Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia) nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.An 11-year veteran at the age of 32, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and consistent scorers in the history of the game (his career average of 27.8 points per contest is third all-time behind only Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain).
As a junior, Iverson quarterbacked Bethel High School's football team to the state championship, which they won.
Iverson was later involved in a highly publicized incident on Valentine's Day that almost jeopardized his college career. On February 14, 1993, Iverson and several of his friends became involved in an altercation with a group of white teenagers at a Hampton, Virginia bowling alley named Spare Times. Allen's crowd was raucous and had to be asked to quiet down several times, and eventually something of a shouting duel began with another group of youths (all white).
Then shortly thereafter, a huge fight erupted, pitting the white crowd against the blacks. During the fight, Iverson allegedly struck a woman in the head with a chair. He, along with three of his friends who are also African-American, were the only people arrested. Iverson, who was 17 at the time, was convicted as an adult of the felony charge of "maiming-by-mob".
Iverson and his supporters maintain his innocence, claiming that he had left the alley as soon as the trouble began. "For me to be in a bowling alley where everybody in the whole place know who I am and be crackin' people upside the head with chairs and think nothin' gonna happen?" asks Iverson. "That's crazy! And what kind of a man would I be to hit a girl in the head with a damn chair? I wish at least they'd said I hit some damn man."
This incident was profiled on the television news magazine 60 Minutes due to claims of racial bias in the adjudication of the case. Douglas Wilder, at the time Governor of Virginia, became convinced that Iverson had been treated unfairly and controversially granted Iverson clemency, releasing him from his sentence. Iverson's conviction was later overturned on appeal.
College Career (In Georgetown)Iverson, who was named First Team All-America by the Associated Press as a sophomore, started 66 of 67 career games and led Georgetown in scoring both of his two seasons. He was also selected as the Big East Defensive Player of the Year in consecutive seasons. As a sophomore, Iverson led the Hoyas in scoring (25.0 ppg), assists (4.7 apg) and steals (3.35 spg). As a freshman Iverson was named the Big East Rookie of the Year after averaging a team-leading 20.4 points and 4.5 assists.
1996 to 1997 NBA Rookie Season.
Iverson quickly established himself as a premier NBA backcourtman, winning Rookie of the Month honors in November and going on from there to a brilliant season in which he was named Rookie of the Month again in April and Schick Rookie of the Year and a member of the All-Rookie First Team following the season ... Iverson led the Sixers with 23.5 points (sixth in the NBA), 7.5 assists (11th) and 2.07 steals (seventh) in 40.1 minutes (eighth) per game, leading all NBA rookies in each category. Though he shot just .416 from the field, his 155 three-pointers easily led the team and he connected on .341 from behind the arc ... Iverson finished strongly, averaging 39.0 ppg in his final eight games, including five in a row in which he scored 40 or more--the only rookie in NBA history to do so.
Included in that burst was a career-high 50-point outing in a 125-118 loss at Cleveland on April 12, when he became the second-youngest player (21 years, 310 days) in NBA history to reach the 50-point plateau. Rick Barry was 21 years, 261 days old when he scored 57 for San Francisco on Dec. 14, 1965 ... Iverson scored in double figures in 73 of the 76 games in which he played, getting 30 or more points 20 times. He also reached double figures in assists 18 times, including a career-high 15 (with 32 points) in a 119-113 loss to Boston on April 18.
He averaged 4.1 rebounds, a high number for a point guard, grabbing a career-high 10 rebounds (with 32 points and seven assists) in a 115-113 loss at Charlotte on April 5 ... Iverson was the Most Valuable Player of the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend, scoring 19 points and handing out nine assists in 26 minutes. He also was invited to compete in the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk but withdrew due to injury.
1997 to 1998
Recorded a game-high 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in a 107-78 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 4/19 ... Scored a season-high 43 points and grabbed 4 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/10 ... Totaled 30 points, a career-high 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a 109-101 win over the Charlotte Hornets on 4/8 ... Posted team-highs of 36 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals in a 116-104 victory over the Toronto Raptors on 4/5 ...
Registered 30 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in a 112-91 victory over the Washington Wizards on 4/1 ... Recorded 38 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in a 104-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons on 3/18 ... Totaled team-highs of 29 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 steals against the New York Knicks on 3/17 ... Posted game-highs of 34 points and 10 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds in a 107-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on 3/13 ... Scored a game-high 33 points (14-22 FG), adding 8 assists and 4 rebounds, against the Indiana Pacers on 2/22 ... Registered game-highs with 27 points and 12 assists, adding 7 rebounds and 3 steals, in a 98-89 win over the New Jersey Nets on 2/21 ... Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 2.9 seconds left, recording a game-high 27 points and 6 assists, in a 91-90 win over the Dallas Mavericks on 2/11 ...
Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 1/18, averaging 25.3 ppg, 7.6 apg and 4.3 rpg for the 3-0 76ers ...
Totaled a game-high 28 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals in a 112-84 victory over the Golden State Warriors on 1/17 ... Posted a game-high 31 points (10-16 FG, 11-13 FT), 6 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals in a 106-96 win over the Chicago Bulls on 1/15 ... Scored 10 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter, adding 11 assists and 5 rebounds, in a 113-107 win over the L.A. Lakers on 1/4 ... Registered game-highs of 29 points, 11 assists and 4 steals in a 115-104 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 1/1 ... Recorded a game-high 31 points, 8 assists and 4 steals in a 105-95 victory over the L.A. Lakers on 11/28 ... Totaled a game-high 31 points, 6 assists, 4 steals and 3 rebounds in a 99-98 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 11/13 ... Scored a game-high 26 points, tied his career-high with 15 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds in a 114-100 win over the Houston Rockets on 11/12 ... Posted a game-high 33 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists against the Milwaukee Bucks on 11/6.
1998 to 1999
Named to the 1998-99 All-NBA First Team after leading the NBA in scoring (26.8 ppg) and ranking 3rd in steals (2.29 spg) ... Led the Sixers in scoring, three-pointers made (58) and attempted (199) and steals, and ranked 2nd on the team in assists (4.6 apg) ... Totaled a game-high 38 points (15-28 FG), 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals in a 103-86 victory over the Orlando Magic on 4/25 ... Posted a game-high 32 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals against the Washington Wizards on 4/11 ...
Registered game-highs of 41 points and 10 assists, and grabbed 5 rebounds, in a 105-90 win over the L.A. Lakers on 3/19 ...
Recorded a game-high 39 points (13-21 FG), 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a 114-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on 3/17 ... Scored his 4,000th career point, totaling a game-high 34 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, against the Miami Heat on 3/5 ... Named NBA Player of the Month for February, averaging a league-leading 28.5 ppg, 6.0 apg, 5.8 rpg and 2.31 spg to lead the 76ers to an 8-5 record ...
Posted game-highs of 23 points (2-4 3FG) and 9 assists and grabbed 9 rebounds against the Milwaukee Bucks on 2/16 ... Registered a game-high 46 points (14-26 FG, 3-6 3FG, 15-17 FT), 7 rebounds and 6 assists against the San Antonio Spurs on 2/12.
1999 to 2000Selected to the 1999-2000 All-NBA Second Team ... Logged 43 points in a 102-100 win in Minnesota on 3/28 ... Poured in 44 points in a 106-93 win over Toronto on 3/22 ... Recorded a season-high 10 assists and a career-high 9 steals in an 89-85 win over Orlando on 3/19 ... Posted a game-high 26 points and dished 9 assists as a starter in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game ... Finished seventh in the AT&T Shootout during All-Star Weekend ...
Tallied 41 points in a 92-90 win over New Jersey on 2/9 ... Became the second player in 1999-2000 to score 50 points, when he tied his career high in a 119-108 win over Sacramento on 2/6 ... Posted 40 points (16-25 FG) in a 109-106 loss in Houston on 2/3 ... Netted 37 points and dished 6 assists in a 103-97 win over Indiana on 1/22 ...
Logged 37 points in a 123-113 loss to Minnesota on 1/9 ... Notched a game-high 45 points in a 124-120 OT win over Milwaukee on 1/3 ... Recorded a game-high 42 points in a 99-94 loss in New Jersey on 12/23 ... Notched 37 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a 93-91 win over Toronto on 12/15 ... Registered a game-high 37 points in a 100-96 victory in New Jersey on 11/20 ...
Posted a game-high 39 points (5-6 3 FG), adding 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in a 95-73 victory in Washington on 11/16 ... Tallied a game-high 35 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a 92-86 victory over Chicago on 11/12 ... Scored a season-high 46 points (18-33 FG, 5-6 3 FG) in a 110-105 loss in Orlando on 11/10 ... Totaled a game-high 37 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 117-98 victory over Seattle on 11/8.
2000 to 2001Named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA's MVP ... started 71 games, missing 11 due to injury ... won his second scoring title in three years by averaging 31.1 point per game ... first player since Michael Jordan (30.4 per game) in 1996 to average more than 30 points per game ... NBA's steals leader with 2.51 and second in total steals (178) ... in the NBA, ranked 2nd in total free throws (585), 4th in free throw attempts (719) and 1st in minutes per game (42.0) ... Sixers were 12-5 when he scored 40 plus ...
