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Anthony Davis, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association. He plays power forward and center. He played as a power forward for the University of Kentucky as a freshman before being selected first overall in the 2012 NBA draft by New Orleans. After college, he earned a gold medal playing men's basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Team USA. During his rookie season in the NBA, he was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team and the NBA Rising Stars Challenge. During his second season, he became an NBA All-Star for the first time.
He was a unanimous 2012 NCAA First team All-American and was the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season blocks leader. He established Southeastern Conference single-season blocked shots and NCAA Division I freshman blocked shots records. He was named the 2012 National Player of the Year by various organizations. He has also earned the national Freshman, Defensive Player and Big Man awards. He helped lead Kentucky to an undefeated 2011–12 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season and was the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player when Kentucky won the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
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