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2001-02:
Was seemingly on his way to one of his finest seasons as a pro when he was struck down by right hip injury (torn iliopsoas
and bone contusion) on 2/1 at Indiana, and was sidelined for the remainder of the year…Prior to injury, appeared in 29 games
(all starts) and averaged 11.1 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 1.72 bpg and shot .448 (130-290) over 34.7 mpg…Led Knicks in rebounds in 19 of
his 29 games, also led in scoring twice … Had 16 double-figure rebound games, 10 double-doubles and four 20+ scoring games…
Recorded his second career 20/20 game on 1/7/02 at San Antonio (21 pts, 22 rebs) … Boards were one short of a career high…Had
three 20+ rebound games, the most for a Knick since Charles Oakley notched three 20+ board games in 1993-94…Now has five career
20+ board games…Scored 18 points and grabbed 22 boards vs. Indiana on 12/8/02 and had 21 rebounds the next game vs. Boston in a
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career-high 49 minutes…Scored a season-high 26 points vs. Dallas on 1/3/02…Had eight games with at least five offensive rebounds
(season high eight at San Antonio, 1/7)…Logged 40+ minutes 10 times…
Did not appear in enough games to qualify for final NBA Leader
Board…Missed a total of 53 games due to injury…Opened the season on the injured list due to left plantar fascitis and missed the
first 14 games of the season.
2000-01:
Had a break-out season in 63 games he played all being starts...Averaged 12.ppg and team-high 11.5rpg, 2.16bpg (11th in NBA) and
team-high .524 shooting percentage (3rd in NBA). Finished tied for ninth with Spurs' Tim Duncan (91.62) for the 2000-01 IBM Award
won by Lakers' Shaquille O"Neal...42 double-doubles...Two 20+rebound games.
1999-2000:
Tallied 21 points and 15 rebounds in a 101-92 win over Washington on 4/6
Recorded 18 points and a career-high 19 rebounds in a 110-95 win in Seattle on 3/29
Notched 16 points and 10 boards in a 95-91 loss at Indiana on 3/21
Logged 22 points and 15 boards in a 105-94 win over Detroit on 1/17
Posted 13 points and 15 rebounds in a 101-90 loss in Indiana on 12/25
Tallied 17 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks in a 100-93 win in Dallas on 12/16
Totaled 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 blocks in a 111-101 OT win over Milwaukee on 11/8
Registered 19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in a 103-91 victory in Detroit on 11/5
Grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds and added 14 points and 5 blocks, in a 92-84 victory over Cleveland on 11/2
1998-99:
Ranked 2nd on the Knicks, and 15th in the NBA, in blocked shots (1.61 bpg)
Scored in double-figures in 13 games, grabbed 10-or-more rebounds in 7 games and logged 4 double-doubles
Scored a game-high 22 points (11-15 FG) and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 101-88 victory over the Miami Heat on 5/5
Totaled 18 points (8-11 FG) and game-highs of 11 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in an 110-105 win over the Charlotte Hornets on 4/23
Posted a game-high 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-4 FT) and a team-high 13 rebounds against the Washington Wizards on 4/14
Registered 19 points (8-13 FG) and 8 rebounds in a 93-78 victory over the New Jersey Nets on 4/11
Recorded 13 points (5-7 FG) and team-highs of 9 rebounds and 3 blocked shots against the Chicago Bulls on 3/12
Totaled a team-high 19 points (8-12 FG) and a game-high 12 rebounds in a 98-86 victory over the Washington Wizards on 3/11
Posted 11 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, for his first double-double with the Knicks, in a 95-85 win over the Toronto Raptors on 2/16
1997-98:
Traded by the Raptors to the New York Knicks for Charles Oakley, the draft rights to No. 44 Sean Marks and cash on 6/25
Registered a triple-double, with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, against the Philadelphia 76ers on 4/19
Notched his first career triple-double, with 15 points, 12 rebounds and a Raptors franchise-record 11 blocked shots, in a 96-92 win over the New Jersey Nets on 4/14
Recorded 11 points and game-highs of 11 rebounds and 8 blocked shots against the New Jersey Nets on 4/12
Totaled 22 points and game-highs of 13 rebounds and 6 blocked shots against the Cleveland Cavaliers on 3/26
