David West
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David Moorer West (born August 29, 1980, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA's New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. West is considered one of the game's most promising young power forwards, and his playing style is often compared to Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett.
He went to high school at Garner High School in Garner, North Carolina and at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia and won 1st Team All-State honors in North Carolina. After a four-year career at Xavier University, he was named National Player of the Year in 2003, winning both the Adolph Rupp Trophy and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. He also was voted onto the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team in 2000, named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press, Atlantic 10 player of the year (by coaches in 2001, 2002, 2003) West was the 18th overall selection of the 2003 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets. Quiet in the first 2 years of his career, David West emerged as a potential all-star averaging 17.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and .512 FG% in the 2005-06 NBA season. Even then he didn't get the props he arguably deserves. He recently signed on with the Nike brand after a deal previously with And1. He is most notable for wearing Nike Shox.
West came in second in voting for the NBA Most Improved Player Award for the 2005-06 season, behind Boris Diaw of the Phoenix Suns.
