Allen Iverson

CTL-E-5916 · Person · other · 1975–present

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Combined Graph record U-07161 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-5916.

Allen Iverson, born Allen Ezail Iverson on 7 June 1975 in Hampton, Virginia, is an American former guard whose game and presence reshaped basketball culture. At Bethel High School he won Virginia state championships in both football and basketball and was the Associated Press high school player of the year in both sports. At Georgetown he set the school's career scoring-average record at 23.0 points per game and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year twice in two seasons. Philadelphia selected him first overall in the 1996 NBA draft, and he won Rookie of the Year, four scoring titles and, in 2001, the league's Most Valuable Player award, carrying the 76ers to the 2001 NBA Finals. Listed at six feet, he averaged 26.7 points over a fourteen-season career spanning Philadelphia, Denver, Detroit and Memphis, made eleven All-Star teams and won two All-Star Game MVP awards. Britannica notes his influence on hip-hop culture alongside his explosive play. He retired in 2013, was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, and was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.

The record

• Also known as: Allen Ezail Iverson, The Answer, AI

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• Detroit Pistons — played for
  His fourteen-season career spanned Philadelphia, Denver, Detroit (2008–09) and Memphis.

Sources

• Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Allen Iverson" — born 7 June 1975; celebrated for explosive play and influence on hip-hop culture; Georgetown for two years; first overall pick by Philadelphia in 1996; Rookie of the Year; MVP and the 2001 Finals; retired in 2013; Hall of Fame induction in 2016 — http://www.britannica.com/biography/Allen-Iverson (primary source · build store)
• Wikipedia, "Allen Iverson" — 14 seasons as a guard; 11-time All-Star; All-Star Game MVP in 2001 and 2005; league MVP in 2001; Georgetown career scoring-average record of 23.0 points per game and two Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards; NBA 75th Anniversary Team — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Iverson (build store)
• Eurohoops, "Allen Iverson trades his legacy" (October 2026) — in a 2026 podcast appearance the 51-year-old Hall of Famer discussed the 2001 Finals run and said he would trade his individual honors for a championship — https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/2021515/allen-iverson-talks-nba-championship-philadelphia-76ers-nba/ (build store)

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