Acie Law IV (born January 25, 1985) is an American former professional

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player. In his four seasons at

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, Law scored 1,653 points and was credited with 540 assists. Nicknamed "Captain Clutch" for his ability to take over the game late, Law is well known among Texas A&M Aggie basketball fans for "The Shot," his

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3-pointer to beat the arch-rival

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on March 1, 2006, as well as for his play in the Aggies' 69–66 upset win against

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on February 3, 2007. Due to his contributions to Texas A&M, the Texas A&M athletic department hung Law's No. 1 jersey on the rafters in

. He became the first Aggie in any sport to have the honor. After his time at Texas A&M, Law was selected by the

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in the first round of the 2007 NBA draft. He spent time with several

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(NBA) teams between 2007 and 2010. Following his NBA period, he had a very successful career in Europe between 2011 and 2014, winning the EuroLeague twice in

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with

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Early years

Acie Law IV was born in Dallas to Acie and Dolores Law. He was named for his great-grandfather (Acie Law, Sr.), whom he never met; his grandfather (Acie Law, Jr.), who died in 1997 after suffering a heart attack from the excitement of watching a boxing match with young Acie IV; and his father, Acie III, who played point guard at Xavier University. Law has an older brother and two younger sisters. Law is the great-nephew of

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great

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. Law has a tattoo on his right arm that reads "Lord's Favorite Lawman," and one on his left arm that is from

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91 and 93. Acie Law Texas A&M

Law was recruited by the

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and

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. In order to stay close to home, and because he wanted to have an immediate impact, Law chose to play for Texas A&M under Coach

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High school and college career

Kimball High School

As a junior at Kimball High School in Dallas, Law led his team to a 29–7 record and the state Class 5A championship game, averaging 17.8 points per game and 6.0 assists. Law's team lost the state championship game when the other team's point guard, Chris Ross of San Antonio John Jay High School, made a shot from half-court at the buzzer as time expired. Law's performance was enough to earn him all-state honors, as well as district Most Valuable Player. Law also had the distinction of being the only junior to be named to ''

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'' All-Area Team. Despite a broken wrist that caused Law to miss the first part of his senior season, his performance in the sixteen remaining games in the school's season earned him first-team Class 5A all-state honors. In those sixteen games, Law averaged 16.6 points per game (19.5 ppg in district play) and 6.5 assists per game. In the Texas State High School All-Star Game Law scored 35 points, leading his team to victory.

Texas A&M University

First year

Although the Aggies were an undeveloped team during Law's first year and failed to win a single conference game, Law's performance stacked up well against his fellow conference players. As a freshman, Law started 12 of the team's 27 games, including 10 of the last 11. With an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.00, Law ranked fourth in the

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, and was the leading freshman in the conference. His average 3.9 assists per game ranked eighth in the conference. Law averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, and by the final ten games of the season Law was averaging double-digit points. In his two best games of the year, Law scored a then-career-high 19 points against

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and put up 18 points against

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Second year

Following the 2003–2004 season, Coach

was replaced by

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coach

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, who came to the school insisting that the Aggies could win in basketball. Gillispie's intense coaching style was very different from that of Watkins, and after an initial two-week boot camp Law seriously considered transferring to a different school. After seeing a video of UTEP's NCAA trip the year before Law decided that he wanted to experience that feeling too, and committed to staying at A&M. Law's commitment paid off, as under Gillispie the team improved from 7–21 to 21–10, winning half of their conference games and earning an invitation to the NIT. Law started in 30 games, earning a spot on the Big 12's All-Improved Team as well as honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors. He completed 49.3% of his shots from the field, 38.4% of three's (28 of 73) and converted 71.6% of his free-throw shots. With a team best 153 assists, Law ranked third in the Big 12. Law scored in double figures in 20 games, including four games where he earned over twenty points. With the help of his 24 points and six assists, the team beat then Number 9 Texas. In his best game of the season, against

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, Law earned nine assists and scored 25 points, making all twelve of his free throw shots. Against

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, Law scored 11 points and a then-career-high 14 assists, one shy of the school record. Law also cemented the team's victory against

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, making the winning free throws with 11 seconds left in a 62–60 win.

