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2012 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Jan 6, 1982
Height:
6-4 / 1.93
Weight:
215 lbs. / 97.5 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Arizona / USA
Years Pro:
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PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Named to the All-NBA Second Team once (2006-07) and to the All-NBA Third Team twice (2004-05, 2005-06)… Became Washington’s first player since Elvin Hayes (1972-73 to 1976-77) to be named to an All-NBA team in three consecutive seasons…Three-time NBA All-Star (2004-07)…Captured the NBA’s Most Improved Player Award in 2002-03…Named MVP of the Rookie Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend in 2003…Appeared in 465 career NBA regular season games with Golden State and Washington, averaging 22.7 ppg., 5.6 apg., 4.2 rpg. and 1.72 stlpg. in 37.3 minpg….Also played in 20 playoff outings, averaging 24.2 ppg., 5.3 apg., 4.6 rpg. and 1.80 stlpg. in 41.4 minpg....One of only two players in Washington history (Walt Bellamy) to score 2,000+ points in three consecutive seasons (2004-05 to 2006-07)…Set a new Washington franchise scoring record with 60 points at L.A. Lakers on Dec. 17, 2006…Tied the Verizon Center scoring record with 51 points vs. Utah on Jan. 15, 2007…Is Washington’s all-time leader in three-point field goals made (821)…Recorded four career triple-doubles…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week seven times during his career and Eastern Conference Player of the Month once (Dec. 2006)…Scored 40+ points 29 times in his career, and 50+ points three times…2009-10: Played and started in 32 games with Washington, averaging 22.6 ppg., 7.2 apg., 4.2 rpg. and 1.28 stlpg. in 36.5 minpg….Scored 30+ points seven times, including a season-high 45 points on Dec. 18 @ Golden State…Recorded his fourth career triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds on Dec. 12 vs. Indiana...Surpassed the 10,000 career point mark on Nov. 6 @ Indiana…Missed the final 50 games of the season after being suspended by the NBA…2008-09: Appeared in two games with the Wizards, averaging 13.0 ppg., 10.0 apg. and 4.5 minpg. in 31.5 minpg….Missed the first 73 games of the season following a surgical procedure on his left knee on Spe. 18…Also missed six other games (Mar. 29-Apr. 1, 4-15)…2007-08: Played in 13 games (eight starts) with Washington, averaging 19.4 ppg., 5.1 apg., 3.9 rpg. and 1.77 stlpg. in 32.7 minpg….Missed 69 total games due to illness/injury…Underwent surgery on his left knee on Nov.17 and missed 66 total games (Nov. 17-Mar. 31)…Missed three games due to precautionary reasons (Apr. 5, 14-16)…2006-07: All-NBA Second Team…NBA All-Star for the third straight time…Appeared in 74 games (73 starts) with the Wizards, averaging 28.4 ppg., 6.0 apg., 4.6 rpg. and 1.88 stlpg. in 39.8 minpg….Finished third in the NBA in scoring, seventh in minutes played, seventh in steals, tied for 15th in assists and tied for 25th in free throw percentage (.844, 606-718)…Tallied over 2,000 points for the third consecutive season and became the franchise’s first player since Walt Bellamy (1961-64) to score 2,000+ points in three consecutive seasons...Scored 30+ points in 35 games, 40+ points nine times and 50+ points three times, including a career-high and franchise-record 60 points on Dec. 17 @ L.A. Lakers…Also set a new NBA record by scoring 16 points in a single overtime session during that contest…Hit game-winning buzzer-beating field goals on Jan. 3 vs. Milwaukee, Jan. 15 vs. Utah and Mar. 21 @ Seattle…Tied a Verizon Center record with 51 points on Jan. 15 vs. Utah...Set a US Airways Center single-game scoring record with 54 points on Dec. 22 @ Phoenix…Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for December 2006…Also named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times (periods ending Dec. 10, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7)…Played 20 minutes during the NBA All-Star Game, tallying eight points, four assists, two steals and one rebound…Missed the final eight games of the regular season following surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee (Apr. 6-18)...At the time of his injury, was on pace to become the first player in NBA history to lead the NBA in both free throws made and three-point field goals made in the same season…Came back and played in four playoff games, averaging 10.8 ppg., 2.8 apg. and 1.8 rpg. in 23.5 minpg.