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1997–98 Denver Nuggets Season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season as a franchise. The Nuggets received the fifth overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft, and selected power forward Tony Battie out of Texas Tech University. During the off-season, the team acquired Eric Williams from the Boston Celtics, acquired Johnny Newman, Joe Wolf, and power forward, and top draft pick Danny Fortson out of the University of Cincinnati from the Milwaukee Bucks, point guard and first-round draft pick Bobby Jackson out of the University of Minnesota from the Seattle SuperSonics, shooting guard and second-round draft pick Eric Washington out of the University of Alabama from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agent Dean Garrett. However, Williams suffered a devastating knee injury after only just four games, and was out for the remainder of the regular season, averaging 19.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while Bryant Stith only p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hanzlik
William Henry Hanzlik (born December 6, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. College career A 6'7" guard, Hanzlik played college basketball at the University of Notre Dame. He was selected for the 1980 US Men's Olympic Team, which did not compete due to the US's boycott of the Moscow Games. However, in 2007 he did receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes. Professional career He was selected with the 20th pick of the 1980 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. A defensive specialist, at the time of his selection Hanzlik had the lowest college scoring average (7.2 ppg) for any player selected in the first round of the draft. Hanzlik played in the NBA for ten years – two with the Sonics and eight with the Denver Nuggets. He was a 1986 All-Defense second team selection. Coach Doug Moe often assigned Hanzlik to the opposing team's toughest player to guard, regardless of position, even once defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Wolf
Joseph James Wolf (December 17, 1964 – September 26, 2024) was an American professional basketball player and coach. Wolf played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for seven different teams. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where in 1987 he was named first-team All-ACC. Prior to UNC, Wolf was one of the most successful high school players in Wisconsin state history. Early life Wolf was born on December 17, 1964, and raised in Kohler, Wisconsin. He led Kohler High School to three Wisconsin state basketball championships. In February 2005, a vote was conducted by the ''Milwaukee Journal Sentinel'' to select the all-time Wisconsin high school boys basketball team. As a result of this vote. Wolf was named Wisconsin's all-time greatest high school basketball player based on his dominant four-year performance at Kohler High School. He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina and reached the NCAA Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 San Antonio Spurs Season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the 22nd season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 31st season as a franchise. This season is most memorable when the Spurs selected power forward Tim Duncan out of Wake Forest University with the first overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft. After finishing with the third-worst record in 1996–97, the Spurs won the NBA draft lottery, dubbed as the "Tim Duncan Sweepstakes". During the off-season, the team signed free agents, three-point specialist Jaren Jackson, and second-year forward Malik Rose. The Spurs got off to a mediocre 10–10 start to the regular season, but then won 17 of their next 19 games, and held a 34–14 record at the All-Star break. Despite losing Sean Elliott for the remainder of the season to a knee injury after 36 games, the Spurs finished in second place in the Midwest Division (NBA), Midwest Division with a 56–26 record, earned the #5 seed in the Western Conference (NBA), Western Conferen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Alexander
Cory Lynn Alexander (born June 22, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who is a college basketball analyst for ESPN. He was a ''Parade'' and McDonald's All-American while he played basketball at Oak Hill Academy. Alexander played college basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers and was selected in the 1995 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Spurs, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Charlotte Bobcats. Alexander also played in the NBA Development League and overseas in Italy. After his playing retirement, Alexander worked as an analyst for the University of Virginia radio network and the Raycom Sports-produced ACC Network. He joined ESPN in 2009 as a college basketball analyst. Early life Alexander developed his passion for basketball through playing at a YMCA in Waynesboro, Virginia, where a man his mother dated served as the program director. He started his high school basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Stith
Bryant Lamonica Stith (born December 10, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently a men's assistant basketball coach at University of North Carolina Greensboro. Playing career College career Stith was the Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year in 1989. He finished his career in 1992 as Virginia's all-time leading scorer with 2,516 points. Stith earned first-team All-ACC honors three times and was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1992 National Invitation Tournament. During Stith's time at Virginia, the Cavaliers compiled four 20-win seasons, three NCAA appearances and the 1992 National Invitation Tournament championship. Professional career A shooting guard, Stith was selected from the University of Virginia with the 13th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 1992 NBA draft. Stith played only 39 games in his rookie season, but would play (and start) all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Garrett
