76ers rookie Andre Iguodala was named to the got milk? NBA All-Rookie First Team

Philadelphia 76ers rookie Andre Iguodala joins the the 2004-05 got milk? NBA Rookie of the Year Emeka Okafor of the Charlotte Bobcats and the 2004-05 NBA Sixth Man award recipient Ben Gordon of the Chicago Bulls as part of a talented group of rookies named to the got milk? NBA All-Rookie Team, the NBA announced today.

“It is very rewarding to be selected to the All-Rookie team,” Iguodala said. “I would like to thank my teammates, coaching staff and Sixers organization for giving me the opportunity to receive this award. It was a great rookie season.”

Iguodala, selected by the 76ers with the ninth overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, was the only Sixers player to start every game this season, including the five playoff games. He became the first Sixers rookie to start every game since Clarence Weatherspoon (1992-93). The 6-foot-6, guard/forward finished the regular season averaging 9.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 32.8 minutes per game. Iguodala, the only rookie to record a triple-double this season, ranked eighth in the league in steals per game (1.68), sixth in total steals (138) and steals per turnover (0.99).

Iguodala becomes the ninth player in franchise history to receive first team honors, joining Allen Iverson (1996-97), Jerry Stackhouse (1995-96), Hersey Hawkins (1998-99), Charles Barkley (1984-85), Fred Boyd (1972-73), Billy Cunningham (1965-66), Lucious Jackson (1964-65) and Chet Walker (1962-63). Since the NBA began selecting a first and second NBA All-Rookie team in 1988-89, four Sixers players have garnered second team NBA All-Rookie selections: Tim Thomas (1997-98), Sharone Wright (1994-95), Shawn Bradley (1993-94) and Weatherspoon (1992-93)

Orlando’s Dwight Howard joined Okafor and Gordon as unanimous selections to the got milk? NBA All-Rookie First Team as each received 58 points. They were joined on the First Team by Iguodala (56 points) and Chicago’s Luol Deng (33 points).

Okafor, the second overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft, led all rookies in scoring (15.1 ppg), rebounds (10.9 rpg) and minutes played (35.6 mpg) and ranked second in blocks (1.71 bpg). He ranked fourth in the NBA and first among rookies with 47 double-doubles (points-rebounds), posting 19 consecutive from Nov. 21 to Jan. 1.

Gordon, a three-time recipient of the got milk? Rookie of the Month award, averaged 15.1 points on .411 shooting from the field, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season and scored 10 or more points in the final quarter 21 times. Howard, the first overall selection in the 2004 NBA Draft, ranked in the top five in six statistical categories, including second in rebounding (10.0 rpg) and double-doubles (32), third in scoring (12.0 ppg), blocks (1.66 bpg) and minutes played (32.6 mpg) and fourth in field goal percentage (.520). Deng averaged 11.7 points on .434 shooting, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 61 games this season.

The got milk? NBA All-Rookie Second Team consists of New Jersey’s Nenad Krstic (30 points), Atlanta’s Josh Smith (22 points) and Josh Childress (21 points), Orlando’s Jameer Nelson (20 points) and Boston’s Al Jefferson (17 points).

The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who were asked to select five players for the first team and five players for the second team, regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. Two points were awarded for first team votes and one for second team votes.

The got milk? Milk Mustache campaign is sponsoring the NBA Rookie platform to highlight the importance of milk's bone-building calcium and eight other essential nutrients for active people, teens especially, who add about 15 percent of their height during these years. The platform includes the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Month awards, the ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Year award and the ‘got milk?’ All-Rookie Team.

2004-05 got milk? NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM Player Team Points 1st Team Votes Emeka Okafor Charlotte 58 29 Dwight Howard Orlando 58 29 Ben Gordon Chicago 58 29 Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 56 27 Luol Deng Chicago 33 11 2004-05 got milk? NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM Player Team Points 1st Team Votes Nenad Krstic New Jersey 30 7 Josh Smith Atlanta 22 3 Josh Childress Atlanta 21 4 Jameer Nelson Orlando 20 1 Al Jefferson Boston 17 2 Other players receiving votes, with point totals (first place votes): J.R. Smith, New Orleans, 15 (2); Andres Nocioni, Chicago, 15 (2); Beno Udrih, San Antonio, 11 (1); Chris Duhon, Chicago, 10; Devin Harris, Dallas, 10 (1); Tony Allen, Boston, 6 (1); Nick Collison, Seattle, 3; Anderson Varejo, Cleveland, 2; Shaun Livingston, L.A. Clippers, 2 (1); Trevor Ariza, New York, 1; Sebastian Telfair, Portland, 1; Matt Bonner, Toronto, 1.

76ERS NBA ALL-ROOKIE PERFORMERS First Team Selections 2004-05 Andre Iguodala 1996-97 Allen Iverson 1995-96 Jerry Stackhouse 1988-89 Hersey Hawkins 1984-85 Charles Barkley* 1972-73 Fred Boyd* 1965-66 Billy Cunningham* 1964-65 Lucious Jackson* 1962-63 Chet Walker* Second Team Selections 1997-98 Tim Thomas 1994-95 Sharone Wright 1993-94 Shawn Bradley 1992-93 Clarence Weatherspoon * NOTE: The first and second NBA All-Rookie Team selections began in 1988-89.