Marcus Camby

Marcus Camby

Camby with the Denver Nuggets in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1974-03-22) March 22, 1974 (age 42) Hartford, Connecticut
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Conard (West Hartford, Connecticut) Hartford Public (Hartford, Connecticut)
College	UMass (1993–1996)
NBA draft	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career	1996–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Career history
1996–1998	Toronto Raptors
1998–2002	New York Knicks
2002–2008	Denver Nuggets
2008–2010	Los Angeles Clippers
2010–2012	Portland Trail Blazers
2012	Houston Rockets
2012–2013	New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2007) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2007, 2008) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2006) 4× NBA blocks leader (1998, 2006–2008) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1997) National college player of the year (1996) Consensus first-team All-American (1996) Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (1996) No. 21 retired by UMass
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Marcus D. Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading the league in blocked shots per game. Camby is also a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team and is 12th on the NBA's all-time career blocks list.

Camby, a native of Connecticut, began his high school career at Conard High School in West Hartford. He transferred to Hartford Public High School where he finished his high school education. In his senior season, Camby averaged 27 points, 11 rebounds, 8 blocks and 8 assists, en route to a 27-0 record and state title. He was named Gatorade's Connecticut Player of the Year.

Camby played three seasons for the UMass Minutemen. He had an NCAA freshman record 105 total rejections during his first year at UMass, and was named the Atlantic 10's Freshman of the Year. Camby was named to the A-10's First Team during his sophomore season in 1994–95, as the Minutemen reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.

Camby won the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith College Player of the Year Award during the 1995–96 season. He led UMass to numerous #1 rankings and the 1996 NCAA Final Four. In the NCAA tournament, Camby set a tourney record of 43 total blocked shots in 11 games. On April 29, 1996, Camby announced that he would forgo his senior year at UMass and enter the NBA Draft.