Tyson Chandler

Position: Center
Height: 7’1” (216 cms)
Weight: 235 lbs. (106 kgs)
NBA Team: New York Knicks
School: Dominguez H.S. (CA)

USA BASKETBALL NOTES:

• Gold Medals: 2012 Olympic Games, 2010 FIBA World Championship, 2007 FIBA Americas Championship.
• Has played on six USA Basketball national teams and aided those teams to a 36-0 record, and one Olympic gold medal, one FIBA World Championship gold medal. In 37 games played, he has compiled 113 points (3.0 ppg.), 144 rebounds (3.8 rpg.) and 36 blocked shots (0.9 big.), while shooting 70.6 percent from the floor.
• Member of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team that finished 8-0 and won the gold medal. Started in all eight games and averaged a4.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 0.5 bpg., while shooting 70.0 percent from the field.
• Member of the 2012 USA National Team that finished pre-Olympic tour with a 5-0 record. Started in all five games and averaged 2.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg., 1.0 spg., and 0.8 bpg.
• Named a finalist for the 2012 USA Men’s Olympic Team on Jan. 16, 2012.
• Member of the 2010 USA World Championship Team that finished 9-0 and won gold, the USA’s first world championship since 1994.
• Played in all nine World Championship games and averaged 2.6 ppg., 2.7 rpg., shot 64.3 percent from the field, and swatted five shots.
• Posted seven points 93-3 FGs) and seven rebounds in the USA’s 88-51 win over Iran.
• Member of the 2010 USA Men’s National Team that finished 4-0 in its pre-World Championship tour. Averaged 1.8 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.0 blocks.
• In the 2010 USA Basketball Showcase, helped lead the USA White Team to a 114-96 victory and recorded 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in 20 minutes of action.
• Named a member of the 2010-12 USA Men’s National Team on July 15, 2010.
• Member of the 2007 USA FIBA Americas Championship Team that finished 10-0, won gold and qualified the United States men for the 2008 Olympics.
• Played in all 10 of the USA’s FIBA Americas Championship games. Averaged 2.1 ppg., 3.6 rpg., 1.64 bpg. (2nd best on team), 16.0 mpg., while shooting 56.3 percent from the field.
• In the 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge, helped lead the USA Blue Team to a come-from-behind 105-104 victory and recorded 5 points, a game high 13 rebounds, 2 blocked shots in 25 minutes of action.
• Named on May 23, 2007, to the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team.

NBA HONORS

• Named 2012 NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
• Named All-NBA third team in 2012.
• Named NBA All-Defensive second team in 2011 and 2012.
• Finished third in voting for the 2010-11 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award.
• Received special mention from The Sporting News in their selection of 2003 Good Guys
• Named the Bulls CDW/HP November 2003 Player of the month, after averaging 13.0 ppg., 10.3 rpg., 1.30 bpg., 1.0 apg. and 28.6 mpg., while shooting 49.4 percent from the field.
• Named Bulls/CDW Player of the month for February 2001 after averaging 8.8 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 1.1 apg. and 1.54 bpg., shooting 53.5 percent from the floor.
  

NBA MILESTONES

• Led the NBA in offensive rebounds in 2006-07 and 2007-08 and ranked 2nd in the NBA in rebounds per game in 2006-07 and 3rd in 2007-08.
• Collected the 1,000th rebound of his career against Toronto (02/17).

NBA NOTES

• Traded to the Dallas Mavericks on July 13, 2010.
• Completed in 2011-12 his 11th NBA season, first with the New York Knicks.
• Signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent on Dec. 9, 2011.
• Has played in 724 games, started 527 times, in his career and is averaging 8.6 ppg., 8.9 rpg. and 1.4 bpg., while shooting 57.8 percent from the field.
• Has appeared in 58 career postseason games, 42 starts, has averaged 7.0 ppg., 8.2 rpg. and 1.1 bpg, while 56.2 percent from the floor.
• Boasts of career highs of 27 points (vs. Portland 12/31/02), 23 rebounds (Memphis 2/13/07), 6 assists (New York 4/11/02), 5 steals (Atlanta 3/18/03) and 7 blocked shots (3 times).
• Helped lead New York to a 36-30 regular season record in 2011-12, a second place finish in the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division and the 2012 NBA Playoffs.
• Played and started in 62 games in 2011-12, averaged 33.2 minutes, 11.3 ppg., 9.9 rpg., 1.4 bpg., shot a career high 67.9 percent from the field and 68.9 percent from the foul line.
• Finished 2011-12 ranked 8th in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game, 9th in rebounds per game, 12th in total rebounds, 16th in defensive rebounds, 16th in blocked shots, 19th in free throws attempted, 24th in double-doubles, 27th in efficiency ranking, 29th in free throws made and 42nd in minutes played.
• Helped lead Dallas to a 57-25 regular season record in 2010-11, a second place finish in the Western Conference Southwest Division and the 2011 NBA Championship.
• Played and started in all 21 of Dallas’ 2010-11 Playoff games and averaged 8.0 ppg., 9.2 rpg and 0.9 bpg.
• Traded to the Dallas Mavericks on July 13, 2010.
• As a rookie in 2000-01, played in 71 games, started 31 games, and averaged 6.1 ppg., 4.8 rpg. and led the Bulls with 1.31 bpg.
• Finished 2000-01 ranked 24th in the NBA in rejections.
• Ranked 18th among rookies in scoring, 6th among rookies in rebounding and 5th in blocked shots.
• Traded on July 28, 2009, by the New Orleans Hornets to the Charlotte Bobcats for Emeka Okafor.
• Traded on July 14, 2006, by the Chicago Bulls to the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets for P.J. Brown and J.R. Smith.
• Draft rights were traded on June 27, 2001, by the Los Angeles Clippers with Brian Skinner to the Chicago Bulls for Elton Brand.
• Selected out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round with the No. 2 overall pick of the 2001 Draft.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

• Named as a senior at Dominguez High School (Compton, Calif.) Parade Magazine All-American first team and USA Today All-USA second team.
• Named USA Today California State Player of the Year as a senior after leading Dominguez to a 31-4 record, their third straight CIF Division II State Championship and USA Today No. 8 national ranking in its end-of-the-season final rankings.
• Averaged as a senior 26 ppg., 15 rpg. and 8 bpg.
• Averaged 20.1 ppg., 11.3 rpg., 4.7 bpg. as a junior, leading the team to the No. 1 ranking and to the USA Today High School National Championship.
• Played with USA National Team member and Detroit Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince at Dominguez.

