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Andre Iguodala

Position	Guard/Forward
Nickname	AI2, AI 2.0, Iggy, The Other A.I., a.i.9, The Flying Iguana
League	NBA
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Team	Philadelphia 76ers
Nationality	USA
Born	January 28 1984 (1984-01-28) (age 24) Springfield, Illinois
College	Arizona
Draft	9^th overall, 2004 Philadelphia 76ers
Pro career	2004–present
Awards	2006 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge MVP

Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He was sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.I." because his initials are identical to former 76ers teammate Allen Iverson's.

1 Early life
2 High school career
3 College career
4 NBA career
- 4.1 Rookie season
5 External links

Early life

Iguodala was born in Springfield, Illinois to Linda Shanklin and Frank Iguodala, who was of Nigerian descent. His older brother, Frank, played for the University of Dayton and is currently a semi-professional basketball player.

High school career

Iguodala attended high school at Lanphier High School in Springfield. During the summer of 2001, he grabbed the attention of coaches around the nation as he was named the AAU national tournament Most Valuable Player after hitting the game-winning shot at the final buzzer to give his team the 17-and-under national title. As a senior at Lamphier in 2002, he averaged 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, helping lead his team to the state championship game. He was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year.

College career

Iguodala initially signed a National Letter of Intent to play at the University of Arkansas. However, after their coach, Nolan Richardson, was fired that year, Iguodala decided to go the University of Arizona instead. He would be named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team for 2002-2003. In the 2003-2004 season, Iguodala would be named team MVP after leading his team in rebounds, assists and steals. He also made the All- Pac 10 team and was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press. He collected three triple-doubles that season, joining Jason Kidd as the only two players in Pac-10 history to post two or more triple-doubles in a season. After posting career totals of 594 points (9.6 ppg), 409 rebounds (6.6 rpg) and 95 steals (1.53 spg) in 62 games (34 starts), Iguodala decided to enter the NBA draft.

NBA career

Rookie season

Iguodala, a 6'6", 207-pound (1.98 m, 94 kg) swingman, was selected 9th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Iguodala was thrust into the starting lineup immediately during his rookie 2004-05 NBA season and was the only 76er to play and start all 82 regular season games plus 5 playoff games. Andre Iguodala proved his versatility as he was the only rookie or 76er to record a triple-double that season, averaging 9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1.7 steals per game. His efforts were rewarded when he was named to the All-Rookie First Team and started on the rookie team during the Rookie Challenge portion of All-Star Weekend. Until February 2005, Iguodala wore jersey number 4, but allowed then newly-acquired 76ers member Chris Webber to wear it instead, as Webber traditionally had worn that number throughout his college career and most of his professional career. Iguodala subsequently switched to wearing number 9. Webber reportedly bought Iguodala a Rolex watch for allowing him to wear the number 4.