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Name: Kobe Bryant
Height: 6'6" Weight: 220lbs. Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Date of Birth: August 23, 1978 High School: Lower Merion (PA) Drafted: 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets; draft rights traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on 7/11/96 in exchange for Vlade Divac Position: Shooting Guard Jersey Number: 8 NBA Experience: Nine Years
2004-2005
2003-2004
-Averaged 24.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.5 steals in the Lakers' Western Conference Final round 4-2 series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves
-Averaged 26.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists, and 1.7 steals in the Lakers' Western Conference Semi-Final round 4-2 series win over the defending NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
-On May 11, scored 42 points in a 98-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs to tie their best-of-seven series at 2-2. The 42 point effort came the same day that Kobe had to fly to Eagle, Colorado for arraignment in his court case, and then had to fly back to Los Angeles just an hour before the game. This was without question one of the most remarkable single game efforts in NBA history considering the circumstances at hand
-Averaged 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 2.8 steals in the Lakers' opening round 4-1 series win over the Houston Rockets
-Was named to the All Defensive First Team along with Bruce Bowen of San Antonio, Ben Wallace of Detroit, Kevin Garnett of Minnesota, and Ron Artest of Indiana
-Was named to the All NBA First Team for the third consecutive year. Joining him on the First Team were Kevin Garnett of Minnesota, Tim Duncan of San Antonio, Jason Kidd of New Jersey, and Los Angeles teammate Shaquille O'Neal
-Finished fourth in the NBA in points per game at 24.0 PPG, behind Tracy McGrady (28.0), Peja Stojakovic (24.2), and Kevin Garnett (24.2)
-Ended the 2003-2004 NBA regular season averaging 24.0 PPG, 5.5 RPG, and 5.1 APG in helping the Los Angeles Lakers to the third best record in the NBA at 56-26
-In one of the defining moments of his career, connected on an impossible three-point basket in the closing seconds of regulation to send the April 13th. game with Portland to overtime, and then drilled another improbable three-pointer to win the game in the second overtime to give the Lakers a win that they needed to gain the #2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs
-Scored a season high 45 points against the Golden State Warriors on April 13th
-Started and played in his sixth career All-Star game and contributed 20 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 5 steals in the Western Conference's 136-132 win over the Eastern Conference
2002-2003
-Named to the 2002-2003 All NBA First Team after averaging 30.0 PPG, 6.9 RPG, and 5.9 APG. Joining him on the team were Tracy McGrady of Orlando, Tim Duncan of San Antonio, Kevin Garnett of Minnesota, and Shaquille O'Neal of Los Angeles
-Named to the 2002-2003 NBA All Defensive First Team after averaging 2.23 SPG and his known reputation for being one of the best shut-down defenders in the NBA
-Finished third in the 2002-2003 MVP Award vote, finishing behind first place winner Tim Duncan of San Antonio and runner-up Kevin Garnett of Minnesota. The award was announced on Sunday, May 4th
-Averaged 32.6 points per game, as the Lakers came back from a 2-1 hole to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2 in their opening round series of the 2003 Playoffs
-Lit up Minnesota for 39 points in Game One of their opening round 2003 Playoff series
-Ended the 2002-2003 regular season by averaging a career high 30.0 PPG to go along with 6.9 RPG and 5.9 APG to lead the Lakers to a 50-32 record and a #5 seed in the playoffs
-Scored an NBA season high 55 points against the Washington Wizards on 3/28/03, including 42 in the first half
-Connected on an NBA record 9 straight three-pointers, which contributed to his NBA record of 12 three-pointers made in one game, against the Seattle Supersonics on 1/7/03
-Scored 40 or more points for an impressive 9 game stretch from 2/6/03-2/25/03; in the 9 game span, the Lakers as a team went 7-2
-Scored 22 points, pulled down 7 rebounds, and dished out 6 assists in the West's 155-145 win over the East in the 2003 All Star Game
2001-2002
-Selected to the 2001-2002 All-NBA First Team after averaging 25.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg and 5.5 apg
-Selected to the 2001-2002 All-Defensive Second Team
-Was named MVP of the 2002 All-Star Game after tallying 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists
Western Conference starter in his fourth straight All-Star Game
2000-2001
-Selected to the 2000-2001 All-NBA Second Team after averaging 28.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.0 apg, and also averaging 1.68 spg to go along with .63 bpg
1999-2000
-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 then-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
1998-1999
-Logged 9 double-doubles and led the Lakers in scoring in 11 games in 1999
-Scored 33 of his then-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
1997-1998
-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 then-career-high 33 points, hitting 3-of-5 three-pointers, and grabbed 3 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls on 12/17/97
1996-1997
-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.
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