Andre Iguodala

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Andre Iguodala
Position Guard/Forward
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg)
League NBA
Team Philadelphia 76ers
Jersey #9
Born January 28, 1984 (1984-01-28) (age 24)
Springfield, Illinois
Nationality American
High school Lanphier
College Arizona
Draft 9th overall, 2004
Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career 2004–present
Awards 2006 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge MVP
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Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He is sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.I." or "A.I.2" because his initials are identical to former 76ers great and former teammate Allen Iverson's.

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[edit] Early life

Iguodala was born in Springfield, Illinois to Linda Shanklin and Frank Iguodala, who was of Nigerian descent. His older brother, Frank, played for the University of Dayton and is currently a semi-professional basketball player.

[edit] High school career

Iguodala attended high school at Lanphier High School in Springfield. During the summer of 2001, he grabbed the attention of coaches around the nation as he was named the AAU national tournament Most Valuable Player after hitting the game-winning shot at the final buzzer to give his team the 17-and-under national title. As a senior at Lamphier in 2002, he averaged 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, helping lead his team to the state championship game. He was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year.

[edit] College career

Iguodala initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Arkansas. However, after their coach, Nolan Richardson, was fired that year, Iguodala decided to go the University of Arizona instead. He would be named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team for 2002-2003. In the 2003-2004 season, Iguodala would be named team MVP after leading his team in rebounds, assists and steals. He also made the All- Pac 10 team and was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press. He collected three triple-doubles that season, joining Jason Kidd as the only two players in Pac-10 history to post two or more triple-doubles in a season. After posting career totals of 594 points (9.6 ppg), 409 rebounds (6.6 rpg) and 95 steals (1.53 spg) in 62 games (34 starts).

[edit] NBA career

[edit] Rookie season

Iguodala was selected 9th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala was thrust into the starting lineup immediately during his rookie season and was the only 76er to play and start all 82 regular season games plus 5 playoff games. Andre Iguodala proved his versatility as he was the only rookie and 76er to record a triple-double that season, averaging 9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. His efforts were rewarded when he was named to the All-Rookie First Team and started on the rookie team during the Rookie Challenge portion of All-Star Weekend. Until February 2005, Iguodala wore jersey #4, but allowed newly-acquired 76ers member, Chris Webber, to wear it instead.

[edit] 2006-07 season

After Allen Iverson was traded to the Denver Nuggets it was clear that Iguodala would have to step up and become the franchise player. He went on to finish the season with averages of 18.2 points, along with 5.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists. His spark led the Sixers to a 30-29 record after the trade, and almost clinching a playoff berth.

[edit] 2007-08 season

Iguodala came into the 2007-2008 season under much controversy. After declining an extension with the 76ers, people began questioning his game. In the beginning of the year, Iguodala got off to a slow start to the season, at one point leading the league in turnovers. Iguodala began to step up his game as the season went on leading the 76ers to a playoff berth. The 76ers finished their season at 40-42, winning 22 of their last 29 games and earning a playoff spot with a victory over the Atlanta Hawks on April 4th, in Atlanta. The Sixers reached the .500 winning average after beating the Denver Nuggets, it was the 1st time they were at .500 since starting the season 2-2. The game was more than that however, it was also the first time former Sixers' teammate, and franchise player, Allen Iverson returned to Philly. He got a standing ovation before the game that lasted 65 seconds, and wore shoes that had THX PHLA (thanks Philadelphia) inscribed on them. The Sixers won 115-113, Iverson had 32 points and the game-tying shot in his hands but he missed it, as the Sixers escaped with the narrow victory, Iguodala had 21 The Sixers are currently at 40-41 and in a 7th place in the eastern conference, they have the 7 seed clinched the Detroit Pistons in round 1 of the playoffs, there first playoff berth in 3 years. The Sixers at one point did have an above .500 win precentage, they were 40-38 and 5th in the east, but lost 6 of the last 9 to go back down to 7. Iguodala averaged 19.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per game through 82 games.

[edit] NBA statistics

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004-05 Philadelphia 82 82 32.8 .493 .331 .743 1.1 4.6 5.7 3.0 1.7 0.6 1.70 9.0
2005-06 Philadephia 82 82 37.6 0.500 .354 .754 1.4 4.4 5.9 3.1 1.6 0.3 1.87 12.3
2006-07 Philadelphia 76 76 40.3 .447 .310 .820 1.0 4.7 5.7 5.7 2.0 0.4 3.43 18.2
2007-08 Philadelphia 82 82 39.5 .456 .329 .721 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.8 2.1 0.6 2.61 19.9
Career 322 322 37.5 .468 .331 .765 1.1 4.5 5.7 4.1 1.9 0.4 2.38 14.8
Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2004-05 Philadelphia 5 5 38.4 .465 .333 .500 1.6 3.0 4.6 3.0 2.8 1.0 1.00 9.8 2007-2008 Philadelphia 1 1 46.0 .267 .000 .800 3.0 6.0 9.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.00 2.00 16.0 Career 6 6 39.7 .414 .273 .636 1.8 3.5 5.3 3.8 2.3 0.8 1.50 10.8

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