Haslem in December 2007
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No. 40 – Miami Heat | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born |
Miami, Florida |
June 9, 1980
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Miami (Miami, Florida) |
College | Florida (1998–2002) |
NBA draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–present |
Career history | |
2002–2003 | Chalon-sur-Saône |
2003–present | Miami Heat |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Udonis Johneal Haslem (/juːdɑːˈnɪs dʒɑːniːˈl hæˈzlʊm/ born June 9, 1980) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida, where he was a key member of four Florida Gators NCAA tournament teams. He played professional basketball in France for a year, and then signed with the Miami Heat in 2003. He has won three NBA championships while playing for the Heat.
Haslem was born in Miami, Florida. His mother, Debra, was Puerto Rican. He attended Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Florida, then Miami Senior High School in Miami. He helped lead Miami High to state titles in 1997 and 1998 (the last two of three in a row), playing alongside another future NBA player, Steve Blake. The team was coached by current South Carolina head coach Frank Martin.