Florida Mr. Basketball
Award winners
Table:
Year

Player

High School

College

NBA Draft

2019

Vernon Carey Jr. (2)

NSU University School, Fort Lauderdale

Duke

2018

Vernon Carey Jr.

NSU University School, Fort Lauderdale

Duke

2017

Kevin Knox

Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa

Kentucky

2018 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the New York Knicks

2016

Tony Bradley

Bartow High School, Bartow

North Carolina

2017 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 28th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers

2015

Antonio Blakeney

Oak Ridge High School, Orlando

LSU

2014

Joel Berry II (3)

Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka

North Carolina

2013

Joel Berry II (2)

Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka

North Carolina

2012

Joel Berry II

Lake Highland Preparatory School, Apopka

North Carolina

2011

Austin Rivers

Winter Park High School, Winter Park

Duke

2012 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 10th overall by the New Orleans Hornets

2010

Brandon Knight (2)

Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale

Kentucky

2011 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons

2009

Brandon Knight

Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale

Kentucky

2011 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 8th overall by the Detroit Pistons

2008

Ray Shipman

Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Gardens

Florida/Central Florida

2007

Nick Calathes (2)

Lake Howell High School, Winter Park

Florida

2009 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 45th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

2006

Nick Calathes

Lake Howell High School, Winter Park

Florida

2009 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 45th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

2005

Keith Brumbaugh

DeLand High School, DeLand

Hillsborough CC (FL)

2004

Darius Washington

Edgewater High School, Orlando

Memphis

2003

Chris Richard

Kathleen High School, Lakeland

Florida

2007 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 41st overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves

2002

Amar'e Stoudemire

Cypress Creek High School, Orlando

None

2002 NBA Draft: 1st Rnd, 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns

2001

Adrian McPherson

Southeast High School, Bradenton

Florida State (football)

