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Andre Iguodala: Biography

This high-flying Athlete was born on January 28, 1984 to Leonard and Linda Shanklin. He has a brother Frank who also plays basketball. Andre went on to play two seasons at the university of Arizona where he posted career totals of 594 points (9.6 ppg), 409 rebounds (6.6 rpg) and 95 steals (1.53 spg) in 62 games (34 starts)�in his final season at Arizona, made the All- Pac 10 team, earned All-District 9 honors from the USBWA and was named Honorable Mention All-America by The Associated Press�also received second team Pac-10 All-Academic team honors in 2003-04�following sophomore season, voted team MVP as voted by his teammates�became the first player in Arizona history to lead the team in rebounds, assists and steals in the same season (2003-04)�became the sixth early entry candidate under head coach Lute Olson�finished the 2003-04 season as the only player in the Pac-10 to be ranked in the top 20 in scoring and rebounding and the top 10 in assists, steals and assist-to-turnover ratio�posted 10 career double-doubles and three triple-doubles�joined Jason Kidd (California) as the only Pac-10 players to register more than one triple-double in a season�named to the Pac-10 All-Freshmen team in 2002-03� appeared in five NCAA Tournament games�signed with Arizona in the spring of 2002 after being released from his National Letter of Intent at Arkansas following Nolan Richardson�s departure�as a senior in high school at Lanphier HS (Ill.), averaged 23.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game and was named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year. He is now currently playing for the Philadelphia 76ers. In his Rookie season he averaged 9 points per game, was 8th in the league with 1.68 steals per game, and was one of only 13 players to record a triple double last season. Is said to Enjoy Reading and Video Games

Andre ranked #12 in the NBA in Steals Per Turnover, 0.88 in the 2005-2006 season.(edit)
Andre ranked #16 in the NBA in Minutes Played, 3,086 in the 2005-2006 season.(edit)
Andre ranked #12 in the NBA in Steals, 135 in the 2005-2006 season.(edit)
Andre ranked #14 in the NBA in Steals Per Game, 1.65 in the 2005-2006 season.(edit)
Andre scored 11 points with seven rebounds and four assists in the got milk? Rookie Challenge at 2005 NBA All-Star Weekend.(edit)
Andre finished his rookie season with 138 steals, the third most steals by a Sixers rookie in franchise history.(edit)
Andre was the only Sixers player to play and start every game in 2004-05.(edit)
Andre finished fourth overall in the voting for the 2004-05 got milk? NBA Rookie of the Year award behind Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon and Dwight Howard. (edit)
Andre posted three triple-doubles during his sophomore season (2003-04), joining California alum Jason Kidd as the only players in Pac-10 history with two or more triple-doubles in the same season. (edit)
In the 2004 Summer League in Minnesota, Andre averaged 10.8 points per game and led the team in rebounds, 5.8 per game, and steals, 1.80 per game.(edit)
Andre has averaged 9.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 38.4 minutes in five career Playoff games.(edit)
Andre was the ninth player in franchise history to receive NBA All-Rookie First Team honors in 2004-05.(edit)
Andre became the second rookie in franchise history since Jim Tucker, 1954-55 to record a triple-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists versus Detroit. (March 23, 2005)(edit)
In 2004-05, Andre hosted a Caps for Kids Drive, which brought in over 1,400 new hats that were donated to local children�s hospitals.(edit)
In 2005-06, Andre hosted Andre�s Book Drive, leading to the donation of more than 2,000 new children�s books to Philadelphia READS.(edit)
Andre was named MVP of the 2006 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend in Houston (30 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists); also finished second in the Sprite Rising Stars.(edit)
Andre hit the first game-winning, buzzer-beating shot of his career, at Minnesota. (January 22, 2006)(edit)
Andre has recorded 100 or more steals in each of his first two seasons.(edit)
Andre is the first Sixers player to play in and start all 82 games in his first two seasons since Clarence Weatherspoon,(edit)
Andre donated $500 per point, rebound and assist recorded versus New York (on April 2) and finished with 20 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for a total of $19,000 to assist tornado relief efforts in Springfield, Ill. Combined with an online auction and in-arena donations at the Wachovia Center on April 2, overall donations totaled $35,000 for the relief effort.(edit)
Andre established the Andre Iguodala Disaster Relief Fund in March of 2006 to raise money to assist tornado victims in his hometown city of Springfield, Ill., and aid approximatelty 250 displaced children from area schools.(edit)
Andre considers reading and video games as his hobbies.(edit)
Andre majored in education at Arizona.(edit)
Andre earned three letters in track & field in high school.(edit)
Andre 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 during the summer of 2001.(edit)
Andre's brother Frank played basketball at Lake Land College (Matoon, Ill.; 2000-02), and the University of Dayton (2002-04).(edit)
Andre is the son of Leonard and Linda Shanklin.(edit)
Andre Iguodala played college basketball at the University of Arizona.(edit)
Andre is sometimes refered to as "Iggy" or "A.I. Two" because his initials are similar to Allen Iverson's.(edit)
Andre wore the number 4 until February 2005, when Chris Webber came to the Philadelphia 76ers to wear the number 4.(edit)
Andre's jersey number is 9.(edit)
Andre was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 9th pick in the 2004 NBA Draft.(edit)
Andre weighs 207 pounds.(edit)
Andre is 6 foot 6 tall.(edit)
Andre currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers.(edit)

