��HEIGHT: 6'0

��WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

��POSITION: GUARD

��BIRTH PLACE: HAMPTON, VIRGINIA

��BIRTHDAY: AUGUST 7, 1975

��COLLEGE: GEORGETOWN '98

��NUMBER: 3

���Allen grew up in the projects as the son of a 15-year old single mother. Their house in Hampton, Virginia lay on top of the city's sewers. Iverson's biological father who stayed in Connecticut (where the family lived before Allen was born), never played any role in his life, and earlier this year, pledged guilty to stabbing a former girlfriend. When Iverson started playing ball he was about 9-10 years old. He never wanted to play ball-he thought it was too soft.

���Although Iverson's mother enrolled him for little league basketball practice, he was more of a football fan, which is what he played in high school along with basketball. In his days at Bethel High School in Hampton, Iverson was a star football and basketball player, and won many awards for both sports. he had a conflict with jail time but determined to succeed, he paid his debt and was offered a full scholarship to Georgetown University. He decided to not finish college and get right into the NBA because of his financial problems with his family.

���In June 1996 NBA Drafts, Iverson was the Philadelphia 76ers' #1 pick. In his first season he was named Schick Rookie of the Year, and with his multi-million dollar contract with Reebok, he had a sneaker Today Iverson ranks 1st in the NBA in minutes per game, and 2nd in the NBA in points per game.