PERSONAL NOTES

• Born October 2, 1982, in Hanford, California.
• Full name is Tyson Cleotis Chandler.
• He and his wife, Kimberly, have three children, Sacha, Tyson Cleotis II and Sayge.
• Sister, Erica, played at Ardrey Kell High School (Charlotte, N.C.) and played as a freshman (2010-11) at George Washington University.
• Made a personal contribution of $10,000 to Exelon to assist needy Chicago families in paying their high winter gas bills.
• Played in Jalen Rose’s All-Star Charity Basketball Game at the United Center in August 2003 to help raise funds for several Chicago-area charities.
  

USA Basketball Statistics
TEAM	G/S	FGM-FGA	PCT	3PM-3PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	AST	BLK	STL
2012 OLY	8/ 8	14- 20	.700	0- 0	.---	4- 12	.333	32/ 4.0	32/ 4.0	0.4	0.5	0.4
2012 MNT	5/ 5	5- 7	.714	0- 0	.---	2- 6	.333	17/ 3.4	12/ 2.4	0.8	0.8	1.0
2010 WC	9/ 0	9- 14	.643	0- 0	.---	5- 10	.500	24/ 2.7	23/ 2.6	0.4	0.6	0.2
2010 MNT	4/ 2	3- 3	1.000	0- 0	.---	1- 2	.500	13/ 3.3	7/ 1.8	0.3	1.0	0.0
2010 MNTX	1/ 0	6- 6	1.000	0- 0	.---	1- 4	.250	9/ 9.0	13/ 13.0	1.0	4.0	1.0
2007 OLYQ	10/ 0	9- 16	.563	0- 0	.---	3- 8	.375	36/ 3.6	21/ 2.1	0.0	1.4	0.2
2007 SNT	1/ 0	2- 2	1 000	0- 0	.---	2- 4	.500	13/13.0	5/ 5.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
Totals	38/15	48- 68	.706	0- 0	.---	18- 46	.391	144/ 3.8	113/ 3.0	0.3	0.9	0.3

• 2012 OLY- 2012 U.S. Olympic Games Team, London, England (the USA finished 8-0 and won the gold medal)..
  
• 2012 MNT- 2012 USA Basketball National Team (the USA compiled a 5-0 record).
  
• 2010 WC- 2010 USA World Championship Team (the USA finished 9-0 and won the gold medal and qualified the U.S. men for the 2012 Olympics).
  
• 2010 MNT- 2010 USA Basketball National Team (the USA compiled a 4-0 record).
  
• 2010 MNTX - 2010 USA Basketball Showcase USA White Team (the USA White Team defeated the USA Blue Team 114-96).
  
• 2007 OLYQ - 2007 USA FIBA Americas Championship Team (the USA finished 10-0, won the gold medal and qualified the U.S. men for the 2008 Olympics).
  
• 2007 SNT- 2007 State Farm USA Basketball Challenge USA Blue Team (the USA Blue Team defeated USA White Team 105-104).

NBA Statistics
YEAR	G/S	FGM-FGA	PCT	3PM-3PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	AST	BLK	STL
2011-12	62/62	241- 355	.679	0- 2	.000	217- 315	.689	612/ 9.9	699/ 11.3	0.9	1.4	0.9
2010-11	74/74	266- 407	.653	0- 0	.---	216- 295	.732	692/ 9.2	748/ 10.1	0.4	1.1	0.5
2009-10	51/ 27	109- 190	.574	0- 0	.---	115- 157	.732	320/ 6.3	333/ 6.5	0.3	1.1	0.3
2008-09	45/ 45	160- 283	.565	0- 0	.---	77- 133	.579	393/ 8.7	397/ 8.8	0.5	1.2	0.3
2007-08	79/ 79	377- 605	.623	0- 1	.000	175- 295	.593	928/11.7	929/ 11.8	1.0	1.1	0.6
2006-07	73/ 73	292- 468	.624	0- 1	.000	106- 201	.527	904/12.4	690/ 9.5	0.9	1.8	0.5
2005-06	79/ 50	160- 283	.565	0- 1	.000	97- 193	.503	714/ 9.0	417/ 5.3	1.0	1.3	0.5
2004-05	80/ 10	207- 419	.494	0- 2	.000	226- 336	.673	775/ 9.7	640/ 8.0	0.8	1.8	0.9
2003-04	35/ 8	67- 158	.424	0- 1	.000	79- 118	.669	270/ 7.7	213/ 6.1	0.7	1.2	0.5
2002-03	75/ 68	257- 484	.531	0- 0	.---	177- 291	.608	514/ 6.9	691/ 9.2	1.0	1.4	0.5
2001-02	71/ 31	151- 304	.497	0- 0	.---	134- 222	.604	343/ 4.8	436/ 6.1	0.8	1.3	0.4
Totals	724/527	2287-3956	.578	0- 8	.000	1619-2556	.633	6465/ 8.9	6193/ 8.6	0.8	1.4	0.6