Shabazz Napier
Napier playing for the University of Connecticut in 2011
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| No. 6 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 14, 1991 Roxbury, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American / Puerto Rican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Charlestown (Charlestown, Massachusetts) Lawrence Academy (Groton, Massachusetts) |
| College | Connecticut (2010–2014) |
| NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2015 | Miami Heat |
| 2014–2015 | →Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2015–2016 | Orlando Magic |
| 2016–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Shabazz Bozie Napier (born July 14, 1991) is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 24th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2014 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Miami Heat. Napier played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies, and won two national championships in 2011 and 2014. Napier was a key player for the Huskies' 2010–11 NCAA championship team, as he made the Big East All Rookie team. Following his junior season, Napier was selected to the All-Big East first team.
In the 2013–14 season, Napier was unanimously selected for the All-AAC first team, and was named the inaugural American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He was again one of UConn's key players when they won the NCAA tournament for a second time in four years in 2014 and was named as the tournament's most outstanding player.
Napier was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Carmen Velasquez, a native of Puerto Rico. He has an older sister Titania and an older brother Timmie. He grew up in Boston's Mission Hill projects, and took a liking to basketball during that period.
Napier attended his first two years of high school at Charlestown High School in Charlestown, Massachusetts before transferring to Lawrence Academy in Groton, Massachusetts and reclassifying as a junior. As a senior, Napier led Lawrence Academy to an undefeated season going 29-0 in 2010, as they won the New England Prep Class C title after defeating St. Mark's finishing with 23 points, 8 steals, and 8 assists as he was named Tournament MVP.
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