2005 NFL Draft: 5th Rnd, 152nd overall by the New Orleans Saints

2000

Orien Greene

Gainesville High School, Gainesville

Florida/UL Lafayette

2005 NBA Draft: 2nd Rnd, 53rd overall by the Boston Celtics

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Vernon A. Carey Jr. ( born February 25 , 2001 ) is an American college basketball player for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . He finished his high school career at NSU University School as a five star recruit and among the top-ranked players in the 2019 class .
The NSU University School , commonly known as University School or simply U-School , is a fully accredited , independent , college preparatory school in Fort Lauderdale , Florida that serves grades Pre-K through Grade 12 . The school is located on the Nova Southeastern University ( NSU ) campus . It is divided into Lower , Middle , and Upper schools , respectively representing national elementary , middle and high school divisions . In 2015 William J. Kopas became its headmaster , replacing Jerome Chermak who had served in that role for 16 years .
Fort Lauderdale ( /ˈlɔːdərdeɪl/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Florida , 28 miles ( 45 km ) north of Miami . It is the county seat of Broward County . As of the 2018 [ update ] census , the city has an estimated population of 182,595 . Fort Lauderdale is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area , which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018 . The city is a popular tourist destination , with an average year-round temperature of 75.5 °F ( 24.2 °C ) and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year . Greater Fort Lauderdale , encompassing all of Broward County , hosted 13 million overnight visitors in 2018 . There were over 560 hotels , and nearly 36,000 hotel rooms . From that , the county collected nearly $ 87 million from its 5% hotel development tax it charges . Additionally , 3.89 million cruise passengers passed through its Port Everglades , making it the 3rd largest cruise port in the world.Greater Fort Lauderdale has over 4,000 restaurants , 63 golf courses , 12 shopping malls , 16 museums , 132 nightclubs , 278 parkland campsites , and 100 marinas housing 45,000 resident yachts . Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War . The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale ( 1782-1838 ) , younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale . William Lauderdale was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort .
The Duke Blue Devils men 's basketball team represents Duke University in NCAA Division I college basketball and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . The team is fourth all-time in wins of any NCAA men 's basketball program , and is coached by Mike Krzyzewski . Duke has won 5 NCAA Championships ( tied with Indiana for fourth all-time behind UCLA , Kentucky and North Carolina ) and appeared in 11 Championship Games ( third all-time ) and 16 Final Fours ( fourth all-time behind North Carolina , UCLA , and Kentucky ) , and has an NCAA-best .755 NCAA tournament winning percentage . Eleven Duke players have been named the National Player of the Year , and 71 players have been selected in the NBA Draft . Additionally , Duke has 36 players named All-Americans ( chosen 60 times ) and 14 Academic All-Americans . Duke has been the Atlantic Coast Conference Champions a record 21 times , and also lays claim to 19 ACC regular season titles . Prior to joining the ACC , Duke won the Southern Conference championships five times . Duke has also finished the season ranked No . 1 in the AP poll seven times and is the all-time leader in total weeks ranked as the number one team in the nation by the AP with 135 weeks . Additionally , the Blue Devils have the third longest streak in the AP Top 25 in history with 200 consecutive appearances from 1996 to 2007 , trailing only UCLA 's 221 consecutive polls from 1966 to 1980 , and Kansas 212 consecutive polls from 2009 to 2020 .
Kevin DeVon Knox II ( born August 11 , 1999 ) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and attended high school at Tampa Catholic High School .
Tampa Catholic High School is a diocesan , Catholic , coeducational high school located in Tampa , Florida , United States , founded in 1962 . It is in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Petersburg . Its motto is Veritas et Caritas , which means Truth and Charity .
Tampa is a major city in , and the county seat of , Hillsborough County , Florida , United States . It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay , near the Gulf of Mexico . Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area . With a population of 392,890 in 2018 , Tampa is the third-largest city in Florida , after Miami and Jacksonville . The bay 's port is the largest in the state , near downtown 's Channel District . Bayshore Boulevard runs along the bay , and is east of the historic Hyde Park neighborhood . Today , Tampa is part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area . For U.S. Census purposes , Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater , Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The four-county area is composed of roughly 3.1 million residents , making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area ( MSA ) in the state , and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States , behind Washington , D.C. ; Miami ; and Atlanta . The Greater Tampa Bay area , has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas . The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census , and an estimated population of 392,890 in 2018 . As of 2018 , Tampa 's annual growth rate is 1.63% .
The Kentucky Wildcats men 's basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents the University of Kentucky . Kentucky is the most successful NCAA Division I basketball program in history in terms of both all-time wins ( 2,293 ) and all-time winning percentage ( .765 ) . The Wildcats are currently coached by John Calipari . Kentucky leads all schools in total NCAA tournament appearances ( 59 ) , NCAA tournament wins ( 131 ) , NCAA Tournament games played ( 184 ) , NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances ( 45 ) , NCAA Elite Eight appearances ( 38 ) , and total postseason tournament appearances ( 68 ) . Further , Kentucky has played in 17 NCAA Final Fours ( tied for 2nd place all-time with UCLA ) , 12 NCAA Championship games , and has won 8 NCAA championships ( second only to UCLA 's 11 ) . In addition to these titles , Kentucky won the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) in both 1946 and 1976 , making it the only school to win multiple NCAA and NIT championships . Kentucky also leads all schools with sixty-three 20-win seasons , sixteen 30-win seasons , and six 35-win seasons . Throughout its history , the Kentucky basketball program has featured many notable and successful players , both on the collegiate level and the professional level . Kentucky holds the record for the most overall NBA Draft selections ( 128 ) and three Wildcats have been selected as the first overall pick ( John Wall , Anthony Davis , and Karl Anthony-Towns ) . The Wildcats have also been led by many successful head coaches , including Adolph Rupp , Joe B . Hall , Eddie Sutton , Rick Pitino , Tubby Smith , and John Calipari . Kentucky is the only program with 5 different NCAA Championship coaches ( Rupp , Hall , Pitino , Smith , Calipari ) .
The 2018 NBA draft was held on June 21 , 2018 , at Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York . National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . It was televised nationally by ESPN . State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the NBA draft for the seventh consecutive year . This draft was the last to use the original weighted lottery system that gave teams near the bottom of the NBA draft better odds at the top three picks of the draft while teams higher up had worse odds in the process ; the rule was agreed upon by the NBA on September 28 , 2017 , but would not be implemented until the 2019 draft . It was also considered the final year where undrafted college underclassmen were forced to begin their professional careers early ; on August 8 , 2018 , the NCAA announced that players who declared for the NBA draft and were not selected would have the opportunity to return to their school for at least another year . With the last year of what was , at the time , the most recent lottery system ( with the NBA draft lottery being held in Chicago instead of in New York ) , the Phoenix Suns won the first overall pick on May 15 , 2018 , with the Sacramento Kings at the second overall pick and the Atlanta Hawks at third overall pick . The Suns ' selection was their first No . 1 overall selection in franchise history . They used the selection on the Bahamian center Deandre Ayton from the nearby University of Arizona . This draft was also notable for its lack of draft-day trades involving NBA veterans . An average of more than five veterans per year were traded on the day of the last three drafts , but this draft was the first since 2003 in which no such trades were announced .
