Player Profile
Vinny Del Negro | 15
Position:  G
Born: 08/09/66
Height: 6-4 /  1,93
Weight: 200  lbs. /  90,7  kg.
College - North Carolina State '88

 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  2 0 3.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 .00 .00 .00 1.0 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.0
Career Highlights

  • Notched his 2,000th career assist against the Portland Trail Blazers on 4/6/98
  • Led the Spurs in free throw percentage (.868) in 1996-97, in 1995-96 (.832) and in 1992-93 (.863)
  • Established career highs in 1995-96 with 14.5 ppg and 3.3 rpg
  • Tied his career high with 31 points against the Houston Rockets on 2/15/96
  • Set a Spurs' franchise record by converting 50 conesecutive free throw attempts from 11/29/93 to 2/4/94
  • Played in Italy in 1990-91 and 1991-92, averaging 25.4 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 65 games

Personal

  • Full name is Vincent Joseph Del Negro
  • His father, Vince, played basketball at the University of Kentucky
  • Born in Springfield, Mass., home of the basketball Hall of Fame
  • Enjoys Italian food, calling himself a "pasta fanatic"
  • Established the Vinny Del Negro Endowment Fund in Springfield to assist physically and sexually abused youths
  • One of five professional athletes honored by USA Today in 1994 with a Most Caring Athlete Award
  • In Italy, built a video library of over 200 movies because there were no American movie theatres
  • Enjoys all sports, especially tennis and golf, and watches ESPN SportsCenter whenever possible
  • Runs the Vinny Del Negro Basketball Camp each summer in Sacramento
  • Says a perfect day would be "waking up at a nice resort, hanging out on the beach, playing 18 holes of golf and then enjoying a romantic dinner with my wife"

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points2 vs. Atlanta 11/08/01 31 2 Times
 Field Goals Made1 vs. Atlanta 11/08/0113 2 Times
 Field Goals Attempted4 vs. Atlanta 11/08/0120 @ Houston 2/15/96
 Three Point Field Goals Made None6 vs. Miami 1/12/95
 Three Point Field Goals AttemptedNone8 vs. Miami 1/12/95
 Free Throws MadeNone12 2 Times
 Free Throws AttemptedNone15 vs. Portland4/21/90
 Offensive ReboundsNone4 2 Times
 Defensive ReboundsNone10 vs. Dallas 4/21/96
 Total ReboundsNone10 vs. Dallas 4/21/96
 Assists2 vs. Atlanta 11/08/0113 3 Times
 StealsNone5 2 Times
 BlocksNone2 8 Times
 Minutes Played5 vs. Atlanta 11/08/0148 2 Times
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 88-89 SAC 80 2 19.5 .475 .300 .850 .60 1.50 2.10 2.6 .81 .18 .96 2.00 7.1
 89-90 SAC 76 29 24.4 .462 .313 .871 .50 2.10 2.60 3.3 .84 .13 1.46 2.40 9.7
 92-93 SAS 73 31 20.9 .507 .250 .863 .30 2.00 2.20 4.0 .60 .01 1.26 2.00 7.4
 93-94 SAS 77 56 25.3 .487 .349 .824 .40 1.70 2.10 4.2 .83 .01 1.32 2.20 10.0
 94-95 SAS 75 71 31.5 .486 .407 .790 .40 2.20 2.60 3.0 .81 .19 .75 2.40 12.5
 95-96 SAS 82 82 33.7 .497 .380 .832 .40 2.90 3.30 3.8 1.04 .07 1.22 2.00 14.5
 96-97 SAS 72 53 31.2 .467 .314 .868 .50 2.40 2.90 3.2 .82 .10 1.28 1.80 12.3
 97-98 SAS 54 38 31.9 .441 .436 .796 .20 2.60 2.80 3.4 .72 .11 .98 2.10 9.5
 98-99 MIL 48 7 22.8 .422 .433 .800 .30 1.80 2.10 3.6 .69 .06 1.15 1.30 5.9
 99-00 MIL 67 0 18.1 .471 .333 .897 .10 1.50 1.60 2.4 .54 .00 .72 1.20 5.2
 00-01 PHO 36 0 14.6 .528 .000 .893 .20 1.20 1.40 1.8 .56 .08 .53 1.20 4.9
 00-01 GSW 29 1 13.7 .333 .111 1.000 .10 .90 1.10 2.1 .21 .00 .52 1.20 2.7
 01-02 PHO 2 0 3.0 .250 .000 .000 .00 .00 .00 1.0 .00 .00 .00 .00 1.0
 Career 771 370 24.9 .475 .359 .840 .40 2.00 2.30 3.2 .75 .08 1.06 1.90 9.1
 Playoff 54 32 25.3 .454 .431 .812 .30 1.90 2.20 2.8 .63 .11 .87 1.80 8.8

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