College Mens Basketball Players in the United States - Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Players, Brandon Roy, Eldridge Recasner (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 104. Not illustrated. Chapters: Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Players, Brandon Roy, Eldridge Recasner, Nate Robinson, Mark Sanford, Lorenzo Romar, Bobby Jones (Basketball, Born 1984), Dan Dickau, Detlef Schrempf, Spencer Hawes, Todd Macculloch, Will Conroy, Christian Welp, Jon Brockman, Isaiah Thomas, Mark Pope, Petur Guomundsson, James Edwards, Bob Houbregs, Martin Keane, Lars Hansen, Phil Zevenbergen, Steve Hawes, George Irvine, Jack Nichols, Ralph Bishop, Tony Savage, Rich Manning, Lynn Nance, Chuck Gilmur, Charles Dudley. Excerpt: Brandon Dawayne Roy (born July 23, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association. He was selected sixth in the 2006 NBA Draft, having completed four years playing for the Washington Huskies. In 2009, he serves as the team's co-captain, along with LaMarcus Aldridge. His nickname is "B-Roy," but he is also referred to as "The Natural" by announcer Brian Wheeler. Born in Seattle, Washington, Roy became known for his immediate impact on the Trail Blazers. Zach Randolph, then the team captain, was traded to the New York Knicks at the end of Roy's first season, which cleared the way for Roy to take on a leadership role on the team. Though hampered by an injured ankle, Roy won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award for 200607 in a near-unanimous vote. He played 57 games as a rookie and averaged 16.8 points per game in the 200607 season. He was selected as a reserve to the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, the 2009 NBA All-Star Game, and the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. Roy played the most minutes of any Western Conference player, and tied for the most points in the West in the 2008 game, and he played the most minutes of any player during the 2009 game. Roy was born in Seattle, Washington on July 23, 1984. He first started taking basketball serio...