Shawn Marion Biography

Fast Facts

• Became the fifth player to tally 1,500 steals and 1,000 NBA blocks in 2011, joining Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Julius Erving and Kevin Garnett
• Was the only NBA player with Top-20 rankings in points, blocks, field goal percentage, rebounds, steals and minutes played in 2005-06
• Won his first NBA title in 2011 with the Mavericks, defeating his former team, Miami, 4-2 in the NBA Finals
• Played college basketball at Vincennes University before transferring to Nevada-Las Vegas in 1998 and was the NJCAA Male Student Athlete of the Year in 1998
• While growing up, his single mother-of-three struggled to provide for him and his siblings, which later inspired him to create the Shawn Marion Foundation, which assists single-parent families through vocational training and adult scholarships
• Selected ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1999 NBA Draft
• Was part of the United States National Basketball Team roster for the 2002 FIBA World Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and has made 22 career appearances for Team USA
• Played for the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors in 2008 and 2009 before signing a five-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks in 2009
• Loves watching cartoons, watching movies, playing poker and going shopping
• Considers his DVD collection to be his most prized possession