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  • Latrell Sprewell
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  • Guard
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2004-05 Statistics

PPG
12.8
RPG
3.20
APG
2.2
EFF
+ 10.08
Born: Sep 8, 1970
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 195  lbs. / 88,5  kg.
College : Alabama
Years Pro: 13

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Background

Acquired from New York on July 23 in a four-team trade that sent Terrell Brandon to Atlanta and Marc Jackson to Philadelphia... Played five seasons in a Knicks uniform, after spending the first six years of his career with Golden State... Led New York to the 1999 NBA Finals and the 2000 Eastern Conference Finals... A four-time All-Star (1994, 1995, 1997, 2001)... Earned All-NBA First Team honors in 1993-94 with Golden State.

2003-04:
Recorded the 15,000th point of his career Jan. 17 at Houston... Poured in a season-high 37 points Dec. 5 at Sacramento... Led all scorers with 30 points Jan. 6 vs. Los Angeles, his fourth 30-point night of the season... Also scored a game-high 31 points Dec. 23 in his first trip to New York since being traded to the Wolves... Scored a game-high 31 points Nov. 21 at Cleveland... Has led the Wolves in scoring eight times (through Jan. 17)... His 5-for-10 effort from three-point range Jan. 3 at Dallas marks team single-game highs this year... His 12-for-14 effort from the line Dec. 23 at New York is a single-game best for any Wolves player this year... Scored 24 points with six rebounds and four assists in 41 minutes Nov. 28 at Memphis... Snared a team-high 10 rebounds Oct. 31 at New Jersey... Dealt a season-high eight assists Jan. 2 vs. Atlanta, Dec. 18 vs. Dallas and Nov. 5 vs. Sacramento... Made his Wolves regular-season debut with 15 points and five assists in 41 minutes Oct. 29 vs. Milwaukee... Passed the 30,000-minute plateau for his NBA career Nov. 11 vs. Seattle.

2002-03:
Completed his 11th NBA season (fifth in New York) by averaging 16.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.38 spg and 38.6 mpg over 74 games... Due to right hand injury, did not see preseason action, then missed the regular season's first eight games... Underwent surgery to repair displaced fracture of the fifth metacarpal (right hand) on Oct. 1... Placed on the Injured List on Oct. 28 and activated Nov. 16... Led New York in steals and minutes and ranked second in scoring and third in assists... Ranked 23rd in the NBA in minutes, 32nd in assists, 36th in three-point shooting and 33rd in steals... Led Knicks in scoring 23 times, assists 21 times and rebounds four times... Had 24 20+ scoring games and four 30+ games... Had three double-figure rebound games, three double-doubles and three double-digit assists games... Had 23 games with at least six assists and 12 games with at least three steals... Recorded second career triple-double Feb. 28 in 2OT win vs. Orlando, posting 28 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists... Went 134-for-360 (career-high .372) from three-point range, his second straight 100+ three-point season and the fourth of his career... Dished out a season-high 11 assists and added 20 points Dec. 2 vs. Cleveland... Recorded a game-high 30 points, including 23 points in the first half, Dec. 13 at Miami... Spearheaded Knicks' club-record (16) three-point night by going 7-for-13 from beyond the arc en route to game-high 31 points Jan. 10 at Philadelphia... Rewrote Knicks and NBA record books by going 9-for-9 from downtown (14-for-19 FG overall) en route to season-high 28 points in 37 minutes Feb. 4 vs. the L.A. Clippers... Nine three-pointers tied his own single-game club record and set an NBA record for most three-pointers in a game without a miss.

2001-02:
Averaged 19.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.16 spg and 41.1 mp in starting all 81 games in which he played... Tied for fourth in the NBA in minutes and was 24th in scoring... Went 284-for-346 (.821) from the line, including a club-record 41 straight from Dec. 16-Jan. 16... Led the Knicks in scoring 36 times, assists 12 times and minutes 53 times... Scored 40+ points three times... Had 36 20+ scoring games and 10 30+ games... Recorded his fourth career four-point play April 7 at Sacramento... Poured in a career-high 49 points in an overtime loss to Boston on Dec. 11... Spearheaded a double-OT win at hometown Milwaukee with 48 points in a career-high 54 minutes Jan. 26... Nailed five three-pointers in the fourth quarter en route to a 21-point stanza, then scored all 10 New York points in the first OT... Posted 43 points in win over the Kings on March 14... Logged his 25,000th career minute Jan. 16 at Boston.

