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Chris Paul Position Point guard Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 188 lb (85.3 kg) League NBA Team New Orleans Hornets Jersey #3 Born May 6, 1985 (1985-05-06) (age 23) Winston-Salem, North Carolina Nationality American High school West Forsyth College Wake Forest Draft 4th overall, 2005 New Orleans Hornets Pro career 2005–present Awards 2008 NBA All-Star 2008 All-NBA First Team 2008 NBA All-Defensive Team 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year 2006 NBA All-Rookie Team Official profile Info Page Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays point guard for the New Orleans Hornets of the NBA. He won the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award and won the Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics with the United States national basketball team. Contents [hide] 1 High school 2 College 3 NBA career 3.1 2005–06 season 3.2 2006–07 season 3.3 2007–08 season 4 International 5 Awards and honors 6 NBA career statistics 6.1 Regular season 6.2 Playoffs 7 Personal life 8 Notes 9 External links [edit] High school Paul played at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina,where he was a 2004 McDonald's All-American and was named North Carolina's Mr. Basketball for 2003 by The Charlotte Observer. Paul averaged 30.8 points, 9.5 assists, 5.9 rebounds, and 6.0 steals per game as a senior in leading his team to a 27–3 record and the Class 4A Eastern Regional finals. While in a game during high school, Paul scored 61 points in honor of his grandfather who, only days before, was beaten to death in his own carport during a robbery. Paul scored one point for every year his grandfather lived. When Paul reached the 61-point mark, he intentionally missed a free throw, then let his coach take him out of the game even though the state high school scoring record of 69 points was well within reach. And though he did not win a state championship, he still managed to win on the AAU circuit the previous summer, playing for Winston-Salem-based Kappa Magic and leading them (along with future University of North Carolina rival Reyshawn Terry) to the 2002 National U-17 AAU Championship over an All-Ohio team led by 2003 McDonald's All-American Drew Lavender, while garnering the tournament's MVP award in the process.[1] [edit] College Paul attended Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played there for two years leading the Demon Deacons to two NCAA Tournaments, and one Sweet Sixteen appearance. In his freshman year he was named a Consensus First Team All-American. Chris had also received the ACC Rookie of the Year as well as ACC All-Defensive Team honors during his play at Wake Forest. He left Wake Forest with records near the top of nearly every offensive category. [edit] NBA career [edit] 2005–06 season Paul was selected fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. Due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Paul did not play his first full season in New Orleans. Instead, the team relocated to Oklahoma City for the season with the Hornets playing just three games at the New Orleans Arena. Paul led all rookies in points, assists, steals, and minutes,

earning him the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Paul was a near-unanimous winner for the award, but one voter (Ron Boone, television analyst for the Utah Jazz) gave Deron Williams his vote instead of Paul. This, along with the fact that both were taken back to back in the draft and play the same position, has led to an on-court rivalry between Paul and Williams. Their rivalry began on December 1, 2004 when Paul led his No. 1-ranked Wake Forest into Champaign to face Williams' Illini. Illinois thrashed the Demon Deacons 91–73 and took the top spot from there into their run to the 2005 NCAA Championship Game. Williams had 8 points and 11 assists while Paul was held to 10 points. Paul finished the 2005-06 season averaging 16.1 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.1 rebounds. He was also the only unanimous selection to the 2005-06 NBA All Rookie First Team and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month every month in the 2005-06 season. After the season, Paul won the ESPY Award for Best Breakthrough Athlete. He recorded his first triple-double on April 2, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. [edit] 2006–07 season Still playing