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  • Acie Law
  • #4
  • Guard
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2008 Playoffs Statistics

PPG
3.0
RPG
0.30
APG
1.1
EFF
+ 3.14
Born: Jan 25, 1985
Height: 6-3 /  1,91
Weight: 195  lbs. / 88,5  kg.
College: Texas A&M
Years Pro: 1

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Background

HOW ACIE BECAME A HAWK: Selected as the 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft.

2007 SUMMER LEAGUE: Named to the Rocky Mountain Revue All-Tournament Team after putting up 13.6 ppg, 6.0 apg and 2.4 rpg in 27.8 mpg (.440 FG%, .821 FT%) • Started all five contests he played in • Led the Revue in apg, and ranked 10th in FT%.

COLLEGIATE CAREER:
Law played 122 games (106 starts) for Texas A&M, and averaged 13.7 points and 4.5 assists (.466 FG%, .357 3FG%, .760 FT%) • He won the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the nation’s top point guard by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame • Nicknamed “Captain Clutch” for his ability to take over the game late in contests, one of Law’s gutsy wins came at Kansas’ Allen Fieldhouse when he led the Aggies to a stunning 69-66 upset (2/3/07) • Finished his career as the school’s third all-time leading scorer with 1,669 points, third in assists (545) and sixth in steals (156) • Texas A&M reached the NCAA Tournament in his final two seasons • (2006-07) Texas A&M opened the season with high expectations – a #6 ranking – the highest the school had ever achieved, and Law helped the Aggies to a 16-2 start • He led the team in scoring (18.1 ppg, 5th in the Big 12) and assists (5.0 apg, third) • Law also ranked among conference leaders in FG% (.500) • Playing all 50 minutes in a double-OT 98-96 loss against Texas (2/28/07), he racked up a season-high 33 points and dished out five assists • His three-pointer at the end of regulation tied the game, and he came back with another three with 26 seconds left in the first OT to again tie the game before the Longhorns prevailed • Law posted 20 or more points 18 times • A finalist for the Naismith and Wooden Awards, he earned consensus first team All-America honors • Law was also named first team All-Big 12 for the second straight season • As a junior (2005-06), became one of four players in A&M history to reach 1,000 career points, 300 assists and 100 steals, Law led the Aggies with 16.1 points overall and 17.3 in Big 12 play, with 3.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists (.448 FG%, .764 FT%) • He helped Texas A&M to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1987 on the strength of ranking among the conference’s Top 10 in scoring, assists, steals and FG percentage • Capped off a career-high night with team records of 35 points and seven steals against Oklahoma State • Under new coach Billy Gillispie and Law’s inspired play as a sophomore (2004-05), the team improved from 7-21 to 21-10, earning a trip to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) • He started in 30 games and tallied 12.0 ppg and 4.9 apg (.493 FG%, .384 3FG%, .716 FT%), and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 • Law scored in double figures in 20 games • He played in all 27 games as a freshman (2003-04) and started in 12 of them • Law averaged 7.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
 


Personal

  • Acie Law IV was born January 25, 1985 in Dallas, TX
  • His parents are Dolores and Acie Law III
  • He has one brother and two sisters
  • Law graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in agricultural leadership
  • His former teammate, Antoine Wright, averaged 4.5 ppg with New Jersey last season
  • His cousin Dwight Thorne played in 27 games at University of Colorado last year (2.1 ppg)
  • Former Chicago Cubs great and Hall of Famer Ernie Banks is his great uncle
  • His uncle, Bobby Johnson, played three years for the Texas Rangers (1981-83)
  • Considers his mother the person he admires the most
  • He says he would have liked to have met the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Like his new teammate Al Horford, Law says if he could be anyone for a day it would be the President
  • Boston’s Ray Allen is his favorite NBA player
  • Values a signature from Hall of Famer Magic Johnson as his most important possession
  • Likes R&B and rap music, and lists Lil Wayne as his favorite artist
  • “Scarface,” “New Jack City” and “He Got Game” are his favorite movies
  • Says graduating from college is his greatest personal achievement
  • His biggest disappointment – losing the Texas state championship on a half-court shot his junior campaign
  • A first team Class 5A All-State performer as a senior at Kimball High (despite missing the first part of the season with a broken wrist), Law averaged 16.6 ppg and 6.5 apg in his final year
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society in high school
  • “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” is his favorite TV show
  • As you might expect, his hometown NFL Cowboys are his favorite sports team
  • Loves pizza and hot wings
  • He wears size 14 basketball shoes.