Sixers were 6-5 without Iverson in the lineup, all due to injury ... led the team in scoring in 65 of the 82 games ... .scored 20 or more in 61 of the 71 games he played in ... scored in double figures in 60-straight games to end the season ... scored 30 or more 35 times ...
led the team in assists 14 times ... named to the 2001 All-NBA First Team ... named NBA Player of the Week twice (1/7 and 2/18) ... named the NBA's Player of the Month for January ... named the All-Star Game's MVP after leading the Eastern Conference All-Stars to a come from behind win at the MCI Center ... named a starter for the second straight season to the Eastern Conference All-Star team ... scored a career-high 54 points against Cleveland, the fifth best mark in franchise history and the second highest mark in the NBA this season ... recorded a First Union Center floor record with 20 points in the first quarter; finished with 42 points against the Clippers (2/16) ... scored all 10 of the Sixers points in overtime against Toronto (1/21) to give him 51 for the game, his second 50-point plus game of the season and the fourth in his career ... playing point for the injured Eric Snow, he passed for a season-high 10 assists in the win over Portland (12/8) ...with a then career-high tying 10 rebounds, he had his first double-double this season; it was Iverson's first double-double since Mar. 19, 2000 versus Orlando and first point/rebound double-double since April 11, 1999 at Washington ...
scored a season-low seven points at Charlotte (11/22), two shy of his career low ... 2001 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 32.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.4 steals in 46.2 minutes per game ... started and played in 22 of 23 games, missing one game due to injury (5/26) ... led the team in scoring in 18 of the 23 games and in assists in 10 games ... scored in double figures in 41 straight Playoff games dating to May 9, 1999 ... recorded Playoff career-highs in almost every category, including a Sixers Playoff record 54 points in Game 2 versus Toronto (5/9) ...
set five NBA Finals records for a five-game series, including most points (178), most field goals (66) and most three-point field goals attempted (39) ... played the Milwaukee and Los Angeles series with a left sacroiliac joint contusion suffered in Game 7 versus Toronto; the injury caused him to miss Game 3 at Milwaukee (5/26) ... grabbed a Playoff career-high 12 rebounds in Game 3 of the NBA Finals (6/10) versus Los Angeles ... his 48 points in Game 1 (6/6) of the NBA Finals was the sixth best mark in Finals history ...
scored a game-high 44 points in Game 7 versus Milwaukee (6/3), ranking tied for fourth in NBA history for most points in a Game 7 ... passed for a Playoff career-high 16 assists in Game 7 versus Toronto (5/20), the most assists for a Sixer in the Playoffs since Mo Cheeks had 16 against New York in 1989 ... became the second player (Michael Jordan) to score 50 or more points twice in a Playoff series when he scored 52 points in Game 5 versus Toronto (5/16) while setting a Sixers single-game Playoff record with eight three pointers, one shy of the NBA record ... tied his Playoff career-high with 21 field goals in Game 5 ... scored a Sixers single-game Playoff record and is tied for 10th in NBA Playoff history with 54 points in Game 2 versus Toronto (5/9).
2001 to 2002Sixth NBA season (Philadelphia)...All-NBA second team selection...averaged an NBA high and career-high 31.4 points per game, second best single season average behind Wilt Chamberlain (33.5) in Sixers history...also led the NBA in steals per game (2.80) and minutes per game (43.7), the only player to lead the NBA in three statistical categories...missed 22 games due to injury: 14 with a left hand fracture (3/24 to 4/17) suffered at Boston on March 22, two games with a left thumb sprain (12/7 and 12/8),
one game with a sprained right great toe (2/17) and the first five games of the season (10/30 to 11/8) rehabbing from right elbow surgery on Sept. 25, 2001...led the team in scoring 54 times and assists 28 times...scored a career-high, NBA season-high and tied the fourth best mark in Sixers history with 58 points versus Houston (1/15)...his 42 goals attempted were also a career-high and second to Wilt Chamberlain's team record 43 on Feb. 7, 1966...scored in double figures in 120-straight games (11/24/00-3/22/02), the longest active streak in the NBA...scored 30 or more points in 35 games (22-13), first in the NBA...scored 30 or more points in seven straight games (1/11 to 1/25) and was one game short of his longest 30 or more streak (eight from 12/29/99 to 1/17/00)...led NBA with nine 40 or more scoring games; team was 8-1...held to under 20 points just seven
times all season... did not start versus New Jersey (3/1) due to a violation of team rules, the first time coming off the bench since Rookie season, and finished with 43 points...played all 48 minutes of regulation five times...ejected for the only time in season with 0:06.3 remaining in the game versus Toronto (2/4)...scored 10,000th career point versus Seattle (1/21)...finished with a game-high 38 points...had made 24 straight free throws in four games from Jan. 11 to Jan. 19, including a career day at the free throw line versus Houston (1/15) with 14-14 shooting...recorded season-low points in a game with 15 at New York (1/29)...versus LA Clippers (1/7), recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists...played and started third straight All-Star game on Feb. 10, 2002...named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January...named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the four times (3/4, 1/28, 1/21 and 11/19), including the first back-to-back awards since Karl Malone in 1997...
