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2013 Playoffs Statistics
Born:
Jun 26, 1990
Height:
6-5 / 1.96
Weight:
220 lbs. / 99.8 kg.
Prior to NBA / Country:
Georgia Tech / USA
Years Pro:
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As A Professional: Currently in sophomore NBA season after making immediate impact with selection to 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team...Averaged 9.5 ppg over 59 games (35 starts) in debut season, ranking seventh in NBA with 1.71 spg...Standout rookie season was shortened by knee injury (torn left ACL and meniscus) suffered in Game One of first round Playoff series vs. Miami (Apr. 28, 2012)...Owns four career 20-plus scoring games...Selected for 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk in Orlando; forced to withdraw due to injury...Early-entry candidate in 2011 NBA Draft. Drafted by Knicks in first round (17th overall); signed on Dec. 11, 2011. 2011-12: NBA All-Rookie First Team...Season-long consistency in debut season earned him 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team honors...Over 59 games (35 starts), Iman averaged 9.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.71 spg (seventh in NBA) and shot .401 (214-534 FGA) over 28.9 mpg...Went 48-157 (.306) from Downtown...Led Knicks in scoring twice, assists eight times...Recorded four 20-plus scoring games (three as a starter)...Season Highs: Points: 25, twice: Assists: 8 (Feb. 2 vs. Chicago); Rebounds: 9 (Apr. 8 vs. Chicago)...Season-high 25 points twice, in consecutive games (Mar. 28 vs. Orlando, Mar. 30 at Atlanta), going 19-35 FGA (.543) in the two games...Recorded at last one steal in 45 of his 59 games (season-high five steals, twice)...Missed seven regular season games due to injury: four in season’s opening weeks (Dec. 28-Jan. 2) with sprained right MCL, three in February (Feb. 20-23) with left patella tendinitis. Suffered season-ending knee injury in first game of first round Playoff loss to Miami...Selected to participate in Sprite Slam Dunk at NBA All-Star 2012 in Orlando, but forced to withdraw due to left patella tendinitis...ON THE LEADER BOARDS: Ranked seventh in the NBA with 1.71 spg...First Knick ranked in NBA Top Ten in steals since Mark Jackson in Rookie of the Year season of 1987-88 (sixth, 2.50 spg)...Raymond Felton, traded in mid-season from Knicks to Denver, ranked eighth in 2010-11 (1.67)...Finished 15th in NBA in steals-per-turnover ratio (0.91 stl/to)...Among NBA rookies, Iman finished second in steals (1.71 spg, to Minnesota’s Ricky Rubio at 2.22), ninth in scoring (9.5), eighth in assists (2.8), sixth in FT percentage (.798 on 87-109 FTA) and fifth in minutes per game (28.9)...Using the same qualifiers as regular season leaders, Iman led NBA rookies in steals (1.71), as Rubio was limited to 41 games by injury...As A Starter: In 35 starts, Iman averaged 9.7 ppg (339), 3.4 rpg (118) and 1.69 spg (59) over 32.0 mpg (1,121)...Notched three 20-plus scoring games as a starter...Made 12 straight starts from Jan. 7-27; started each of the season’s last 17 games (Mar. 26-Apr. 26)...Key Games: Made bittersweet pro debut in season-opening Christmas Day win over Celtics with 11 points (3-13 FGA) in 22 bench minutes. Suffered sprained right MCL in third quarter, sidelining him for next four games...Scored 10 points (5-9 FGA) in loss to Bulls, Feb. 2, adding season-high eight assists. .Keyed win at Minnesota with 20 points (9-16 FGA, 2-4 from Downtown) and four steals, Feb. 11....Clutch figure off the bench in win at Toronto, Feb. 14, with eight points (3-9 FGA), three assists and four steals in 27 minutes. Made perhaps the game’s key defensive play: steal on Jose Calderon and subsequent fast break dunk with 1:28 left to pull NY within three (87-84) during Knicks’ game-winning 13-1 rally in final 3:57...Standout effort in ABC Easter OT win over Bulls, Apr. 8, with 15 points (5-14 FGA), season-high nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in season-high 45 starting minutes...Superb effort in vital win at Milwaukee with 16 points (6-15 FGA), six rebounds, five assists and three steals, Apr. 11. In The Playoffs: First career NBA Playoff appearance was cut short by knee injury suffered in Game One...Suffered torn left ACL and meniscus in third qtr of Game One loss at Miami, Apr. 28, and was sidelined for remainder of Playoffs. Scoreless (0-2 FGA) in 19 starting minutes prior to injury...Listed as inactive in Games Two thru Five...Worked out with Knicks 2012 Summer League squad in Las Vegas as part of extensive summer rehab. As A Collegian: Averaged 12.7 ppg, 4.2 apg and 4.5 rpg with .396 shooting over 31.3 mpg in 92 games (91 starts) in three seasons at Georgia Tech...Ended his college career ranked 11th on Georgia Tech's career list in assists (382) and fourth in steals (207)...Went 111-364 (.305) from three-point range...Fourth player in ACC history to lead his team in scoring (career-high 17.3), rebounding (5.9), assists (3.5) and steals (2.74) as a junior....All-ACC Second Team and ACC All-Defensive as a junior...ACC All-Freshman Team honoree in 2009, leading the conference in steals (2.06 spg)...Had 14 career 20-plus scoring games, with career high 30 points twice, both vs. North Carolina on the same date (Jan. 16, 2010, Jan. 16, 2011)...Notched triple-double on Jan. 25, 2011 vs. Virginia Tech (22 pts, career-high 12 reb, 11 ast; along with career-high seven steals)...Career-high 12 assists on Dec. 3, 2008 vs. Penn State. .In sophomore season, missed six games due to arthroscopic surgery to repair damaged meniscus, right knee, on Dec. 3, 2009. Community Corner: Joined teammates Renaldo Balkman, Tyson Chandler, Landry Fields, Jared Jeffries, Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire and Bill Walker to host a clinic for 100 children to celebrate NBA FIT Live Healthy Week in conjunction with Garden of Dreams Foundation, Jan. 30, 2012 at MSG Training Center...Joined the rest of his teammates to celebrate the holidays with 150 Garden of Dreams Children at the GDF Holiday Launch party at MSG Training Center, Dec. 19, 2011...Joined Knicks legends Walt Frazier, John Starks and Earl Monroe and teammates Carmelo Anthony, Josh Harrellson and Jared Jeffries at Knicks’ Home for the Holidays Youth Clinic presented by Chase at Trinity High School in Manhattan on Dec. 20 thru Garden of Dreams Foundation...Joined the rest of his teammates along with the Knicks coaching staff, alumni and a galaxy of A-list celebrities at the 13th annual Knicks Bowl at Chelsea Piers, Mar. 2, the gala, star-studded event that has raised over $1.9 million for the Garden of Dreams Foundation. |
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| Iman Asante Shumpert...First name is pronounced ee-MON...Made the Dean's List during the fall ’10 semester at Georgia Tech...Majored in sociology...Son of Odis and L'Tanya Shumpert...Mother is an adjunct professor of art and design at Columbia College in Chicago, father is an insurance broker...Plays with the mentality that it is embarrassing to be scored on, which was instilled in him at a young age when playing with his three brothers...Interests include creative writing and broadcast journalism...McDonald's All-American and Third-Team Parade magazine All-American as a high school senior, averaging 15.3 ppg...Grew from 5-foot-7 as a freshman to 6-foot-2 as a sophomore. | ||
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