Joe Dumars of the "All Pro Sports Basketball Series"

Joe Dumars of the "All Pro Sports Basketball Series"
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Joe Dumars of the "All Pro Sports Basketball Series"

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Basketball Hall of Fame Capsules

September 6, 2006

CHARLES BARKLEY
Commonly nicknamed Sir Charles and occasionally The Round Mound of Rebound.
... Selected to 11 NBA All-Star games as well as the All-NBA First Team five
times and the All-NBA Second Team five times. ... Won an Olympic gold medals
with the 1992 and 1996 U.S. Olympic Dream Teams. ... NBA's Most Valuable Player
in the 1993 season. ... A member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary team. ... Scored
23,757 points (22.1 ppg.) and grabbed 12,546 rebounds (11.7 rpg.) in his 16-year
NBA career. ... Helped his teams to the playoffs every year he played.

JOE DUMARS
Played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons, 1985 to 1999.
... A key component of the squad that went on to win back-to-back NBA
Championships (1989 & 1990). ... Named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team four
times and a six-time NBA All-Star. ... MVP of the 1989 NBA Finals. ... Scored
16,401 points, handed out 4,612 assists, grabbed 2,203 rebounds and recorded 902
steals. ... The NBA has named its Sportsmanship Award after him. ... His #4
jersey was retired by the Pistons in 2000.

SANDRO GAMBA
Has coached in Europe for over 30 years. ... Coached four Italian Olympic
teams (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992), and led the 1980 squad to a silver medal. ...
His Italian professional teams have won five Italian League championships, a
European Championship, a Champions Cup and Cup of Cups title. ... His national
squads captured a gold medal at the 1983 European Championship.
DAVID GAVITT
Began his career as a head coach at Providence College where he would lead
the team to eight consecutive 20-win seasons, five NCAA Tournament appearances
and one Final Four (1973). ... In 1979, Gavitt, along with several other college
athletics administrators, helped to form the Big East Conference. He became the
conference's first commissioner, from 1979 to 1990. ... Served as the Chair of
the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee and is responsible for the
expansion of the tournament to 64 teams. ... He was the president of USA
Basketball and served as the Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
of Fame Board of Directors. ... Was CEO of the Boston Celtics from 1990 to 1994,
President of the NCAA Foundation from 1995 to 1997.
GENO AURIEMMA
Has led the Connecticut Huskies to five National Championships, eight Final
Four appearances and two undefeated seasons. ... Named National Coach of the
Year five times and captured 14 Big East regular season and 13 Big East
tournament titles. ... Has guided his team to 11 30-win seasons, 18 straight
NCAA tournament appearances and an NCAA record 70 straight wins. ... Has
compiled a 589-116 overall record for an .835 winning percentage. ... He is
enshrined in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2005).
DOMINIQUE WILKINS
A nine-time NBA All-Star and a two-time NBA Slam Dunk Champion. ... Named to
the All-NBA first team in 1986 and the All-NBA second team four times. ... One
of three Atlanta Hawks to have his jersey (21) retired. ... His incredible dunks
and aerial acrobatics earned him the nickname "The Human Highlight Film."
Registered 26,668 points and 7,169 rebounds in his NBA career. ... The 1985-86
NBA scoring champion (30.3 ppg.).
  

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