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CAREER NOTES: The NBA’s MVP in 2002 and 2003 (one of 10 players in NBA history to win multiple MVP Awards) … named the NBA Finals MVP in 1999, 2003 and 2005 … just the second player in history to earn Finals MVP honors in each of their fi rst three trips to the Finals (joining Michael Jordan who was six-for-six in capturing the Finals MVP award) … one of just four players to be named Finals MVP three-or-more times: Jordan (six times), Magic Johnson (three) and Shaquille O’Neal (three) … the fi rst player in NBA history to be named to both an All-NBA Team and an All-Defensive Team in each of his fi rst 12 seasons (David Robinson held the previous record being named in each of his fi rst seven seasons) … has been named to the All-NBA First Team nine times and the All-NBA Second Team three times (2006, 2008 and 2009) … has earned All-Defensive First Team honors eight times and Second Team honors four times (1998, 2004, 2006 and 2009) … the fi fth player in league history to earn All-NBA First Team honors in each of his fi rst eight seasons joining Elgin Baylor (fi rst 10 seasons), Bob Pettit (10), Larry Bird (9) and Oscar Robertson (9) … the 1998 Rookie of the Year … named the NBA Player of the Week 18 times and the Player of the Month four times … among active players in regular season games ranks sixth in points (19,246), fourth in rebounds (10,547) and third in blocked shots (2,118) … in 899 career games has scored in double-fi gures 867 times and has posted 644 double-doubles … has 19 regular season 20-20 games and two triple-doubles … among Spurs all-time regular season leaders ranks second in games (899), third in points (19,246), fi rst in rebounds (10,547), second in blocks (2,118), fourth in assists (2,847) and seventh in steals (689) … has scored in double-fi gures in 156 of 160 playoff games … in the postseason has ten 20-20 games and four triple-doubles … among active players in career playoff action ranks third in points (3,724), second in rebounds (2,015), second in blocks (421), eighth in FG percentage (.501), eighth in assists (561) and fourth in games (160) … holds the record for the most blocks in an NBA Finals series (with 32 in 2003) and tied the record for most blocks in a single Finals game (with 8 vs. New Jersey on 6/15/03) … named an All-Star 11 straight seasons (no game was held in 1999) … one of four active players to appear in 10-or-more All-Star Games (along with Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett) … named the co-MVP of the 2000 All-Star Game … ranks fi fth in NBA All-Star history in rebounds (behind Chamberlain, Pettit, Abdul-Jabbar and Russell) … among active players in All-Star action ranks third in minutes (262), is for fi fth in points (131), fi rst in rebounds (117), fi fth in FG percentage (.584) and is seventh in assists (27) … has re-signed with the Spurs three times (8/2/00, 7/16/03 and 11/2/07) … in his NBA career has appeared in 899 regular season games, averaging 21.4 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.36 blocks in 36.9 minutes per contest … has appeared in 160 playoff games, averaging 23.3 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.63 blocks in 39.8 minutes in the postseason … played for Team USA in the 1999 Americas Qualifying Tournament … was selected to play in the 2000 Olympics but had to withdraw due to a knee injury … named to the All Tournament Team for the 2003 FIBA Americas Men’s Qualifying Tournament after leading the U.S. Team to the gold medal … appeared in nine games and averaged 15.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.56 blocks (leading Team USA in all three categories) … named the 2003 USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year … the starting center for the U.S. team in the 2004 Olympics … averaged 12.9 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.25 blocks in 26.0 minutes in eight games as the United States won the bronze … ranked 18th in scoring, third in rebounds and third in blocks.

