Tim Duncan Career NBA Stats 1997-2016 |
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G |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
PTS |
PPG |
3PTA |
3PTM |
3PT% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% | AST | APG |
REB |
RPG |
BLK |
STL |
1,392 |
20,334 |
10,285 |
50.6 |
26,496 |
19.0 |
168 |
30 |
17.9 |
8,468 |
5,896 |
69.6 |
4,225 |
3.0 |
15,091 | 10.8 |
3,020 |
1,025 |
Timothy Theodore Duncan was born on April 25, 1976 in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He is the son of Ione and William Duncan. Duncan grew up wanting to be a swimmer. He wanted to follow his sister who competed in the 1988 Olympics. However due to Hurricane Hugo in 1989, swimming for Duncan wasn’t to be as the storm destroyed the pool used by the swim team. With the passing of his mother before his 14th birthday, Duncan decided to never swim again. He instead started to play the game of basketball.
Duncan attended St. Dunstan’s Episcopal High School. At 14 years old, a 6 ft. Duncan made the varsity team. By the time he was a senior, Duncan stood at 6’9”. His game got better every year and his hard work paid off. During his senior year, Duncan dominated his competition as he averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game. On defense he averaged 5 blocks per game. Although he lived on an island, his play and size got the attention of some big college basketball programs in the States. Duncan would accept a scholarship offer to play college basketball at Wake Forest.
Tim Duncan College Career Stats and Notes
Duncan played for Wake Forest from 1993-97. He averaged 16.5 points and 12.3 during his decorated 4-year college career. He led the Demon Deacons to the NCAA tournament all four years, going as far as the Elite Eight in 1996. Duncan’s tremendous play led to a long list of honors: 3-time All-ACC, 2-time ACC Player of the Year, 2-time consensus All-American, 3-time ACC tourney selection, Wooden and Naismith award winner and 1996-97 College Player of the Year.
Awards and Achievements |
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MVP
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All-NBA
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1st Team: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2013 2nd Team: 2006, 2008, 2009 3rd Team: 2010, 2015 |
All-Star Selections |
1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2011, 2013, 2015
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Scoring Titles |
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NBA Finals MVP |
1999, 2003, 2005 |
Achievements
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1998-99, 2002-2003, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2013-14 NBA All Star Game MVP 2000 1997-98 Member of 1997-98 NBA All Rookie First Team NBA All Defensive First Team 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 2007, 2008 NBA All Defensive Second Team 1998, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013 2015 Member of NBA 75th Anniversary All Time Team |
Tim Duncan NBA Career Stats and Notes
Duncan was selected number one overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. He spent his entire 19 year career with the Spurs, leading them to five NBA titles. The 15-time All-Star retired in 2016. He was elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020, his first year of eligibility.
Tim Duncan 2003 NBA Finals Game Six Performance
Nothing about Tim Duncan’s game was flashy. The Big Fundamental was the nickname he was given because of his style of play. No flair for the dramatic, no signature moves (unless you want to count his textbook mid-range shot off the backboard). He played defense, scored points and won championships. In fact, he did put up one of the greatest performances in NBA Finals history which combined all three.
In Game 6 of the 2003 NBA Finals, the Spurs looked to lock up their second NBA title in five years as they needed one more win against the New Jersey Nets. Duncan was unstoppable as the reigning NBA MVP scored 21 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists and eight blocks. The Spurs won the game and Duncan was named Finals MVP for the second time in his career.