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	Ben Wallace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As of 2005, he is regarded as the premier defensive player in the league.
		Wallace again won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2004-05, joining Dikembe Mutombo as the only players to have won the award three times.
		One of four players in NBA history to lead the league in Blocks-Per-Game and Rebounds-Per-Game in the same season (the others are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Hakeem Olajuwon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ben_Wallace (900 words)

	National Basketball Association - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The NBA, formerly all white players and coaches, became the first professional sports league to have a fl head coach in 1966, the first to have a fl general manager in 1972, and the first to have a fl majority owner in 2002.
		The NBA Coach of the Year Award is awarded to either the best coach in the league or the coach that has made the most positive difference to a team.
		Each player and major contributor, including coaches and the general manager, on the winning team receive a championship ring, while the best player on the winning team is awarded the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award.
	open-encyclopedia.com /NBA (1166 words)

	NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award has been handed out since 1983.
		The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
		The bearded Eaton was one of the most distinctive figures in the NBA during the era of the 1980's.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award (172 words)

	PISTONS: Detroit's Wallace Wins NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
		Wallace, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, became the sixth player in NBA history to win the award in back-to-back seasons as he recorded a league-leading 15.4 rebounds, the highest regular season average since Dennis Rodman’s 16.1 rpg in 1996-97, 3.15 blocks (second in the NBA) and 1.42 steals per game.
		Wallace, who became the first undrafted player in NBA history to be voted a starter in the NBA All-Star Game, led the NBA in total rebounds (1072) and offensive rebounds (239), finished second with 833 defensive rebounds, and third with 230 total blocks.
		Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote received.
	www.nba.com /pistons/news/wallace_wins_defplayeryear.html (595 words)

	NBA.com: Ben Wallace Named 2004-05 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
		NEW YORK, May 2 -- Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won his third NBA Defensive Player of the Year in four years as the NBA today announced him as the 2004-05 recipient.
		This season, Wallace became only the fourth player in NBA history (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Hakeem Olajuwon six times and Tim Duncan five times) to average 12-plus rebounds and two-plus blocks for five consecutive seasons.
		The three-time Defensive Player of the Year finished the 2004-05 NBA regular season with averages of a career-high 9.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, a career-high 2.1 assists, 1.43 steals and 2.38 blocks in 36.1 minutes per game.
	cache.nba.com /news/bwallace_050502.html (365 words)

	SI.com - Pro Basketball - Pistons' Wallace named NBA's top defender - Wednesday April 23, 2003 07:24 PM
		AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season Wednesday.
		Last year, Wallace was a nearly unanimous choice after becoming just the fourth player to lead the league in rebounding and shot-blocking.
		The seven-year NBA veteran, who went undrafted out of Virginia Union in 1996, averaged 6.9 points to help the Pistons win their second straight Central Division title and earn the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a record of 50-32.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/news/2003/04/23/wallace_defense_ap (527 words)

	NBCSandiego.com - NBA Finals - Knicks Get Crawford And Williams From Bulls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was one of just four players this past season to record at least 50 points in a single game.
		All four players the Knicks traded are in the final year of their contracts.
		He has career averages of 12.2 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.33 blocked shots in his 13 years, and is fourth in NBA history with 2,996 blocks.
	www.nbcsandiego.com /nba/3621380/detail.html (393 words)

	Alonzo Mourning Bio \| Official Site of BBallOne.com
		Named the winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, after leading the NBA in blocked shots (3.91 bpg) and ranking 6th in rebounds (11.0 rpg)...
		Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 3/14, averaging 19.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.50 bpg, and shooting.556 from the field, for the 4-0 Heat...
		He was the first player in Big East history to earn the conference awards for Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Tournament Most Valuable Player all in one season.
	www.bballone.com /alonzom/alonzomourningbio.html (2773 words)

	NBA.com: Ben Wallace Named 2004-05 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
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		With this honor, Wallace joins Dikembe Mutombo (1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 2000-01), as the only players in NBA history to win this award on three or more occasions.
		He finished the season as the only NBA player ranked in the top five in blocks and steals.
	www.nba.com /news/bwallace_050502.html (365 words)

	Sports Network
		Ben Wallace was awarded his second straight NBA Defensive Player of the Year award prior to the game.
		He became the sixth player in NBA history to win the award in consecutive seasons.
		The Pistons certainly hope that history repeats itself, as they won the NBA Championship in both previous years that they held the best record in the conference, in 1989 and 1990.
	www.sportsnetwork.com /?c=dfw&page=nba/news/ACN2561185.htm (458 words)