2007–08: Named to the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive First Team … averaged 19.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.95 blocks in 34.0 minutes in 78 games … shot .497 (585-1,178) from the fi eld and .730 (338-463) from the line … ranked fourth in rebounds and eighth in blocks … led the team in scoring 30 times, rebounds 59 times, assists 10 times, steals 18 times and blocks 63 times … posted 53 double-doubles (fourth in the NBA) … scored in double-fi gures 71 times with 20-or-more 39 times and 30-plus fi ve times … had a season-high 36 points (15-25 FG, 6-8 FT) – along with 17 rebounds – vs. Phoenix on 12/17 … fi nished with 34 points and a season-best 18 rebounds vs. the Clippers on 12/22 … had 32 points and 13 rebounds at Golden State on 1/7 … tallied 31 points and 15 boards vs. Dallas on 2/28 … scored 30 points (14-19 FG, 2-2 FT) at Miami on 1/24 … voted a starter in the 2008 All-Star Game … his ninth start and 10th All-Star appearance … teamed with David Robinson and Becky Hammon to win the 2008 Shooting Stars challenge … missed four games (12/5–12/13) due to a sprained right ankle … in the 2008 Playoffs averaged 20.2 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.06 blocks in 39.2 minutes … in the postseason ranked 15th in scoring, second in rebounds and sixth in blocks … scored in double-fi gures in 16 of 17 games … had 20-or-more eight times and 30-plus two times … posted 15 double-doubles … had 40 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in a playoff-career-high 50:41 minutes in Game 1 vs. Phoenix on 4/19 (in the game hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to force a second OT as the Spurs posted a 117-115 win) … fi nished with 30 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks in Game 1 at Los Angeles on 5/21 … recorded his 10th 20-20 playoff game fi nishing with 22 points and 21 rebounds in Game 3 vs. Los Angeles on 5/25 … posted his fourth postseason triple-double with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in 44:45 minutes in Game 5 at Los Angeles on 5/29 … grabbed 23 rebounds in Game 7 at New Orleans on 5/13 (the fourth time he has had 23-or-more rebounds in a playoff game).

2006–07: Named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team (the seventh time in his 10 NBA seasons that he has earned fi rst team honors on both teams) … appeared in 80 games … averaged 20.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.38 blocks in 34.1 minutes … shot .546 (618-1,131) from the fi eld, .111 (1-9) from three-point land and .637 (362-568) from the line … ranked 20th in scoring, seventh in rebounds, fi fth in blocks and ninth in FG percentage … led the team in scoring 30 times, in rebounds 62 times, in assists 16 times and in blocks 63 times … scored in double-fi gures 78 times with 20-or-more 38 times and 30-or-more four times … posted 45 double-doubles … scored his 15,000th career point at Seattle on 11/26 (had 18 points and 16 rebounds in the game) … scored a season-high 37 points in 39:31 minutes vs. Houston on 1/24 … had 35 points (13-17 FG, 9-11 FT) and 14 rebounds in 30:47 minutes at Sacramento on 11/19 … recorded a career-high 9 blocks – to go along with 26 points and 13 rebounds – in 35:07 minutes vs. Memphis on 1/26 … named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the period on 4/9 (for the 18th time in his career) … elected a starter in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game (for the eighth consecutive season) … in the game had 4 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 14:38 minutes … on the inactive list for the fi nal two games of the regular season … in the 2007 postseason averaged 22.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 3.10 blocks in 36.8 minutes … shot .521 (174-334) from the fi eld and .644 (96-149) from the line … scored in double-fi gures in all 20 playoff games … posted 14 double-doubles … in the 2007 playoffs ranked 13th in scoring, sixth in rebounds, second in blocks and 11th in FG percentage … in the Conference Semifi nals vs. Phoenix averaged 26.8 points, 13.7 rebounds and 4.17 blocks … had 33 points and 16 rebounds in Game 1 at Phoenix on 5/6 … fi nished with 33 points and 19 rebounds in Game 3 vs. Phoenix on 5/12 … had 24 points, 13 rebounds and a playoff-career-high 9 blocks in Game 6 vs. Phoenix on 5/18.