The New York Knickerbockers , more commonly referred to as the Knicks , are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan . The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference . The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden , an arena they share with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City ; the other team is the Brooklyn Nets . Alongside the Boston Celtics , the Knicks are one of two original NBA teams still located in its original city . The team , established by Ned Irish in 1946 , was one of the founding members of the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) , which became the NBA after merging with the rival National Basketball League ( NBL ) in 1949 . The Knicks were successful during their early years and were constant playoff contenders under the franchise 's first head coach Joe Lapchick . Beginning in 1950 , the Knicks made three consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals , all of which were losing efforts . Lapchick resigned in 1956 and the team subsequently began to falter . It was not until the late 1960s when Red Holzman became the head coach that the Knicks began to regain their former dominance . Holzman successfully guided the Knicks to two NBA championships , in 1970 and 1973 . The Knicks of the 1980s had mixed success that included six playoff appearances ; however , they failed to participate in the NBA Finals .
Tony Lee Bradley Jr. ( born January 8 , 1998 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina ( UNC ) . A 6'10 center , Bradley was a primary substitute for the Tar Heels ' 2017 NCAA championship team . He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 28th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft .
Bartow Senior High School is the only high school in Bartow , Florida . It resulted from a merger of the whites-only Summerlin Institute and Union Academy , a school for African Americans , after desegregation . The school is also the location of the International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High .
Bartow ( /ˈbɑːrtoʊ/ BAR-toh ) is the county seat of Polk County , Florida , United States . Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount , the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow , the first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat during the American Civil War . According to the 2010 Census , the city had a population of 17,298 and an estimated population of 19,926 in 2018 . It is part of the Lakeland−Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area , which had an estimated population of 584,383 in 2009 . As of 2019 , the mayor of Bartow is Billy Simpson . Located near the source of the Peace River , Bartow is approximately 39 miles ( 63 km ) east of Tampa , Florida and 50 miles ( 80 km ) southwest of the Greater Orlando area . The city is near the center of Lightning Alley and has frequent afternoon thunderstorms in the summer , but typically has sunny and mild winters . Government , mining , and agriculture are the major sectors of the area 's economy . The primary roads in the Bartow area are U.S. Route 17 , U.S. Route 98 and State Road 60 , which provide access to locations throughout Central Florida . The official city nickname is the City of Oaks and Azaleas . Three districts within the city are on the National Register of Historical Places . Other historic landmarks include the Old Polk County Courthouse built in 1909 and Bartow High School , formerly Summerlin Institute , the oldest high school in the county .
The North Carolina Tar Heels men 's basketball program is the intercollegiate men 's basketball team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The Tar Heels have won six Men 's Basketball National Championships ( 1957 , 1982 , 1993 , 2005 , 2009 , and 2017 ) . North Carolina 's six NCAA Tournament Championships are third-most all-time , behind University of California , Los Angeles ( 11 ) and University of Kentucky ( 8 ) . They have also won 18 Atlantic Coast Conference tournament titles , 32 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season titles , and an Atlantic Coast Conference record 20 outright Regular Season Championships . The program has produced many notable players who went on to play in the NBA , including three of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History : Billy Cunningham , Michael Jordan and James Worthy . Many Tar Heel assistant coaches have gone on to become head coaches elsewhere . From the Tar Heels ' first season in 1910-11 through the 2018-19 season , the program has amassed a .739 all-time winning percentage ( second highest all-time ) , winning 2,261 games and losing 799 games in 109 seasons . The Tar Heels also have the most consecutive 20-win seasons with 31 seasons from the 1970-71 season through the 2000-2001 season . On March 2 , 2010 , North Carolina became the second college basketball program to reach 2,000 wins in its history . The Tar Heels are currently ranked 3rd all time in wins trailing Kentucky by 34 games and Kansas by 13 games . The Tar Heels are one of only four Division I Men 's Basketball programs to have ever achieved 2,000 victories . Kentucky , Kansas , and Duke are the other three .
The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22 , 2017 , at Barclays Center in Brooklyn , New York . National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The draft lottery took place during the playoffs on May 16 , 2017 . The 53-29 Boston Celtics , who were also the # 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and reached the Eastern Conference Finals at the time of the NBA draft lottery , won the # 1 pick with pick swapping rights thanks to a previous trade with the Brooklyn Nets , who had the worst record the previous season . The Los Angeles Lakers , who had risked losing their 2017 first round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers , moved up two spots to get the No . 2 pick , while Philadelphia moved up to receive the No . 3 pick due to the Sacramento Kings moving up in the draft , which activated pick swapping rights the 76ers had from an earlier trade . On June 19 , four days before the NBA draft began , the Celtics and 76ers traded their top first round picks to each other , meaning the holders of the top four picks of this year 's draft would be exactly the same as the previous year 's draft . The draft class was the youngest draft class to date , with the most freshmen and fewest seniors selected in the first round ; the top seven picks in the draft were college freshmen . It was the third time , and the second in a row , that three players were selected from Serbian team KK Mega Basket in the same draft ( Vlatko Čančar , Ognjen Jaramaz , Alpha Kaba ) , with it previously occurring during the 2014 and 2016 NBA draft . The draft also received a lot of media coverage from ESPN pertaining to eventual no . 2 pick Lonzo Ball and his outspoken father , LaVar Ball , much to the chagrin of many sports fans and even some ESPN employees .
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles . The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member of the league 's Western Conference in the Pacific Division . The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center , an arena shared with the NBA 's Los Angeles Clippers , the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women 's National Basketball Association , and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League . The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA , and have won 16 NBA championships , the second-most behind the Boston Celtics . The franchise began with the 1947 purchase of a disbanded team , the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) . The new team began playing in Minneapolis , calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers . Initially a member of the NBL , the Lakers won the 1948 NBL championship before joining the rival Basketball Association of America , where they would win five of the next six championships , led by star George Mikan . After struggling financially in the late 1950s following Mikan 's retirement , they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season . Led by Hall of Famers Elgin Baylor and Jerry West , Los Angeles made the NBA Finals six times in the 1960s , but lost each series to the Celtics , beginning their long and storied rivalry . In 1968 , the Lakers acquired four-time NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Wilt Chamberlain , and won their sixth NBA title - and first in Los Angeles - in 1972 , led by new head coach Bill Sharman . After the retirement of West and Chamberlain , the team acquired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , who also won multiple MVP awards , but was unable to make the Finals in the late 1970s . The 1980s Lakers were nicknamed Showtime due to their fast break-offense led by Magic Johnson .