Andre: I think Allen and Chris did a good job of just putting the ball in the hole. Allen did a good job of putting the ball in the hole and Chris was tremendous at getting open looks.(edit)
Andre: We are trying to focus on moving up and trying to focus on our ability, rather than on Chicago. We know we are better than eighth place.(edit)
Andre: Obviously when you have a guy like that who puts the ball in the hole and takes a lot of pressure of you on the offensive end, you're going to have to make it up in different ways and we're just trying to adjust without him and it's tough.(edit)
Andre: Obviously when you have a guy out like Allen Iverson, it takes a lot of pressure off their defense. The tough part today was just making up for our mistakes.(edit)
Andre: Obviously when you have a guy out like Allen Iverson, it takes a lot of pressure off their defense. We're trying to focus on moving up, and trying to focus on our ability, rather than Chicago. We know we're better than eighth place.(edit)
Andre: It's just hard to adjust when you're playing without your leading scorer. You have to do things you're not used to. It's been difficult at times, but we just have to find a way.(edit)
Andre: Allen and Kyle are doing things on the court as far as scoring. I look forward to doing the little things that are going to change the game. I always tell myself to make a big play and make something happen. When the opportunity presents itself, you try to take advantage of it.(edit)
Andre: The main focus of All-Star weekend is the fans. Once you step onto that court, you want to put on a good show for them. I got open on a lot of breaks, got some easy dunks and from there, got some outside shots.(edit)
Andre: Coach Cheeks talked about it when he first came, that I had to step it up each game, and I think I have stepped my game up this year from last year, but I think there's a lot more I can do as well.(edit)
Andre: That last loss stuck with us. We just tried to get on track. We talked yesterday and this morning about being a little more aggressive and making those guys work on offense.(edit)
Andre: It was just a play that got us an extra opportunity to score.(edit)
Andre: I think I stepped my game up this year from last year, but I feel there's a lot more I can do as well. I'm attacking a little bit more.(edit)
Andre: When I am comfortable and am out there playing freely and confident like tonight, the sky is the limit.(edit)
Andre: I came up with that one day during the summer. I was in the gym and this guy told me I couldn't touch one side of the backboard and come to the other side and dunk the ball, and I did it. It came from that, and I'm glad I got a chance to show it to the crowd.(edit)
Andre: I was just trying to put on a show.(edit)
Andre: (Robinson) deserved to win. This is for the crowd. If that's what they wanted, then that's what they got. I'm not too worried about it.(edit)
Andre: I was talking to [Iverson] and saying that after this, I won't be making any more All-Star weekend unless I'm playing on Sunday. I'm definitely looking forward to that day, and hopefully, it will be soon.(edit)
Andre: A lot of great players have started out with this award, so hopefully the dream can continue.(edit)
Andre: A lot of guys look forward to the spotlight being on them. So guys like myself and Nate Robinson, Charlie Villanueva did a great job there tonight. Dwight Howard is known in this league. Everybody out here is just looking to be known as one of the next players to be great in this league.(edit)
Andre: Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. I've got a couple of things under my sleeve. I want to try something new. Everything I did today, you've seen before. I am going to try some new things tomorrow.(edit)
Andre: That'll be great. I'm definitely looking to beat up on the rookies.(edit)
Andre: I'm gonna play off the crowd, have fun and just go with it. I'm looking forward to relaxing and enjoying All-Star weekend.(edit)
Andre: I think lately there has been (movement). I remember last night we had many possessions where everybody touched the ball and guys were getting movement. Especially when Kevin Ollie's in the game and Michael Bradley's in the game, we tend to get a whole lot of movement, being we don't have a scorer like Allen in the game.(edit)
Andre: We made a few adjustments and guys just came in understanding where they should be. We had to turn things around and that was one of the things we had to do, turn around our defense.(edit)
Andre: The cameras were actually put on me when Toronto's pick came up so I thought I was going here, but they passed. I think I'm in a good situation right now.(edit)
Andre: He was Kobe Bryant tonight. I was pretty sure he wanted to come back at us because we pretty much hurt him when we played last time.(edit)
Andre: The crowd really embraces me when I come here. It's kind of funny being on the road.(edit)
Andre: (refering to their game against Miami) We are coming off a tough loss and guys really wanted to get this win and get back on the winning track. It was a good game for the whole team.(edit)
Andre: I think the crowd embraces me when I come here, which is kind of funny, being on the road. But I felt real comfortable coming into the game.(edit)
Andre: I didn't really know that. Fans really get hold of that type of information when you pass on a guy. Kobe Bryant was the 13th pick, Tracy McGrady was the ninth pick. You never really know until you step on the court, so you really can't fault them.(edit)
Andre: That was just an instinct play with the clock going down.(edit)
Andre: I want to dominate a little more, just be a level beyond everyone else. I expect that from myself.(edit)
Andre: I was real intense. I wanted to be out there and play.(edit)
Andre: He says that a lot, actually, just letting me know, 'You're more of a threat, not just a guy who runs to the basket,' That's what I've been wanting to hear since I've been in the league.(edit)