2005–06: Named to the All-NBA Second Team and the All-Defensive Second Team … averaged 18.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.03 blocks in 34.8 minutes in 80 games … shot .484 (574-1,185) from the fi eld and .629 (335-533) from the line … hit 2-of-5 (.400) from three-point land … led the team in scoring 30 times, in rebounds 62 times, in assists 11 times and in blocks 44 times … scored in double-fi gures 78 times … fi nished with 20-or-more 30 times and 30-or-more twice … posted 44 double-doubles … among NBA leaders ranked 31st in scoring, fi fth in rebounds, 12th in blocks and fourth in double-doubles … scored a season-high 34 points – to go along with 13 rebounds – at Milwaukee on 12/20 … had 31 points (12-19 FG, 7-10 FT), 13 rebounds and 6 assists in 37:35 minutes vs. Orlando on 4/13 … recorded the 19th 20-20 game of his career fi nishing with 27 points and a season-best 22 rebounds vs. the Clippers on 12/13 (in the game hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left that tied the score at 84-84 and sent the game into OT as the Spurs ended up posting a 95-87 win) … scored the game-winning basket with 7.2 seconds left (on an inbounds alley-oop from Manu Ginobili) to give the Spurs an 80-79 win vs. Memphis on 1/14 … recorded his 1,500th block at Chicago on 11/7 … voted a starter for the 2006 All-Star Game (his seventh straight All-Star start) … fi nished with 15 points and a game-high 10 rebounds … did not play in Toronto on 2/8 due to the fl u … registered a DNP-CD in the season fi nale at Houston on 4/19 … in the 2006 playoffs averaged 25.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.92 blocks in 37.9 minutes in 13 games … shot .573 (121-211) from the fi eld … in the 2006 postseason ranked eighth in scoring, sixth in rebounds and fi fth in blocks … in the Spurs-Mavericks Conference Semifi nals series averaged 32.3 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.57 blocks in 41.6 minutes … scored 30-or-more fi ve times in the series … had 35 points and 12 rebounds in 41:12 minutes in Game 3 … fi nished with 36 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in 44:28 minutes in Game 5 (in the game set a Spurs playoff record for the most points scored in a quarter fi nishing with 21 in the second period) … in Game 7 had a playoff-career-high 41 points (12-24 FG, 17-23 FT), 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks in 49:33 minutes.

2004-05: The only player to be named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team … appeared in 66 games, averaging 20.3 points, 11.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.64 blocks in 33.4 minutes … shot .496 (517-1,042) from the fi eld, .333 (3-9) from three-point land and .670 (305-455) from the line … led the team in scoring 31 times, in rebounds 46 times and in minutes 27 times … posted 44 double-doubles … scored in double-fi gures 64 times with 20-or-more 34 times and 30-or-more seven times … scored a season-high 39 points vs. Seattle on 12/8 … twice grabbed a season-high 19 rebounds: had 30 points and 19 boards at Phoenix on 1/21 and fi nished with 27 points and 19 rebounds vs. Memphis on 2/26 … hit a game-winning 19-foot jumper at the buzzer to give the Spurs a 94-92 victory at Cleveland on 2/28 … that night scored his 13,000th career point (the third fastest among active players to reach the milestone behind only Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson) … had 15 points and 9 rebounds in 16 minutes in the 2005 All-Star Game … missed a total of 16 games due to a sprained right ankle … missed two games (2/8 and 2/9) after spraining the ankle in practice on 2/7 … did not dress on 3/9 and 3/12 after spraining the ankle in Utah on 3/6 … sprained his ankle for the third time at Detroit on 3/20 and missed 12 straight games (returned on 4/13 at Utah and averaged 12.0 points in 23.5 minutes in the fi nal four games of the regular season) … in the 2005 postseason averaged 23.6 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.26 blocks in 37.8 minutes … scored in double fi gures in all 23 playoff games … in the playoffs ranked 10th in points, second in rebounds and fi fth in blocks … his 542 points and 286 rebounds were both tops in the 2005 postseason … led all players with 18 double-doubles… his 33-point, 15-rebound effort in Game 3 vs. Phoenix on 5/28 started a string of 10 straight doubledoubles … scored 20-or-more 16 times with 30-or-more fi ve times … had 39 points in the Spurs 126-115 Game 4 win at Denver on 5/2 … named Finals MVP for the third time in his career … in the Finals averaged 20.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 2.14 blocks in 40.7 minutes … played big in the last three games of the Finals: in Game 5 had 26 points and 19 rebounds, in Game 6 fi nished with 21 points and 15 boards and in Game 7 had 25 points and 11 rebounds.

