Marcus Camby

Four-time NBA blocks leader and 2007 Defensive Player of the Year

Marcus Dion Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading the league in blocked shots per game. Camby is also a four-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team and is 12th on the NBA's all-time career blocks list.

Quick Facts

Born: 22 March 1974
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
High school: Conard (West Hartford, Connecticut); Hartford Public (Hartford, Connecticut)
College: UMass (1993–1996)
Draft round: 1
Draft pick: 2
Drafted by: Toronto Raptors
Career number: 23, 21, 29

Lore & Background

Camby led the NBA in blocked shots four times: 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, and 2007–08. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award for the 2006–07 season. Camby was selected second overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors and played for the Raptors, New York Knicks, and Denver Nuggets. He helped the Knicks reach the 1999 NBA Finals as the first 8th-seeded team. In the 2003–04 season, Camby and the Nuggets were defeated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the playoffs.