Tim Duncan
Center, Basketball Player
1976 –
Who is Tim Duncan?
Timothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan nicknamed "The Big Fundamental" is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The 6-foot 11-inch, 250-pound power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year. He is a 14-time NBA All-Star and the only player in NBA history to be selected to both All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams during each of his first 13 seasons.
Duncan started out as a swimmer and only began playing basketball in ninth grade after Hurricane Hugo destroyed the only Olympic-sized pool on his home of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He soon became a standout for St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School, and had an illustrious college career with the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, winning the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year and John Wooden awards in his final year. Duncan graduated from college before entering the 1997 NBA Draft as the number one pick. His list of accomplishments, remarkable consistency, and leadership in the Spurs' NBA championship runs in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 have led basketball experts to consider him to be one of the greatest players in NBA history.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1976
Christiansted - Also known as
- Timothy Theodore Duncan
- Groundhog Day
- Merlin
- The Big Fundamental
- Timothy Duncan
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Amy Duncan
(2001/07/21 - )
- Amy Duncan
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Wake Forest University
- St. Dunstan's Episcopal High School
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on July 23, 2013
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