2003-04: Earned All-NBA First Team honors for the seventh straight season … appeared in 69 games, averaging 22.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.68 blocks in 36.6 minutes … shot .501 (592-1,181) from the fi eld, .167 (2-12) from three-point land and .599 (352-588) from the line … fi nished second in MVP voting (behind Kevin Garnett) … named to the All-Defensive Second Team … the only player in the NBA ranked in the top 10 in scoring (eighth), rebounds (second), blocks (fourth) and FG percentage (10th) … named to his sixth straight All-Star Game (had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists in 26 minutes) … named the Western Conference Player of the Week on 2/8 … had 56 double-doubles (second in the NBA behind Garnett) … scored in double-fi gures 67 times with 20-or-more 43 times and 30-plus 13 times … posted three 20-20 games (27 points and 20 rebounds at Seattle on 12/19, 36 points, 20 boards and 7 assists vs. Minnesota on 1/14 and 26 points and 21 rebounds at Toronto on 2/18) … scored a season-high 47 points – along with 12 rebounds – in 40 minutes at Orlando on 12/5 … missed three games after suffering a sprained left ankle vs. Memphis on 11/3 … served a one-game NBA-issued suspension on 12/1 at the Clippers … missed six games after being placed on the injured list on 2/28 with irritation of the left patella femoral joint … activated on 3/10 … had 9 points and 2 rebounds in 15 minutes vs. the Clippers that night … then missed the next three games before returning to the lineup on 3/18 (posted 22 points and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes off the bench vs. Minnesota on 3/18) … averaged 22.1 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.00 blocks in 40.5 minutes in the Spurs 10 playoff games … in the postseason ranked fourth in scoring, seventh in rebounds, tied for sixth in blocks and fi fth in FG percentage (with a .522 mark) … posted 30 points and 11 rebounds in Game 1 vs. the Lakers on 5/2 … had 21 points, 21 rebounds and 4 blocks in Game 5 vs. the Lakers on 5/13.

2002-03: Named both the 2003 regular season MVP and the 2003 Finals MVP (the ninth player to win both MVP awards in the same season) … the fi rst back-to-back regular season MVP since Michael Jordan in 1991 and 1992 (the eighth player to win back-to-back NBA MVP honors) … appeared in 81 games, averaging 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.93 blocks in 39.3 minutes … shot .513 (714-1,392) from the fi eld, .273 (6-22) from three-point land and .710 (450-634) from the line … named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team … earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors fi ve times (12/22, 12/29, 1/26, 2/16, 3/30) … ranked seventh in scoring, third in rebounds, third in blocks and seventh in FG percentage (the only player to rank in the top 10 in all four categories) … scored in double-fi gures 80 times … scored 20-or-more 56 times and had 30-plus 16 times … grabbed 20-or-more rebounds seven times with an NBA-high six 20-20 games (29 points and 23 rebounds vs. New Orleans on 12/23, 30 points and 21 rebounds vs. Memphis on 1/22, 28 points and 20 rebounds at the Lakers on 2/14, 35 points and 21 rebounds vs. Phoenix on 3/4, 21 points and 21 rebounds vs. New Jersey on 3/6 and 25 points and 21 rebounds at Detroit on 4/6) … posted the Spurs lone triple-double of the season fi nishing with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists vs. the Clippers on 3/14 … scored a season-high 38 points vs. Phoenix on 1/14 … grabbed a career-best 25 rebounds at Miami on 2/1 (in the game tied a Spurs franchise record for most defensive rebounds in a game with 23) … won three games