About Tim Duncan
Although he didn't play organized basketball until ninth
grade, Tim Duncan is one of the world's premiere basketball stars and is 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 four seasons. He was selected with the
first pick of the 1997 draft and was named NBA Rookie of the Year and 1999 NBA
Finals MVP after winning his first NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs.
Tim won back-to-back NBA MVP awards in 2002 and 2003 and was named NBA Finals
MVP in 2003 and 2005.
He and his wife Amy were married in the summer of
2001 and, together, they run the Tim Duncan Foundation- which will fund
nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, health awareness and
research, and youth sports and recreation. Foundation funds will be raised
through special events and fundraisers. Over the last five years � through the
Tim Duncan Bowling for Dollar$ Charity Bowl-A-Thon � Duncan has raised and
donated more than $550,000 for breast and prostate cancer detection, prevention,
and treatment. In addition he hosts an annual charity golf tournament in San
Antonio.
The Foundation has also donated $25,000 to purchase and
install the first wooden basketball court on the island of St. Croix, Tim抯
homeland in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In San Antonio, the Foundation recently
purchased a multi-purpose vehicle from Gunn Automotive for Roy Maas' Youth
Alternatives (RMYA). The vehicle replaced the center抯 existing van with a newer,
safer means of transportation for the nearly 700 children per year that they
serve.
grade, Tim Duncan is one of the world's premiere basketball stars and is just
the second player in NBA history to be named to both an All-NBA Team and an
All-Defensive Team in each of his first four seasons. He was selected with the
first pick of the 1997 draft and was named NBA Rookie of the Year and 1999 NBA
Finals MVP after winning his first NBA Championship with the San Antonio Spurs.
Tim won back-to-back NBA MVP awards in 2002 and 2003 and was named NBA Finals
MVP in 2003 and 2005.
He and his wife Amy were married in the summer of
2001 and, together, they run the Tim Duncan Foundation- which will fund
nonprofit organizations in the areas of education, health awareness and
research, and youth sports and recreation. Foundation funds will be raised
through special events and fundraisers. Over the last five years � through the
Tim Duncan Bowling for Dollar$ Charity Bowl-A-Thon � Duncan has raised and
donated more than $550,000 for breast and prostate cancer detection, prevention,
and treatment. In addition he hosts an annual charity golf tournament in San
Antonio.
The Foundation has also donated $25,000 to purchase and
install the first wooden basketball court on the island of St. Croix, Tim抯
homeland in the U.S. Virgin Islands. In San Antonio, the Foundation recently
purchased a multi-purpose vehicle from Gunn Automotive for Roy Maas' Youth
Alternatives (RMYA). The vehicle replaced the center抯 existing van with a newer,
safer means of transportation for the nearly 700 children per year that they
serve.
Carrier Highlights:
Named the 2005 Finals MVP
· 2004 Athens Olympic Game Medalist
· Named the 2003 Finals MVP
· Named Most Valuable Player in 2002-03 season
· Named Most Valuable Player in 2001-02 season
· 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 five 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 seven seasons. Duncan is only the sixth player in NBA history to make the All-NBA First Team in each of his first seven seasons, joining Hall of Famers
Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson.
· Has earned a spot on the All-Defensive First Team each of the last five seasons after being named
to the All-Defensive Second Team as a rookie in '97-98
· Named the 1999 Finals MVP
· Named the 1998 Rookie of the Year
· Named co-MVP of the 2000 All-Star Game
· 2004 Athens Olympic Game Medalist
· Named the 2003 Finals MVP
· Named Most Valuable Player in 2002-03 season
· Named Most Valuable Player in 2001-02 season
· 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 five 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 seven seasons. Duncan is only the sixth player in NBA history to make the All-NBA First Team in each of his first seven seasons, joining Hall of Famers
Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, George Mikan, Bob Pettit and Oscar Robertson.
· Has earned a spot on the All-Defensive First Team each of the last five seasons after being named
to the All-Defensive Second Team as a rookie in '97-98
· Named the 1999 Finals MVP
· Named the 1998 Rookie of the Year
· Named co-MVP of the 2000 All-Star Game