Brendan Haywood Memorabilia & Collectibles

About Brendan Haywood Memorabilia & Collectibles

 Brendan Haywood is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He is presently playing as the center for the Dallas Mavericks. Although he was born in New York City, New York, Haywood grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. Haywood attended James B. Dudley High School in the area and was a huge basketball star. He was selected to be part of the McDonald’s All-American Team in 1997.

 

Haywood decided to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after he was recruited by the famous coach Dean Smith. However, Haywood would not be able to play under the guidance of Smith for a long time since he retired shortly after the start of the 1997 season. After being replaced by Bill Guthridge, Haywood was assigned to be Makhtar N’diaye’s back-up but was used frequently all throughout the season. He helped the Tar Heels get to the 1998 NCAA Men’s Division I National Semifinals.

 

During his sophomore year, Haywood was able to earn a starting position in the Tar Heels roster and helped his team get ranked third during the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels were able to get to the Final Four during the 2000 season. After Haywood’s graduation from North Carolina, he was made the 20th overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2001 NBA Draft.

 

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About Brendan Haywood:

Brendan Haywood (full name: Brendan Todd Haywood; no nicknames) plays Center for the Washington Wizards. During his career, he has played 607 games, scored 4686 points (7.7 ppg) and grabbed 3856 rebounds (6.4 rpg). Haywood also dished out 373 assists (0.6 apg), made 262 steals (0.4 spg), and blocked 922 shots (1.5 bpg). Born in New York, New York on November 27, 1979, Haywood stands 7-0 and weighs 268 lbs. He attended high school at Dudley in Greensboro, North Carolina and college at University of North Carolina. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round (20th pick, 20th overall) of the 2001 NBA draft.