with buzzer-beaters: hit a fall-away jumper for a 103-101 win at Memphis on 11/4, connected on a base-line jumper over Karl Malone for a 91-90 victory at Utah on 1/24 and followed his own miss to steal a 108-107 win in Orlando on 1/31 … had 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds as a starter in the 2003 All-Star Game … missed the fi nal game of the season (vs. Dallas on 4/16) due to left knee effusion, snapping a streak of 245 consecutive games played … had an amazing run in the 2003 playoffs … scored in double-fi gures in all 24 games, averaging 24.7 points, 15.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.29 blocks in 42.5 minutes … among NBA playoff leaders ranked eighth in scoring, fourth in rebounds, fi rst in blocks, fourth in FG percentage and 12th in assists … had two triple-doubles: 15 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks in the Spurs Game 6 series-clinching win at Phoenix on 5/1 and 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and 8 blocks in the Spurs Game 6 championship-clinching win vs. New Jersey on 6/15 (his 8 blocks tied an NBA Finals record) … had three 20-20 games: 34 points, 24 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks at Dallas on 5/23, 21 points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks at Dallas on 5/25 and 32 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 blocks vs. New Jersey on 6/4 (all three produced Spurs victories) … fi nished with 40 points, 15 boards and 7 assists vs. Dallas on 5/19.

2001-02: Named the NBA’s MVP … averaged 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.48 blocks in 40.6 minutes while starting all 82 games … shot .508 (764-1,504) from the fi eld and a career-best .799 (560-701) from the line … hit 1-of-10 (.100) from three-point land … won the 2002 IBM Award … named to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team … named the Western Conference Player of the month three times (December, March and April) and earned Player of the Week honors a league-high six times (11/11, 11/25, 12/30, 3/17, 3/24, 4/7) … had 14 points and 14 rebounds in 29 minutes as a starter in the 2002 All-Star Game … ranked fi fth in scoring, second in rebounds, fourth in blocks, ninth in fi eld goal percentage and sixth in minutes … just the fi fth player in NBA history to rank among the top fi ve in scoring, rebounding and blocks (joining Abdul-Jabbar, Ewing, Olajuwon and O’Neal) and is the fi rst forward to accomplish the feat … became the 14th player in league history to fi nish with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a season (2,089 and 1,042) … the fi rst forward to do so since Bob McAdoo in 1977–78 … led the NBA in double-doubles – with 67 – for the fourth time in his fi ve NBA seasons … scored in double-fi gures 81 times … fi nished with 20 or more 71 times and had 30-plus 20 times … scored a career-best 53 points (19-28 FG, 15-15 FT) vs. Dallas on 12/26 … had two 20-20 games: fi nished with 29 points and 21 boards vs. Charlotte on 1/29 and had 24 points and 21 rebounds at Sacramento on 2/12 … played big in the postseason … averaged 27.6 points, 14.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.33 blocks in 42.2 minutes … posted double-doubles in eight of his nine playoff appearances (missed Game 4 at Seattle on 5/1 for personal reasons) … had a triple-double – with 21 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 blocks – in Game 1 vs. Seattle on 4/20 … posted two 20-20 games in the playoffs: had 26 points, 21 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in Game 1 at Los Angeles on 5/5 and fi nished with 34 points and a Spurs playoff-record 25 boards in Game 5 at Los Angeles on 5/14.

