Tim Duncan

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Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He spent his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Big Fundamental", he is widely regarded as the greatest power forward of all time and one of the greatest players in NBA history,[2][3][4] and was a central contributor to the franchise's success during the 2000s and 2010s.[5][6] He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

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Tim Duncan
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Duncan with the San Antonio Spurs in 2011
Personal information
Born (1976-04-25) April 25, 1976 (age 47)
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Dunstan's Episcopal
(Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands)
CollegeWake Forest (1993–1997)
NBA draft1997: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career1997–2016
PositionPower forward / center
Number21
Coaching career2019–2020
Career history
As player:
19972016San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
2019–2020San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points26,496 (19.0 ppg)
Rebounds15,091 (10.8 rpg)
Blocks3,020 (2.2 bpg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2017
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag_of_the_United_States.svg United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 AthensTeam
FIBA Americas Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 San Juan Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 San Juan Team
Goodwill Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 St. Petersburg Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1995 Fukuoka Team
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Born and raised on Saint Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Duncan initially aspired to be a competitive swimmer, but took up basketball at 14 after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the island's only Olympic-sized pool. In high school, he played basketball for St. Dunstan's Episcopal. In college, Duncan played for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and in his senior year, he received the John Wooden Award and was named the Naismith College Player of the Year and the USBWA College Player of the Year.

After graduating from college, Duncan was the NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by San Antonio with the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He primarily played the power forward position and also played center throughout his career. He is a five-time NBA champion, a two-time NBA MVP, a three-time NBA Finals MVP, a 15-time NBA All-Star,[7] and the only player to be selected to both the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams for 13 consecutive seasons.[8]

Off the court, Duncan created the Tim Duncan Foundation to raise health awareness and fund education and youth sports programs.