Shabazz Napier
American basketball player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shabazz Bozie Napier (born July 14, 1991) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.
No. 23 – Olimpia Milano | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Lega Basket Serie A EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1991-07-14) July 14, 1991 (age 32) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | Puerto Rican[1] |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | UConn (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014: 1st round, 24th overall pick |
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Miami Heat |
2014–2015 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
2015–2016 | Orlando Magic |
2016–2018 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2018–2019 | Brooklyn Nets |
2019–2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2020 | Washington Wizards |
2021–2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
2022–2023 | Capitanes de Ciudad de México |
2023 | Olimpia Milano |
2023 | Crvena zvezda |
2023–present | Olimpia Milano |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
He was drafted 24th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2014 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Miami Heat. He played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies, and won two national championships in 2011 and 2014. Napier was a key player for the Huskies' 2010–11 NCAA championship team, as he made the Big East All Rookie team.[2] Following his junior season, Napier was selected to the All-Big East first team.[3]
In the 2013–14 season, Napier was unanimously selected for the All-AAC first team, and was named the inaugural American Athletic Conference Player of the Year.[4] He was again one of UConn's key players when they won the NCAA tournament for a second time in four years in 2014 and was named as the tournament's most outstanding player.[5]