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Personal Profile

Allen Iverson
  • Date of Birth:
    June 7, 1975
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Hampton, VA
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:
    Georgetown University

Family

Allen Iverson
  • Father:
    Allen Broughton
  • Mother:
    Ethel Ann Iverson
  • Spouse:
    Tawanna Turner
  • Son:
    Isaiah Rahsaan
  • Daughter:
    Messiah Lauren

Career

Allen Iverson

Trivia

Allen Iverson
  • Iverson has often been a controversial figure, dating back to his teenage years, including some troubles with the law.
  • In the USA's 111–71 victory over Canada on August 25, he accounted for an USA Olympic Qualifying single game record 28 points and made a single game record seven 3-pointers.
  • On being selected to playing for USA Basketball in 2003, Iverson said,"It's a great feeling to be able to represent the USA.
  • On September 10, 2009, Iverson signed a 1 year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.
  • On April 3, 2009, it was announced by Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars that Iverson would not play the remainder of the 2008–09 season.
  • On November 3, 2008, Iverson was dealt from the Denver Nuggets to the Detroit Pistons for guard Chauncey Billups, forward Antonio McDyess and center Cheikh Samb.
  • In Iverson's first year as a Nugget they made the playoffs. They won the first game and lost the next four to the San Antonio Spurs.
  • On December 23, 2006, Iverson played his first game as a Nugget. He had 22 points and 10 assists in a losing effort to the Sacramento Kings.
  • At the time of the trade, Iverson was the NBA's number two leading scorer with teammate Carmelo Anthony being number one.
  • On December 19, 2006, the Philadelphia 76ers sent Iverson and forward Ivan McFarlin to the Denver Nuggets for Andre Miller, Joe Smith, and two first-round picks in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Quotes

Allen Iverson
  • “We've got to come out the same way we come out in the second half, ... We've got to start the game with some sense of urgency. Once teams start hitting shots and get a read on us, it's gonna put our backs against the wall. That's something we need to be concerned about.”
  • “These guys don't have all the physical ability but they are able to win basketball games because they play the right way.”
  • “I feel like if they want us to dress a certain way, they should pay for our clothes. It's just tough, man, knowing that all of a sudden you have to have a dress code out of nowhere. I don't think that's going to help the image of the league at all. ... It kind of makes it fake. The whole thing is fake.”
  • “They played better offensively and we did a bad job guarding, ... We had a chance to put them away but we have been going through this the last couple of games, having leads and giving them up.”
  • “The sky's the limit for him, ... He's a tough guard. He's got the best coach in the world on his side.”
  • “What I've learned late in my career is, regardless of whether you play well or not, if the team doesn't win, it's all for nothing."
  • “They are hungry and they needed to win desperately, so obviously they are going to bring energy and effort.”
  • “We know that team was 0-6 and just for those guys to come in here and get a win would have been devastating to us. Our whole thing was to not let them get their first win on us in our house.”
  • “That's something we expect from Dre every night, ... We know he has the ability to shut people down.”
  • “Once they made one breakdown, they left me open, and I got a good look at it.”
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Biography

Allen Iverson
Last Updated: Monday, October 12, 2009

allenAllen Ezail Iverson was born in Hampton, Virginia, on June 7, 1975. The son of Allen Broughton and Ann Iverson, his dad skipped out on the family & his mom had a hard time making ends meet. Iverson had a very poor childhood, one without the basic necessities like electricity, heat or water. Although Iverson's mother enrolled him for little league basketball practice, he was more of a football fan, which is what he played in high school along with basketball.

In his days at Bethel High School in Hampton, Iverson was a star football and basketball player, and won many awards for both sports, most notably being named Virginia AAA Football Player of the Year, in his junior year as Point Guard and Tailback. Unfortunately on Valentine's Day 1993, Allen Iverson and his friends were at a Bowling Alley, later on a huge fight broke out between Ive's crowd and some white students. 17-year old Iverson was tried as an adult, convicted of maiming by mob, and sentenced to five years in jail for throwing a chair at a girl. After serving four month behind bars, Allen was granted conditional release by Virginia's first black governor, Doug Wilder.

On being convinced by Ann & seeing Iverson's talent coach John Thompson accepted to coach him and Iverson was offered a full scholarship to Georgetown University. At Georgetown, Iverson was an Arts major, while fascinating fans on the basketball courts. His days at Georgetown were marked by 2 Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards, Rookie of the Year award, 1995-1996 All-Tournament 1st Team, and a Gold Medal for his win at the World University Games in Japan in 1995.

He was also Georgetown's All-Time scorer. As his family situation worsening Iverson wanted to play professional basketball as soon as possible, which meant leaving school before graduating and in the June 1996 NBA Drafts, Iverson was the Philadelphia 76ers' #1 pick. In his first season he was named Schick Rookie of the Year, and with his multi-million dollar contract with Reebok, he had a sneaker based on him. In his next few years of the NBA, Iverson led the 76ers in the 97-98 season in scoring; was named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending January 18, 1998; named NBA Player of the Month for February in the 98-99 season, led the 76ers in scoring; selected to the 99-00 All-NBA Second Team; finished 7th in the AT&T Shootout during 2000 All-Star weekend; and became the second player in the 99-00 season to score 50 points.

He also released a rap album entitled Slow Motion, which features appearances by his friends Mase, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap. During the 2000-2001 NBA Season, Iverson made outstanding plays, which were honored with his being named League MVP. He took the 76ers to the playoffs and despite the team's loss to the Lakers, Iverson was a standout on the courts with his fast moves and incredible shots.

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