)... Logged a triple-double, (21 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds) in a win over New York (3/28)... Notched 28 points and 20 rebounds in a loss to Atlanta (2/23)... Grabbed eight rebounds in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game... Named NBA Player of the Week twice, for the week of Jan and Dec. 27- Jan Recorded a triple-double (25 points, 11 boards, 10 assists) in a win in Washington (12/4)... Totaled 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds, adding 10 assists in a victory over New Jersey (11/23)... PLAYOFFS... In five playoff games, averaged 24.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game : Sixth NBA Season (Sacramento) Named to the All-NBA Second Team after leading the league in rebounds per game (13.0) and ranking 2nd in doubledoubles (36)... Led the Kings in scoring (20.0 ppg), rebounds, field-goal percentage (.486, 15th in the NBA), blocked shots (2.12 bpg, 11th) and double-doubles... Scored 20 or more points in 23 games Had a leagueleading, three 20-plus rebound games... Named NBA Player of the Week, April Recorded game-highs of 26 points (12-20 FG) and 21 rebounds, against Seattle (4/15)... Hit the game-winning jumper with 0.4 seconds left in a win over the L.A. Lakers (3/26)... Logged 10 consecutive double-doubles (2/22-3/9)... Recorded a tripledouble, (17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) in a victory over Washington (2/25)... Totaled game-highs of 28 points and 20 rebounds, in a victory over Phoenix (2/9)... Posted a game-high 25 points, 15 rebounds, a career-high nine blocked shots in a win over Vancouver (2/7)... PLAYOFFS... Averaged 14.8 points, 9.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists in five games : Fifth NBA Season (Washington) Sidelined for eight consecutive games, (2/4-2/21), due to a strained right shoulder... Posted 28 points, including the game-winning shot at the buzzer at Toronto (12/20/97)... Totaled 24 points, 19 rebounds, seven assists and five steals in a win over Charlotte (12/19)... Registered 24 points, a career-high eight steals, six rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a win over San Antonio (11/26) : Fourth NBA Season (Washington) Led the Bullets to their first playoff berth since 1988 Led the team with 20.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg and 1.90 bpg and ranked second with 4.6 apg, 1.69 spg and a.518 field goal percentage Ranked sixth in the NBA in rebounding, 14th in blocked shots, 16th in field goal percentage and 21st in scoring and steals... Selected to first-career All-Star Game (2 pts, 4 reb, 14 min)... Had a pair of triple-doubles, both against his former team, the Golden State Warriors (12/15: 19 pts, 12 reb, 10 ast & 3/1: 23 pts, 15 reb, 10 ast)... Named NBA Player of the Week, April PLAYOFFS In the first round series vs. Chicago, averaged 15.7 points and teamhighs of 8.0 rebounds and 2.33 blocks per game in three contests Shot.633 from the field, the highest of all playoff participants : Third NBA Season (Washington) Shoulder problems limited his action to 15 games (9-6) Averaged 23.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.80 steals in 37.2 minutes per game... Suffered a dislocated left shoulder in a preseason game against Indiana (10/21) and began the season on the injured list Activated (11/27), but strained his shoulder against New York (12/29)... Underwent surgery on Feb. 1 which sidelined him for the remainder of the season... Scored a season-high 40 points and dished out 10 assists against Golden State (12/27), just two nights before he re-injured his shoulder. 87

9 CHRIS WEBBER (continued from pg. 87) : Second NBA Season (Washington)... Averaged 20.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game Also dished out 4.7 assists per contest while shooting.495 % from the field Traded to Washington (11/17) in exchange for forward Tom Gugliotta and three first-round draft picks After his nine-point debut with Washington vs. Boston (11/19), scored in double figures in every game Separated his shoulder and missed 19 games (12/23-2/1)... Posted a triple-double against the L.A. Lakers (3/24) with 31 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists... Had his second triple-double of the season vs. Charlotte (4/7) with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and his third vs. Orlando (4/19) with 17 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists : Rookie NBA Season (Golden State) Became the first sophomore since Magic Johnson in 1979 to be selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft After Orlando made him the first overall pick, the Magic traded his rights to Golden State for the draft rights to Anfernee Hardaway and three future first-round draft choices Averaged 17.5 points on.552 shooting from the field, helping the Warriors to a record and a playoff berth Also contributed 9.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.16 blocks per game Led all rookies in both rebounding and field goal percentage At 21-years-old, he became the league's youngest player to win Rookie of the Year honors, edging out Anfernee Hardaway by a mere six votes... Recorded 35 double-doubles during the season, including a triple-double (22 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists) vs. L.A. Clippers (12/23)... PLAYOFFS... Averaged 15.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists in three games. COLLEGE CAREER: Left the University of Michigan after a two-year career First Team All-America selection and a finalist for the Wooden and Naismith Awards as a sophomore Led the Wolverines to the NCAA Championship Game in both of his collegiate seasons Posted career averages of 17.4 points (on.589 shooting), 10.0 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game in 70 contests, all as a starter... Leading rebounder and second-leading scorer in the 1993 NCAA Tournament Teamed up with the Fab Five, the 1991 Michigan recruiting class that also included Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson... Michigan lost to Duke in the 1992 NCAA title game. OFF THE COURT: Full name is Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III Nickname is C-Webb Son of Doris and Mayce (pronounced MAY-cee) Webber Oldest of five children Owns a pair of rottweilers, Zora and Zeek Majored in psychology at Michigan Consensus pick as the National High School Player of the Year Named Mr. Basketball for the state of Michigan after averaging 28.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg and 4.0 spg as a senior ( ) at Country Day High School in Detroit Helped lead his high school to three state titles Has an extensive collection of signed historical documents of prominent African-Americans, including items from Martin Luther King, Jr. and Frederick Douglass Appeared in an episode of "New York Undercover" during the season Enjoys water-sports Wears size 17 sneaker. 88