2000-01: Named to both the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team for the third straight season … fi nished second in MVP voting behind Allen Iverson … started all 82 games, averaging 22.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.34 blocks … shot .499 (702-1,406) from the fi eld, .259 (7-27) from three-point land and .618 (409-662) from the line … ranked 14th in the NBA in scoring, fourth in rebounds, seventh in blocks and 12th in FG percentage … led the league in double-doubles (with 66) … registered fi ve 20-20 games: 23 points and 23 boards on 12/5 at Sacramento, 36 points and 21 rebounds on 1/25 at Sacramento, 35 points and 21 rebounds on 2/8 at New Jersey, 23 points and 20 rebounds on 3/14 vs. Minnesota and 20 points and 23 rebounds on 3/19 vs. Portland … scored in double-fi gures 80 times, with 20 or more 52 times and 30-plus 10 times … fi nished with a season-best 42 points vs. Sacramento on 4/12 … twice fi nished with 36 points: at Sacramento on 1/25 and at Denver on 4/5 … made his third straight All-Star appearance, fi nishing with 14 points and 14 boards in 28 minutes … named the NBA Player of the Week on 1/28 … averaged 24.4 points, 14.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.69 blocks in 40.5 minutes in the playoffs to lead the Spurs in all fi ve categories in the postseason … recorded two 20-20 games in the playoffs: had 25 points and 22 rebounds vs. Dallas on 5/7 and fi nished with 32 points and 20 boards vs. Dallas on 5/14 … scored 40 points vs. the Lakers on 5/21 to become just the third Spur – along with Robinson and Gervin – to score 40-or-more in the postseason.

1999-2000: For the second straight season was named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team … appeared in 74 games, averaging 23.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.23 blocks in 38.9 minutes … shot .490 (628-1,281) from the fi eld and .761 (459-603) from the line … hit 1-of-11 (.091) from three-point land … ranked ninth in the NBA in scoring, third in rebounds, 19th in FG percentage, seventh in blocks and 10th in minutes … one of two players (along with Shaquille O’Neal) to rank among the top 10 in scoring, rebounds and blocks … named the co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, along with O’Neal, fi nishing with 24 points and 14 rebounds … twice named the Player of the Week (11/28 and 4/2) … fi nished fi fth in MVP voting … recorded 60 double-doubles (second in the NBA behind O’Neal) … posted his fi rst career triple-double – with 17 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists – vs. Cleveland on 3/25 (fi rst triple-double by a Spur since Robinson on 2/17/94) … scored in double-fi gures 72 times … had 20-or-more 49 times, scored 30-plus 17 times and scored over 40 twice (his fi rst two games of 40-plus) … scored a season-high 46 points (16-28 FG, 14-16 FT) and had 14 rebounds in 46 minutes at Utah on 1/10 … fi nished with 42 points and 14 boards in 47 minutes at Vancouver on 12/9 … missed a total of eight games due to injury … missed four games (2/25 – 3/2) due to a lower abdominal strain … scored a career-low 4 points in 13 minutes on 2/21 vs. Phoenix when the injury fi rst bothered him … had appeared in 186 consecutive games to start his career before being forced to sit out on 2/25 at Chicago … then missed the fi nal four games of the season and all of the playoffs after suffering a torn left lateral meniscus on 4/11 at Sacramento … underwent surgery on his left knee on 5/24 … re-signed with the Spurs on 8/2.

