Kobe bryant

information

Position	G
Number	8
Born	23/8/78
Height	6'7"
Weight	210 lbs
High School	Lower Merion (Pa)

career highlights

A member of the 2000 Laker championship team averaging 15.6 ppg and 4.6 apg in five games in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers.
Selected to the 1999-2000 All-NBA Second Team.
Ranked 12th in the NBA in points per game (22.5) and 16th in the NBA in minutes per game (38.2)
Selected to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Defensive First Team and named to the 1999-2000 NBA All-Interview Second Team.
Named the NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 4/16/00, averaging 29.7 points, 7.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds.
Hit the game-winning bucket with 2.6 seconds remaining, lifting the Lakers to a 97-96 win over Phoenix on 5/10/00 in game 2 of the series.
Posted a career-high 40 points to go along with 10 rebounds and 8 assists against the Sacramento Kings on 3/12/00.
Netted 15 points as a starter in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.
Named to the 1998-99 All-NBA Third Team after leading the Lakers in steals (1.44 spg) and ranking 2nd on the team in scoring (19.9 ppg, 15th in the NBA) and free-throw percentage (.839, 20th).
Logged 9 double-doubles and led the Lakers in scoring in 11 games in 1999.
Scored 33 of his career-high 38 points (15-24 FG) in the 2nd half, adding 4 assists and 3 rebounds, in a 113-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on 3/21/99.
Posted 26 points and career-highs of 13 rebounds and 9 assists against the Denver Nuggets on 2/22/99
Totaled 17 points and 4 rebounds, in his only start of the 1997-98 season, against the Portland Trail Blazers on 2/10/98.
Became the youngest All-Star in NBA history, posting a team-high 18 points and 6 rebounds, in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York.
Teamed with Lisa Leslie of the WNBA's L.A. Sparks in the inaugural Nestle Crunch All-Star 2ball during All-Star Saturday.
Scored a career-high 33 points, hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers, and grabbed 3 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on 12/17/97.
Has appeared in 20 career NBA Playoff games, averaging 8.5 ppg in 17.7 mpg..
Named to the 1996-97 NBA All-Rookie Second Team, averaging 7.6 ppg and 15.5 mpg in 71 games
Won the Nestle Crunch Slam Dunk during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Clevelandand participated in the Schick Rookie Game, posting a rookie game-record 31 points and 8 rebounds.
Made his first career start, scoring 12 points, against the Dallas Mavericks on 1/28/97.
Made his NBA debut at the age of 18 years, 2 months and 11 days old, became the youngest player ever to appear in an NBA game, against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 11/3/96.
Selected by USA Today and Parade Magazine as the National High School Player of the Year as a senior at Lower Merion H.S.

career transactions

Selected out of high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft. Draft rights traded by the Hornets to the L.A. Lakers for Vlade Divac on 7/11/96.