in Oklahoma City, Paul followed up his impressive rookie campaign with a solid sophomore season. He improved his scoring average to 17.3 points, and improved his assists average with 8.9 per game. He averaged 4.4 rebounds per game. Paul's season was riddled with injuries though, as he was limited to playing in only 64 games. Paul was not named an All-Star in 2007, but he was named to replace Steve Nash in the 2007 Playstation Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend. He played in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and dished out 17 assists and had 9 steals, both T-Mobile Rookie Challenge records. When interviewed during the Rookie Challenge, Paul vowed that he would be an All-Star next season, as the All-Star Game would be held in New Orleans. [edit] 2007–08 season The 2007-08 season brought the full return of the Hornets to the city of New Orleans. Paul averaged 21.1 points and 4 rebounds[2], and led the NBA in steals with 2.71 per game and assists with 11.6 per game.[3] He was selected by NBA coaches to play in the 2008 NBA All-Star Game which was hosted by the city of New Orleans, thereby fulfilling his vow from the previous season. Paul's teammate David West was named as an All-Star reserve and Hornets coach Byron Scott coached the Western Conference All-Stars. During All-Star Weekend, Paul participated again in the 2008 All-Star Playstation Skills Challenge winning the first round but losing in the final round to Deron Williams. Paul sparked a 4th quarter comeback for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game, but the East held on to win 134-128. He finished the game with 16 points, 14 assists and 5 steals. Paul continued his stellar play following the All Star game, leading the New Orleans Hornets to one of the best records in the West. After a 37 point, 13 assist, and 3 steal performance by Paul against the Chicago Bulls on March 17th, 2008, Paul led a 4th quarter comeback win[4], the Hornets ascended to the top of the standings in the Western Conference. On April 4, 2008, Chris Paul helped the Hornets clinch a playoff spot for the first time since the 2003-04 season. The Hornets ultimately finished the season with a 56-26 record, the best record in team history, and finished #2 overall in the NBA Western Conference standings. Paul ended the season leading the NBA with 11.6 assists and 2.71 steals per game[3], and registered a steal in all 80 games he played in.[2] In Paul's first NBA playoff game against the Dallas Mavericks, he scored 35 points, with 24 coming in the second half[5], along with 10 assists and 4 steals.[6] In Game 2, he scored 32 points and set a franchise playoff-record 17 assists, leading the Hornets to a 127-103 victory to go 2-0 against Dallas.[7] After splitting Games 3 and 4 in Dallas, the Hornets eliminated the Mavericks, 4-1, in Game 5 for their first ever playoff series victory

behind a 24 point, 11 rebound, and 15 assist performance from Paul.[8] He finished second in MVP voting, behind Kobe Bryant, who beat him with a margin of 306 votes.[9] He was selected for the All-NBA First Team, 3 votes shy of a unanimous choice.Paul is widely considered the best point guard in the league currently after the 07-08 season. Paul has reportedly reached an agreement on a three-year extension with the Hornets with a player option with a fourth year, with a total value of $68 million.[10] [edit] International Medal record Competitor for United States Olympics Gold 2008 Beijing National team World Championships Bronze 2006 Japan National team Paul has earned 10 caps for various junior national teams. He made his debut for the senior United States national basketball team on August 4, 2006 in a friendly against Puerto Rico. Paul made the final cut and remained on the Team USA roster for the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Team USA finished with an 8-1 record and defeated 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Argentina for a third-place finish. Paul set a Team USA World Championship total assist record with 44 assists, to go along with only 9 turnovers. He participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where the USA went unbeaten en route to the gold medal, defeating 2006 world champion Spain.