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From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80β75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.
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Dirk NowitzkiWWikipediaβ
Forward Β· 7β²0β³ 237 lb Β· Born 1978-06-19 in West Germany Β· College: DJK Wurzburg Β· 1998 NBA draft, round 1, pick 9 by Milwaukee Bucks
Awards and honours
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, class of 2023 (player)
- NBA Most Valuable Player: 2006-07
- NBA Finals MVP: 2010-11
- NBA All-NBA Team (first team) Γ4: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09
- NBA All-NBA Team (second team) Γ5: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11
- NBA All-NBA Team (third team) Γ3: 2000-01, 2003-04, 2011-12
- NBA All-Star Game selection Γ13: 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2018-19
NBA NBA career game logs β
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners). Per-game and shooting figures are this league's alone.
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 47 | 20.4 | 385 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | .405 | .206 | .773 | .485 | ||
| 1999-00 | 82 | 35.9 | 1,435 | 17.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | .461 | .379 | .830 | .559 | ||
| 2000-01 | 82 | 38.1 | 1,784 | 21.8 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .474 | .387 | .838 | .594 | ||
| 2001-02 | 76 | 73 | 38.0 | 1,779 | 23.4 | 9.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .477 | .397 | .853 | .592 | |
| 2002-03 | 80 | 79 | 39.0 | 2,011 | 25.1 | 9.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .463 | .379 | .881 | .575 | |
| 2003-04 | 77 | 77 | 37.9 | 1,680 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .462 | .341 | .877 | .556 | |
| 2004-05 | 78 | 75 | 38.8 | 2,032 | 26.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .459 | .399 | .869 | .570 | |
| 2005-06 | 81 | 78 | 38.1 | 2,151 | 26.6 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | .480 | .406 | .901 | .582 | |
| 2006-07 | 78 | 78 | 36.2 | 1,916 | 24.6 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.1 | .502 | .416 | .904 | .598 | |
| 2007-08 | 77 | 77 | 36.0 | 1,817 | 23.6 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .479 | .359 | .879 | .578 | |
| 2008-09 | 81 | 81 | 37.7 | 2,094 | 25.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.9 | .479 | .359 | .890 | .558 | |
| 2009-10 | 81 | 80 | 37.5 | 2,027 | 25.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .481 | .421 | .915 | .571 | |
| 2010-11 | 73 | 73 | 34.3 | 1,681 | 23.0 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .517 | .393 | .892 | .605 | |
| 2011-12 | 62 | 62 | 33.5 | 1,342 | 21.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | .457 | .368 | .896 | .558 | |
| 2012-13 | 53 | 46 | 31.3 | 917 | 17.3 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | .471 | .414 | .860 | .559 | |
| 2013-14 | 80 | 80 | 32.9 | 1,735 | 21.7 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .497 | .398 | .899 | .598 | |
| 2014-15 | 77 | 77 | 29.6 | 1,333 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .459 | .380 | .882 | .556 | |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 75 | 31.5 | 1,372 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .448 | .368 | .893 | .551 | |
| 2016-17 | 54 | 54 | 26.4 | 769 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .437 | .378 | .875 | .526 | |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 77 | 24.7 | 927 | 12.0 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | .456 | .409 | .898 | .573 | |
| 2018-19 | 51 | 20 | 15.6 | 373 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .359 | .312 | .780 | .467 | |
| Total | 21 seasons | 1522 | 1262 | 33.8 | 31,560 | 20.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .471 | .380 | .879 | .571 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | G | GS | MPG | PTS | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 10 | 39.9 | 234 | 23.4 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .423 | .283 | .883 | .563 | ||
