Dwight Howard life and biography

Dwight Howard is an American basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Howard, who usually plays center but can also play power forward, had an outstanding high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy. He chose to forgo college and entered the 2004 NBA Draft, and was selected first overall by the Magic. A five-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA team selection, three-time All-Defensive member, and two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Howard has been ranked consistently as one of the best in the league in rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw attempts, and has set numerous franchise and league records.

2009-10 :

All-NBA First Team for the third straight season and became the first Magic player ever voted on unanimously…Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season…Also a unanimous selection to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team…Finished fourth in voting for NBA Most Valuable Player…Played and started in all 82 games with Orlando, averaging a team-high 18.3 ppg., a team and NBA-high 13.2 rpg., 1.8 apg. and a team and NBA-high 2.78 blkpg. in a team-high 34.7 minpg….Shot a team and NBA-best .612 (510-834) from the floor…Led the NBA in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage, and tied for 26th in scoring…Became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in both rebounding and blocked shots more than once…Also became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage…Became just the fifth player in league history to lead the NBA in rebounding for three-or-more consecutive seasons…Also played and started in all 14 playoff games, averaging 18.1 ppg., 11.1 rpg., 1.4 apg. and 3.50 blkpg. in 35.5 minpg….Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-best 35 times, in rebounding a team-high 70 times and in assists three times…Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week four times (periods ending Nov. 1, Dec. 20, Feb. 21, Apr. 11)…Had an NBA-high 64 double-doubles, including three 20-point/20-rebound outings…Tallied team-record 20 consecutive double-doubles from Jan. 15-Feb. 26…Scored in double figures 73 times, had 20+ points 36 times and 30+ points five times, including a season-high 33 points on Feb. 17 vs. Detroit…Went a perfect 11-of-11 from the field (team record) while tallying 30 points and 16 rebounds on Feb. 24 @ Houston, becoming the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968-69 to record 30+ points and 15+ rebounds while not missing a field goal attempt (min. 10 attempts)…Recorded 10+ rebounds in 70 games, had 15+ boards 34 times and 20+ rebounds nine times including a season-high 24 rebounds on Mar. 24 @ Atlanta…Tallied 1,000+ rebounds for the fifth consecutive season, the most among all active players in the NBA…Had at least one blocked shot in 73 outings, two-or-more blocks 63 times and three-or-more blocks 40 times, including a season-high eight blocked shots on Dec. 16 vs. Toronto…During the playoffs, tied his own franchise record with nine blocked shots on Apr. 18 vs. Charlotte…Shot .844 (27-32) from the floor during the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta, establishing a new NBA Playoffs record for highest field goal percentage in any single series…Became the franchise’s all-time leader in blocked shots (830) on Nov. 6 vs. Detroit, and became the second-youngest player in NBA history to amass 1,000 career blocked shots on Mar. 14 vs. Charlotte (24 years, 96 days)…Recorded at least one steal 46 times and had two-or-more steals 22 times, including a season-high four steals on Jan. 20 vs. Indiana…Dished out season-best six assists on Nov. 10 @ Charlotte…Passed Tracy McGrady (8,298) for second on the Magic’s all-time scoring list…Voted an NBA All-Star starter (17 pts., 5 rebs., 1 ast., 3 blks., 27 mins).

HIGH SCHOOL:

Finished career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy with 2,146 points, 1,728 rebounds and 811 blocked shots in 129 games (16.6 ppg., 13.4 rpg., 6.29 blkpg.)…Winner of the 2004 Naismith Award, signifying the nation’s top high school player…Also captured the Morgan Wooten High School Player of the Year Award, the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award and the McDonald’s National High School Player of the Year honor…Named to the PARADE Magazine All-American Team…Earned Co-MVP of the 2004 McDonald’s High School All-American game…Played in the EA Sports Roundball Classic (16 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three blocks) and the Jordan Capital Classic (18 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks)…Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia in 2004…Led SACA to the Class A Georgia state championship as a senior (2003-04), after averaging 25.0 ppg., 18.0 rpg., 3.5 apg. and 8.0 blkpg.…During his junior season (2002-03), averaged 20.0 ppg., 15.5 rpg. and 4.5 blkpg., while leading SACA to a 30-3 record and a runner-up finish in the state’s Class A division.

PERSONAL:

Full name is Dwight David Howard…Father, Dwight Sr., is a Georgia State trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy…Mother, Sheryl, played on the inaugural women’s team at Morris Brown College…Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community with the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Awards a franchise-record four times, including the last three seasons (2005, 2008-10)…Received the NBA Community Assist award three times (July 2007, January 2009, October 2010)…Donated $17,500 to the Pine Hills Boys & Girls Club for new computers, televisions and furniture in the summer of 2007…Helped create a state-of-the-art game room designed especially for teenagers at the Florida Hospital for Children…Provided an initial $30,000 to fund the new room, which features the latest in videogame technology, movies, board games, and education resources to provide young patients undergoing difficult medical treatment with a place to relax and have fun…Launched dwighthoward.com in 2009…Established the Dwight Howard Fund in 2010…Holds an annual father/son basketball clinic during the summer in his hometown of Atlanta…Has also taken on a mentorship role with a young boy he met at his camp, routinely speaking and working with him…Donated 300 pairs of shoes to the students at Orange Center Elementary School for their hard work towards improving their FCATs…Hosted a prayer breakfast for 150 Central Florida high school students…Spent part of summer 2005 in Manila as part of NBA Madness, an interactive basketball lifestyle event for fans…Helped build a playground in the Central Florida community…Also participated in ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for local family…Key speaker at Magic’s Faith & Family Nights…Active in Magic’s Read To Achieve program by taping books for kids to hear on Magic’s Storyline…Favorite movies are Finding Nemo and Friday…Wrote several goals down while in the eighth grade – among those were to lead his team to a state championship and to become the first overall selection in the NBA Draft…Favorite players are Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett.

Career highlights and awards:

2× NBA Defensive Player of the Year (2009–2010)
5× NBA All-Star (2007–2011)
3× All-NBA First Team (2008–2010)
All-NBA Third Team (2007)
2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009–2010)
NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008)
NBA Slam Dunk Champion (2008)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2004)

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