[11] Playing as back up to starter Jason Kidd, the "Redeem team" captured gold for the first time since the 2000 Olympics. [edit] Awards and honors NBA All-Star: 2008 All-NBA Team: First Team: 2008 NBA All-Defensive Team: Second Team: 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year: 2006 NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2006 Bronze medal with Team USA, 2006 FIBA World Championship Notched second place on ESPN's greatest player of the 2007-2008 regular season : Gold medal with Team USA, 2008 Summer Olympic Games proclaimed the best point guard alive [edit] NBA career statistics Legend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high [edit] Regular season Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2005–06 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 78 78 36.0 .430 .282 .847 5.1 7.8 2.2 .1 16.1 2006–07 New Orleans/Oklahoma City 64 64 36.8 .437 .350 .818 4.4 8.9 1.8 .1 17.3 2007–08 New Orleans 80 80 37.6 .488 .369 .851 4.0 11.6 2.7 .1 21.1 Career 222 222 36.8 .456 .337 .840 4.5 9.5 2.3 .0 18.2 All-Star 1 0 27.0 .500 .333 .000 3.0 14.0 4.0 .0 16.0 [edit] Playoffs Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2007–08 New Orleans 12 12 40.5 .502 .238 .785 4.9 11.3 2.3 .2 24.1 Career 12 12 40.5 .502 .238 .785 4.9 11.3 2.3 .2 24.1 [edit] Personal life Paul is also an avid ten-pin bowler, and was contracted in 2007 by the United States Bowling Congress (USBC) to be an official youth bowling spokesperson.[12] On September 20, 2008, Chris and four other NBA stars were paired with five PBA professional bowlers in an unprecedented bowling event: The Chris Paul PBA Celebrity Invitational presented by the brands of Ebonite International. ESPN taped the contest, which took place in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as part of the annual Chris Paul's Winston Salem Weekend, for an October 19th broadcast. The event benefits programs in the Winston-Salem and New Orleans areas through Chris' CP3 Foundation.[13] Paul is an official member of the Nike Team Jordan brand. He was one of only three athletes (Derek Jeter and Carmelo Anthony being the others) to have had his own shoe made with the brand.[14] Paul was the cover athlete for the video game NBA 2K8.[15] Paul and New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush are close friends and live in the same complex in the Central Business District of

New Orleans. They also share a personal chef.[16] During the second season of ESPN's It's the Shoes, Paul revealed to Bobbito Garcia that the "CP3" nickname comes from his father (Charles Paul) and older brother (C.J. Paul) are nicknamed CP1 and CP2, respectively. Paul also notes that all three men's initials are CEP."[17] Whenever Chris scores during an Hornets home game the PA Announcer will simply say "CP3!" and then play a sound byte of legendary pro wrestler Ric Flair's famous "Wooooo!" quote. Flair (who is a avid Hornets fan and whose loyalty stuck with the team even after they relocated to from his hometown Charlotte to New Orleans) attended every Hornets home game in their 2008 Western Conference Semi-Final Series against the San Antonio Spurs & introduce the starting lineups at a home game against the Golden State Warriors.[18] Chris Paul and the CP3 Foundation are very active in the communities of Winston-Salem and New Orleans. Some of the many charities that the Foundation has supported include Feed the Children, Special Olympics of North Carolina, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Meals On Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, Wake Forest University, and The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club along with countless other organizations. [edit] Notes ^ Player Bio: Chris Paul ^ a b Yahoo.com Chris Paul 2007-08 Game Log ^ a b NBA Stats: 2007-2008 Regular Season ^ Chicago vs. New Orleans - Recap - March 17, 2008, ESPN.com ^ Paul, Hornets climb back from deficit to take Game 1 from Mavs ^ Mavericks 10, Hornets 204 - boxscore ^ Paul dissects Mavs' D, dishes out 17 assists as Hornets go up 2-0 ^ Paul, Hornets finish off Mavericks in five to move on to second roundIn the second round, they lost in 7 games to the San Antonio Spurs. ^ Kobe Bryant Wins Most Valuable Player Award ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8303924 ^ US hoops back on top, beats Spain for gold medal ^ Bowl.com United States Bowling Congress. Retrieved 2007-10-10. ^ PBA News, 07/18/08 at www.pba.com ^ Air Jordan CP3 - Chris Paul Signature Shoe - NiceKicks.com ^ Chris Paul Gets NBA 2K8 Cover ^ "Debutante Baller", ESPN The Magazine ^ YouTube - Chris Paul