Have you heard of Brian Scalabrine? If so, you may have heard of him by the name of “The White Mamba”. Do you know how many NBA teams he has played for? What number was he? There are many interesting facts including, His college career, NBA career, and his life now. First, his college career. Brian attended the University of Southern California. He was top ten in most three’s and blocked shots. He was number ninety-two and he averaged 15.7 points a game. In the next paragraph I will tell you about his NBA career. Next I will tell you about his NBA career. In his NBA career he played for many different teams. He was twenty-four when he was drafted to the NBA. He won a championship while playing for the Boston Celtics. His contract was 20.1
Although he didn 't go to college and entered the NBA immediately after highschool he did graduate.
Shortly before the deadline Larry finally signed with the Boston Celtics for $650,000, making him the highest paid rookie in NBA history. Larry's collegiate rival Earvin 'Magic' Johnson had also entered the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers. Not only did they fight for the National Championship a year before, but their rookie seasons they were both in the run for Rookie of the Year. Magic may have taken the NCAA title but Larry took the Rookie of the Year award and was voted into the Eastern Conference All- Star team in the 1979- '80 season.
Grant first started playing soccer, but by twelve, he had grown to six feet. That is when he started playing basketball. He became really good and he led his high-school team to two state championships. He then earned an athletic scholarship to play for the well-known Duke University. He led Duke to back-to-back championships and he had his “number 33” jersey retired. After he graduated, he entered the 1994 NBA Draft picks. He was picked by the Detroit Pistons as the 3rd overall draft pick.
Although many youngsters fail in the NBA, there are a few high school players who have had, or do have a successful career in the NBA. Some of these are, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, Tracey McGrady, and this year’s most valu...
George Mikan who was one of the NBA’s first great center. The Minneoplis Lakers soon after
Wilt was a very famous basketball player. He played center position for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors. Wilt built a huge mansion where he would throw parties all the time because he became super rich. He played for the University Of Kansas before playing in the NBA. Wilt changed NBA history like never before seen.
...r_stats.html). Ray Allen was drafted out of Connecticut by the Seattle Supersonics in the 96-97 season. He started81 games and played 82 games, and in that season he averaged 13.4 points per game ("NBA.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ray_allen/carrer_stats.html). Kevin Durrant was drafted out of Texas by the Seattle Supersonics in the 07-08 season. He started 82 games and played 82 games, and in his rookie season he averaged 20.3 points per game. ("NBA.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/kevin_durrant/carrer_stats.html). Michael Jordan was drafted out of North Carolina by the Chicago Bulls in the 84-85 season. He started 82 games and played in 82 games, during his rookie year he averaged 28.2 points per game ("Basketball-Refrence.com." Web. 11 Jan 2010. http://www.basketball-refrence.com/players/j/jordanmi01.html).
In college as a sophomore he named First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference and Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year after averaging 17.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game. Also, he was named Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP after hitting an electrifying, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift Rhode Island over Temple, 62-59 in the A-10 Tournament championship game. He had career-high 28 points at St. Joseph's Feb. 21, career-high 15 rebounds vs. Brown, Nov. 24, 1998, and career-high 11 assists vs. George Washington March 5. Lamar had five-game stretch in January where he scored 20 or more points in each game.
To Michael playing basketball in the NBA “seemed something of a distant dream'; (Halberstam 20), but even after he was cut from the varsity team Michael still practiced every day. Michael’s practice paid off in his junior and senior years when he was the best player on the varsity team. After high school Michael was off to the University of North Carolina where for three years he would have some amazing accomplishments in basketball.
Harry Lew was the first African-American basketball player to ever sign a contract in professional basketball history. He was a pioneer for black people who wanted to play
Topic: Addiction to social media General Purpose: To persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that social media is hurting us mentally and our social lives. Thesis: Social media can cause serious problems to you and your health, so we need to put addiction to social media to rest. I. Introduction A. Attention-getter: The ages of 55 and 64 year olds who use social media fell “worried or uncomfortable” when they can’t access any type of social media accounts (Wright, 2015).
Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1998 winning six NBA championships from 1991-1993 and 1996-1998. He was also awarded the Most Valuable
Wilt Norman Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. His family was a working class family with nine children and parents who loved and worked extremely hard to attain a happy childhood for their children. As a child growing up, Wilt was not always enticed to play basketball. He grew up participating in track and field during his school days. However due to his immense size and height and the culture of basketball in Philadelphia, he started to play basketball. At the height of six feet 11 inches by high school, Wilt had an immediate impact on any team he played for (“Wilt Chamberlain” 1). Wilt attracted interest from basketball scouts by the time he was in junior high. Duri...
He was highly recruited and had offers from Duke, South Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia and many more schools, but he decided to go to UNC. In his three year college career at the University of North Carolina, or UNC, Jordan averaged 17.7 points per game, 1.7 steals per game, 1.8 assists per game, and 5 rebounds per game. Him and his team won the national championship for the 1981-82 season. Jordan won ACC rookie of the year in 1982, AP college basketball player of the year in 1984, was put on the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1982, and many more (American Decades). Going into the NBA Draft after the 1984 season, Michael Jordan was drafted third overall by the Chicago Bulls, behind Akeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie. After being drafted, in his rookie year, Michael averaged 28.2 points per game, 2.4 steals per game, 5.9 assists per game, and 6.5 rebounds per game. After dominating for eight more seasons after that, Michael wanted to pursue a career in professional baseball. Michael was not as good as baseball, so he was only able to play minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons (American Decades). After being unsuccessful in baseball, Jordan came back for four more seasons in the NBA and toned down but was still dominating over everyone else. Jordan started to feel more drowsy and old and like he could not play basketball to his best. So, after
...d one season before retiring in 2002. Olajuwon was ranked 7th in career points scorer in the NBA and 11th in career rebounds. He was also a 12-time All-Star. In 2008, He was put into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Olajuwon now resides in Houston where he has had a great success in real estate marketing. He spends most of his time in Jordan where he continues to follow Islamic studies.