Dean Heath Garrett (born November 27, 1966) is an American former professional basketball player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. College career Garrett attended San Clemente High School, in San Clemente, California, where he earned All-Conference, All-County, and All-Southern California honors, as a senior, in the 1983–84 season. After high school, Garrett played collegiately at the City College of San Francisco, from 1984 to 1986, where he led his team to the state finals, where they were defeated by Sacramento City College. The winning continued for Garrett, when he accepted a scholarship to Indiana University, where he was coached by Bob Knight, and helped the Hoosiers win the 1987 NCAA Division I Tournament. Professional career Garrett was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 38th overall pick in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft. He did not play in the NBA for the first eight seasons of his career, playing in Italy and Greece inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 Orlando Magic Season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the ninth season for the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Magic hired Chuck Daly as their new head coach; Daly led the Detroit Pistons to two consecutive championships between 1989 and 1990. The team also acquired All-Star guard Mark Price from the Golden State Warriors, acquired Derek Harper from the Dallas Mavericks, and signed free agent Bo Outlaw. Under Daly, the Magic got off to a solid 16–7 start to the regular season; however, they struggled losing nine of their next ten games, as Penny Hardaway only played just 19 games due to a knee injury, averaging 16.4 points and 1.5 steals per game. The team then lost seven straight games in January, as Darrell Armstrong was out for the remainder of the season after 48 games, due to a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The Magic also signed free agent Vernon Maxwell in January, but released him to free agency after eleven games, as he later on sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public List of colleges and universities in Alabama, universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university offers programs of study in 12 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, Ed.S., education specialist, and doctorate, doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported University of Alabama School of Law, law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Washington (basketball)
Eric Maurice Washington (born March 23, 1974) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Washington attended the University of Alabama, where he scored 1,532 points, grabbed 557 rebounds, and made 262 three-point field goals. He was selected in the 1997 NBA draft as the 46th overall pick by the Orlando Magic, and appeared for the Denver Nuggets during two seasons, from 1997 to 1999. He also played professionally in China, Finland, and for the Idaho Stampede of the CBA. In 2010, he signed with Nürnberger BC Nürnberger may refer to: Places near Nuremberg, Germany * Nürnberger Land, a district in Bavaria, Germany * Nürnberger Burg or Nuremberg Castle * Nürnberger Reichswald, the location of Nuremberg Zoo Other uses * Albert Nürnberger (1854–193 ... in Germany. External links * 1974 births Living people 20th-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997–98 Seattle SuperSonics Season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the 30th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the SuperSonics acquired All-Star forward Vin Baker from the Milwaukee Bucks in a three-team trade, re-acquired former Sonics guard Dale Ellis from the Denver Nuggets, and signed free agents Jerome Kersey, and Greg Anthony. The SuperSonics got off to a fast start with a 13–3 record, after posting a 7-game winning streak in November, despite losing Kersey to a stress fracture in his left foot, as he only played just 37 games. The team posted an 8-game winning streak between December and January, winning 29 of their first 35 games of the regular season, then later on holding the league's best record before the All-Star break with a 37–10 record. The SuperSonics finished tied in first place in the Pacific Division along with the Los Angeles Lakers with a 61–21 record, and earned the #2 seed in the Western Conference; the team also quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the Flagship#Colleges and universities in the United States, flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units. The Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota system and has the List of United States university campuses by enrollment, ninth-largest (as of the 2022–2023 academic year) main campus student body in the United States, with 54,890 students at the start of the 2023–24 academic year. The campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, approximately apart. The Minnesota Territorial Legislature drafted a charter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Jackson
Bobby Jackson (born March 13, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Western Nebraska Community College and the University of Minnesota. In the NBA, he played for several teams over twelve seasons, from 1997 to 2009. Playing career Collegiate Jackson graduated from Salisbury High School in 1992. He attended Western Nebraska Community College and later the University of Minnesota. As a Golden Gopher, Bobby Jackson led Minnesota to the Final Four, where they lost to the Kentucky Wildcats. Professional Jackson was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the 23rd pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He was traded to the Denver Nuggets prior to his rookie season where he played 68 games before moving on to a more familiar place in Minnesota where he donned a Timberwolves jersey for two seasons. He is perhaps best known for his years in Sacramen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