Antonio Davon Blakeney ( born October 4 , 1996 ) is an American professional basketball player . He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers .
Oak Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Orlando , Florida , established in 1959 . The school had been rated a D or F institution by the state starting in 2000 . In 2012 , the school was awarded a C grade , breaking the low performance streak . In 2013 , the school further improved and was awarded a B grade .
Orlando ( /ɔːrˈlændoʊ/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County . Located in Central Florida , it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area , which had a population of 2,509,831 , according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released in July 2017 . These figures make it the 23rd-largest metropolitan area in the United States , the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States , and the third-largest metropolitan area in Florida . As of 2018 , Orlando had an estimated city-proper population of 285,713 , making it the 71st-largest city in the United States , the fourth-largest city in Florida , and the state 's largest inland city . The City of Orlando is nicknamed the City Beautiful , and its symbol is the Linton E. Allen Memorial Fountain , commonly referred to as simply the Lake Eola fountain at Lake Eola Park . The Orlando International Airport ( MCO ) is the thirteenth-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest in the world . Orlando is one of the most visited cities in the world primarily driven by tourism , major events , and convention traffic , in 2018 the city drew more than 75 million visitors . The two largest and most internationally renowned tourist attractions in the Orlando area include the Walt Disney World Resort , opened by the Walt Disney Company in 1971 , and located approximately 21 miles ( 34 km ) southwest of Downtown Orlando in Bay Lake ; and the Universal Orlando Resort , opened in 1990 as a major expansion of Universal Studios Florida . With the exception of Walt Disney World , most major attractions are located along International Drive with one of these attractions being the Wheel at ICON Park Orlando . The city is also one of the busiest American cities for conferences and conventions ; the Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention facility in the United States . Like other major cities in the Sun Belt , Orlando grew rapidly from the 1980s up into the first decade of the 21st century . Orlando is home to the University of Central Florida , which is the largest university campus in the United States in terms of enrollment as of 2015 [ update ] .
The LSU Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . The Tigers are currently coached by head coach Will Wade . They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge , Louisiana . The team participates in the Southeastern Conference .
Joel DeWayne Berry II ( born April 1 , 1995 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League . He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and led the team to the 2017 national championship .
Lake Highland Preparatory School is a private , coeducational school in Orlando , Florida . Founded in 1970 as a segregation academy , it is today the largest private school in Orlando and serves grades pre-K through 12 .
Apopka is a city in Orange County , Florida . The city 's population was 41,542 at the 2010 census , up from 26,969 at the 2000 U.S. Census . It is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area . Apopka comes from Seminole word Ahapopka for Potato eating place . Apopka is often referred to as the Indoor Foliage Capital of the World .
Austin James Rivers ( born August 1 , 1992 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . Rivers led Winter Park High School to back-to-back Florida 6A state championships in 2010 and 2011 . He also played in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit for the Team USA , and was a McDonald 's All-American . He was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011 , being rated as high as No . 1 by Rivals.com . On September 30 , 2010 , Rivers committed to Duke University . Rivers gained national recognition after making a game winning 3-pointer against Duke rival North Carolina in 2012 . He was drafted with the 10th pick in the NBA draft by the New Orleans Hornets ( now Pelicans ) , playing three seasons there before being traded to the Clippers . After three years with the Clippers , he was traded to the Wizards in June 2018 . In December 2018 , he joined the Rockets . On January 16 , 2015 , Rivers became the first player in NBA history to play for his father , coach Doc Rivers of the Los Angeles Clippers .
Winter Park High School ( often simply abbreviated as WPHS ) located in Winter Park , Florida is one of nineteen public high schools in Orange County . Winter Park High School is a magnet school for the International Baccalaureate program and delivers Advanced Placement courses .
Winter Park is a suburban city in Orange County , Florida , United States . The population was 27,852 at the 2010 United States Census . It is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford , Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . Winter Park was founded as a resort community by northern business magnates in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ( Founded on July 4th 1881 - Tales of Winter Park ) . Its main street includes civic buildings , retail , art galleries , a private liberal arts college ( Rollins College ) , museums , a park , a train station , a golf course country club , a historic cemetery , and a beach and boat launch .
The 2012 NBA Draft was held on June 28 , 2012 , at Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey . The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time ( 2300 UTC ) , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN . In this draft , National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . This draft marked the first time that the first two players selected were from the same school ( Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist were teammates at Kentucky ) . It also set a record of having six players from one school ( Kentucky ) being selected in the two rounds of the draft and was the first draft to have the first three selections be college freshmen all from the same conference , the Southeastern Conference . Not only that , but it also featured the oldest player to ever get selected in an NBA draft , with Bernard James being 27 years old at the time of the draft . Of the players drafted , 30 are forwards , 21 are guards , and 9 are centers . The 2012 NBA draft marked the first appearance of the Brooklyn Nets . This draft also marks the last draft appearance for the New Orleans Hornets . After the 2012-13 season , the franchise was renamed as the New Orleans Pelicans . New Orleans made their first draft appearance as the Pelicans in 2013 .
The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans . The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Western Conference Southwest Division . The team plays their home games in the Smoothie King Center . The Pelicans were established as the New Orleans Hornets in the 2002-03 season when then-owner of the Charlotte Hornets , George Shinn , relocated the franchise to New Orleans . Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 , the franchise temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City , where they spent two seasons officially known as the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets . The team returned to New Orleans full-time for the 2007-08 season . On January 24 , 2013 , the franchise announced it would rename itself the Pelicans , effective after the conclusion of the 2012-13 season . The Charlotte Hornets ' name , history , and records from 1988 to 2002 were returned to its original city to be used by the then Charlotte Bobcats franchise , which subsequently became the Charlotte Hornets , starting May 20 , 2014 . In 16 seasons of play since the original franchise relocated from North Carolina , the Louisiana franchise has achieved an overall regular season record of 610-686 , and has qualified for the playoffs seven times . Their achievements include two playoff series victories and one division title .