…2005-06: All-NBA Third Team…NBA All-Star for the second consecutive time…Played and started in 80 games for Washington, averaging a career-best 29.3 ppg., 6.1 apg., 3.5 rpg. and 2.01 stlpg. in a career-high 42.3 minpg….Ranked third in the NBA in minutes played, fourth in scoring, fourth in steals, 18th in assists and tied for 35th in free throw percentage (.820, 655-799)…Had the second-highest single season scoring average in Wizards’ franchise history, behind only Walt Bellamy’s 31.6 ppg in 1961-62…Scored 30+ points 42 times and had 40+ points 11 times, including a then-career-high 47 points on Dec. 30 vs. Miami…Combined with Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler to form the highest-scoring teammate trio in the NBA (67.4 ppg.)…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times (periods ending Nov. 13, Feb. 12 and Feb. 19)…Set an NBA record for points scored in a game by a player who played 30 or fewer minutes when he scored 46 points in 30 minutes on Feb. 25 vs. New York…Became the first Wizards player since Michael Jordan (Jan. 2002) to score 40+ points in consecutive games (47 on Dec. 30, 44 on Jan. 3)…Established a new franchise record with 23 free throws made on Feb. 8 vs. Golden State and tied his own franchise mark with 25 free throws attempted…Recorded nine double-doubles…Missed two games due to illness/injury (Dec. 13 with a lower back bruise; Mar. 28 with flu-like symptoms)…Played 10 minutes during the NBA All-Star Game, recording one point, one assist and one steal…Played in six postseason contests, averaging 34.0 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 5.3 apg. and 2.17 stlpg. in 47.3 minpg….Scored a career playoff-high 44 points on May 3 @ Cleveland…2004-05: All-NBA Third Team…Named an NBA All-Star for the first time…Appeared and started in 80 games with Washington, averaging 25.5 ppg., 5.1 apg., 4.7 rpg. and 1.74 stlpg. in 40.9 minpg… Ranked third in the NBA in minutes played, sixth in steals, seventh in scoring and tied for 23rd in assists…Became the club’s first player to score more than 2,000 points in a season since Earl Monroe (2,065 in 1968-69)…Combined with Larry Hughes and Antawn Jamison to form the highest-scoring teammate trio in the NBA (67.1 ppg)…With Hughes, formed the highest-scoring backcourt in the NBA (47.5 ppg)…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 5…Became the first Wizards player to earn a Player of the Week honor since Michael Jordan (Mar. 2, 2003)…Recorded 25 games with 30+ points (tied for fifth in the NBA) and had six 40+ point games…Hit the game-winning basket with 0.8 seconds remaining on Dec. 20 @ Golden State…Played in 10 playoff games, averaging 23.6 ppg., 6.2 apg., 5.2 rpg. and 2.10 stlpg. in 45.0 minpg….Had the game-winning basket as time expired in a 112-110 win @ Chicago in Game #5 of the First Round, helping the Wizards advance…2003-04: Played in 55 games (52 starts) for Washington, averaging 19.6 ppg., 5.0 apg., 4.6 rpg. and 1.87 stlpg. in 37.6 minpg….Ranked 35th in the NBA in three-point FG percentage (career-best .375, 125-333)…Notched three triple-doubles (13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Mar. 19 vs. Atlanta; 21 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds on Feb. 26 vs. Chicago; 25 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on Nov. 5 vs. Dallas)…Swiped a career-high and Verizon Center-high eight steals on Mar. 17 vs. Sacramento…Missed 27 games after sustaining an abdominal injury…2002-03: NBA’s Most Improved Player…Appeared and started in all 82 games with Golden State, averaging 18.3 ppg., 6.3 apg., 4.7 rpg. and 1.51 stlpg. in 35.0 minpg….Ranked 11th in the NBA in assists, tied for 24th in steals and ranked 33rd in scoring…One of only eight players in the NBA to average at least 18.0 ppg., 5.5 apg. and 4.5 rpg.