Allen Ezail Iverson (/'aIv@rs@n/ born on June 7 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He is known as "the Answer" He played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a point guard and shooting guard positions. In 1997, Iverson was named NBA Rookie of the Year. He was also an 11-time NBA All-Star. He was the All-Star game MVP in 2001 and 2005 and was the NBA's Most Valuable Player in 2001. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016, he was recognized in the year of his induction. He was admitted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2016. [33 Iverson is widely regarded as one of the best scorers and among the most powerful players in NBA history.Iverson was a student at Bethel High School in Hampton, Virginia, and was an athlete in two sports. He was honored with the Associated Press High School Player Award in basketball and football as well as the Division 5 AAA Virginia State Championship in both sports. [11] Iverson was a basketball player for the Georgetown Hoyas after high school. He set the school record in career scoring (23.0 per game) and was awarded Big East Defensive Player-of-the Year both years.
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