Nazr Mohammed
Nazr Tahiru Mohammed (born September 5,1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional basketball player, currently with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. He plays both Center and Power Forward positions. He is 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m); for his height he is good mobility on the floor and also aggressive in offensive rebounds.
The son of an immigrant from Ghana, Mohammed was raised in Chicago and attended high school at Kenwood Academy. Mohammed was a member of the University of Kentucky team which won the NCAA Championship in 1998. He entered the NBA Draft after his junior year and was selected by the Utah Jazz in the first round, as the 29th pick overall. Utah traded his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom he spent two and a half seasons. He then played for the Atlanta Hawks through the middle of the 2004 season, at which point he went to the New York Knicks.
Mohammed split the the 2004-2005 season between the Knicks and the Spurs (who acquired him in a trade for Malik Rose). In a combined 77 games for both teams, he averaged 9.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game. He won 2005 NBA title with San Antoino Spurs in their starting five roster.