on Bobbito's It's the Shoes ^ Bot generated title --> [edit] External links Chris Paul Info Page at NBA.com Chris Paul Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com ChrisPaul3.com - The Official Website of Chris Paul The Official MySpace of Chris Paul Chris Paul fan forum Chris Paul NBADraft.net profile IGN.com: Chris Paul interview "Chris Paul", n°18 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch" Sporting positions Preceded by David Wesley Captain of New Orleans Hornets 2007-present Succeeded by Incumbent Awards Preceded by Emeka Okafor NBA Rookie of the Year 2006 Succeeded by Brandon Roy Preceded by Dwyane Wade ESPY Award Best Breakthrough Athlete 2006 Succeeded by Devin Hester [show]v • d • e 2008 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – United States 4 Carlos Boozer | 5 Jason Kidd | 6 LeBron James | 7 Deron Williams | 8 Michael Redd | 9 Dwyane Wade | 10 Kobe Bryant | 11 Dwight Howard | 12 Chris Bosh | 13 Chris Paul | 14 Tayshaun Prince | 15 Carmelo Anthony Coach: Mike Krzyzewski | Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim | Assistant Coach: Mike D'Antoni | Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan [show]v • d • e United States squad - 2006 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal 4 Johnson | 5 Hinrich | 6 James | 7 Jamison | 8 Battier | 9 Wade | 10 Paul | 11 Bosh | 12 Howard | 13 Miller | 14 Brand | 15 Anthony | Coach: Krzyzewski [show]v • d • e2005 NBA Draft First Round Andrew Bogut • Marvin Williams • Deron Williams • Chris Paul • Raymond Felton • Martell Webster • Charlie Villanueva • Channing Frye • Ike Diogu • Andrew Bynum • Fran Vázquez • Yaroslav Korolev • Sean May • Rashad McCants • Antoine Wright • Joey Graham • Danny Granger • Gerald Green • Hakim Warrick • Julius

Hodge • Nate Robinson • Jarrett Jack • Francisco García • Luther Head • Johan Petro • Jason Maxiell • Linas Kleiza • Ian Mahinmi • Wayne Simien • David Lee Second Round Salim Stoudamire • Daniel Ewing • Brandon Bass • C. J. Miles • Ricky Sanchez • Ersan İlyasova • Ronny Turiaf • Travis Diener • Von Wafer • Monta Ellis • Roko Ukić • Chris Taft • Mile Ilić • Martynas Andriuškevičius • Louis Williams • Erazem Lorbek • Bracey Wright • Mickaël Gelabale • Andray Blatche • Ryan Gomes • Robert Whaley • Axel Hervelle • Orien Greene • Dijon Thompson • Lawrence Roberts • Amir Johnson • Marcin Gortat • Uroš Slokar • Cenk Akyol • Alex Acker NBA Drafts 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 [show]v • d • eNBA Rookie of the Year Award 1953: Meineke | 1954: Felix | 1955: Pettit | 1956: Stokes | 1957: Heinsohn | 1958: Sauldsberry | 1959: Baylor | 1960: Chamberlain | 1961: Robertson | 1962: Bellamy | 1963: Dischinger | 1964: Lucas | 1965: Reed | 1966: Barry | 1967: Bing | 1968: Monroe | 1969: Unseld | 1970: Alcindor | 1971: Cowens & Petrie | 1972: Wicks | 1973: McAdoo | 1974: DiGregorio | 1975: Wilkes | 1976: Adams | 1977: Dantley | 1978: Davis | 1979: Ford | 1980: Bird | 1981: Griffith | 1982: Williams | 1983: Cummings | 1984: Sampson | 1985: Jordan | 1986: Ewing | 1987: Person | 1988: Jackson | 1989: Richmond | 1990: Robinson | 1991: Coleman | 1992: Johnson | 1993: O'Neal | 1994: Webber | 1995: Hill & Kidd | 1996: Stoudamire | 1997: Iverson | 1998: Duncan | 1999: Carter | 2000: Brand & Francis | 2001: Miller | 2002: Gasol | 2003: Stoudemire | 2004: James | 2005: Okafor | 2006: Paul | 2007: Roy | 2008: Durant [show]v • d • eNew Orleans Hornets current roster 3 Paul | 4 Marks | 5 James | 6 Chandler | 9 Peterson | 12 Armstrong | 16 Stojaković | 23 Brown | 25 Jordan | 30 West | 32 Wright | 33 Ely | 40 Bowen | 41 Posey | 44 Sims | 45 Butler | Coach Scott Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Paul" Categories: 1985 births | Living people | American basketball players | African American sportspeople | Point guards | Basketball players from North Carolina | People from Winston-Salem, North Carolina | People from Charlotte, North Carolina | New Orleans Hornets draft picks | New Orleans Hornets players | Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball players | McDonald's High School All-Americans | United States men's national basketball team members | Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics | Olympic basketball players of the United States | Olympic gold medalists for the United States | American bowling players Hidden category: Template computed age

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