Career summary and highlights 

• 4-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001
• 8-time NBA All-Star: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002
• 3-time All-NBA: 
• Second Team: 2001 
• Third Team: 1998, 2002 
• 6-time All-Defensive: 
• First Team: 1997, 1998, 2001 
• Second Team: 1995, 1999, 2002 
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 1992
• 2nd on All-Time NBA recorded Blocks, 3,256.
• 2-time NBA regular-season leader, rebounding average: 2000 (14.1), 2001 (13.5)
• 4-time NBA regular-season leader, total rebounds: 1995 (1029), 1997 (929), 1999 (610), 2000 (1157)
• NBA regular-season leader, offensive rebounds: 2001 (307)
• 2-time NBA regular-season leader, defensive rebounds: 1999 (418), 2000 (853)
• 3-time NBA regular-season leader, blocked shots average: 1994 (4.1), 1995 (3.9), 1996 (4.5)
• 5-time NBA regular-season leader, total blocks: 1994 (336), 1995 (321), 1996 (332), 1997 (264), 1998 (277)
• Career averages (as of March 2008): 9.9 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 2.7 BPG
• Invited to be a special guest at President George W. Bush’s State of the Union address, commended for his humanitarian aid to his homeland.
• Oldest player in NBA history to collect over 20 rebounds in a game (March 2, 2007 vs. Denver Nuggets)

(photo by Keith Allison)