2000-01:
Averaged 17.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.5 apg over a team-high 39.2 mpg in 77 games... Ranked second on the team and 36th in the NBA in scoring... Led the Knicks in minutes 41 times, scoring 24 times, assists 20 times and rebounds four times... Authored 31 20+ scoring games and one 30+ game... Scored a season-high 32 points vs. Chicago on Dec. 29... Double-figure scoring in all but five games... Had two double-figure rebound games and one double-double (Feb. 7 vs. Dallas, 20 points, 11 rebounds)... Named to the Eastern Conference All-Star squad as an injury replacement... Scored seven points with four assists and one rebound in 15 bench minutes in the East's win Feb. 11 at Washington... Missed a total of five games due to injury/illness.

1999-2000:
Totaled a game-high 30 points in a 95-83 win over Atlanta on 3/24... Posted 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in a 93-80 win over San Antonio on 3/12... Scored a season-high 33 points in a 118-113 OT loss at Washington on 3/8... Netted a game-high 32 points in a 109-84 win over Milwaukee on 3/2... Poured in 32 points in a 120-111 win over Sacramento on 1/30... Recorded 30 points and 4 steals in a 112-109 OT win over Charlotte on 12/20... Posted a game-high 31 points in an 85-78 win over Philadelphia on 12/10... Notched 30 points in a 99-96 win over Orlando on 11/27... Registered 32 points in a 100-95 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on 11/23... Totaled 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in his first game in Golden State since he was a member of the Warriors (11/20)... Scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 102-93 loss in Cleveland on 11/5.

1998-99:
Averaged 17.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.9 apg and 1.39 spg in Knicks wins and led the Knicks in scoring in 12 games... Registered a game-high 30 points (11-17 FG, 3-3 3FG, 5-6 FT), 4 steals and 3 rebounds in an 85-70 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on 4/29... Posted a game-high 29 points (8-12 FG, 12-15 FT) and 3 steals against the Atlanta Hawks on 4/28... Scored 10 of his 23 points in the 4th quarter, and grabbed 3 rebounds, in a 94-87 victory over the Phoenix Suns on 3/26... Totaled a game-high 27 points (10-17 FG) and 5 rebounds in a 96-78 victory over the Boston Celtics on 3/20... Recorded a season and game-high 31 points (11-17 FG) and 4 rebounds in a 113-89 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 3/16... Registered a team-high 28 points (7-14 FG, 2-3 3FG, 12-14 FT), 3 assists and 3 rebounds in a 108-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/15... On the injured list from 2/10 to 3/5, missing 13 games, due to a stress fracture in his right heel... Made his Knicks debut, posting a game-high 24 points and 6 rebounds, against the Orlando Magic on 2/5.

1997-98:
Registered a game-high 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists against the Jazz on 11/28... Recorded a game-high 28 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds against the Houston Rockets on 11/22... Posted team-highs of 28 points and 7 assists and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 101-97 overtime win over the Mavericks on 11/20... Totaled a game-high 45 points, one short of his career-high, 7 assists and 3 rebounds against the Timberwolves on 10/31... Waived by the Warriors on 12/4 for conduct detrimental to the team and suspended by the NBA for one year, through 12/3/98, without pay... Arbritator John Feerick reduced 82-game suspension to 68 games on 3/4.

1996-97:
Averaged a career-high 24.2 ppg, fifth-highest in the league... Scored in double figures in 78 of the 80 games he played... Recorded 20+ 57 times, 30+ 17 times and 40+ six times... Scored a then career-high 46 points (plus 10 rebounds and five steals) in a 105-93 win over Dallas on Jan. 21... Led the team in minutes (41.9 mpg, third in the NBA), three-pointers made (147) and attempted (415)... Also tied for the team lead in steals (1.65 spg, 22nd in the NBA), ranked second in assists (6.3 apg, 18th in the NBA) and third in rebounding (4.6 rpg)... Posted career highs in three-pointers made and attempted, assists and free throw percentage (.843, 19th in the NBA)... Posted 15 double-doubles... Recorded the first triple-double of his career, getting 31 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a 122-115 overtime loss at Phoenix on March 28... Just missed another triple-double against Philadelphia on Jan. 3 when he had 39 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists... Handed out a career-high 13 assists in a 120-103 victory over San Antonio on April 5... Matched his career high with 13 rebounds in the season-opening 97-85 loss to the Clippers on Nov. 1... Shot 22-for-25 from the foul line against the Clippers on March 10, both highs for the NBA in 1996-97... Selected by the Western Conference coaches to the All-Star Game in Cleveland, Sprewell led the West with 19 points and also had three rebounds, two steals and one assists in 25 minutes.

