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Each State’s All-Time NBA Starting Five

By Ben Gibson

Jan 26, 2014; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels mascot waves a flag before the game at Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2014; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels mascot waves a flag before the game at Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 12, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; TV commentator Calvin Murphy looks on before the Los Angeles Clippers played the Houston Rockets in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Rockets won 124 to 103. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
May 12, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; TV commentator Calvin Murphy looks on before the Los Angeles Clippers played the Houston Rockets in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Rockets won 124 to 103. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

Connecticut

Calvin Murphy, Michael Adams, Charles Smith, Rick Mahon, Marcus Camby

Total of 2 All-Star appearances, 1 NBA/ABA championships

Calvin Murphy is the shortest member of the Hall of Fame at 5’9″ and made one All-Star Game during his time with the Houston Rockets. His defense and quickness allowed him to carve out a distinguished career where he also held the record for most consecutive free throws made, a mark that has now been eclipsed.

He averaged 17.9 points a game while shooting 48.2 percent from the field in his career.

Michael Adams had the group’s other All-Star appearance with his selection in 1992 as he averaged 18.1 points and 7.6 assists a game, while in his career he averaged 14.7 points and 6.4 assists. Like Murphy, he also stood below six feet at 5’10”, but made the best of the abilities to carve out his niche in the NBA.

Charles Smith averaged 14.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per a game, but sadly his most notable NBA moment might be this:

Rick Mahorn, one part of the “Thump N’ Bump” duo with Charles Barkley, won a championship earlier in his career with the Bad Boys Detroit Pistons. He earned a NBA All-Defensive Second Team spot in 1990 and in his career averaged 6.9 points and 6.2 rebounds a game.

Marcus Camby averaged more rebounds per a game (9.8) than points (9.5) in his career and while he never was an All-Star, he made four NBA All-Defensive teams. Camby led the league in blocks four times in his career as well as having led the NBA in total rebounding percentage four times as well. He won the league’s Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2006-07.

Shout out to Mike Gminski and his awesome facial hair as an honorable mention.

Grade: C-

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