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Jason Richardson
       His revelation that Dominique Wilkins was his boyhood basketball idol should come as no surprise once you see the man known as J-Rich play. His high-flying forays that usually end in an arousing slam dunk is accompanied with a soft jumper. Entered the conscious of many NBA fans at the 2002 NBA All-Star Weekend by capturing the NBA.com Slam Dunk presented by RealOne title and the MVP of the 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge. He then became the only player other than Michael Jordan to win back-to-back dunk contests by repeating the title in 2003.

2002-03

Led or tied the team in points 13 times, rebounds three times, assists eight times, steals 22 times, blocks three times and minutes seven times...20-or-more points 26 times...30-or-more points four times...Three double-doubles (point/rebound)...29 points vs. L.A. Clippers (4/14)...27 points and 10
rebounds at Phoenix (4/11), including 25 points in the first half...24 points vs. Portland (4/4)...31 points at Boston (3/26)...25 points and 10 rebounds vs. Seattle (3/19)...25 points at Toronto (2/14)...24 points at Atlanta (2/11)...28 points vs. Sacramento (1/20)...32 points (12-23 FG, 5-7 3FG) at Minnesota (1/8)...Made eight consecutive three-point attempts over three-game span from 12/17 - 12/13, tying franchise record held by Jon Barry (12/30/95 - 1/24/96)...26 points (10-17 FG, 6-6 3FG) vs. L.A. Lakers (12/10), marking the most three-pointers made in a game without a miss in franchise history (surpassing previous mark of five)...28 points and career-high 13 rebounds at Houston (11/9)...31 points in career-high 48 minutes at New Orleans (11/8)...39 points (12-27 FG, 6-9 3FG, 9-11 FT) at Dallas, including career-high six three-point field goals -- one shy of the franchise record held by Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway...22 points, eight rebounds, career-high tying eight assists and four steals in 44 minutes vs. San Antonio (10/30).


2001-02

Appeared in 80 games (75 starts), averaging 14.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.33 steals in 32.9 minutes...Earned NBA All-Rookie First Team honors...Among all NBA rookies, ranked T2nd in scoring, T4th in assists, 7th in rebounds, T7th in offensive rebounds (1.6 orpg), T10th in defensive rebounds (2.7 drpg), 3rd in minutes (32.9 mpg), 6th in steals (1.33 spg -- 32nd among all NBA players), 2nd in field goals made (464), 5th in free throws made (141), 5th in three-point percentage (.333), 3rd in three-point field goals made (82) and 9th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.48)...Finished third in Rookie of the Year voting...Named NBA Western Conference ‘got milk?’ Rookie of the Month for February after averaging a league rookie-high 19.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.50 steals in 12 games...On NBA All-Star Saturday in Philadelphia on February 9, 2002, named MVP of the ‘got milk?’ Rookie Challenge, registering 26 points (11-18 FG, 3-5 3FG, 1-2 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal in 22 minutes...Won the 2002 NBA.com Dunk Contest presented by RealOne...Became the first NBA player to win both the MVP of the Rookie Challenge and the Slam Dunk Contest...Career-high 40 points (18-28 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) in 41 minutes at Sacramento (4/16)...First professional start at Washington (11/9).


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Named Second Team All-America by the Associated Press, USBWA, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, Basketball Times and CBS Sportsline.com as a sophomore…Earned Third Team All-American honors from NABC as a sophomore…Selected to the First Team All-Big Ten Conference by the league’s media and coaches in 2001…An NABC and USBWA All-District selection and finalist for both the Wooden and Naismith awards…Helped Spartans to NCAA championship as a freshman and to NCAA Final Four as a sophomore…Listed as one of the top-15 freshman in the nation in the December 13 issue of Sports Illustrated.


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