1998-99: Named to both the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive First Team … appeared in all 50 games, averaging 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.52 blocks in 39.3 minutes per contest … shot .495 (418-845) from the fi eld and .690 (247-358) from the line … was 1-for-7 (.143) from three-point land … the only player in the NBA to rank among the top 10 in scoring (sixth), rebounding (fi fth), blocks (seventh) and FG percentage (10th) … fi nished third in MVP voting … led the NBA in double-doubles for the second straight season with 37 … scored in double-fi gures 48 times, with 20 or more 31 times … scored over 30 fi ve times, with a season-high 39 points – along with 13 boards and 6 blocks – vs. Vancouver on 4/1 … during the Spurs 31-5 run, averaged 22.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.72 blocks while shooting .512 from the fi eld … named the NBA Player of the Month in March … named the Player of the Week for the period ending 3/8 … led the Spurs in scoring 35 times, in rebounds 31 times and in blocks 30 times … hit a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds left to give the Spurs an 81-80 win over Portland on 4/16 … in the playoffs averaged 23.2 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.65 blocks in 43.1 minutes … named the 1999 Finals MVP after averaging 27.4 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.20 blocks in 45.8 minutes in fi ve games vs. the Knicks … logged at least 44 minutes and had at least 20 points in all fi ve games … had 33 points and 16 rebounds in Game 1 vs. the Knicks on 6/16 … in Game 4, in New York on 6/23, had 28 points and 18 rebounds in 47 minutes … in 17 postseason games, had 10 double-doubles, including four in the Finals … scored 20-plus 12 times and had 30-or-more four times, including 37 points in Game 3 at Los Angeles on 5/22.

1997–98: Named the NBA Rookie of the Year … averaged 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.51 blocks in 39.1 minutes while shooting .549 (706-1,287) from the fi eld and .662 (319-482) from the line … was 0-for-10 from three-point land … only Spur to start all 82 games … the 19th rookie in NBA history to average 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds … among league leaders in four categories: 13th in scoring, third in rebounds, fourth in FG percentage and sixth in blocked shots … named to the All-NBA First Team, the fi rst rookie to earn the honor since Larry Bird in 1980 … just the ninth rookie ever named to the All-NBA First Team and the second youngest player ever to receive the honor (behind Max Zaslofsky in 1946–47) … named to the All-Defensive Second Team, just the fi fth rookie ever named to an All-Defensive Team … earned NBA Rookie of the Month honors all six months … fi nished fi fth in voting for the MVP Award … the only rookie in the 1998 All-Star Game (had 2 points and 11 boards in his All-Star debut) … led the NBA in double-doubles with 57 … scored in double-fi gures 77 times, including each of the fi nal 52 games of the season … scored a season-high 35 points – along with 17 rebounds – at Golden State on 3/4 … set a Spurs rookie record with 22 rebounds at Chicago on 11/3 … had 15 or more boards 21 times … twice recorded 8 blocks: vs. Boston on 12/26 and vs. Philadelphia on 2/28 … led the team in blocks 43 times and had 5 or more 14 times … had 15 points and 10 rebounds at Denver on 10/31 in his NBA debut … in 34 games after the All-Star break averaged 25.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.68 blocks while shooting .540 from the fi eld and .738 from the line.

COLLEGE NOTES: The consensus NCAA Player of the Year in 1996–97 … won the Wooden Award and the Naismith Award and was named the NCAA Player of the Year by virtually everyone … appeared in 31 games, averaging 20.8 points, 14.7 rebounds and 3.29 blocks in 36.6 minutes … led the nation in rebounding … led the ACC in scoring, rebounding, fi eld goal percentage and blocks – the fi rst player to lead in all four of these categories in conference history … recorded two 20-20 games: had 21 points and a career-high-tying 23 boards at Virginia on 2/22 and fi nished with 22 points and 22 rebounds vs. St. Mary’s on 3/13 … had his number 21 retired on 2/25/97 vs. Georgia Tech following his fi nal game at Joel Coliseum … named a First Team All-American two years in a row (1996 & 1997) … was named the Defensive Player of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches three times (1995, 1996 & 1997) … twice named the ACC Player of the Year (1996 & 1997) … named to the All-ACC First Team three times (1995, 1996 & 1997) … led the ACC in blocked shots all four years and led the conference in rebounding three straight seasons … ranks fi rst on the NCAA’s “modern” rebounding list (with 1,570) and ranks third in NCAA history in career blocks (with 481) … in his collegiate career appeared in 128 games, averaging 16.5 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.76 blocks while shooting .577 from the fi eld … in his fi rst collegiate game had 0 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block in 10 minutes at Alaska.