…Named MVP of the Rookie Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend…2001-02: Played in 47 games (30 starts) during his rookie campaign with Golden State, averaging 10.9 ppg., 3.7 apg., 2.8 rpg. and 1.47 stlpg. in 24.6 minpg….Named the NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for Apr. 2002, after averaging 16.6 ppg., 6.1 apg., 4.8 rpg. and 2.0 stlpg. in nine games...Among all NBA rookies, ranked third in assists, third in steals, fourth in scoring, and fourth in both free throw and three-point shooting percentage.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Golden State in the second round (31st overall) of the 2001 NBA Draft…Signed as a free agent by Washington (Aug. 8, 2003)…Traded by Washington to Orlando in exchange for Rashard Lewis (Dec. 18, 2010). COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played two seasons (70 games) at the University of Arizona, averaging 15.8 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 2.2 apg. in 30.5 minpg. before declaring for the 2001 NBA Draft following his sophomore season...Named First Team All-Pac 10 Conference as a sophomore (2000-01)...Averaged 16.0 ppg. in the 2001 NCAA Tournament and earned the Midwest Region’s Most Outstanding Player Award, leading Arizona to the NCAA Final Four and a spot in the national championship game. |
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| ONE-ON-ONE: Full name is Gilbert Jay Arenas... Raised in Los Angeles…Has a son, Alijah, and two daughters, Izela Semayah and Hamiley Penny…Featured on the cover of EA Sports NBA Live ’08 video game…Had a wax statue created in his likeness for display at Madame Tussauds in Washington, DC…Formerly wore #0 because of the number of minutes his detractors said he would get at the University of Arizona…Has a collection of over 500 autographed jerseys of past and present players, and purchased a chair used and autographed by President Barack Obama at a Wizards game with a $25,000 donation to Wizards Care…Created the Zero 2 Hero Foundation to promote the safety and well-being of children by raising funds to support organizations that aid in the preservation of families through foster care, adoption and child welfare services, as well as to help the homeless…Hosted “Gilbert’s Christmas Dream” annually in December for D.C. area youth; an event which included shopping sprees, holiday gifts, roller skating parties, movie nights and luncheons in recent years…Served as a spokesperson for the NBA Fit program to raise awareness of physical fitness and nutrition to fight childhood obesity…Through the Gilbert Scores for Schools program, donated $100 for every point he scored at Verizon Center to a different school each game during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons…Supported Beyoncé’s pre-concert food donation drive in Washington, DC, during her Beyoncé Experience Tour in 2007…Joined NBA Hall of Famer Earvin “Magic” Johnson for the Freddie Mac Hoops for the Homeless Basketball Tournament at Verizon Center in 2007 to benefit six non-profit organizations that serve the homeless…Recognized by The Sporting News as one of the top “Good Guys” in sports in 2005 and 2006…Named the NBA Community Assist Award winner for the month of August 2005…Purchased $18,000 worth of goods and delivered them to Hurricane Katrina victims sheltered at the DC Armory in 2005…Was featured in Essence Magazine as part of the magazine’s “Do Right Men” issue…Through the NBA Cares program, became involved with the Make-A-Wish foundation and the Special Olympics…Owns a top-ranked Halo Team called Final Boss, which is affiliated with Major League Gaming and X-Box…Was previously nicknamed "Agent Zero" and "The Hibachi"…Has a website, gilsarena.com, where fans can learn more about his Zero 2 Hero Foundation. | ||
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