Tim Duncan 21
Team: San Antonio Spurs
Position: F-C
Born: 04/25/76
Height: 7-0 / 2,13
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
College - Wake Forest '97
*Received his degree in psychology from Wake Forest
*Didn't play organized basketball until the 9th grade
*Concentrated on swimming as a youngster, at one point was a top U.S. competitor in his age group in the 400 freestyle, before his local pool was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo in 1989
*Known for wearing his practice shorts backwards, a trend he started while at Wake
*Has two sisters, Cheryl and Tricia ... Tricia was a member of the Virgin Islands swim team in the 1988 Olympics
*Has a large knife collection which includes a three-foot samurai sword
*Admits to being afraid of heights and sharks
*Favorite movie is The Crow
*A video game junkie
*Has a block of 25 tickets to each Spurs home game which he donates to various San Antonio charities
*Hosted the first annual Tim Duncan Bowling for Dollar$ Charity Bowl-A-Thon in January of 2000, raising over $100,000 for the American Cancer Society
*Teamed-up with corporate partners Sprite and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock to create the Beat Cancer program, raising $50,000 for the Cancer Therapy and Research Center during the 1999-2000 season
*Holds the annual Tim Duncan Charity Golf Classic to benefit the Kids Sports Network
*Supports the Children's Bereavement Center and the Children's Center of San Antonio |