Brandon Emmanuel Knight ( born December 2 , 1991 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . A two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year , Knight played one season of college basketball for Kentucky before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft . After two seasons with the Pistons , he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks . He spent a season and a half in Milwaukee before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in February 2015 . In August 2018 , he was traded to the Rockets .
Pine Crest School is a private preparatory school with campuses in Fort Lauderdale , Florida and Boca Raton . It was founded in Fort Lauderdale in 1934 by Mae McMillan , who also served as the school 's first president . Pine Crest is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools ( NAIS ) and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ( SACS ) , The Southern Association of Independent Schools ( SAIS ) , the Florida Council of Independent Schools ( FCIS ) , and the Florida Kindergarten Council ( FKC ) . Pine Crest has also been named a Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education . Pine Crest School has two campuses - the main Mae McMillan Campus in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , and the William J. McMillan Campus in Boca Raton , Florida , United States . The Boca Raton campus , originally Boca Raton Academy , was absorbed by Pine Crest in 1987 and hosts students in pre-kindergarten through Grade 8 . The Fort Lauderdale campus hosts students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 .
The 2011 NBA draft was held on June 23 , 2011 , at Prudential Center in Newark , New Jersey . The draft started at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time ( 23:00 UTC ) , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN . Kia Motors was the presenting sponsor of the 2011 NBA draft . In this draft , National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The Cleveland Cavaliers had the first pick due to a previous trade they had involving the Los Angeles Clippers , choosing point guard Kyrie Irving of Duke . Of the 60 players drafted , 7 were freshmen , 7 were sophomores , 14 were juniors , 19 were seniors , 12 were international players without U.S. college basketball experience ( including the first-ever Qatari-selected player ) , and 1 was a D-League player . The 2011 NBA draft marked the final time the New Jersey Nets made an NBA draft appearance . After the end of the Nets ' 2011-12 season , the franchise relocated to Brooklyn , New York and was renamed to the Brooklyn Nets . The Nets made their first draft appearance with the Brooklyn moniker in 2012 . Four of the first-round picks , including three of the top four picks , Kyrie Irving , Derrick Williams , Tristan Thompson , and Iman Shumpert would all eventually become teammates on the Cleveland Cavaliers . This is considered one of the most loaded drafts in NBA history . Seven players in the draft would play in at least one All-Star game , including the final pick of the draft , Isaiah Thomas .
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit , Michigan . The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Central Division and plays its home games at Little Caesars Arena , located in Midtown . The team was founded in Fort Wayne , Indiana as the Fort Wayne ( Zollner ) Pistons in 1941 , a member of the National Basketball League ( NBL ) where it won two NBL championships : in 1944 and 1945 . The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America ( BAA ) in 1948 . The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949 , and the Pistons became part of the merged league . In 1957 , the franchise moved to Detroit . The Pistons have won three NBA championships : in 1989 , 1990 and 2004 .
Monsignor Edward Pace High School is a Catholic secondary school in Miami Gardens , Florida . It was named a Blue Ribbon School in 2002 and one of the top 50 Catholic high schools in the country in 2004 and 2005 by the Catholic High School Honor Roll . Pace is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association ( NCEA ) . This school is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Miami Gardens is a city located in north-central Miami-Dade County , Florida , United States . Its boundaries stretch from I-95 and NE 2nd Avenue on the east , to NW 47th and NW 57th Avenues on the west , and from the Broward County line on the north , to 151st Street on the south . The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area , Miami Gardens Drive . According to the 2017 estimate from the US Census Bureau , the city had a population of 113,750 , and it is the largest city in Florida that has a majority African American population . It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area , which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people in 2015 .
The Florida Gators men 's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball . The Gators compete in NCAA Division I 's Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . Home games are played in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university 's Gainesville , Florida campus . The University of Florida 's first basketball team took the court in 1915 , but success was scarce for many years . The program did not have an adequate gymnasium until the Florida Gymnasium in 1950 , did not hire a full-time basketball coach until Norm Sloan in 1960 , and did not play in a modern arena until the O'Connell Center opened in 1980 . Florida made its first postseason tournament appearance in the 1969 National Invitation Tournament and first appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1987 , but consistent success was elusive , and the Gators often found themselves in the bottom half of the conference standings . Florida 's basketball program finally found consistent success under head coach Billy Donovan , who was hired in 1996 . In nineteen years as Florida 's coach , Donovan led the program to seven of its eight Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) regular season championships , all four SEC tournament championships , fourteen of twenty-two NCAA Tournament appearances , four out of five Final Four appearances , and back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007 . Florida 's head coach since 2015 has been Mike White , who has led the Gators to three NCAA Tournament bids in his first four seasons at the school .
The UCF Knights football team represents The University of Central Florida ( UCF ) in the sport of American football . The Knights compete in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the East Division of the American Athletic Conference ( The American ) . Their current head coach is Josh Heupel , formerly a player and coach at Oklahoma and offensive coordinator at Missouri . The Knights play their home games at the 44,206-seat Spectrum Stadium , which is located on UCF 's main campus in Orlando , Florida , United States . UCF first fielded a varsity football team in the fall of 1979 as a NCAA Division III program and subsequently completed their ascension to Division I-A , now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) , in 1996 , becoming the only program in NCAA history to have played in all four divisions of football . As a Division I-AA program , the Knights made the 1990 and 1993 playoffs , and were picked as the preseason No . 1 team to start the 1994 season . As of 2019 , UCF has compiled 259 victories , six division titles , six conference championships , and an undefeated season in 2017 . The Knights have a national championship for the 2017 season despite being excluded from that season 's College Football Playoff . The Knights have made ten postseason appearances since joining the FBS , including winning two major bowls : the 2014 Fiesta Bowl and the 2018 Peach Bowl . The program has produced one Consensus All-American , Kevin Smith in 2007 , and three Heisman Trophy candidates , Daunte Culpepper ( QB ) in 1998 , Kevin Smith ( RB ) in 2007 , and McKenzie Milton ( QB ) in 2017 and 2018 . UCF has produced a long line of accomplished NFL players , including Blake Bortles , A.J .
Nicholas William Calathes ( Greek : Νικόλαος Νικ Καλάθης ; born February 7 , 1989 ) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague . He played college basketball for the Florida Gators . An All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2018 and 2019 , Calathes has also played in the NBA and the VTB United League . He represents the National Team of Greece internationally .
Lake Howell High School is a comprehensive four-year high school in Central Florida , US . The school is in Winter Park , Florida , which is in Seminole County .
