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- | ====== Jim McIlvaine #34 ====== | ||
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- | **Height:** 7' | ||
- | **Weight:** 240\\ | ||
- | **Born:** July 30, 1972\\ | ||
- | **Hometown: | ||
- | **High School:** St. Catherine' | ||
- | ===== High School Career ===== | ||
- | McIlvaine dominated at Racine St. Catherine' | ||
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- | Jim also played on the Vic Tanny Warriors AAU team, coached by [[Ric Cobb]], with future MU teammate, [[Damon Key]]. | ||
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- | === Accolades === | ||
- | *1989 All-Metro Conference | ||
- | *1989 All-Racine County | ||
- | *1990 All-Metro Conference | ||
- | *1990 All-Racine County | ||
- | *1990 Racine County Player of the Year | ||
- | *1990 Wisconsin AP Player of the Year | ||
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- | ===== Marquette Career ===== | ||
- | ^ season | ||
- | |[[1990|1990-91]] | ||
- | |[[1991|1991-92]] | ||
- | |[[1992|1992-93]] | ||
- | |[[1993|1993-94]] | ||
- | |**Totals** | ||
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- | === 1990-91 === | ||
- | Coach [[Kevin O' | ||
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- | === All-Time Marquette Rankings === | ||
- | *25th, Points (1,278) | ||
- | *15th, Rebounds (673) | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (399) (//18th in NCAA History//) | ||
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- | === All-Time Career Leader Rankings === | ||
- | *1st, Field Goal Percentage (min. 500 att.) (55.2%) | ||
- | *9th, Free Throws Attempted (501) | ||
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- | == All-Time Single Game Rankings == | ||
- | *1st, 13 Blocked Shots vs. Northeastern Illinois (December 9, 1992) (//Tied for 5th in NCAA History//) | ||
- | *2nd, 8 Blocked Shots (five times, tied with two others) | ||
- | *2nd (tie), 15 Free Throws Made vs. DePaul (February 27, 1994) | ||
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- | == All-Time Single Season Rankings == | ||
- | *6th, Field Goal Percentage (min. 250 att.) | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (142) (//22nd in NCAA History//) | ||
- | *2nd, Blocked Shots (92) | ||
- | *3rd, Blocked Shots (86) | ||
- | *5th, Blocked Shots (79) | ||
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- | == All-Time Senior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Field Goal Percentage (min. 240 att.) (52.8%) | ||
- | *10th, Free Throws Attempted (164) | ||
- | *4th, Rebounds (273) | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (142) | ||
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- | == All-Time Junior Season Rankings == | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (79) | ||
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- | == All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings == | ||
- | *8th, Free Throw Percentage (min. 100 att.) (75.4%) | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (86) | ||
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- | == All-Time Freshman Season Rankings == | ||
- | *1st, Blocked Shots (92) | ||
- | *6th, Rebounding Average (4.7) | ||
- | *9th, Rebounds (132) | ||
- | *9th (tied), Free Throws Made (55) | ||
- | *5th, Free Throws Attempted (92) | ||
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- | === Accolades === | ||
- | *1993-94 Great Midwest Conference Player of the Year | ||
- | *1993-94 All-Great Midwest Conference First Team | ||
- | *1994 Henry Iba Corinthian Award (National Defensive Player of the Year) | ||
- | *Member of the Bronze Medal East Team in the 1991 Olympic Festival | ||
- | *Member of the 1993 Footlocker NIT All-Star Team | ||
- | *1993-94 AP Honorable Mention All-American | ||
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- | ===== Professional Career ===== | ||
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- | McIlvaine spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association with the Washington Bullets, Seattle SuperSonics and New Jersey Nets. The 7-foot-1 shot-blocking specialist never made a major impact in the NBA, and is perhaps best remembered for the fall-out that occurred after he signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. | ||
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- | He was drafted with the fifth pick in the second round of the 1994 draft by the Washington Bullets (now Washington Wizards). He spent two years for the team, primarily in a backup role to Gheorghe Muresan. In limited playing time, McIlvaine exhibited tremendous defensive potential, although he was never given enough playing time to really prove himself in a full-time capacity (he averaged fewer than 15 minutes a game during his " | ||
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- | === Huge Contract === | ||
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- | However, the center position was lacking in depth, and currently being filled by 6-foot-9 Sam "Big Smooth" | ||
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- | Seattle fans were upset, and so was superstar forward Kemp, who had been asking for a contract increase after leading the team to a franchise-record 64 wins and its best postseason performance in 17 years. The decision by Seattle' | ||
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- | The blockbuster deal is often viewed as a disastrous one, taking the wind out of four players who were just entering the prime of their career (they were all between 25 and 29 at the time of the trade). Evidence seems to support this claim. Prior to the trade, the players had a combined 11 All-Star appearances, | ||
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- | Although McIlvaine could not be blamed for pursuing a contract that fit his interests, his detractors consistently point out that his signing led to Kemp's dissatisfaction and eventual departure from Seattle. Over the next four years, despite having one of the league' | ||
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- | === Final NBA Years === | ||
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- | His second season in Seattle saw him decline in every major statistical category, although he still posted numbers close to his career bests in most areas. However, the Seattle team was deteriorating, | ||
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- | McIlvaine would round out his career with the Nets, playing three injury-riddled seasons with the team. In 1999-2000, McIlvaine played 66 games in his best season since leaving Seattle, but injury problems and declining numbers continued to hamper him until his contract was bought out by the Nets after the 2000-01 NBA season. | ||
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- | McIlvaine retired with an average of 2.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.71 blocks in 401 career games. Although his career spanned more years than most second round draft picks, he is widely remembered as a disappointment because of the superstar contract he was offered by Seattle management. In his seven-year NBA career, McIlvaine never scored more than 12 points in a game and never made more than three field goals. However, to put his contributions in perspective, | ||
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- | === Broadcasting Career === | ||
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- | McIlvaine remains active with the media and various organizations, | ||
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- | ===== Trivia ===== | ||
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- | McIlvaine loves to ski on both snow and water, something he didn't dare do during his NBA career for fear of injury. He is a movie nut who favors off-beat comedies. He filmed a small role in the Jack Black comedy Shallow Hal, but the scene was not included in the final cut. An avid car enthusiast, he works as a freelance photographer and writer for niche car magazines with names such as " | ||
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- | His nickname is " | ||
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- | McIlvaine is currently the President of Friends of Camp Anokijig, an organization dedicated to preserving one of Wisconsin' | ||
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- | ===== Quotes ===== | ||
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- | * **About getting the big contract:** //"It blows me away, I've been so fortunate. Charles Barkley is the guy who comes to mind when I think about what's happened to me. He said he was going to fire his mom, she was off the payroll, because he was born too early. I just really got lucky."// | ||
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- | * **About all the negative response to the contract:** //"A lot of people said negative things about my contract, but I don't know if it was jealousy, I think it was people looking at the numbers and saying, 'Look at how much this guy is getting paid and look at the numbers he's putting up.' I can totally understand that. But at the same time, if somebody is offering you a boatload of money, it's tough to turn down."// | ||
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- | * **About playing basketball after retirement: | ||
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- | * **About appearing in Shallow Hal:** //" | ||
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- | ===== External Links ===== | ||
- | * [[http:// | ||
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- | ===== Pictures ===== | ||
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