2002 PLAYOFFS...averaged a team best 30.0 points, 2.6 steals and 41.8 minutes...was 45-118 (.381) from the field after going 15-45 in the first two games...led the team with 31 points in Game 5, including 20 first half points...scored the final eight Sixers points in the Game 4 win and finished with 28...finished with 42 points in Game 3 (5/3)...19 free throws in Game 3 (4/25) was a Sixers team record and 20 attempts were a playoff career-high...
Game 1 at Boston (4/21), marked first game action since suffering a left hand fracture on March 22 at Boston...was cleared to play prior to the game...after scoring 15 points in the first quarter on 4-6 shooting, missed all nine shots in the second half and finished with 20 points.
2002 to 2003
Seventh NBA season (Philadelphia)...named to the All-NBA Second Team...named to the U.S. Men's Senior National Team as announced by USA Basketball...played all 82 games for the first time in his career...ranked third in the NBA in points (27.6) and for the third-straight season, led the league in steals (2.74) and minutes per game (42.5)...
had an NBA high 225 steals that broke the Sixers single-season steals mark of 212...shot 41.4 percent from the field, but struggled from three-point range at 84-303 (.277) after starting the season 0-19 from beyond the arc...had six double-doubles on the season, all in the last 15 games, including his first double-double of the season versus Atlanta (3/21) with 25 points and a season-high 12 assists...averaged 7.8 assists per game over the last 19 contests ...led the team in assists in 15 of the last 19 including a season-high tying 12 assists against Chicago (4/2)...passed for seven or more assists in 27 games...led the team in scoring in 69 of the 82 games and scored 30 or more 36 times (25-11)...the Sixers were 4-1 when he scored 40 or more points...had scored 30-plus in five-straight games from March 3 to March 12...had the longest, active streak in the NBA for double-figure scoring (186 games from 11/24/00 to 3/18/03) end on March 20 when he was held to five points at Detroit (3/20)...
before tying the second-lowest scoring output of his career with five points at Detroit (3/20), was averaging 32.1 points per game in eight games and shooting 48.2 percent from the field (93-193), while scoring 30 or more in seven of the eight games...scored 37 points, including his 13,000th career point against Detroit (4/8) and broke the Sixers single-season steals mark of 212 with his fourth quarter steal...scored a season-high 42 points at Orlando (3/31) to help the Sixers clinch a Playoff berth...scored his 12,000th career point against Boston on Jan. 20 and is the 11th fastest in NBA history (446 games) to hit that plateau...passed the 11,000-point plateau versus the Clippers (11/6)...played a season-high 52 minutes versus Chicago (2/12)...led the team in rebounding (seven) versus New Jersey (1/15) for the first time since Dec. 4, 2000, and followed that by grabbing a then season-high nine boards against Milwaukee (1/17)...led the team in rebounding for a second time at Miami (1/25) with seven rebounds...versus Detroit (1/8), fouled out of a game for the first time since Nov. 19, 1999 (225 games)...at Denver (3/2) fouled out for the second time in the season and just the 10th time in his career...versus Orlando (2/14), had 20 points, including the game-winning free throw with 2.9 seconds to play...his 22 points in the third quarter versus Indiana (1/6) was a Sixers floor record for a third quarter and the most since Dr. J's 21 points versus Houston on Nov. 21, 1981...tied not only his career-high with nine steals versus the Lakers (12/20), but also the Sixers record...had a streak of 43-consecutive games with a steal (2/2/02 to 12/7/02) stopped versus Seattle (12/11)...
despite a sprained ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb and a small incomplete fracture suffered on the last play of regulation versus the Clippers (11/6) did not miss a game...was anticipated to miss two-to-four weeks with a right third finger fracture sustained in the morning practice session on Oct. 4 during training camp, but was cleared to practice on Oct. 9...named the Player of the Week for two-straight weeks, Dec. 2 and Nov. 25...it was the second time he had done so on back-to-back weeks (1/20/02 and 1/27/02)...received his third Player of the Week award of the season on March 17...in his fourth-straight All-Star appearance and start, led the East squad with 35 points in 41 minutes... 2003 PLAYOFFS...in 12 games, averaged team-bests with 31.7 points and, a career-best, 7.4 assists per game...averaged 34.8 points per game in six games against New Orleans...recorded a playoff career-high and a franchise playoff record 55 points in Game 1 versus New Orleans (4/20), tying the sixth-best performance in NBA history...