	The Monitor - McAllen, Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The NBAâs Defensive Player of the Year award did too, for the third time in four years.
		Wallace, who was presented with the trophy at an afternoon news conference, joins Dikembe Mutombo as the only players to win the award three or more times.
		He became just the fourth player to average at least 12 rebounds and two blocks for a fifth straight season, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon and Tim Duncan.
	www.themonitor.com /SiteProcessor.cfm?Template=/GlobalTemplates/Details.cfm&StoryID=7035&Section=Sports (274 words)

	Milwaukee Bucks Players - Sidney Moncrief
		He was also one of the top defensive players the game has seen, twice winning the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award (1982-83 & 1983-84).
		Moncrief was the fifth player taken in the first round of the 1979 draft by the Milwaukee Bucks after a stellar college career at the University of Arkansas.
		He was a four-time NBA All-Defensive first team selection, and is second to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in playoff scoring for the Milwaukee Bucks.
	my.voyager.net /5B/ED/mikegr/bucks/moncrief_s.html (342 words)

	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Mutombo wins NBA award for second time in three years 4/24/97
		ATLANTA (AP) - Despite winning the NBA's defensive player of the year award for the second time in three years, Atlanta center Dikembe Mutombo admitted Thursday that a burst of overconfidence may have cost him another shot at capturing his fourth consecutive shot-blocking title.
		The 7-foot-2 Mutombo, who also won the award in 1994-95, received 60 of a possible 115 votes from a panel of writers and broadcasters across the United States and Canada who cover the NBA.
		He helped the Hawks to a 56-26 record, keying a defense that was third in holding the opposition to 43.5 percent shooting from the field and fourth in points allowed at 89.4 per game.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/042597/spo_mutombo.html (511 words)

	The Next NBA: 04/01/2004 - 04/30/2004
		While I was checking out the nba awards winners on Nba.com, I noticed that they had a banner advertising the new movie Van Helsing.
		Disregarding the fact that the NBA is very diverse and potentially offending many people, until he proves himself as a basketball player and as a person, he has no right to even encourage something as extreme as this.
		Next NBA Quiz: Anyone interesting in challenging their knowledge of the NBA, here is a quiz.
	www.nextnba.blogspot.com /2004_04_01_nextnba_archive.html (1915 words)

	ESPN.com: NBA - Pistons' Wallace named Defensive Player of Year
		NEW YORK -- Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons was a nearly unanimous choice as NBA Defensive Player of the Year on Saturday after becoming just the fourth player to lead the league in rebounding and shot blocking.
		Abdul-Jabbar led the NBA in rebounding (16.9) and blocks (4.12) in 1975-76, Walton led the league in rebounding (14.4) and blocks (3.25) in 1976-77, while Olajuwon led the NBA in both categories in 1989-90 (14.0 and 4.59).
		Wallace also led the club's defensive surge as Detroit held their opponents to an average of 92.2 points, sixth in the NBA, this season compared to 97.3 just a year ago.
	espn.go.com /nba/news/2002/0420/1371387.html (335 words)

	NBA Notebook: Wallace top defensive player (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Pistons center Ben Wallace won the NBA's defensive player of the year award for the third time in four years yesterday.
		Denver forward Carmelo Anthony was fined $7,500 by the NBA yesterday for shoving San Antonio guard Manu Ginobili during Game 3 of the first-round playoff series between the Nuggets and Spurs.
		Anthony received a flagrant foul and was ejected with 22 seconds left in the fourth period of the Nuggets' 86-78 loss to the Spurs on Saturday night.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05123/498172.stm (496 words)

	ProSportsDaily Forums - Big Ben wins his 3rd DPOY award
		He was the defensive player of that generation.
		Deke was the defensive player of the last generation.
		Big Ben is the defensive player of this new generation of ball.
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/printthread.php?t=16824 (849 words)

	411mania.com » Sports » [NBA] Pistons' Ben Wallace Named Defensive Player Of The Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		O'Brien also marveled at Wallace's ability to pressure players rebounding the ball, then harass the point guard as he dribbles up the court.
		Wallace's NBA career began as an undrafted free agent during the 1996-97 season in Washington, where he stayed for three seasons before being traded to Orlando.
		Wallace never will be known for his offense, but he did average a career-high 9.7 points and a career-high 2.1 assists this season and scored a career-high 29 points in Game 3 against Philadelphia.
	www.411mania.com /sports/nba/article.php?news_id=7655 (773 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / Celtics / He doesn't deserve rip
		Then, tomorrow night, he hopes to be in the starting lineup for the Pacers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series with the Celtics, even though he had a slipup in Game 1 that has the Celtics calling for a suspension.
		Then, yesterday morning, Artest said he got a phone call from the NBA league office with the news that there would be no suspension.
		There was nothing out of the league office to confirm the statement and NBA spokesman Tim Frank said yesterday that a decision should come today.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2004/04/19/he_doesnt_deserve_rip (791 words)