The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25 , 2009 , at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City . In this draft , the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . The Los Angeles Clippers , who won the draft lottery on May 19 , 2009 , used their first overall draft pick to draft Blake Griffin from University of Oklahoma . However , he missed the entire 2009-10 season due to surgery on his broken left kneecap , which he injured during the pre-season . Tanzanian-born Hasheem Thabeet from University of Connecticut was drafted second by the Memphis Grizzlies . Thabeet became the first player born in Tanzania to be drafted by an NBA team . James Harden was drafted 3rd by the Oklahoma City Thunder . This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder ; the franchise moved from Seattle to OKC in 2008 . The Sacramento Kings drafted Tyreke Evans 4th ; he was named 2009-10 NBA Rookie of the Year , after he became the fourth NBA player in history to average at least 20 points , 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season , joining the elite club of Oscar Robertson ( 1960 ) , Michael Jordan ( 1984 ) and LeBron James ( 2003 ) . Spanish teenager Ricky Rubio was drafted 5th by the Minnesota Timberwolves . Rubio became the fifth-highest-drafted international player who never played U.S. college basketball to be drafted in the NBA , tied with Nikoloz Tskitishvili ( 5th in 2002 ) , and behind Yao Ming ( 1st in 2002 ) , Andrea Bargnani ( 1st in 2006 ) , Darko Miličić ( 2nd in 2003 ) and Pau Gasol ( 3rd in 2001 ) . Twenty-third pick Omri Casspi became the first Israeli player to be drafted in the first round , and later he became the first Israeli to play in the NBA .
The Minnesota Timberwolves ( also commonly known as the Wolves ) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis . The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Western Conference Northwest Division . Founded in 1989 , the team is owned by Glen Taylor who also owns the WNBA 's Minnesota Lynx . The Timberwolves play their home games at Target Center , their home since 1990 . Like most expansion teams , the Timberwolves struggled in their early years , but after the acquisition of Kevin Garnett in the 1995 NBA draft , the team qualified for the playoffs in eight consecutive seasons from 1997 to 2004 . Despite losing in the first round in their first seven attempts , the Timberwolves won their first division championship in 2004 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals that same season . Garnett was also named the NBA Most Valuable Player for that season . The team then went into rebuilding mode for more than a decade after missing the postseason in 2005 , and trading Garnett to the Boston Celtics in 2007 . Garnett returned to the Timberwolves in a February 2015 trade and finished his career there , retiring in the 2016 offseason . The Timberwolves ended a 14-year playoff drought when they returned to the postseason in 2018 .
DeLand High School is a public high school in DeLand , Florida , established in 1922 , with an enrollment of 3,616 students , a student/teacher ratio of 16.5 , and a graduation rate above 90% .
DeLand is a city in the U.S. state of Florida . It is the county seat of Volusia County . The city sits approximately 34 miles ( 55 km ) north of the central business district of Orlando , and approximately 23 miles ( 37 km ) west of the central business district of Daytona Beach . As of the 2010 U.S. Census , the city had a population of 27,031 . It is a part of the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach metropolitan area , which was home to 590,289 people as of the 2010 census . The city was founded in 1876 , and was named for its founder , Henry Addison DeLand . DeLand is home to Stetson University , Florida 's oldest private college , as well as the Museum of Art - DeLand . The DeLand Municipal Airport serves as an uncontrolled general aviation reliever airport to commercial operations at Daytona Beach International Airport ( DAB ) , Orlando Sanford International Airport ( SFB ) and Orlando International Airport ( MCO ) . On February 2 , 2007 , DeLand and the surrounding area was the site of a major tornado outbreak .
Hillsborough Community College ( HCC ) is a two-year community college in Hillsborough County , Florida .
Darius Myron Washington Jr. ( born December 6 , 1985 ) is an American-Macedonian professional basketball player who last played for Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League . He is a combo guard and played college basketball with the University of Memphis . He has also played with the NBA 's San Antonio Spurs and the NBA D-League 's Austin Toros in 2007 .
Edgewater High School is a public secondary school located in the College Park section of Orlando , Florida . It is operated by the Orange County Public Schools system . The athletic teams are known as the 'Fighting Eagles ' with colors red and white .
The Memphis Tigers men 's basketball team represents the University of Memphis in NCAA Division I men 's college basketball . The Tigers have competed in the American Athletic Conference since 2013 . As of 2011 , the Tigers had the 29th highest winning percentage in NCAA history . Lacking an on campus arena they play home games at the Memphis Grizzlies arena the FedExForum . ESPN Stats and Information Department ranked Memphis as the 19th most successful basketball program from 1962 to 2012 in their annual 50 in 50 list .
Chris Richard ( born December 25 , 1984 ) is an American former professional basketball player . Richard , a power forward , played college basketball for the University of Florida . He has a wingspan of 7'4½ . His role was that of the sixth man that came off the bench for the Florida Gators national championship men 's team during the 2006-07 season . He is a former Mr. Basketball in the state of Florida ( 2002 ) and scored 8 points to go along with 8 rebounds ( 5 offensive ) in his final game of his college career . He was taken 1st overall in 2008 D-League draft by the Tulsa 66ers . In the 2007-08 NBA season , Richard played 52 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves . Richard signed with the Chicago Bulls during the 2009-10 NBA season . He played 18 regular season games , and was waived on June 30 , 2010 .
Kathleen High School is the second oldest of four high schools in Lakeland , Florida , United States . It was originally housed north of its present location , at the site of the current Kathleen Middle School . It is currently the smallest of the city 's public high schools .
Lakeland is a city in Polk County , Florida , along Interstate 4 east of Tampa . The westernmost city in Polk County , it is part of the Tampa Bay Area . According to the 2018 U.S. Census Bureau estimate , the city had a population of 110,516 . Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland-Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area . Native Americans lived in the area from soon after the end of the last ice age until the end of the Second Seminole War . European-American settlers arrived in Lakeland from South Carolina in the 1870s . The city expanded in the 1880s with the arrival of rail service , with the first freedmen railway workers settling here in 1883 . They and European immigrants also came because of new jobs in the large phosphate industry that developed . Lakeland is home to the 1,267-acre Circle B Bar Reserve .
The 2007 NBA draft was held on June 28 , 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York . It was broadcast on television in 115 countries . In this draft , National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players , including international players . Freshman Greg Oden from Ohio State University was drafted first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers , who won the draft lottery . However , he missed the 2007-08 season due to microfracture surgery on his right knee during the pre-season . Another freshman , Kevin Durant , was drafted second overall from the University of Texas by the Seattle SuperSonics , and went on to win the Rookie of the Year Award for the 2007-08 season . Oden and Durant became the first freshmen to be selected with the top two picks in the draft . Al Horford , the son of former NBA player Tito Horford , was drafted third by the Atlanta Hawks . Of the three top picks , Durant has been a League MVP , a two-time finals MVP and perennial All-Star whilst Horford has enjoyed a solid All-Star career . Oden , however , was beset by numerous microfracture surgeries on both knees that limited him to only 82 games from 2008 to 2010 . On the night after the draft , the Seattle Supersonics traded seven-time All-Star Ray Allen along with the draft rights of the 35th pick Glen Davis to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Delonte West , Wally Szczerbiak , and the draft rights to the 5th pick , Jeff Green . The Portland Trail Blazers and the New York Knicks were also involved in a multi-player trade that sent Zach Randolph to the Knicks and Steve Francis to the Blazers .
