NBA.com News & Features: Duncan Named NBA's Rookie of the Year

[David Rodas <drodas@srv1.telconet.net>]

http://www.nba.com/news_feat/00678948.html

Title: NBA.com News & Features: Duncan Named NBA's Rookie of the Year

SPURS STANDOUT RECEIVES 113 OF 116 VOTES Duncan Named NBA's Rookie of the Year		San Antonio Spurs home page Suns-Spurs series page Rookie Report: Spurs' Tim Duncan Duncan, Hardaway added to USAB roster Rookie of the Year collection in the NBA.com Store! San Antonio's Tim Duncan can't be stopped as he hits the turnaround hook. 743k avi | QuickTime San Antonio's Tim Duncan works the post move inside for the bank shot and the foul. 711k avi | QuickTime
NEW YORK, April 27 -- Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs today was named the winner of the Schick Rookie of the Year Award for the 1997-98 season/ Tim Duncan garnered 113 of 116 possible votes for Rookie of the Year, the largest percentage of the vote since Shaquille O'Neal in 1992-93. Duncan received 113 of 116 possible votes (97.4%) from a panel of sports writers and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. New Jersey's Keith Van Horn finished second with three votes. The percentage of votes received by Duncan marked the largest margin of victory since Shaquille O'Neal received 98.0% of the vote in 1992-93. Duncan, the first selection in the 1997 NBA Draft, averaged 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.51 blocked shots, while shooting .549 (706-for-1,287) from the field in 39.1 minutes per game. He started all 82 games and ranked third in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, sixth in blocked shots and 13th in scoring among league leaders. He led all rookies in scoring, rebounding, shot blocking and field goal percentage, and ranked seventh in assists. The 7-0 forward/center from Wake Forest University led the NBA in double-doubles with 57 and became only the 19th rookie in NBA history to average at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. He led the Spurs in scoring 34 times and scored 10 or more points 77 times, including 52 consecutive games to end the season. Duncan scored 20 or more points 50 times and 30 or more points eight times. Duncan joined Ralph Sampson (1983-84) and David Robinson (1989-90) as the only players ever to win Schick Rookie of the Month honors every month of the season since the NBA started giving out the award prior to the 1981-82 season. Duncan, the only rookie to play in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game and the first rookie to compete in the game since Detroit's Grant Hill in 1995, also became the only rookie to be named NBA Player of the Week this season when he was honored for the week ending March 1. Nineteen rookies have been so honored in NBA history. The 116-member voting panel consisted of 29 national media members and three media members who cover the NBA regularly from each of the league's 29 cities. Schick, in its 14th year as the Official Razor and Blades of the NBA, sponsors the league's rookie programs, including the Schick Rookie Game, the Schick Rookie of the Month and Schick Rookie of the Year Awards and the Schick All-Rookie Team. In addition, Schick is a support sponsor of the NBA Draft. The Schick Shaving Products Group is a division of Warner-Lambert Company. Below is the voting results for this year's Schick Rookie of the Year Award and the all-time list of winners: 1997-98 SCHICK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD VOTING RESULTS 113 -- Tim Duncan, San Antonio 3 -- Keith Van Horn, New Jersey ALL-TIME SCHICK ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNERS 1952-53 -- Don Meineke, Fort Wayne 1953-54 -- Ray Felix, Baltimore 1954-55 -- Bob Pettit, Milwaukee 1955-56 -- Maurice Stokes, Rochester 1956-57 -- Tom Heinsohn, Boston 1957-58 -- Woody Sauldsberry, Philadelphia 1958-59 -- Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis 1959-60 -- Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 1960-61 -- Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati 1961-62 -- Walt Bellamy, Chicago 1962-63 -- Terry Dischinger, Chicago 1963-64 -- Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati 1964-65 -- Willis Reed, New York 1965-66 -- Rick Barry, San Francisco 1966-67 -- Dave Bing, Detroit 1967-68 -- Earl Monroe, Baltimore 1968-69 -- Wes Unseld, Baltimore 1969-70 -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee 1970-71 (tie) -- Dave Cowens, Boston, Geoff Petrie, Portland 1971-72 -- Sidney Wicks, Portland 1972-73 -- Bob McAdoo, Buffalo 1973-74 -- Ernie DiGregorio, Buffalo 1974-75 -- Jamaal Wilkes, Golden St. 1975-76 -- Alvan Adams, Phoenix 1976-77 -- Adrian Dantley, Buffalo 1977-78 -- Walter Davis, Phoenix 1978-79 -- Phil Ford, Kansas City 1979-80 -- Larry Bird, Boston 1980-81 -- Darrell Griffith, Utah 1981-82 -- Buck Williams, New Jersey 1982-83 -- Terry Cummings, San Diego 1983-84 -- Ralph Sampson, Houston 1984-85 -- Michael Jordan, Chicago 1985-86 -- Patrick Ewing, New York 1986-87 -- Chuck Person, Indiana 1987-88 -- Mark Jackson, New York 1988-89 -- Mitch Richmond, Golden State 1989-90 -- David Robinson, San Antonio 1990-91 -- Derrick Coleman, New Jersey 1991-92 -- Larry Johnson, Charlotte 1992-93 -- Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando 1993-94 -- Chris Webber, Golden State 1994-95 (tie) -- Grant Hill, Detroit, Jason Kidd, Dallas 1995-96 -- Damon Stoudamire, Toronto 1996-97 -- Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 1997-98 -- Tim Duncan, San Antonio
Copyright © 1998 NBA Properties, Inc. and/or Starwave Corporation and ESPN Inc. All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.