Manu Ginobili Fan Site

2003-04:
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Averaged 12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.77 steals in29.4 minutes ?shot .418 (330-789) from the field, .359 (88-245) from three-pointland and .802 (239-298) from the line ?had 38 starts in 77 games ?came offthe bench in each of his final 34 games ?as a starter averaged 13.3 points, 5.1rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.00 steals in 32.8 minutes compared to 12.3 points, 3.9rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.54 steals in 25.9 minutes off the bench ?shot bettercoming off the bench: .434 (161-371) FG, .383 (41-107) 3PT-FG and .818 (117-143)FT ?ranked seventh in the NBA in steals per game ?led the team in scoring 14times (second behind Duncan), in assists 25 times (second behind Parker) and insteals a team-best 36 times ?scored in double-figures 55 times with 20-or-more 11times ?had a career-high 33 points and a career-best 12 rebounds in a career-high45 minutes vs. the L.A. Lakers on 11/6 ?had a game-high 29 points in 25 minutesvs. Sacramento on 3/31 ?in under three minutes in the fourth quarter in Chicago on 12/8 scored 14straight points to turn a 75-74 Bulls lead (with 5:05 left) into an 88-78 Spurs lead (2:20) and finishedwith a team-high 26 points ?missed five games due to a lower back sprain (on the injured list from 1/5to 1/14) ?named to the sophomore squad for the 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge ?finished with 4points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal in 21 minutes ?appeared in all 10 Spurs playoff games,

averaging13.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.70 steals in 28.0 minutes ?scored in double-figures eighttimes in the postseason ?led the team in scoring in back-to-back games: had 17 points in Game 3 atLos Angeles on 5/9 and finished with 21 points ?along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists ?in 30 minutesin Game 4 in L.A. on 5/11.

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2002-03:
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Named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team ?appeared in 69 games, averaging 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.39 steals in 20.7 minutes ?shot .438 (174-397) from the field, .345 (51-148) from three-point land and .737 (126-171) from the line ?named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in March ?averaged 10.6 points, 3.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.24 steals as the Spurs went 14-3 for the month ?scored in double-figures 21 times ?had a season-high 20 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3PT-FG, 6-6 FT) in 28 minutes at Houston on 3/2 ?finished with 18 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals in 33 minutes vs. New Jersey on 3/6 ?scored 17 points three times (at Minnesota on 3/12, at Dallas on 3/20 and vs. Portland on 4/9) ?started the season with a sprained right ankle (suffered in the 2002 World Championships) ?tweaked the ankle several times before being placed on the injured list from 12/5-12/29 (missed 11 games while on the injured list) ?logged two DNP-CDs (1/3 and 3/16) ?appeared in all 24 playoff games, averaging 9.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and a team-best 1.71 steals in 27.5 minutes ?scored in double-figures 13 times with a playoff-best 21 points (8-12 FG, 3-5 3PT-FG, 2-2 FT) in Game 4 at Dallas on 5/25 ?ranked second among all players in the 2003 post-season in total steals with 41 (Ben Wallace led with 42) ?led all players in steals in the NBA Finals averaging 2.17 in the six-game series ?averaged 11.7 points (third on the team) while shooting .512 (21-41) from the field in the six-game series with the Lakers. PRE-NBA: Made his pro debut in Argentina with Andino in 1995-96 ?played for Argentina’s Estudiantes Bahia Blanca in 1996-97 and 1997-98 ?then moved to Italy ?spent two seasons - 1998-99 and 1999-00 - with Basket Viola Reggio Calabria before joining Virtus Bologna for the 2000-01 season ?the 2001 Euroleague Finals MVP ?named the Italian League MVP in both 2000-01 and 2001-02 ?named to the Italian All-Star Game for three straight seasons (the league did not hold an All-Star Game in ?1-02) ?has been a member of the Argentinean National Team since 1998 ?named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2002 World Championships leading Argentina to a silver medal.