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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Kevin Durant Young Basketball Player Profile and Photos 2012

Born: September 29, 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia
Birthdate: 9/29/88
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Nickname: KD, Durantula
Height: 6-9 / 2.06 m
Weight: 230 lbs. / 104.3 kg.
High-School: Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland
College: University of Texas at Austin
Team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Position: small forward
Jersey Number: 35 (Sonics and Thunder)
All-Star: 3 times (2010, 2011, 2012)

Kevin Durant

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Maria Stepanova Female Basketball Player Profile & Images/Photos 2012

Name: Maria Stepanova
Nickname: N/A
Born: February 23, 1979
Status: Active
Origin: Shpakovskoe, Russia (grew up in Tosno, Russia)
Height: 6-8/2,02m
Weight: 187lbs/89,2kg
Schools: N/A
Drafted: 1999, First Round, Eigth overall by the Phoenix Mercury
Languages: Russian, English
Teams (jersey): Russian National Team, Forse-Majore, CSKA, BK Gambrinus, Phoenix Mercury

Maria Stepanova

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Andrei Kirilenko Basketball Star Wife Masha Lopatova 2011

Andrei Kirilenko Wife Masha Lopatova

Andrei Kirilenko Wife

Monday, September 19, 2011

Andrei Kirilenko Basketball Star 2011 Profile,Bio and Photos

Andrei Kirilenko

Profile:

Teams:     Utah Jazz
Position:     Small and Power Forward
Jersey Number:     47
Height:     6-9 / 2.06 m
Weight:     227 lbs. / 103 kg.
Nickname:     AK-47
All-Star:     Once (2004)
NBA Titles:     NBA Championship Trophy none
Born:     February 18, 1981 in Izhevsk, Russian Federation
High-School:     Frunzenskaya Sport School in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Drafted:     by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (24th pick, 24th overall) of the 1999 NBA draft.

Biography:

Played in 80 of the 82 games on the season, scoring a career-high 12.0 points and 5.3 rebounds, while playing 27.7 minutes per game...Missed the first two games of his career (November 15, 2002 at Detroit and November 17, 2002 at Toronto) due to a strained lower back... Scored a career-high 30 points at the Los Angeles Lakers on December 8, 2002, connecting on 8-12 field goals (4-4 from 3-point range) and 10-10 from the line... Registered 52 double-figure scoring games with six games of 20+ points... Scored the 1,000th point of his career vs. Phoenix on November 19, 2002...Connected on .491 percent from the field, third best on the team, good for 17th in the league... Third on the team in free throw percentage, hitting .800 percent from the line (296-370) and went 37-114 from the 3-point line (.325%)... Finished as the team's fourth leading rebounder, with a career-high 12 vs. New York on April 4, 2003 and had four games of +10 rebounds... Lead the team in blocked shots for the second straight season, averaging 2.20 blocks per game, good for 8th in the league... Blocked at least one shot
in 70 of his 80 games, with a season-high and career-high tying six three times (vs. Philadelphia on December 28, 2002; vs. New Jersey on January 20, 2003 and vs. Los Angeles Clippers on March 22, 2003)...Third on the team in steals, averaging 1.47 steals per games (29th in the league), with a season-high five at Milwaukee on January 3, 2003...Served up a career-high six assists at Milwaukee on January 3, 2003... Participated on the sophomore team in the Got Milk Rookie Challenge during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, scoring 13 points (6-10 FGs), with five rebounds, two steals and one block in 27 minutes.

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Andrei Kirilenko

Monday, September 12, 2011

Carmelo Anthony Basketball Player Profile,Bio and Pictures 2011

Carmelo Anthony Profile

Team:    New York Knicks
Position:    Small Forward
Jersey Number:    15
Height:    6-8 / 2,03
Weight:    230 lbs. / 104,3 kg
Nickname:    "Melo" and "Melo Man"
All-Star:    4 Times
NBA Titles:    NBA Championship Trophy none
Born:    May 29, 1984 in New York, NY
High-School:    Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, VA
College:    Syracuse University
Drafted:    3rd pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 1st round of the 2003 NBA draft.

Carmelo Anthony Biography:
Professional basketball player Carmelo Kiyan Anthony was born on May 29, 1984, in New York City, but moved to Baltimore in 1992. Carmelo grew up in the Druid Hill section of West Baltimore and attended Towson Catholic High School, however he transferred to Oak Hill Academy in Virginia his senior year. He played only one season at Syracuse University, and he lead the Orangemen to their first ever NCAA tournament title in 2003. He was a first-round pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2003 draft and in his first year, he averaged 21 points per game and helped the Nuggets to one the biggest turn arounds in the NBA. Carmelo was selected to the 2004 Olympic basketball team, and he set a US scoring record with 35 points against Italy in the competition. He is also a spokesman for Family Resource centers and he annually hosts a Christmas party for underprivileged children called 'A Very Melo Christmas.' On Christmas Day 2004, Carmelo became engaged to VJ and television personality Alani 'La La' Vazquez.

Extra credit: Anthony is 6'8" and plays as number 15... In his NCAA championship game, Anthony scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and made seven assists... Anthony is part of an ownership group in Indy Car Racing that includes rock star Gene Simmons.

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