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Michael Finley

  • Class
  • Induction
    1993-95
  • Honors
    Men's Basketball (1993), Men's Basketball (1994), Men's Basketball (1995)
  • University of Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer with 2,147 points; left UW as the 12th leading scorer in Big Ten history
  • Three-time Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American
  • 1993 and 1995 First-team All-Big Ten; second team All-Big Ten in 1994, and honorable mention in 1992
  • Only player in UW history to score 500 points in three different seasons
  • Only player in UW history to average better than 20 points per game in three different years.
  • UW's career leader in points, field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, and three-point field goal attempts.
  • 1993 Named USA Basketball's Male Athlete of the Year
  • First-round draft choice (21st overall) of the NBA's Phoenix Suns in 1995
  • 1995-96 Named to NBA All-Rookie first team
  • 2002 Member of Team USA at the World Championships
  • 2000, 2001 selected to NBA All-Star teams
  • Has scored over 5000 points and 1000 assists to date
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