posted back-to-back double-doubles against Detroit (5/11) in Game 4 (36 points, 11 assists) and Game 3 (25 points, 11 assists) of the Eastern Conference Semifinals...became the first Sixer to have double-digit assists in back-to-back games since Johnny Dawkins did so in the 1990 Playoffs against Cleveland...played 53 minutes, a career-playoff high, in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Detroit (5/16)...held to 14 points in Game 5 against Detroit (5/14), snapping a string of 22-straight playoff games with 20 or more points.
2003 to 2004
Eighth NBA season (Philadelphia)…averaged teambests in scoring (26.4), steals (2.40), and minutes (42.5) in 48 games (47 starts)...led the NBA in minutes per game (42.5)…missed 34 games (14-20) due to injury, the most games he has missed in a single-season during his career …voted as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star Team for the fifth consecutive season…named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 16 when he averaged 31.7 points, 7.7 assists and 3.67 steals per game… led the team in scoring 36 times…had eight double-doubles (6-2), including two sets of back-to-back double-doubles…for the sixth time (4-2) in his career, recorded a 50-point game with 50 points (20-34 FG, 4-7 3FG) against Atlanta (11/29)…scored 30 points or more in 19 games (11-8)…held to less than 20 points 13 times (1-12)…had three games with five steals or more…had a career-best 51-consecutive game streak with at least one steal snapped on Jan. 17, vs. Memphis…played in the 500th game of his NBA career at New York (11/22)…became the 10th fastest player to score 14,000 points (518 games) with 30 points vs. Orlando (1/24)…held to a season-low 10 points at Memphis (3/16), his first game back after missing four-straight (right knee synovitis) …
scored 11 points on just 2-of-21 shooting at New York (3/3), the second worst single-game shooting percentage (.095) in his career…had 40 points, 11 assists and five steals at Seattle (2/19) …came off the bench at Denver (2/17) with 27 points and a season- high 14 assists…had 21 of his 32 points in the third quarter at Cleveland (1/24)…scored 31 points at Dallas (1/14) with eight rebounds and seven assists in 50 minutes…
held to 15 points at Washington (1/10) and did not attempt a free throw for the first time since March 23, 1998…scored 35 points against Toronto (12/2), including career-highs in free throws and free throws attempted (18-23)…missed the game at Toronto (11/19), snapping a streak of 98-straight starts…posted a double-double at Chicago (11/7) with 33 points and 11 assists, and added a season- high eight steals…in the season-opener (vs. MIA, 10/28), led the team in scoring (26) and assists (11).
2004 to 2005
Ninth NBA Season (Philadelphia)… Captured his fourth NBA scoring title (30.7 ppg)… Finished with the second highest point total (2,302) in franchise history, behind only Wilt Chamberlain (1965-66, 2,649 pts)… Became the first player in NBA history to rank in the top-5 in scoring average (30.7), steals (2.40) and assists (7.9)… Scored 40 or more points nine times (8- 1)… Dished out double-figure assists in 22 games (14-8)… Scored 20 or more points in 57-straight regular season games (12/10-4/18)…
Set a career-high for assists (16) twice (4/18 vs. CLE & 4/12 vs. BOS)… Set a career-high scoring 60 points (2/12) vs. Orlando and became the second player in franchise history (Wilt Chamberlain, 3 times) to score 60 or more points in a game… Became the seventh player in NBA history to score 50 or more points in consecutive games, joining Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Antawn Jamison, Michael Jordan and Bernard King… Had 24 double-doubles (23 pts-asst; 1 pts-rebs)… Combined to score 145 points (54 pts, 12/18 at MIL; 51 pts, 12/20 vs UTA; 40 pts, 12/22 vs. IND), a career-best for a threegame span… Had the first of three game-winning field goals of his career: vs TOR (3/23) with 2.4 seconds left; vs. WAS (11/26) after making a steal with 3.3 seconds remaining, made a gamewinning lay-up with 0.2 seconds remaining; and his first-ever career game-winning field goal as time expired vs. Indiana (11/12)… Hit a jump shot with 0:07.2 remaining vs. New Jersey (11/10) to force overtime… Missed seven games due to injury (2- 5)… Had a season-high seven steals twice: vs. Utah (12/20) and at Memphis (12/3)… Scored his 15,000th career point at Milwaukee (12/18), becoming the 93rd player in NBA history to eclipse the 15,000-point mark… Became 73rd player in NBA history to surpass the 16,000-point mark (vs. CLE, 3/4)… Voted MVP of the 2005 NBA All-Star Game after finishing with 15 points, nine assists and four steals… Voted Eastern Conference starter for the All-Star game for the sixth-straight season… Fourtime recipient of Eastern Conference Player of the Week award... PLAYOFFS: Averaged an NBA Playoff-high 31.2 points and 10.0 assists per game… Shot 47.6 percent overall (59-126 FG) and 41.4 percent from three-point range (12-29 3FG)…