Amar ' e Carsares Stoudemire ( Hebrew : אמארה סטודמאייר ; /əˈmɑːreɪ ˈstɒdəmaɪər/ ; born November 16 , 1982 ) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague . He won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2003 with the Phoenix Suns , who selected him with the ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft . He made six appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and was named to the All-NBA Team five times , including one first-team selection in 2007 . Stoudemire played high school basketball for five different schools , ultimately graduating from Cypress Creek High School in Orlando , Florida , and declaring for the NBA draft as a prep-to-pro player . He won several prep honors , including being selected as Florida 's Mr. Basketball . The highly athletic Stoudemire suffered from chronic knee problems during his career and underwent microfracture surgery on both knees . He played for the Suns , the New York Knicks , the Dallas Mavericks , and the Miami Heat before retiring from the NBA in 2016 . Stoudemire won a bronze medal with the United States national team at the 2004 Olympic Games . His off-court ventures include a record label , a clothing line , acting and a series of children 's books for Scholastic Press . In addition , Stoudemire owns a significant share of Hapoel Jerusalem , the team he won a championship with in 2017 .
Cypress Creek High School is located in Orlando , Florida and serves students in grades 9 through 12 . Cypress Creek is an IB World School with an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program . As an IB World School , CCHS is a local magnet school allowing students from other Orange County , Florida schools to attend . Cypress Creek High School receives graduating students from Meadow Woods Middle School , South Creek Middle School and Walker Middle School . However , it is a magnet school , so students from surrounding middle schools ( e.g . Hunters Creek Middle School , Freedom Middle School , Westridge Middle School , Lake Nona Middle School , Southwest Middle School ) also attend Cypress Creek albeit in smaller numbers .
The NBA high school draftees are players who have been drafted to the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) straight out of high school without playing basketball at the collegiate level . The process of jumping directly from high school to the professional level is also known as going prep-to-pro . Since 2006 , the practice of drafting high school players has been prohibited by the new collective bargaining agreement , which requires that players who entered the draft be 19 years of age and at least one year removed from high school . Contrary to popular belief , the player does not have to play at least a year in college basketball : the player can choose to instead play in another professional league ( like the NBA G League or especially somewhere overseas ) like Brandon Jennings or Emmanuel Mudiay in Italy and China respectively ; simply take the year off , as Mitchell Robinson and Darius Bazley did ; or even hold themselves back a year in high school before declaring for the draft , like with Satnam Singh Bhamara or Thon Maker . The NBA has long had a preference for players who played basketball at the collegiate level ; the vast majority of players to play in the NBA have had college experience . However , there have been numerous notable players who attended high school in the United States and then joined the NBA without playing college basketball .
The 2002 NBA draft was held on June 26 , 2002 , at The Theater at Madison Square Garden . In this draft , National Basketball Association ( NBA ) teams took turns selecting 57 amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players , such as players from non-North American leagues . The draft was broadcast on TNT at 7:30 PM ( EDT ) . The NBA announced that about 42 college and high school players , and five international players , had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft . The Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors both had a 22.5 percent probability of acquiring the first overall pick , but the Houston Rockets , with an 8.9 percent probability , won the NBA draft lottery on May 19 . The Bulls and Warriors were second and third , respectively . As punishment for salary-cap violations during the 2000-01 season , the Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round draft pick . The 2002 draft set a record with 17 international selections , with six coming in the first round alone . Number 2 pick Jay Williams violated his contract by riding a motorcycle , and nearly lost his life in an accident that shattered his pelvis , severed a main nerve in his leg , and tore three ligaments in his left knee including his ACL . Although he underwent an intense rehabilitation program , Williams never played a game in the NBA again . When it became clear Williams would not be returning to the Bulls because of his injuries , he was waived . The Bulls could have voided Williams ' contract , since riding a motorcycle was contractually prohibited .
The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix , Arizona . The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member of the league 's Western Conference Pacific Division , and are the only team in their division not based in California . The Suns play their home games at the Talking Stick Resort Arena . The franchise began play in 1968 as an expansion team , and their early years were shrouded in mediocrity , but their fortunes changed in the 1970s , where , after partnering long-term guard Dick Van Arsdale and center Alvan Adams with Paul Westphal , the Suns reached the 1976 NBA Finals , in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NBA history . However , after failing to capture a championship , the Suns would rebuild around Walter Davis for a majority of the 1980s , until the acquisition of Kevin Johnson in 1988 . Under Johnson , and after trading for perennial NBA All-Star Charles Barkley , and combined with the output of Tom Chambers and Dan Majerle , the Suns reached the playoffs for a franchise-record thirteen consecutive appearances and remained a regular title contender throughout the 1990s , and reached the 1993 NBA Finals . However , the team would again fail to win a championship , and entered into another period of mediocrity until the early part of the 2000s . In 2004 , the Suns reacquired Steve Nash , and immediately returned into playoff contention . With Nash , Shawn Marion , and Amar ' e Stoudemire , and under head coach Mike D'Antoni , the Suns became renowned worldwide for their quick , dynamic offense , which led them to tie a franchise record in wins in the 2004-05 season . Two more top two Conference placements followed , but the Suns again failed to attain an NBA championship , and were forced into another rebuild . The Suns own the NBA 's seventh-best all-time winning percentage , and have the second highest winning percentage of any teams to have never won an NBA championship . 10 Hall of Famers have played for Phoenix , while two Suns , Barkley and Nash , have won the NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award while playing for the team .
Adrian Jamal McPherson ( born May 8 , 1983 ) is a gridiron football quarterback who his currently a free agent . McPherson played the majority of his professional career for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft . He played college football at Florida State . As a professional , McPherson has also been a member of the Indiana Firebirds , Utah Blaze , Austin Wranglers , Grand Rapids Rampage , Tampa Bay Storm , Calgary Stampeders , Los Angeles KISS and Toronto Argonauts .
Southeast High School is a public high school in Bradenton , FL operated by the Manatee County School District & is the only public high school in Manatee County to offer the International Baccalaureate ( IB ) program .
Bradenton ( /ˈbreɪdəntən/ BRAY-dən-tən ) is a city in Manatee County , Florida , United States . The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city 's 2018 population to be 57,644 . Bradenton is a principal city of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan statistical area , which had a 2018 estimated population of 821,573 . It is the county seat .
