{"id":1764,"date":"2025-04-13T00:31:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2025-04-13T00:31:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:31:59","slug":"on-april-12-1997-the-rookie-allen-iverson-marks-50-points-basket-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=1764","title":{"rendered":"On April 12, 1997, the Rookie Allen Iverson marks 50 points \u2022 Basket USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-593028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year.jpg\" alt=\"All Iverson\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.basketusa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/allen-iverson-philadelphia-76ers-1997-rookie-of-the-year-320x213.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/>A month after &#8220;cross&#8221; Michael Jordan, <strong>All Iverson<\/strong> Totally consolidated his future rookie title of the year. How ? By registering more than 200 points in five games.<\/p>\n<p>The rear of the Sixers started with 44 points in Chicago, then 40 against Atlanta, 44 points in Milwaukee, 50 points against Cleveland and finally 40 against Washington. A downside nevertheless: no victory for Philadelphia\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The 50-point point (17\/32 in the shoot, 5\/9 to 3-PTS) against the riders, on April 12, 1997, remains its record for the season and a rare performance for a rookie. Since 1970, only three players have achieved such a performance in their first year: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (51 points in 1970), Allen Iverson therefore and Brandon Jennings (55 points in 2009).<\/p>\n<h3>A breathtaking rookie season<\/h3>\n<p>That evening, &#8220;The Answer&#8221; became the second rookie in history to compile four matches in a 40-point row, behind Wilt Chamberlain, who went up to five games. He will join his illustrious elder a few days later, for an overall performance at 43.6 points on average to 50% success in the shoot over eight days.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of January 1960, &#8220;The Stilt&#8221; had displayed 46 points and 31 rebounds on five matches before winning the rookie trophy of the year (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/awards\/roy.html\">name that bears his name<\/a>) and MVP of the regular season!<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rookie Allen Iverson Goes Off For 50 Pts vs Cavs | 1st 50 In NBA Career | VintageDawkins\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GFmQ4cc7vnc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" id=\"box-stats\">\n<tr class=\"column\">\n<th class=\"team_name\" style=\"text-align:left; padding-left:5px;\" colspan=\"4\">All Iverson<\/th>\n<th class=\"section\" colspan=\"3\" title=\"Tirs\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #ccc\">Percentage<\/th>\n<th class=\"section\" colspan=\"3\" title=\"Rebonds\">Rebound<\/th>\n<th title=\"\" colspan=\"6\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"section_title\">\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:left; padding-left:6px;\">Saison<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Team<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">MJ<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Min<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Shots<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">3pts<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">LF<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Off<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Def<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">To<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Pd<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Fte<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Int<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Bp<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Ct<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Pts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">1996-97<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>76<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">40<\/td>\n<td title=\"624\/1504\">41.6<\/td>\n<td title=\"155\/455\">34.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"382\/544\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">70.2<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.1<\/td>\n<td>7.5<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">23.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">1997-98<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>80<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">39<\/td>\n<td title=\"648\/1407\">46.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"70\/235\">29.8<\/td>\n<td title=\"390\/535\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">72.9<\/td>\n<td>1.1<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.7<\/td>\n<td>6.2<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">22.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">1998-99<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">42<\/td>\n<td title=\"434\/1056\">41.2<\/td>\n<td title=\"58\/199\">29.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"356\/474\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">75.1<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.9<\/td>\n<td>4.7<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">1999-00 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>70<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">41<\/td>\n<td title=\"728\/1733\">42.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"88\/261\">34.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"441\/620\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">71.3<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>2.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.8<\/td>\n<td>4.7<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">28.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2000-01 <span style=\"font-size:1.2em; float: right\">\u2605<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>71<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">42<\/td>\n<td title=\"761\/1813\">42.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"97\/306\">32.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"585\/719\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">81.4<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>3.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.9<\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>2.1<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">31.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2001-02 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">44<\/td>\n<td title=\"664\/1669\">39.8<\/td>\n<td title=\"78\/268\">29.1<\/td>\n<td title=\"475\/585\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">81.2<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>3.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.5<\/td>\n<td>5.5<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>2.8<\/td>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">31.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2002-03 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">43<\/td>\n<td title=\"803\/1940\">41.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"83\/303\">27.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"569\/736\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">77.4<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>3.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.2<\/td>\n<td>5.5<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>2.7<\/td>\n<td>3.5<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">27.