Marcus D. Camby is a well-known basketball player of American origin, famous for his current participation with the Denver nuggets of the National Basketball Association.
Marcus D. Camby was born on March 22, 1974 in the city of Hartford, located within the state of Connecticut, United States.
Inside the playing field his position is that of Power forward, although he is occasionally seen performing as Center, his favorite shirt is number 23. He measures 2.11 meters and weighs approximately 107 kilograms.
After a prominent high school career, he decided to enroll in the University of Massachusetts, where he also shone in basketball.
In the season 1995-1996 received practically all the best awards that a college student can be awarded, at least at the athletic level in basketball.
First and foremost he was named as the USBWA College Player of the Year; then got the John R. Wooden Award of nineteen ninety six and to end the Naismith Award of the same period.
All this incentive could not help but force him to miss his last year of career to join the 1996 NBA draft. There he was chosen in the second position by the Toronto raptors.
Even before that, he brought his college team, the Minutemen, to reach several award-winning positions within the NCAA, until the semifinals of the championship.
In its first season within the NBA, 1996-97, as many predicted he became one of the best rookies, entering the NBA All-Rookie Team without any problem.
After the first two years of the contract with the Raptors They offered him an extension of it, unfortunately the New York Knicks they made a much more tempting offer.
Inside of NBA he was immediately recognized among the best blockers in the league. With the passage of time he has finished first in this category on several occasions, but the constant injuries have taken him away from having a greater presence on the field.
In the 2002 was sold to Denver nuggets, after four successful seasons with the Knicks. From the start in Denver, became one of the main faces of the franchise, and still is today.
Arrival of the season 2005-06, Camby saw one of his best playing years. He managed to increase his rebounds obtained per game in an amazing way, and led the Nuggets to participate within the Playoffs.
That same year he was criticized for his somewhat aggressive comments regarding the regulation of the NBA about the clothing to wear. The ban on the use of hip hop-style clothing seemed impossible to him unless the NBA will pay for the costumes of all players in the league.
The December 16 From the past 2006 was involved in one of the last player fights on the court. The dispute was between the Nuggets and the Knicks and despite being removed from the game, he did not receive a suspension.
Last April 27, 2007, after many years of entering the NBA All-Defensive Team, finally received the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
This was mainly due to his impressive scoring on the season. 2006-07: 3.3 blocked shots per game, 11.7 rebounds obtained and 1.24 stolen balls per game.
On the other hand completely different, his life has also suffered serious shocks as in the July 1st, 1997. After being stopped for speeding, he was charged with possession of marijuana in the state of Connecticut.
He agreed to serve 16 hours of community service, which after completed was enough to remove all charges against him. Thanks to this he began to get closer and closer to charity work.
A short time later, he created his own help center for people in need, and also a youth center where boys can go to learn to play basketball and other activities to get away from drugs and crime.
The April 3, 2001 his mother and sister were taken hostage by a resident of their neighborhood. The psychopath threatened them with a knife and was accused of kidnapping, sexual abuse, robbery and possession of firearms.
After 8 hours of horrible tension, his family members were released and the offender agreed to dialogue and negotiate with the police.
Camby is currently awaiting the start of the season 2007-08 with a lot of enthusiasm, it could be one of his best years.