1995-96:
Led the Warriors in scoring (18.9 ppg), steals (1.63 spg) and minutes (39.3 mpg)... Contributed 4.9 rpg and 4.2 apg, ranking 10th in the NBA in minutes and 16th in steals... Averaged 25.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.0 apg and 1.6 spg in the last eight games of the season while shooting .486 from the field, more than 50 points above his season average... Scored in double figures 67 times... Recorded 20+ points 37 times and 30+ eight times... Had a season-high 32 points on 12-for-18 shooting in a 117-96 win at Atlanta on Dec. 29... Posted three double-doubles, including 19 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Philadelphia on Jan. 3... Handed out nine assists twice, at Milwaukee on Jan. 18 and against Denver on April 4... Had 31 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals in a 99-94 win over Milwaukee on March 16... Started 78 games, missing four in November due to an infection and swelling in his left elbow following a collision with Jamal Mashburn of Dallas on Nov. 18.

1994-95:
Became the first Warriors guard to start in an All-Star Game since Guy Rogers in 1966... The youngest Warriors player to start in an All-Star Game since Rick Barry, also in 1966... Totaled 9 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals in the All-Star contest... Averaged 20.6 points per game, 17th in the league... Shot .827 from the free-throw line in the season's final month to push his free-throw percentage to .781... Outscored opposing off guards by an average of 4.4 points per game... Led the Warriors with an average of 1.62 steals per game and registered 3.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists per outing... Twice suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, he missed 13 games altogether.

1993-94:
Played more minutes (3,533) than any other NBA player in 1993-94... Led the Warriors in scoring with 21.0 points per game... Averaged 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists...Selected to play in his first NBA All-Star Game... Tallied 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 1 assist in 15 minutes of play... At age 23, he was the youngest member of the Warriors to play in an All-Star Game since 22-year-old Keith Wilkes (later Jamaal Wilkes) represented Golden State in 1976... Named to the All-NBA First Team at off guard, taking a spot that had been occupied by Michael Jordan for the previous eight years... Selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team... Finished second on the club with 22.7 ppg during the playoffs.

1992-93:
Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team... Averaged 15.4 points, 3.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 35.6 minutes in 77 games... Injuries to other players forced him to start 69 games at both guard slots... Became the first rookie in club history to register at least 1,000 points, 250 rebounds, 250 assists, 100 steals, and 50 blocks in a season... Fifth-leading scorer among rookies... Ranked first in assists and three-point shooting and second in steals... Led the Warriors in minutes (2,741)... Made 73-of-198 three-pointers to rank third in NBA history among rookies, behind only Dennis Scott (125) and Dana Barros (95)... Scored in double figures 61 times, including 23 straight to end the season, and led the team in scoring 14 times... Scored 36 points, adding 9 rebounds and 9 assists, in a 122-116 overtime win on April 8.

College:
Sprewell didn't play varsity basketball until his senior year in high school, when he averaged 28 points. Although he wasn't recruited by a Division I school, Sprewell was an All-Southeastern Conference selection as a senior at Alabama, averaging 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 1.8 steals. At Alabama at the same time as future NBA players Robert Horry and James Robinson, Sprewell, who spent two years of his eligibility at Three Rivers Community College, averaged 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals as a senior. He led the Southeastern Conference in minutes played with 36.2 per game.

Personal

  • Has six children: Aquilla, Sher, Page, Latrell II, Ray and Billy
  • Majored in social work at Alabama
  • Involved in Make-A-Wish Program and Starlight Foundation, and frequently greeted Make-A-Wish and Starlight youngsters at Knicks home games
  • Donated $100,000 to Madison Square Garden's Cheering for Children Foundation, the largest single donation in the Foundation's history
  • Donation was earmarked for uniforms and sports equipment for Bronx youngsters
  • Co-winner of "MetLife Community Assist of the Month" award for February 1999, as he and Dennis Scott participated as celebrity chefs at annual Sports Cookfest at Madison Square Garden to benefit the Garden's Cheering For Children Foundation and Phipps Community Development Corporation
  • Owns and operates Sprewell Racing, a high-performance tire and wheel business in San Gabriel, Calif.


Latrell Sprewell links:
  • Photo galleries: 2003-04 | 2004 Playoffs
  • Feature story: Hungry To Win (November 2003)