Posted 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots against the Chicago Bulls on 3/22
Registered 23 points and team-highs of 16 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in a 100-98 overtime win over the Golden State Warriors on 3/15
Recorded 14 points and team-highs of 13 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in a 115-107 triple-overtime win over the Orlando Magic on 2/27
Totaled 10 points, a game-high 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocked shots in a 101-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks on 2/5
Posted 16 points (7-11 FG), 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots against the Phoenix Suns on 2/3
Registered 7 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 blocked shots in a 91-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 1/26
Grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds, scored 15 points, blocked 5 shots and added 3 steals in a 99-98 win over the Sacramento Kings on 1/21
Recorded 22 points, 6 rebounds and 6 blocked shots against the New York Knicks on 1/17
Totaled 20 points (9-15 FG), 6 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a 109-101 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 1/14
Posted 13 points (6-10 FG), a game-high 13 rebounds and 5 assists against the New Jersey Nets on 1/12
Scored a season-high 28 points (14-23 FG) and grabbed 4 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers on 12/15
Registered 18 points, 9 rebounds, 6 blocked shots and 5 assists against the Seattle SuperSonics on 11/6
Recorded 17 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals against the Miami Heat on 10/31
1996-97:
Camby played in 63 games as a rookie, 38 of them as a starter. He missed 19 due to injuries or illness--14 because of an injured lower back, two
due to a hyperextended knee, two because of the flu and one due to a sprained left ankle. When healthy, Camby showed his solid all-around skills
by leading the team in shotblocking at 2.06 bpg, ranking second in rebounding at 6.3 rpg, third in scoring at 14.8 ppg and fourth in steals at 1.05
spg. He ranked 10th in the NBA in shotblocking and tops among rookies, and his field goal percentage of .482 also was the best among first-year
players. He was voted to the Schick All-Rookie First Team and was the league's Rookie of the Month for March, when he averaged 21.1 points, 9.1
rebounds and 2.5 blocks. In the four-game period from March 18-23 he averaged 29.3 points, 11.8 rebounds and 3.3 blocks and shot .547. He started
that stretch with 36 points and nine rebounds in a 117-105 win over Philadelphia on March 18 and came back with 28 points and 14 rebounds in a 99-97
win at Detroit the next night. He had 16 points, a season-high 16 rebounds and 7 blocks in a 102-97 loss to Charlotte on March 21 and a season-high
37 points in a 90-79 defeat at the hands of Atlanta on March 23. Camby scored 20 or more point 17 times, including 10 in March and a club-record six
games in a row March 11-19. He blocked five or more shots seven times, and tied a team record with nine blocks in a 110-86 win over Phoenix on Feb. 1.
He participated in the Schick Rookie Game at All-Star Weekend and set an event record with 12 rebounds. He also scored 18 points in just 21 minutes in
the East's 96-91 victory.
COLLEGE:
College basketball's Player of the Year in 1995-96, Marcus Camby led Massachusetts to its finest season and its first-ever NCAA
Final Four berth. Camby was a consensus National Player of the Year selection by the Associated Press, U.S. Basketball Writers
Association, CBS/Chevrolet, Basketball Weekly and The Sporting News. He won the Naismith and Wooden Awards as Player of the Year
and was selected First Team All-America by AP, UPI, USBWA and Basketball Weekly. He led UMass to a 35-2 record in 1995-96 and the
school's first-ever berth in the Final Four, averaging 20.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.9 blocks. He was named MVP of the NCAA East
Regional and set an NCAA Tournament career record with 43 blocks in 11 games. He posted a UMass record 336 blocks in 92 career games
and became only the fourth college player ever to surpass 300 career blocks.
Bio Taken From NBA.com
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