The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University ( variously Florida State or FSU ) in the sport of American football . The Seminoles compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ) . The team is known for its storied history , distinctive helmet , fight song and colors as well as the many traditions associated with the school . Florida State has won three national championships , eighteen conference titles and six division titles along with a playoff appearance . The Seminoles have achieved three undefeated seasons , finished ranked in the top four of the AP Poll for 14 straight years from 1987 through 2000 and completed 41 straight winning seasons from 1977 through 2017 ; from 2012 through 2014 , the team won 29 consecutive games , tied for the twelfth-longest winning streak in college football and tied for the longest winning streak in ACC history . The 1999 team received votes from ESPN as one of the top teams in college football history . The team has produced three Heisman Trophy winners : quarterbacks Charlie Ward in 1993 , Chris Weinke in 2000 and Jameis Winston in 2013 . The Biletnikoff Award , presented annually to the top receiver in college football , is named for Florida State hall of famer Fred Biletnikoff . Other awards won by Florida State players include the Walter Camp Award , the Maxwell Award , the Davey O'Brien Award , the Lombardi Award , the Dick Butkus Award , the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award , the Lou Groza Award , the Dave Rimington Trophy and the Bobby Bowden Award . Florida State coaches have been honored with the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award , the Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award , the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award , the Broyles Award , and the Paul Bear Bryant Award . Many former Seminoles have gone on to have successful careers in the NFL . The program has produced 219 All-Americans ( 45 consensus and 15 unanimous ) and 250 professional players .
The 2005 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players . It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting . The draft was held April 23-24 , 2005 . The league also held a supplemental draft that year , which was held after the regular draft but before the regular season . The draft took place at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City , and was televised for the 26th consecutive year on ESPN and ESPN2 . The NFL draft had been held at Madison Square Garden since 1995 , but was moved to the Javits Center in 2005 . The draft featured the San Francisco 49ers selecting first overall Alex Smith from the University of Utah . The main storyline going into the draft was the mystery surrounding when Quarterback Aaron Rodgers would be drafted , as well as his subsequent fall to the Packers . Compensatory selections were distributed amongst fourteen teams , with the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Rams garnering the most with four picks each . Three of the first five picks were running backs , an NFL draft first . The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of :
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans , Louisiana . The Saints currently compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member of the league 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) South division . The team was founded by John W. Mecom Jr. , David Dixon , and the city of New Orleans on November 1 , 1966 . The Saints began play in Tulane Stadium in 1967 where they remained until the 1974 NFL season , when they moved to the new Louisiana Superdome ( now the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ) . The name Saints is an allusion to November 1 being All Saints ' Day in the Catholic faith . New Orleans has a large Catholic population , and the spiritual When the Saints Go Marching In is strongly associated with New Orleans and is often sung by fans at games . The team 's primary colors are old gold and black ; their logo is a simplified fleur-de-lis . For most of their first 20 years , the Saints were barely competitive , only getting to .500 twice . In 1987 , they finished 12-3 - their first-ever winning season - and qualified for the NFL playoffs for the first time in franchise history , but lost to the Minnesota Vikings 44-10 . The next season in 1988 ended with a 10-6 record , but no playoff berth . Following the 2000 regular season , the Saints defeated the defending Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams 31-28 to notch their first-ever playoff win . In 2005 , Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast region .
Orien Randolph Greene II ( born February 4 , 1982 ) is an American former professional basketball player . His first two professional seasons were spent with the NBA 's Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers , respectively . He played briefly with the Sacramento Kings in 2007 , and with the New Jersey Nets in 2011 .
Gainesville High School ( GHS ) is a high school in Gainesville , Florida , United States . There were 1,890 students attending it in 2015 . The current principal is David Shellnut , who joined the GHS staff in December 2011 .
Gainesville is the county seat of , and the largest city in , Alachua County , Florida , and is both the principal city of the Gainesville , Florida , metropolitan statistical area and the largest city in North Central Florida . In 2018 the US Census Bureau estimated Gainesville 's population at 133,857 , a 7.4% increase from 2010 , and the metropolitan statistical area 's population at 288,212 . Gainesville is home to the University of Florida , the fifth-largest university campus by enrollment in the United States .
The Louisiana Ragin ' Cajuns men 's basketball program represents intercollegiate men 's basketball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette . The school competes in the Sun Belt Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and play home games at the Cajundome in Lafayette , Louisiana . Bob Marlin is in his eighth season as head coach .
The 2005 NBA draft took place on June 28 , 2005 , in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City . In this draft , NBA teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players , such as players from high schools and non-North American leagues . The NBA announced that 49 college and high school players and 11 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft . This was the last NBA draft for which high school players were eligible . The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union established a new age limit for draft eligibility . Starting with the 2006 NBA draft , players of any nationality who complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school can not declare themselves eligible for the draft unless they turn 19 no later than December 31 of the year of the draft and are at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school classes . International players , defined in the NBA 's collective bargaining agreement as non-US nationals who did not complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school , must turn 19 ( or older ) in the calendar year of the draft , up from 18 . As of 2016 , the only players to have declared for the NBA draft straight out of high school ever since these restrictions took place were Satnam Singh Bhamara ( 2015 ) , Thon Maker ( 2016 ) , and Anfernee Simons ( 2018 ) . This draft is notable for a most recent draft pick from an NAIA ( and non-NCAA ) school in any round ( that pick is Robert Whaley , the 51st pick from Walsh University , which is now in NCAA Division II ) .
The Boston Celtics ( /ˈsɛltɪks/ SEL-tiks ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston . The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) as a member of the league 's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division . Founded in 1946 as one of the league 's original eight teams , the Celtics play their home games at TD Garden , which they share with the National Hockey League ( NHL ) 's Boston Bruins . The Celtics are regarded as the most successful basketball team in NBA history ; the franchise has won the most championships in the NBA with 17 ( accounting for 23.9 percent of all NBA championships since the league 's founding ) , and currently hold the record for the most recorded wins of any NBA team . The Celtics have a notable rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers , who have won 16 NBA championships , second behind the Celtics . The rivalry was heavily highlighted throughout the 1960s and 1980s . The franchise has played the Lakers a record 12 times in the NBA Finals ( including their most recent appearances in 2008 and 2010 ) , of which the Celtics have won nine . Four Celtics players ( Bob Cousy , Bill Russell , Dave Cowens and Larry Bird ) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards . Both the nickname Celtics and their mascot Lucky the Leprechaun are a nod to Boston 's historically large Irish population . The Celtics ' rise to dominance began in the late 1950s , after acquiring center Bill Russell in a draft day trade in 1956 , who would become the cornerstone of the Celtics dynasty . Led by Russell and superstar point guard Bob Cousy , the Celtics won their first NBA championship in 1957 . Russell , along with a talented supporting cast of future Hall of Famers including John Havlicek , Tom Heinsohn , K. C. Jones , Sam Jones , Satch Sanders , and Bill Sharman , would usher the Celtics into the greatest period in franchise history , winning eight consecutive NBA championships throughout the 1960s .