Junior year

As a junior, Law became one of only four players in A&M history to reach 1000 career points with 300 assists and 100 steals. He led the team in scoring, averaging 16.1 overall and 17.3 points in Big 12 play, with 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists. In games that Law had at least 5 assists, the team was 10–2. Law also set an A&M record in Big 12 play, scoring 35 points and earning seven steals in a game against

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. After making the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to beat the Texas Longhorns 46–43, Law was named Big 12 Player of the Week. With his ranking among the top 10 players in the Big 12 in scoring, assists, steals, and field goal percentage, several newspapers named Law to their first-team All-Big 12 teams. With Law's help, the Aggies earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1987. In their first round match-up against

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, the Aggies won, with Law contributing 23 points. The Aggies appeared poised to reach the Sweet 16 when, with 18 seconds left in their second-round game against

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, Law hit a jumper, giving the Aggies a 57–55 lead. The dream was dashed fifteen seconds later, however, when

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made a three-point shot to win the game for LSU.

Senior year

Shortly after beginning play in the 2006–2007 season, the Aggies reached Number 6 in the rankings, the highest rank the school had ever achieved. The team had their best start since opening 16–2 in the 1959–1960 season, as well as their best conference opening since the inception of the Big 12. On February 1, 2007, Law was named one of the seventeen finalists for the

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Award, presented annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. He went on to win the award. In a historic moment on February 3, 2007, Law's Aggies became the first Big 12 South team (in 32 attempts) to ever beat the then-Number 6

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. Kansas led for much of the game, but Law scored 10 of A&M's final 13 points to ensure the victory for the Aggies, and Big 12 Player of the Week honors for himself. Two days later the team beat then-Number 25 Texas, their twenty-first straight home win, making them the sole leader of the Big 12. Although forced to leave the game for three minutes after hitting the floor hard and injuring his leg, Law earned 21 points and a school-record 15 assists in the 100–82 victory over their archrivals. Following the team's win over Texas, Law was named the Sports Illustrated Player of the Week. Law again proved his ability to make plays that matter in the Aggies' second game against Texas on February 28, 2007. Playing all 50 minutes during the Aggies' double-overtime 98–96 loss, Law scored a season-high 33 points, with 5 assists and five turnovers. His three pointer at the end of regulation tied the game, sending the teams into overtime. Another three-pointer with 26 seconds left in the first overtime again tied the game, leading to a second overtime. Fouled at the end of the second overtime so that he would not be able to rescue the Aggies with another last-second three-pointer, Law deliberately missed his second free throw in the hopes that the Aggies could recover the ball and score again. Law's outstanding season earned him the honors of being on the AP 1st Team All American squad. He also made Dick Vitale's 1st Team All American squad as players such as

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of UCLA,

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of Wisconsin, and

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of Nevada did. Although the Aggies were the number two seed for the Big 12 Conference Tournament, they played poorly in their first game in the quarterfinals of the tournament and were eliminated in a loss to Oklahoma State. Law had only ten points on five-for-twelve shooting. On Selection Sunday, however, the Aggies were rewarded for their regular-season play with a Number 3 seed in the South region of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. In their first-round game against Penn, Law had a game-high 20 points despite completing only six of fifteen shots. The Aggies won 68–52 to advance to the second round of the tournament. Exhibiting his trademark poise in front of an unfriendly crowd during a tough second-round game against Louisville, Law again provided a number of big shots. Hitting 13 of his 15 free-throw attempts, he ended the game with 26 points, including the final two points of the game. The Aggie's 72–69 victory earned them a berth in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1980. In a show of good sportsmanship, Law spent time after the game consoling disappointed Louisville freshman Edgar Sosa, complimenting him on his performance. On March 22, however, Law and his teammates faced the #2 seed

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. The score was close throughout and Law had a chance to put A&M up by three on a break away lay up that he missed with just a few seconds to play. The Aggies lost in a narrow contest 65–64, ending his collegiate career. Acie Law was the first Texas Aggie to be unanimously selected to the All-Big 12 first team, and was named to both the

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'' five-man first-team All-American teams. He was also named Big 12 Player of the Year by the ''Dallas Morning News''.

Professional career

Atlanta Hawks (2007–2009)

On June 28, 2007, Law was taken 11th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the

. He was the first college senior selected in that draft. He got his first NBA

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on November 6, 2007, when the Hawks played the

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Although his college jersey read "Law IV" on the back, his NBA jersey just reads "Law," though he wears the number 4. In his rookie season, Law averaged 4.2 points and 2.0 assists, and made 20.6% of his three-point attempts as well as 40% of his field goal shots. He missed ten games due to a right ankle sprain. In the 2008 summer preseason, Law made the All-

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summer league first team, along with four other players. He averaged 16.2 points, 3.6 assists, and 2.2 rebounds, leading the Hawks to a 4–2 record. He ranked sixth in scoring and sixth in assists overall.