	Ben Wallace wins Defensive Player of the Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Pistons center Ben Wallace won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time in four years Monday.
		Wallace, who was presented with the award at an afternoon news conference, joins Dikembe Mutombo as the only two players to win the award three or more times.
		Philadelphia coach Jim O'Brien has marveled at Wallace's ability to pressure players rebounding the ball, then harass the point guard as he dribbles up the court.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/suns/articles/0502wallace-doy-On.html (310 words)

	Former Basketball Great: Sidney Moncrief
		Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the fifth pick overall in 1979...winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1983 and 1984...five time NBA All-Star, twice as a starter.
		Moncrief won his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1983-84...in an outstanding pro career, Moncrief was known as one of the NBA's most complete players.
		Hoping year by year they would of drafted another like Sid but let's face it that's impossible when your one of a kind.
	www.geocities.com /minorshogs/greats/moncrief.html (553 words)

	HOOPSWORLD.com \| NBA News and Information \| powered by Basketball News Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NBA history, the 7-foot-2, 261-pound center ranks third all-time behind
		the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001, he
		and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1995, 1999 and 2002.
	www.hoopsworld.com /article_13972.shtml (454 words)

	Institute for International Sport - National Sportsmanship Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Robinson became the first player in NCAA Division I history to finish with over 2,500 points and 1,300 rebounds while shooting.600 percent from the field, and he holds the NCAA record for the most blocks in a single game.
		As a rookie Robinson took the NBA by storm, sweeping the monthly rookie awards and being a unanimous selection as NBA Rookie of the Year.
		An eight-time NBA All-Star, Robinson is one of only 10 players to have been named to the All-NBA Team and the NBA All-Defensive Team in each of his first seven seasons.
	www.internationalsport.com /nsd/nsd_sefbios.cfm?n=robinson (484 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mutombo wins Defensive Player award again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Philadelphia center Dikembe Mutombo holds his trophy after being awarded NBA Defensive Player of the Year before Game 2 of the Sixers-Pacers series.
		NEW YORK (AP) Dikembe Mutombo of the Philadelphia 76ers became the first four-time winner of the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Monday.
		Alonzo Mourning of Miami, winner of the award the past two years, sat out most of this season with a kidney ailment.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/nba/stories/2001-04-23-mutombo-defensive.htm (251 words)

	Nba Defensive Player Of The Year Award
		Attached are the 2002-03 results and the league’s all-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award winners: 2002-03 NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR RESULTS.
		NBA players who won the defensive player of the year award.
		The NBA confirmed that Saturday when the Detroit Pistons forward won the Defensive Player of the Year award by a record-setting margin.
	www.all-about-basketball.com /nba_defensive_player_of_the_year_award.jsp (487 words)

	Daily Sports Capsule: 4/24/03
		Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the second straight season yesterday.
		She planned to play this year until a lump was detected in her left breast during a routine mammogram on Jan. 6.
		But this year, the LTA said the four "most deserving" men's players ranked in the top 350 would get a wild card and two more would be selected after an eight-man playoff.
	www.s-t.com /daily/04-03/04-24-03/zzzspcap.htm (738 words)

	NBC 15 :: Close to Home - NBA Playoff Preview - Philadelphia vs. Detroit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Iverson, who tallied his fourth NBA scoring title (30.7 ppg), remains the center of the Sixers' offensive world despite the presence of the talented Chris Webber.
		Despite their various disagreements over the years, the coach and pupil maintain a close friendship and mutual respect.
		In years past, the Pistons would have had the edge here, but the Sixers have evened the slate with the trading of Eric Snow and the drafting of Iguodala.
	www.wpmi.com /sports/nba/story.aspx?content_id=2322F3CC-85C9-41E8-9356-7162136B89AD (1746 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Miller says he has no plans to trade Boozer
		BE QUIET: Miller also told KSL-TV he recently received a personal phone call from NBA commissioner David Stern, scolding him for making public comments regarding University of Utah consensus national college Player of the Year and prospective No. 1 overall draft choice Andrew Bogut.
		NBA personnel are banned from discussing underclass draft prospects until later this month.
		GETTING DEFENSIVE: Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko finished 10th Monday in balloting for the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award, which was won by Detroit's Ben Wallace.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600130969,00.html (368 words)

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