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| Birth Name(s) : Dwyane Wade |
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Full Dwyane Wade Biography
Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Flash" and "D-Wade". Wade was named 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. Despite the unorthodox spelling, Wade's first name is pronounced as Dwayne; often in print media, it is misspelled as such. Wade has established himself as one of the more well-known and popular players in the league. He had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, as he led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA playoffs, until the mid point of the 2006-07 NBA season.
Wade played college basketball for Marquette University in Milwaukee. In Wade's first year at Marquette he did not play because of academic problems. When Wade became eligible his sophomore year (2001–2002) he led the Golden Eagles in scoring with 17.8 ppg, and also contributed averages of 6.6 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game. Marquette finished with a 26–7 record, the school's best record since the 1993-1994 season. In 2002–03, Wade led Marquette in scoring again with 21.5 ppg, and Marquette won the school's first and only Conference USA championship with a 27-6 record. Wade then led the Golden Eagles to the Final Four, the school's first appearance in the Final Four since winning the 1977 national championship. After the season Wade was named to the Associated Press All-America Team becoming the first Marquette player since 1978 to do so.
On February 3, 2007, nearly three and a half years after his final collegiate game, Marquette retired Wade's jersey at halftime of their game against Providence. Although Marquette requires student-athletes to graduate prior to receiving jersey retirement honors, the University has made special exception for Wade based on his accomplishments since leaving Marquette.
In the 2005-06 NBA season, Wade was elected to his second All-Star Game. In the 2006 NBA All-Star Game, Wade made the game winning put-back off of the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson's missed shot, to lead the East to a 122–120 victory over the West. He finished the 2005-06 regular season averaging 27.2 points, 6.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.95 steals per game.
In the 2006-07 NBA season, Wade was elected to his third straight All-Star Game. Despite his play, the Heat struggled early in the season with injuries and were 20–25 on February 1, 2007. However, with Shaquille O'Neal healthy and Pat Riley returning to the bench after undergoing hip and knee surgeries, the Heat seemed poised to surge into the second half of the season. However, during a game against the Houston Rockets on February 21, 2007, while attempting to steal the ball from Shane Battier, Wade dislocated his left shoulder and was assisted off the court in a wheelchair. After the injury he was left with the decision to either rehabilitate the injury or undergo season-ending surgery. On March 5, 2007, Wade announced that he would put off surgery and rehabilitate the shoulder with the intention of rejoining the team in time for the playoffs.
Wade was named to the USA Men's Basketball National Team from 2006-2008. He was named co-captain of the 2006 team, along with James and Anthony. In 2007, due to injury, Wade was unable to compete at the Tournament of Americas Olympic Qualifiers, where the United States compiled a 10-0 record and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. However, he is scheduled to compete at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Wade has been featured in a number of magazine articles and publications. In 2005, he was featured on People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People, and in 2006 he was named the NBA's best dressed player by GQ Magazine. In 2007, Esquire named him to their 4th annual Best Dressed Men in the World list for the second straight year.
Wade has established an impressive list of accomplishments including the following:
- NBA Champion: 2006
- NBA Finals MVP: 2006
- 3-time NBA All-Star: 2005, 2006, 2007
- 3-time All-NBA:
- Second Team: 2005, 2006
- Third Team: 2007
- All-Defense:Second Team: 2005
- NBA All-Rookie Team: 2004
- NBA All-Star Skills Challenge Champion: 2006, 2007
- Bronze medal winner with team USA basketball at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
- Bronze medal winner with team USA basketball at the 2006 FIBA World Championships.
- 2006 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. |
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