Had three doubledoubles… Scored 30 or more points in four of the five games… Finished Game 3 with 37 points and 15 assists, becoming the fourth player in NBA Playoff history with 35 or more points and 15 or more assists in a game joining John Bagley (Boston), Walt Frazier (New York) and Jerry West (L.A. Lakers)…Had threestraight games with 10 or more assists, becoming the first Sixers player with 10-plus assists in three-straight playoff games since Maurice Cheeks (1989 First Round vs. New York). PRO CAREER: Nine NBA seasons… Named 2001 NBA MVP... Played 610 games (606 starts) boasting career averages of 27.4 points (third all-time in NBA history), 6.0 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 2.38 steals per game in 41.5 minutes… Has scored 16,738 career points and ranks 66th among the all-time NBA scoring leaders… Led the NBA in scoring four times (30.9 ppg in 2004- 05, 31.4 ppg in 2001-02, 31.3 ppg in 2000-01 and 26.8 ppg in 1998-99)… Led the NBA in steals for an NBA record threestraight seasons (2.74 in 2002-03, 2.80 in 2001-02 and 2.51 in 2000-01)... Had an NBA high 225 steals in 2002-03, setting a single- season franchise record... Scoring breakdown: 239 games with 20-29 points (126-113), 187 with 30-39 points (116-71), 59 with 40 or more (41-18) and nine with 50 or more (6-3)... Has 82 career double-doubles... Recorded first career triple-double vs. LA Clippers (1/7/02) with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists… Has missed 96 regular season games (38-58) – 93 due to injury and three due to NBA suspension… Also missed one playoff game (2001, 0-1) due to injury… Played in the 500th game of his NBA career at New York (11/22/03); played 600th game of his career vs. Dallas (4/1/05)… Became the 10th fastest player to score 14,000 points (518 games) vs. Orlando (1/24/04)… Scored 10,000th career point vs. Seattle (1/21/02); 12,000th career point vs. Boston (1/20/03); 13,000th career point vs. Detroit (4/8/03); 16,000th career point vs. Cleveland (3/4/05)… Started six-straight All-Star Games (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)… Two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)… Three-time first team All-NBA selection (1999, 2001, 2005)… Three-time second-team All-NBA selection (2000, 2002, 2003)... Three-time NBA Player of the Month (Feb. 1999, Jan. 2001 and Jan. 2002)...
16-time NBA Player of the Week (3/27/05, 3/6/05, 2/13/05, 12/26/04, 11/16/04, 3/17/03, 12/2/02, 11/25/02, 3/3/02, 1/28/02, 1/21/02, 11/20/01, 1/8/01, 2/20/01, 1/18/98, 4/13/97)… First player in franchise history to be named the NBA Rookie of the Year (1996- 97)... 1997 All-Rookie first team… Three-time NBA Rookie of the Month (1/97, 4/97 and 11/96)... MVP of the Schick Rookie Game held during All-Star Weekend in 1997… Became the only rookie in NBA history to record five-straight games of 40 or more points (4/7/97 to 4/14/97)… USA BASKETBALL... Named to the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team as announced by USA Basketball (4/29/03)… At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, served as a co-captain for Team USA... Led the team in scoring average (13.8 ppg), minutes per game (27.1) and three-point field goals (15) as Team USA posted a 5-3 record en route to the bronze medal… In an exhibition game on Aug. 4, 2004, hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Team USA an 80-77 win over Germany... Selected to the 2003 USA Men’s Senior National Team that competed in Puerto Rico during the summer of 2003... Averaged 14.3 points and 3.8 assists per game, helping Team USA (10-0) capture the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament... Member of the gold medal winning 1995 USA Basketball World University games team that finished 7-0 in Fukoka, Japan... In the 1995 tournament, led the team in scoring (16.7 ppg), assists (6.1 apg) and steals (2.9 spg)... PLAYOFFS…In 57 playoff games, averaging 30.6 points, 5.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds… In the playoffs, has scored 40 or more points 10 times (9-1)… Recorded a playoff career-high and a franchise playoff record 55 points vs. New Orleans (4/20/03)... Set an NBA playoff record with 10 steals vs Orlando (5/13/99)… Missed one game playoff game due to injury, at Milwaukee (5/26/01) due to a left sacroiliac joint contusion… Scored in double figures in all 57 playoff games… Grabbed a playoff career-high 12 rebounds in Game 3 of the NBA Finals vs. L.A. Lakers (6/10/01)… Passed for a playoff career-high 16 assists vs. Toronto (5/20/01)… Set five NBA Finals records for a five-game series in 2001, including most points (178), most field goals (66) and most three-point field goals attempted (39)… Became second player (Michael Jordan) to score 50 or more points twice in a playoff series when he scored 52 points (5/16/01) and 54 points (5/9/01) vs. Toronto… Set a Sixers single-game playoff record with eight three pointers against the Raptors (5/9/01), one shy of the NBA record.
