Allen Iverson

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Allen Iverson

Iverson in 2008

Personal information

Born June 7, 1975 (age 45)

Hampton, Virginia

Nationality American

Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)

Listed weight 165 lb (75 kg)

Career information

High school Bethel (Hampton, Virginia)

College Georgetown (1994–1996)
NBA draft 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall

Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers

Playing career 1996–2011

Position Shooting guard / Point guard

Number 3, 1

Career history

1996–2006 Philadelphia 76ers

2006–2008 Denver Nuggets

2008–2009 Detroit Pistons

2009 Memphis Grizzlies

2009–2010 Philadelphia 76ers

2010–2011 Beşiktaş J.K.

Career highlights and awards

 NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)

 11× NBA All-Star (2000–2010)

 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)

 3× All-NBA First Team (1999, 2001, 2005)

 3× All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2002, 2003)

 All-NBA Third Team (2006)

 NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)

 NBA All-Rookie First Team (1997)

 4× NBA scoring champion (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005)

  3× NBA steals leader (2001–2003)

 No. 3 retired by Philadelphia 76ers

 Consensus first-team All-American (1996)

 First-team All-Big East (1996)

 2× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1995, 1996)

 First-team Parade All-American (1993)

Career statistics

Points 24,368 (26.7 ppg)

Rebounds 3,394 (3.7 rpg)

Assists 5,624 (6.2 apg)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Basketball Hall of Fame as player

Medals[hide]

Men's basketball
Representing   United States
Olympic Games
2004 Athens United States
FIBA Americas Championship
2003 San Juan United States
Summer Universiade
1995 Fukuoka United States

Allen Ezail Iverson (/ˈaɪvərsən/; born June 7, 1975), nicknamed "the Answer" and
"AI", is an American former professional basketball player.[1][2] He played 14 seasons in
the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point
guard positions. Iverson was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP
award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001. He
was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016.
Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia, and was a dual-sport athlete.
He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in
both football and basketball, and won the Division 5 AAA Virginia state championship in
both sports.[3] After high school, Iverson played college basketball with the Georgetown
Hoyas for two years, where he set the school record for career scoring average
(22.9 points per game) and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards both
years.[4]