by Blasphemy on Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:42 am
History Facts Of The Month
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Rony Seikaly ...........................Mar. 11, 1990
Rony Seikaly .............................Mar. 7, 1993
Glen Rice.................................Nov. 28, 1993
Chris Gatling ...........................Mar. 24, 1996
Tim Hardaway ........................Dec. 29, 1996
Alonzo Mourning .....................Feb. 16, 1997
Alonzo Mourning.....................Mar. 29, 1998
Alonzo Mourning.....................Mar. 14, 1999
Alonzo Mourning......................Dec. 13, 1999
Alonzo Mourning .....................Apr. 10, 2000
Eddie Jones ................................Jan. 7, 2002
Dwyane Wade ........................Feb. 23, 2004
Lamar Odom ............................Mar. 8, 2004
Dwyane Wade .........................Nov. 8, 2004
PLAYER OF THE MONTH*
Glen Rice ......................................April 1992
Alonzo Mourning....................December 1999
Lamar Odom...............................March 2004
Dwyane Wade.........................December 2004
Note: Eddie Jones was named NBA Player of the Month for the month of November 1997 as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers.
ROOKIE OF THE MONTH
Caron Butler..........................November 2002
Caron Butler...............................January 2003
Caron Butler ...........................February 2003
Caron Butler ...............................March 2003
COACH OF THE MONTH
Pat Riley................................December 1996
Pat Riley .................................February 1998
Pat Riley................................December 2000
Stan Van Gundy...........................March 2004
Stan Van Gundy.....................December 2004
Note: Pat Riley won Coach of the Month honors five times with the Lakers (January 1983, March 1985, November 1985, November 1986 and February 1988) and once with the Knicks (March 1994).
NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER
OF THE YEAR
Alonzo Mourning...............................1998-99
Alonzo Mourning...............................1999-00
NBA COACH OF THE YEAR
Pat Riley............................................1996-97
Note: Pat Riley also won NBA Coach of the Year honors with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989-90 and with the New York Knicks in 1992-93, making him the only coach in NBA history to win Coach of the Year honors with three different teams.
ALL-NBA FIRST TEAM
Tim Hardaway ..................................1996-97
Alonzo Mourning...............................1998-99
ALL-NBA SECOND TEAM
Tim Hardaway ..................................1997-98
Tim Hardaway ..................................1998-99
Alonzo Mourning...............................1999-00
ALL-NBA THIRD TEAM
NONE
Note: Eddie Jones earned All-NBA Third Team honors with the Charlotte Hornets in 1999-2000.
NBA ALL-ROOKIE TEAMS
First Team
Sherman Douglas ..............................1989-90
Steve Smith.......................................1991-92
Caron Butler......................................2002-03
Dwyane Wade*................................2003-04
Second Team
Kevin Edwards .................................1988-89
Glen Rice..........................................1989-90
Willie Burton ....................................1990-91
Udonis Haslem..................................2003-04
* -Unanimous selection
Note: Eddie Jones earned All-Rookie Team First Team honors with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1994-95 and Brian Grant earned All-Rookie Team First Team honors with Sacramento in 1994-95.
Note: Eddie Jones was named MVP of the 1995 Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend in Phoenix.
NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS
First Team
Alonzo Mourning...............................1998-99
Alonzo Mourning...............................1999-00
Second Team
P.J. Brown........................................1996-97
P.J. Brown........................................1998-99
Bruce Bowen....................................2000-01
Note: Eddie Jones earned All-Defensive Second Team honors with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1997-98; All-Defensive Second Team honors with the Lakers and Charlotte in 1998-99 and All-Defensive Second Team honors with Charlotte in 1999-00.
J. WALTER KENNEDY
CITIZENSHIP AWARD
P.J. Brown........................................1996-97
Alonzo Mourning...............................2001-02
NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Rony Seikaly ....................................1989-90
Isaac Austin ......................................1996-97
ATLANTIC DIVISION
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
LaPhonso Ellis ..................................2001-02
COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD
Lamar Odom .................................May 2004
Dwyane Wade* .........................August 2004
Shaquille O'Neal ........................December 2004
*-All 2004 USA Olympic Basketball Team members captured the Community Assist Award in August of 2004.
USA OLYMPIANS
Tim Hardaway .......................................2000
Alonzo Mourning....................................2000
Dwyane Wade .......................................2004