Pro Career.
Ten NBA seasons … Named 2001 NBA MVP... Played 682 games (678 starts) boasting career averages of 28.0 points (3rd all-time in NBA history), 6.1 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.34 steals per game in 41.7 minutes… Has scored 19,115 career points and ranks 39th among the all-time NBA scoring leaders… Led the NBA in scoring four times (30.9 ppg in 2004-05, 31.4 ppg in 2001-02, 31.3 ppg in 2000-01 and 26.8 ppg in 1998-99)… Led the NBA in steals for an NBA record three-straight seasons (2.74 in 2002-03, 2.80 in 2001-02 and 2.51 in 2000-01)... Had an NBA high 225 steals in 2002-03, setting a single-season franchise record... Scoring breakdown: 255 games with 20-29 points (134-121), 200 with 30-39 points (129-91), 73 with 40 or more (51-22) and 10 with 50 or more (6-4)...
Has 100 career double-doubles... Recorded first career triple-double vs. LA Clippers (1/7/02) with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists… Has missed 106 regular season games (41-65) – 101 due to injury, three due to NBA suspension and two DND - Coach’s Decisions… Also missed one playoff game (2001, 0-1) due to injury… Played in the 500th game of his NBA career at New York (11/22/03); played 600th game of his career vs. Dallas (4/1/05)… Became the 10th fastest player to score 14,000 points (518 games) vs. Orlando (1/24/04)… Scored 10,000th career point vs. Seattle (1/21/02); 12,000th career point vs. Boston (1/20/03); 13,000th career point vs. Detroit (4/8/03); 16,000th career point vs. Cleveland (3/4), 17,000th point at Toronto (11/16) … Scored his 18,000th point vs. New Jersey (1/18) … Started seven-straight All-Star Games (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)… Two-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)… Three-time first team All-NBA selection (1999, 2001, 2005)… Three-time second-team All-NBA selection (2000, 2002, 2003)... Three-time NBA Player of the Month (Feb. 1999, Jan. 2001 and Jan. 2002)...
19-time NBA Player of the Week (3/6/06, 1/17/06, 12/12/05, 3/27/05, 3/6/05, 2/13/05, 12/26/04, 11/16/04, 3/17/03, 12/2/02, 11/25/02, 3/3/02, 1/28/02, 1/21/02, 11/20/01, 1/8/01, 2/20/01, 1/18/98, 4/13/97)… First player in franchise history to be named the NBA Rookie of the Year (1996-97)... 1997 All-Rookie first team… Three-time NBA Rookie of the Month (1/97, 4/97 and 11/96)... MVP of the Schick Rookie Game held during All-Star Weekend in 1997… Became the only rookie in NBA history to record five-straight games of 40 or more points (4/7/97 to 4/14/97)… USA BASKETBALL... Named to the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team as announced by USA Basketball (4/29/03)…
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, served as a co-captain for Team USA... Led the team in scoring average (13.8 ppg), minutes per game (27.1) and three-point field goals (15) as Team USA posted a 5-3 record en route to the bronze medal… In an exhibition game on Aug. 4, 2004, hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Team USA an 80-77 win over Germany... Selected to the 2003 USA Men’s Senior National Team that competed in Puerto Rico during the summer of 2003... Averaged 14.3 points and 3.8 assists per game, helping Team USA (10-0) capture the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament... Member of the gold medal winning 1995 USA Basketball World University games team that finished 7-0 in Fukoka, Japan... In the 1995 tournament, led the team in scoring (16.7 ppg), assists (6.1 apg) and steals (2.9 spg)... PLAYOFFS…In 57 playoff games, averaging 30.6 points, 5.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds… In the playoffs, has scored 40 or more points 10 times (9-1)…
Recorded a playoff career-high and a franchise playoff record 55 points vs. New Orleans (4/20/03)... Set an NBA playoff record with 10 steals vs Orlando (5/13/99)… Missed one game playoff game due to injury, at Milwaukee (5/26/01) due to a left sacroiliac joint contusion… Scored in double figures in all 57 playoff games… Grabbed a playoff career-high 12 rebounds in Game 3 of the NBA Finals vs. L.A. Lakers (6/10/01)… Passed for a playoff career-high 16 assists vs. Toronto (5/20/01)… Set five NBA Finals records for a five-game series in 2001, including most points (178), most field goals (66) and most three-point field goals attempted (39)… Became second player (Michael Jordan) to score 50 or more points twice in a playoff series when he scored 52 points (5/16/01) and 54 points (5/9/01) vs. Toronto… Set a Sixers single-game playoff record with eight three pointers against the Raptors (5/9/01), one shy of the NBA record.