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2003-04 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">43<\/td>\n<td title=\"434\/1125\">38.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"57\/199\">28.6<\/td>\n<td title=\"338\/455\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">74.5<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.7<\/td>\n<td>6.8<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2004-05 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">42<\/td>\n<td title=\"771\/1817\">42.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"104\/338\">30.8<\/td>\n<td title=\"656\/786\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">83.5<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">4.0<\/td>\n<td>8.0<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td>4.6<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">30.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2005-06 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">43<\/td>\n<td title=\"815\/1822\">44.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"72\/223\">32.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"675\/828\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">81.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.2<\/td>\n<td>7.4<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>3.4<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">33.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2006-07 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">All Teams<\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">43<\/td>\n<td title=\"581\/1313\">44.2<\/td>\n<td title=\"61\/196\">31.5<\/td>\n<td title=\"484\/609\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">79.5<\/td>\n<td>0.4<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.0<\/td>\n<td>7.2<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2006-07 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">IT<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">42<\/td>\n<td title=\"430\/947\">45.4<\/td>\n<td title=\"50\/144\">34.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"331\/436\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">75.9<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>2.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.0<\/td>\n<td>7.2<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>1.8<\/td>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">24.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2006-07 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">43<\/td>\n<td title=\"151\/366\">41.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"12\/52\">22.6<\/td>\n<td title=\"154\/174\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">88.5<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">2.7<\/td>\n<td>7.3<\/td>\n<td>1.4<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<td>4.4<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">31.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2007-08 <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">IT<\/td>\n<td>82<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">42<\/td>\n<td title=\"711\/1556\">45.8<\/td>\n<td title=\"95\/274\">34.5<\/td>\n<td title=\"645\/797\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">80.9<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.0<\/td>\n<td>7.2<\/td>\n<td>1.3<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>3.0<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2008-09 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">All Teams<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">37<\/td>\n<td title=\"348\/833\">41.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"27\/99\">28.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"270\/347\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">78.1<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.0<\/td>\n<td>5.0<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">17.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2008-09 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">THE<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">37<\/td>\n<td title=\"329\/793\">41.6<\/td>\n<td title=\"25\/91\">28.6<\/td>\n<td title=\"253\/321\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">78.6<\/td>\n<td>0.5<\/td>\n<td>2.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.1<\/td>\n<td>4.9<\/td>\n<td>1.5<\/td>\n<td>1.6<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">17.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2008-09 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">IT<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">41<\/td>\n<td title=\"18\/39\">45.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"2\/8\">25.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"18\/24\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">72.0<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">2.7<\/td>\n<td>6.7<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td>3.3<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">18.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2009-10 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">All Teams<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">31<\/td>\n<td title=\"136\/316\">43.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"8\/24\">36.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"103\/131\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">79.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">2.8<\/td>\n<td>4.0<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">13.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">2009-10 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">PHL<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">32<\/td>\n<td title=\"121\/290\">41.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"8\/24\">33.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"98\/119\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">82.4<\/td>\n<td>0.6<\/td>\n<td>2.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.0<\/td>\n<td>4.1<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>0.7<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>0.1<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">13.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_2\">\n<td class=\"title\">2009-10 * <\/td>\n<td class=\"title\">MEM<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">22<\/td>\n<td title=\"15\/26\">57.7<\/td>\n<td title=\"0\/0\">100.0<\/td>\n<td title=\"6\/12\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">50.0<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>1.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">1.3<\/td>\n<td>3.7<\/td>\n<td>1.7<\/td>\n<td>0.3<\/td>\n<td>2.3<\/td>\n<td>0.0<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">12.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"line_1\">\n<td class=\"title\">Total<\/td>\n<td class=\"title\"> <\/td>\n<td>914<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">41<\/td>\n<td title=\"8463\/19906\">42.5<\/td>\n<td title=\"1060\/3381\">31.3<\/td>\n<td title=\"6370\/8171\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">78.0<\/td>\n<td>0.8<\/td>\n<td>2.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">3.7<\/td>\n<td>6.2<\/td>\n<td>1.9<\/td>\n<td>2.2<\/td>\n<td>3.6<\/td>\n<td>0.2<\/td>\n<td class=\"sort-by\" style=\"border-right:1px solid #DDD\">26.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;line-height: 20px;color: #666;\"><strong>How to read the stats?<\/strong> MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots \/ tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point \/ 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws \/ tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = 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