He also started at point guard for the school basketball team. He attended Bethel High School, where he started as quarterback for the school football team while also playing running back, kick returner, and defensive back.
Iverson then failed the eighth grade because of absences and moved to get out of the projects. A childhood friend, Jaime Rogers, said that Iverson would always look out for the younger kids and that "He could teach anybody." When Iverson was 13, father figure Michael Freeman was arrested in front of the teen for dealing drugs. ĭuring his early childhood years in Hampton, Iverson was given the nickname "Bubba Chuck". His father, Allen Broughton, was not involved in raising him.
Iverson was born in Hampton, Virginia, to a single 15-year-old mother, Ann Iverson. He returned as a player-coach for 3's Company in the inaugural season of the BIG3. He finished his career in Turkey with Beşiktaş in 2011. He was rated the fifth-greatest NBA shooting guard of all time by ESPN in 2008. Later in his career, Iverson played for the Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and the Memphis Grizzlies, before ending his NBA career with the 76ers during the 2009–10 season. Iverson represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2000–01 season, and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season. His regular season career scoring average of 26.7 points per game ranks seventh all-time, and his playoff career scoring average of 29.7 points per game is second only to Michael Jordan. A four time scoring champion, winning the NBA scoring title during the 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, and 2004–05 seasons, Iverson was one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history, despite his relatively small stature (listed at 6 feet, 0 inches, or 183 centimeters). He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season. įollowing two successful years at Georgetown University, Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft, and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick. After high school, Iverson played college basketball with the Georgetown Hoyas for two years, where he set the school record for career scoring average (23.0 points per game) and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards both years. He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball, and won the Division 5 AAA Virginia state championship in both sports. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia, and was a dual-sport athlete. Iverson is often regarded as one of the greatest scorers and one of the most influential players in NBA history. In October 2021, he was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. Iverson won NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 1997 and was an 11-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 20, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2001. Nicknamed " the Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) at both the shooting guard and point guard positions.
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