1. Made first All-Star appearance in 2003 and had eight points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals in 23 minutes
2. Guarded Michael Jordan at end of regulation and late in both overtime sessions in MJ's final All-Star appearance
3. Was only player ranked in top 20 in points (17th, 21.2) and top 10 in rebounds (8th, 9.5) and steals (3rd, 2.28) in 2002-03
4. Played on Team USA at the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis
5. Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia when he paced the squad with 13.4 points and 7.6 rebounds
6. Improved his scoring, steals, and minutes played in each of of his first four seasons
7. Was one of only two NBA players in 2001-02 to be ranked in top 40 of seven of the league's nine major statistical areas (Kevin Garnett). Placed 27th in scoring (19.1), tied for eighth in rebounding (9.9), 34th in field goal percentage (.469), tied for 24th in free throw percentage (.845), 12th in steals (1.84), tied for 34th in blocks (1.06) and tied for 18th in minutes (38.4)
8. Won Western Conference Player of the Week on April 1, 2002 with 28.3 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals, .551 FG and 18-18 FT in a 3-1 week
9. Became the first Suns player to average 10.0 rebounds (10.7 in 2000-01) since Charles Barkley in 1995-96 and Marion was the sixth player (11th time) to average 10-plus rebounds in a season
10. Named NBA Player of Week on Feb. 26, 2001 after leading Suns to 4-0 week with wins at Orlando, Miami, New York and a home win over Utah as he averaged 21.8 points, 13.5 rebounds and .576 shooting from the field
11. In Schick Rookie Challenge at All-Star Weekend on Feb. 10, 2001, recorded 18 points (9-12 FG), three rebounds, two assists and steals
12. Twice scored career-high 38 points in 2000-01 season: vs. Dallas on April 11 and vs. Minnesota on Feb. 14
13. Named to the 1999-2000 Schick All-Rookie Second Team
14. Made his NBA debut, totaling 14 points and 14 rebounds, in a 107-102 loss in Denver on Nov. 2, 1999
15. Posted career-high six blocks on Feb. 27, 2000 at Toronto, most by a Suns rookie since Oliver Miller had seven on April 16, 1993
16. Became the Suns' first-round pick since 1996 (9th in 1999 NBA Draft) and the first lottery choice since 1988
17. As a junior at UNLV, he led the team in both scoring (18.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg)
18. Marion played his first two seasons at Vincennes University in Indiana, where he was a two-time winner of the Allen J. Bradford NJCAA Region 12 MVP Award
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