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.
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