Tim Duncan Last College: Wake Forest University Height: 7-0 Position: Forward/Center

College Career The county's best defensive player the last two years of his college days, a two-time first team All-American, Duncan was a dominant force for four years in the talent-rich Atlantic Coast Conference. A native of St. Croix, Duncan was an excellent shot blocker and a force in the middle who was also an excellent passer. A psychology major, Duncan was the first player in NCAA history to reach 1,500 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 blocked shots and 200 assists. He was a two-time ACC Player of the Year and had extensive international experience playing with the USA Basketball team. He didn't begin playing basketball until the ninth grade. Pro Career Highlights Currently with the San Antonio Spurs

• Just the second player in NBA history to be named to both an All-NBA Team and an All-Defensive Team in each of his first three seasons (David Robinson was the first and he earned the honors in each of his first seven seasons)
  
• Has been named to the All-NBA First Team all three seasons
  
• Named to the All-Defensive First Team in '98-99 and '99-00 and selected to the All-Defensive Second Team in '97-98
  
• Named the 1999 Finals MVP Won the 1998 Rookie of the Year
  
• Has been named the NBA Player of the Week four times and the Player of the Month once
  
• Led all NBA players in double-doubles from 1998-99 to 2000-01
  
• Played for the USA Team in the 1999 Americas Qualifying Tournament in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  
• Was selected to play for the U.S. Team in the 2000 Olympics but had to withdraw due to his knee injury

• Received his degree in psychology from Wake Forest
  
• Didn't play organized basketball until the 9th grade
  
• Concentrated on swimming as a youngster, at one point was a top U.S. competitor in his age group in the 400 freestyle, before his local pool was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989
  
• Known for wearing his practice shorts backwards, a trend he started while at Wake
  
• Has two sisters, Cheryl and Tricia ... Tricia was a member of the Virgin Islands swim team in the 1988 Olympics
  
• Has a large knife collection which includes a three-foot samurai sword
  
• Admits to being afraid of heights and sharks
  
• Favorite movie is The Crow
  
• A video game junkie
  
• Has a block of 25 tickets to each Spurs home game which he donates to various San Antonio charities
  
• Hosted the first annual Tim Duncan Bowling for Dollar$ Charity Bowl-A-Thon in January of 2000, raising over $100,000 for the American Cancer Society
  
• Teamed-up with corporate partners Sprite and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock to create the Beat Cancer program, raising $50,000 for the Cancer Therapy and Research Center during the 1999-2000 season
  
• Holds the annual Tim Duncan Charity Golf Classic to benefit the Kids Sports Network
  
• Supports the Children's Bereavement Center and the Children's Center of San Antonio