Marcus Camby bio: wiki, age, height, weight, married, wife, net worth, career, early life, facts.
Marcus Camby is a former professional basketball player from the United States who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a member of the Denver Nuggets, he was voted Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. He is also a four-time NBA All-Defensive Team member and ranks 12th all-time in NBA career blocks.
Marcus Camby: Profile summary
Original name | Marcus Dion Camby |
Celebrated Name | Marcus Camby |
Male/Female | Male |
Profession(s) | Former professional basketball player |
Citizenship | American |
Born In | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
Birthday | 22-Mar-74 |
Age as in 2022 | 48 years old |
Height | 2.11 m |
Height(s) Feet | 6 feet and 11 inches |
Heights in cm | 211 cm |
Weight | 107 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 235 pounds |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Eva Camby |
Children | Yes (Milan Camby, Maya Camby) |
Net Worth | $60 million |
Marcus Camby: Early Life & Biography
Marcus Dion Camby was born on March 22, 1974, in Hartford, Connecticut. He was interested in field sports since childhood, especially basketball. Camby went to Conard High School in West Hartford, where he was a part of the school’s basketball team.
Later, he attended Hartford Public High School to complete his high school education. In his senior season, Camby averaged 27 points and was named Gatorade’s Connecticut Player of the Year.
Marcus Camby: Personal Life
Marcus Camby is married to his wife, Eva Camby. Together, they are the parents of two children, Milan and Maya Camby. He has been able to keep his personal life away from the limelight and lives happily with his family in Connecticut.
He is also very active on various social media platforms, including Twitter, where he has more than 100k followers.
Marcus Camby: Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 22 March 1974, Marcus Camby is 46 years old as of today’s date 24th January 2021. His height is 2.11 m tall, and his weight is 107 kg.
Marcus Camby: Career
Camby played three seasons in the NCAA for the UMass Minutemen. In the 1994-95 season, he made Minutemen reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and was named the Atlantic 10’s Freshmen of the Year.
In the 1995-96 season, he led UMass to the 1996 NCAA Final Four and was also ranked number one. In this season, he won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award and the John R. Wooden Award.
In 1997, Camby was caught accepting $28,000 from two sports agents, and because of this, UMass’s visit from the final four was vacant, and also, the school was to pay the penalty of $151,617 in revenue for the 1996 NCAA tournament. Later on, Camby reimbursed the amount to the school.
In 1998, he was bartered to the New York Knicks in a deal for Charles Oakley. He got a chance to play when the veteran All-star centre Patrick Ewing got injured. He led the winning game against the Indiana Pacers and entered the NBA Finals. In the finals, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Knicks and won the 1999 Championship.
In 2002, Camby was traded to the Denver Nuggets in the exchange for Antonio McDyess. He played for the Nuggets till 2008. In the 2003-04 season, he led the Nuggets into the playoffs but was defeated.
On July 15, 2008, Camby was again traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2010 NBA draft, but this time he was not happy. The Clippers traded him in 2010 to the Portland Trail Blazers for two players and $1.5 million in cash. Taking the legacy forward, he was traded to the Houston Rockets in 2012 and again back to the New York Knicks in 2012.
Marcus Camby: Awards & Achievements
Marcus Camby has won several awards and accolades in his illustrious career. In 2006-07 he was given the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. In the same year, he was included in the NBA All-Defensive First Team.
Camby is the recipient of John R. Wooden Award (1995–96), Naismith College Player of the Year Award (1995–96), Oscar Robertson Trophy (1995–96), The Sporting News College Player of the Year, UPI First-Team All-American (1995–96), NCAA East Regional Most Outstanding Player (1995–96), and many more.
He has also been included in several renowned teams like All-Atlantic 10 First Team (1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96), Atlantic 10 Freshman of the Year (1993–94), and New Haven Register All-State Team (1992–1993), and others.
Marcus Camby: Net Worth
Marcus Camby has an estimated net worth of more than $60 million. He has made this massive fortune through his successful career as a professional basketball player.