Michael Sweetney
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| Position | Power forward/Center |
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| League | NBA |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Team | Chicago Bulls |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | October 25 1982 Image:Flag of Washington, D.C..svg Washington, D.C. |
| High school | Oxon Hill High School |
| College | Georgetown |
| Draft | 9th overall, 2003 New York Knicks |
| Pro career | 2003–present |
| Former teams | New York Knicks |
Michael Damien Sweetney (born October 25, 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. He was traded to the Bulls after a two-year stint with the New York Knicks, which selected him with the 9th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.
Sweetney continued the tradition of highly skilled big men at Georgetown University, averaging 18.2 points while shooting nearly 55% over his 3 year collegiate career. He was especially dominant over his junior year, in which he was named Honorable Mention All-America by AP, as well as being a Naismith College Player of the Year finalist and a candidate for the John R. Wooden Award. That year Sweetney was the only player in the nation to rank in the top 20 in scoring and rebounding.
Despite playing only three seasons, Sweetney ranks seventh on Georgetown's career scoring list (1,750), fifth in rebounds (887) and sixth in blocks (180).
Sweetney also has battled weight issues throughout his life and career. It was reported in The Chicago Tribune that if Sweetney did not lose a certain amount of weight, his career could be in danger.[1]
According to teammate Ben Gordon, Sweetney's nickname with the team is "Big Footwork." This was revealed during Game 3 of the Bulls-Heat first-round series in 2006 when Gordon announced the team's starting lineup for the ABC broadcast of the game.
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- ^ Sam Smith (2006-12-6). Ask Sam Smith. ChicagoSports.com.
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2003 NBA Draft |
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| First Round LeBron James • Darko Miličić • Carmelo Anthony • Chris Bosh • Dwyane Wade • Chris Kaman • Kirk Hinrich • T. J. Ford • Michael Sweetney • Jarvis Hayes • Mickaël Piétrus • Nick Collison • Marcus Banks • Luke Ridnour • Reece Gaines • Troy Bell • Žarko Čabarkapa • David West • Aleksandar Pavlović • Dahntay Jones • Boris Diaw • Zoran Planinić • Travis Outlaw • Brian Cook • Carlos Delfino • Ndudi Ebi • Kendrick Perkins • Leandro Barbosa • Josh Howard |
| Second Round Maciej Lampe • Jason Kapono • Luke Walton • Jerome Beasley • Sofoklis Schortsanitis • Szymon Szewczyk • Mario Austin • Travis Hansen • Steve Blake • Slavko Vraneš • Derrick Zimmerman • Willie Green • Zaza Pachulia • Keith Bogans • Malick Badiane • Matt Bonner • Sani Bečirovič • Maurice Williams • James Lang • James Jones • Paccelis Morlende • Kyle Korver • Remon van de Hare • Tommy Smith • Nedžad Sinanović • Rick Rickert • Brandon Hunter • Xue Yuyang • Andreas Glyniadakis |
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