| 2001-02 | 8 | 8 | 44.6 | 227 | 28.4 | 13.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | .445 | .571 | .878 | .570 | |
| 2002-03 | 17 | 17 | 42.5 | 430 | 25.3 | 11.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .479 | .443 | .912 | .586 | |
| 2003-04 | 5 | 5 | 42.2 | 133 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .450 | .467 | .857 | .554 | |
| 2004-05 | 13 | 13 | 42.6 | 308 | 23.7 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .402 | .333 | .829 | .499 | |
| 2005-06 | 23 | 23 | 42.7 | 620 | 27.0 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .468 | .343 | .895 | .587 | |
| 2006-07 | 6 | 6 | 39.8 | 118 | 19.7 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .383 | .211 | .840 | .501 | |
| 2007-08 | 5 | 5 | 42.1 | 134 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | .473 | .333 | .808 | .579 | |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 10 | 39.4 | 268 | 26.8 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .518 | .286 | .925 | .626 | |
| 2009-10 | 6 | 6 | 38.8 | 160 | 26.7 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | .547 | .571 | .952 | .635 | |
| 2010-11 | 21 | 21 | 39.3 | 582 | 27.7 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | .485 | .460 | .941 | .601 | |
| 2011-12 | 4 | 4 | 38.4 | 107 | 26.8 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | .442 | .167 | .905 | .552 | |
| 2013-14 | 7 | 7 | 37.5 | 134 | 19.1 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .429 | .083 | .806 | .476 | |
| 2014-15 | 5 | 5 | 36.2 | 106 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .452 | .235 | .929 | .545 | |
| 2015-16 | 5 | 5 | 34.0 | 102 | 20.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | .494 | .364 | .941 | .560 | |
| Total | 15 seasons | 145 | 135 | 40.6 | 3,663 | 25.3 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.3 | .462 | .365 | .892 | .570 |
NBA advanced measures (as published by NBA Stats)
| Season | Team | G | USG% | TS% | eFG% | ORtg | DRtg | Net | AST% | REB% | Pace | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | 47 | .219 | .491 | .426 | 101.2 | 101.9 | -0.6 | .082 | .086 | 93.3 | .070 | |
| 1999-00 | 82 | .208 | .564 | .513 | 105.0 | 103.6 | 1.4 | .107 | .088 | 96.91 | .112 | |
| 2000-01 | 82 | .231 | .601 | .534 | 107.5 | 98.9 | 8.5 | .092 | .121 | 95.15 | .159 | |
| 2001-02 | 76 | .250 | .599 | .532 | 112.8 | 105.9 | 6.9 | .105 | .133 | 95.01 | .159 | |
| 2002-03 | 80 | .269 | .581 | .513 | 112.2 | 99.3 | 12.9 | .129 | .125 | 94.18 | .179 | |
| 2003-04 | 77 | .242 | .561 | .500 | 112.1 | 105.4 | 6.7 | .110 | .114 | 95.05 | .140 | |
| 2004-05 | 78 | .284 | .578 | .490 | 111.2 | 101.7 | 9.5 | .138 | .125 | 94.37 | .186 | |
| 2005-06 | 81 | .293 | .589 | .515 | 111.9 | 103.3 | 8.6 | .142 | .127 | 89.64 | .205 | |
| 2006-07 | 78 | .283 | .605 | .529 | 113.7 | 102.1 | 11.6 | .169 | .134 | 90.88 | .201 | |
| 2007-08 | 77 | .283 | .585 | .510 | 112.5 | 103.7 | 8.7 | .171 | .124 | 92.08 | .176 | |
| 2008-09 | 81 | .295 | .564 | .498 | 110.0 | 106.5 | 3.5 | .117 | .116 | 93.73 | .160 | |
| 2009-10 | 81 | .284 | .578 | .498 | 108.7 | 103.3 | 5.4 | .128 | .106 | 93.9 | .161 | |
| 2010-11 | 73 | .274 | .612 | .545 | 110.7 | 100.4 | 10.3 | .136 | .109 | 93.83 | .169 | |
| 2011-12 | 62 | .284 | .564 | .495 | 104.0 | 98.1 | 5.9 | .119 | .103 | 93.4 | .152 | |
| 2012-13 | 53 | .240 | .564 | .516 | 103.8 | 103.1 | 0.8 | .132 | .113 | 95.83 | .144 | |
| 2013-14 | 80 | .260 | .603 | .549 | 109.4 | 103.9 | 5.5 | .140 | .100 | 96.37 | .161 | |
| 2014-15 | 77 | .244 | .560 | .508 | 107.8 | 103.5 | 4.4 | .101 | .102 | 97.43 | .133 | |
| 2015-16 | 75 | .249 | .555 | .504 | 106.8 | 102.7 | 4.2 | .096 | .103 | 96.66 | .134 | |
| 2016-17 | 54 | .246 | .529 | .495 | 103.7 | 105.0 | -1.3 | .099 | .126 | 97.23 | .124 | |
| 2017-18 | 77 | .199 | .575 | .547 | 105.5 | 107.5 | -2.0 | .098 | .118 | 98.8 | .119 | |
| 2018-19 | 51 | .217 | .469 | .444 | 104.8 | 109.7 | -4.8 | .068 | .092 | 101.08 | .073 |
Ratings and usage need possession counts on the floor, so they are shown as NBA Stats publishes them rather than computed here.