His Career in PhiladelphiaTenth NBA season (Philadelphia) … In 72 games/starts averaged 33.0 points, 7.4 assists, 3.2 assists and 1.94 steals in 43.1 minutes per game … Shot 44.7 percent (815-1822 FG) from the field and 81.4 percent (675-829 FT) from the free-throw line … Set career-highs in field goals, field goal percentage, free-throws made and attempted, points and scoring average ... Now holds the franchise’s all-time career scoring average with 28.0 per game...
Scored 2,377 points this season to rank 2nd on the Sixers all-time list for most points in an individual season... Led the NBA in minutes per game, ranked second in points per game, seventh in steals per game and eighth in assists per game … Had 18 double-doubles (points-assists) … Scored a season-high 53 points at Atlanta (12/23), his 10th-career 50-point game … Overall, has 74 career games with 40 or more points and had 15 in 2005-06 …
Had five 40-point, 10-assist games (4-1) to lead the league and land in the company of Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, Nate Archibald and Michael Jordan as the only players in league history to have five in a season … Scored 30-plus points 49 times (24-25) … Scored 30 or more points in a season-high seven-straight games (1/18 – 2/6) …
Ranked second in the NBA in free-throws made and third in field goals made… Recorded his 17,000th career point at Toronto (11/16)… Recorded his 18,000th career point versus New Jersey (1/18)… Recorded his 19,000th career point versus Washington (4/10) becoming the sixth-fastest player to do so in his 679th career game ... Passed Julius Erving to rank third on the Sixers all-time franchise scoring list at Milwaukee (2/24)…
Moved into second place on the all-time franchise list for most free-throws made, with a season-high 20 FTM versus Houston (2/6) … Led team in scoring and assists through the team’s first 14 games this season to break an NBA record set by Oscar Robertson (13 games) in 1962-63 … Scored at least 25 points through his first 11 games this season, the second-longest streak to begin a season since Michael Jordan’s streak of 16 games during the 1988-89 season … Missed 10 games (3-7), eight due to injury (2-6) : four due to a left ankle sprain (1/28 - 2/3) and four due to a right foot sprain and contusion (3/14 - 3/19) and had two DND - Coach’s Decisions (4/18 - 4/19) … Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week three times: 1/17/06, 12/12/05 and 3/6/06
Denver Nugget Day vewOn April 18, 2006 Iverson and Chris Webber arrived late to the Sixers' fan appreciation night and home game finale. Players are expected to report 90 minutes before game time, but both Iverson and Webber arrived around tipoff. Coach Maurice Cheeks notified the media that neither would be playing and general manager Billy King announced that Iverson and Webber would be fined.
During the 2006 off-season, trade rumors had Iverson going to Denver, Atlanta, or Boston. None of the deals were completed. Iverson had made it clear that he would like to stay a Sixer.
On November 29, 2006 following a conflict at practice, Iverson stormed out of the gymnasium. That same evening, Iverson missed a corporate sponsor night at Lucky Strike Lanes in Philadelphia. All the 76ers besides Iverson attended this mandatory event. Iverson was fined an undisclosed amount by the 76ers. Iverson claimed he overslept after taking medication for pain related to having two abscessed teeth pulled but it was reported that Iverson told teammates earlier in the day he planned to blow off the event and was simply going to take the fine.
On December 8 Iverson reportedly demanded a trade from the Sixers. As a result of the demand and missing practice prior to a matchup against the Washington Wizards, Iverson was told not to play nor attend any further games. During that game, which was televised nationally on ESPN, Sixers Chairman Ed Snider confirmed the trade rumors by stating "We're going to trade him. At a certain point, you have to come to grips with the fact that it's not working. He wants out and we're ready to accommodate him."
On December 19, the Philadelphia 76ers sent Iverson and forward Ivan McFarlin to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first-round picks in the 2007 NBA Draft.
At Least AI had chosed a contender team, maybe the Nuggets had a jackpot on that trade and philly needs to rebuild, its all philly's management fault.
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