Tim Duncan

Tim Duncan
	Duncan with the San Antonio Spurs in 2011
Personal information
Born	April 25, 1976 (age 48); Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Dunstan's Episcopal; (Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands)
College	Wake Forest (1993–1997)
NBA draft	1997: 1st round, 1st overall pick
	Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	1997–2016
Position	Power forward / center
Number	21
Coaching career	2019–2020
Career history
As player:
1997–2016	San Antonio Spurs
As coach:
2019–2020	San Antonio Spurs (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	5× NBA champion (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014); 3× NBA Finals MVP (1999, 2003, 2005); 2× NBA Most Valuable Player (2002, 2003); 15× NBA All-Star (1998, 2000–2011, 2013, 2015); NBA All-Star Game co-MVP (2000); 10× All-NBA First Team (1998–2005, 2007, 2013); 3× All-NBA Second Team (2006, 2008, 2009); 2× All-NBA Third Team (2010, 2015); 8× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1999–2003, 2005, 2007, 2008); 7× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1998, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015); NBA Rookie of the Year (1998); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1998); No. 21 retired by San Antonio Spurs; USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (2003); Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2003); NBA 75th Anniversary Team; National college player of the year (1997); 2× Consensus first-team All-American (1996, 1997); Chip Hilton Player of the Year (1997); 3× NABC Defensive Player of the Year (1995–1997); NCAA rebounding leader (1997); ACC Athlete of the Year (1997); 2× ACC Player of the Year (1996, 1997); 3× First-team All-ACC (1995–1997); No. 21 retired by Wake Forest Demon Deacons;
Career statistics
Points	26,496 (19.0 ppg)
Rebounds	15,091 (10.8 rpg)
Blocks	3,020 (2.2 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
	Basketball Hall of Fame
	Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Men's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
FIBA Americas Championship
Goodwill Games
Summer Universiade

Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976)^[1] is an American former professional basketball player and coach. 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,^[5] and was a central contributor to the franchise's success during the 2000s and 2010s.^[6] He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

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.

^ "Tim Duncan Q&A". slamduncan.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
^ "Tim Duncan's prolific career draws praise from NBA stars". CBC.ca. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference gaither_07112016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Ranking the top 74 NBA Players of all time: Nos. 10–1". ESPN. May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
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*Hunt, David J. (January 11, 2023). "Tim Duncan: Career retrospective". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- Resnick, Steven (May 30, 2009). "Forget Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan Is the NBA's Best of the Decade". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ "Tim Duncan". Basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2008.
^ "Tim Duncan Earns All-NBA And All-Defensive Team Honors For 13th Straight Season". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

[1] "Tim Duncan Q&A". slamduncan.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2008.

[ap_07122016-2] "Tim Duncan's prolific career draws praise from NBA stars". CBC.ca. July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[gaither_07112016-3] Cite error: The named reference gaither_07112016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Ranking the top 74 NBA Players of all time: Nos. 10–1". ESPN. May 13, 2020. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.

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[6] *Hunt, David J. (January 11, 2023). "Tim Duncan: Career retrospective". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
Resnick, Steven (May 30, 2009). "Forget Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan Is the NBA's Best of the Decade". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[7] Resnick, Steven (May 30, 2009). "Forget Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan Is the NBA's Best of the Decade". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[stats-7] "Tim Duncan". Basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2008.

[8] "Tim Duncan Earns All-NBA And All-Defensive Team Honors For 13th Straight Season". NBA.com. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2014.

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