Allen Iverson
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Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers Current Number: 3 Position: Guard Born: 06/07/1975 in Hampton, Virginia BIO: Allen 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 and he and his sister Brandy were left in the care of their mother Ann. In 1991, Iverson, Brandy, and their mother welcomed a new addition to the family, Leisha, who was ill, adding to the family bills. Iverson had a very poor childhood, one without the basic necessities like electricity, heat, or water (a far cry from today, with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and a Mercedes, Range Rover, and Bently). His poor upbringing was one of his reasons for wanting to go pro earlier than expected. 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, and won many awards for both sports, mostly notably being named Virginia AAA Football Player of the Year, in his junior year as Point Guard and Tailback. Unfortunately for Iverson, he was sentenced to five years in jail after his involvement in a fight at a bowling alley during senior year in high school. Due to his incarceration, Iverson missed out on a scholarship to Kentucky University, but as fate would have it (and luckily for Iverson), the governor of Virginia allowed him to get out early if he promised to stay off the courts and work hard at receiving his high school diploma. He studied while in jail, and after 5 months behind bars, Iverson was set free. In the meantime, Ann Iverson went to Georgetown University to convince Coach John Thompson to be her son's guardian, in terms of coach and father figure. Once Thompson saw Iverson's talent, he accepted to coach him and Iverson was offered a full scholarship to George town 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, 1995-1996 All-Tournament 1st Team, an a Gold Medal for his win at the World University Games in Japan in 1995. He also Georgetown's All-Time scorer. As his family situation worsened and he had more mouths to feed (such as daughter Tiaura, with his then girlfriend Tawanna Turner), Iverson wanted to play pro basketball as soon as possible, which meant leaving school early before graduating. He was introduced to David Falk, a respected agent who put his trust in Iverson and ultimately helped him realize his dreams. Next thing Iverson knew, he and his family were moved to a nicer apartment, and in June 1996 NBA Drafts, Iverson was the Philadelphia 76ers #1 pick. In his first season he was named Shick Rookie of the Year, and with his multi-million dollar contract with Rebook, he had a sneaker based on him named the Question (based on his nickname, The Answer). In his next few years in the NBA, Iverson led the 76ers in the 97-98 season in scoring; was named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 18, 1998; named; 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. Off the courts, his second season in the NBA were marked by his second Rebook shoe, named the Answer 2 (which has spawned the top selling line of "Question" and "Answer" sneakers) and the birth of his second son, Allen Iverson Jr., (Iverson refers to him as Deuce), with his long time girlfriend. He also released a rap album entitled Slow Motion, which features his friends Ma$e, Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and Kool-G-Rap. In addition to the luxury cars and jewelry he owns, Allen also has approx. 21 tattoos, including "VA's Finest" on his left forearm; Tiuara and Deuce (his kids names) on his right chest; Prayer Hands with his mom's and grandmother's initials on his left upper chest; "NBN" on his left inner forearm; "Jewelz" written upside down on his right inner forearm; "Bad Rep" on his right forearm; "CRUTHIC," the name of his record company; and "Only the Strong Survive." 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 (despite Kobe's and Shaq's plays) with his fast moves and incredible shots. The 76ers Shooting Guard is now married to the mother of his two children, and is the pride of his mother who is currently present at every game with a sign "That's My Boy #3" Facts: Allen Iverson is in his 6th season in the NBA now and starts for the Philadelphia 76ers. He was named the 2000-01 NBA Most Valuable Player, leading the league in scoring (31.1 ppg) and steals (2.51 spg). Allen was the Most Valuable Player of the 2001 All-Star Game and the NBA Player of the Month in January of 2001 as also in February of 1999, averaging a league-leading 28.5 ppg. He was selected to the 1999-2000 All-NBA Second Team and named to the 1998-99 All-NBA First Team after leading the NBA in scoring (26.8 ppg). Allen Iverson was named the 1996-97 Schick NBA Rookie of the Year, becoming the first 76er to ever win the award. He also was named MVP of the Schick Rookie Game during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend, posting 19 points and a game-high 9 assists. Allen was also named First Team All-America by the AP in 1995-96 after averaging 25.0 ppg as a sophomore.