Golden State Warriors (2009)

On June 25, 2009, Law was traded to the

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along with

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for

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Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2010)

On November 16, 2009, Law was traded to the

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along with

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in exchange for Raja Bell and

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Chicago Bulls (2010)

On February 18, 2010, Law was traded to the

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along with

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in exchange for

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Memphis Grizzlies (2010)

On August 5, 2010, Law signed a one-year contract with the

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. He was released by the Grizzlies on December 4, 2010, after appearing in 11 regular season games for Memphis.

Return To The Golden State Warriors (2010–2011)

On December 9, 2010, Law signed with the

Europe

In July 2011, Law signed a one-year contract with the Serbian team

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. In January 2012, Law joined Olympiacos Piraeus of the

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until the end of the season. In the summer of 2012, he re-signed with Olympiacos. With Olympiacos, he won the EuroLeague

and

championships, as well as the 2011–12 Greek League championship. Law was then unable to finish the 2013–14 season, due to a knee injury. He played his last game in his professional career on December 29, 2013, in a Greek League game against KAOD. In June 2014, he parted ways with Olympiacos.

Post playing career

After he retired from playing professional basketball, Law reunited with Gillispie and became a volunteer assistant coach in 2015 at

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, a junior college nearly two hours away from Dallas. He then started working as a college basketball analyst for Texas A&M fan site ''TexAgs''.

Shooting style

While in junior high, Law broke his right hand during basketball practice. In order to continue to compete, the naturally right-handed Law taught himself to shoot the basketball with his left hand. After recovering from his injury, Law was able to shoot with either hand, but as of 2007 still primarily relied on his left hand to shoot from a long distance. His left-handed jump shots are unusual, however, because the ball has hardly any spin, instead flying straight into the basket. After much examination, Texas A&M coach

realized that this is because Law uses his right thumb when he shoots, negating the spin. To help improve his form, Gillispie ordered Law to tape his right thumb against his hand in practice and try shooting without it. Law was unable to make the shots, and Gillispie quickly decided not to intervene further.

Personal life

Law is the great nephew of late

legend

Accolades

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Winner: (2007) *

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All-America Team (2nd) *

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All-America Team (2nd) *Wooden Award Finalist *

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Winner: (2007) *First-Team All-Big 12 *Associated Press First-Team All-Big 12 *

First-Team All-American *

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'' Big 12 Player of the Year *

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First-Team All-American *

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All-America Team *''

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'' Men's First Team All-America Team *CollegeInsider.com All-America Team *CollegeInsider.com Defensive All-America Team *CollegeInsider.com Big 12 Most Valuable Player * State Farm Scholar-Athlete: (2007) *2× EuroLeague Champion: (2012, 2013) * Greek League Champion: (2012) *

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Champion: (

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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, 11 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .158 , , .000 , , .600 , , 1.0 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , .0 , , 1.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Golden State , 40 , , 0 , , 15.8 , , .467 , , .200 , , .759 , , 1.3 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .0 , , 5.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 188 , , 8 , , 12.7 , , .413 , , .235 , , .778 , , 1.0 , , 1.6 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.9

Playoffs

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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, 7 , , 0 , , 8.7 , , .750 , , .000 , , .900 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .0 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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, 6 , , 0 , , 4.7 , , .333 , , .333 , , 1,000 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 13 , , 0 , , 6.8 , , .529 , , .333 , , .909 , , .3 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.2

EuroLeague

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Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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, 12 , , 1 , , 16.7 , , .397 , , .231 , , .810 , , 1.4 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .0 , , 5.5 , , 5.9 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2012–13† , style="text-align:left;", Olympiacos , 30 , , 15 , , 22.9 , , .450 , , .413 , , .740 , , 2.1 , , 1.9 , , .4 , , .1 , , 8.1 , , 7.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Olympiacos , 9 , , 4 , , 17.8 , , .333 , , .125 , , .600 , , 1.1 , , 2.3 , , .9 , , .0 , , 3.4 , , 3.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 60 , , 29 , , 22.7 , , .424 , , .330 , , .733 , , 1.8 , , 2.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.6 , , 6.8

Early years

High school and college career

Kimball High School

Texas A&M University

First year

Second year

Junior year

Senior year

Professional career

Atlanta Hawks (2007–2009)

Golden State Warriors (2009)

Charlotte Bobcats (2009–2010)

Chicago Bulls (2010)

Memphis Grizzlies (2010)

Return To The Golden State Warriors (2010–2011)

Europe

Post playing career

Shooting style

Personal life

Accolades

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

References

External links