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    Ralph Lee Sampson Jr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American former professional basketball player. He is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall...
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  • Ralph Allan (or Allen) Sampson FRS FRSE LLD (25 June 1866 – 7 November 1939) was a British astronomer. Sampson was born in Schull, County Cork in Ireland...
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  • Ralph Sampson and the younger brother of Ralph Sampson III. Barr, Josh (February 12, 2010). "Ralph Sampson's son is a standout high school player, but...
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  • Ralph Sampson (born 1960) is an American former professional basketball player who is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ralph...
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    Ralph Lee Sampson III (born January 5, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden...
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  • successful period in franchise history. Paired with 7-foot-4-inch (2.24 m) Ralph Sampson, they formed one of the tallest front courts in the NBA. Nicknamed the...
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  • gone on to NBA success, with Ralph Sampson and Malcolm Brogdon being named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1984 and 2017. Sampson was later inducted into the...
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  • Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) Yao Ming. Yao, Ralph Sampson and Arvydas Sabonis are the only players 7 feet 3 inches or taller selected...
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    of the series, when 7'4" Ralph Sampson ignited a brawl with Jerry Sichting, a player 15 inches (380 mm) shorter than Sampson, leading to his[clarification...
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    Barkley, and John Stockton. He combined with the 7-foot-4-inch (224 cm) Ralph Sampson to form a duo dubbed the "Twin Towers". The two led the Rockets to the...
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  • won the award unanimously (by capturing all of the first-place votes)—Ralph Sampson, David Robinson, Blake Griffin, Damian Lillard, Karl-Anthony Towns,...
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  • first round remained best-of-five until going to best-of-seven in 2003. Ralph Sampson became the first rookie to win the Rookie of the Month Award in every...
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    Sampson is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located near the central part of the Mare Imbrium. It was named after British astronomer Ralph Allan...
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    replacement for Memorial Gym; it was demolished on May 25, 2019, with Ralph Sampson leading the demolition. Like many arenas built at the time, the arena...
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  • league's 23 teams. The first overall pick of this draft was 7’4” center Ralph Sampson, predicted as an NBA superstar since high school. The three-time College...
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    fellow Hall of Famers including Isiah Thomas, Dominique Wilkins, and Ralph Sampson. After graduating from high school, Worthy attended the University of...
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    "James Worthy Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2008. "Ralph Sampson Stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved June 20, 2008. "Hakeem Olajuwon...
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  • players have won the award three times: David Thompson of NC State and Ralph Sampson of Virginia. Hemric, Len Chappell, Larry Miller, John Roche, Len Bias...
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  • Nuggets' Alex English and the Houston Rockets' Akeem Olajuwon. Houston's Ralph Sampson was selected but unable to play due to injury. The coach of the Eastern...
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    year in a row. He was the first to win the award back to back since Ralph Sampson in 1982 and 1983. Edey repeated as Big Ten men's athlete of the year...
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  • Virginia team that included three-time national player of the year Ralph Sampson was called college basketball's "biggest upset" of all time by multiple...
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  • University were the first winners, respectively. Bill Walton of UCLA, Ralph Sampson of the University of Virginia, and Zach Edey of Purdue have been the...
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    points, 10 blocks and nine rebounds in a 52–50 win over Duke. He joined Ralph Sampson as the only players in program history with at least 10 blocks in a...
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    Source: Ralph Sampson, Adolph Rupp Trophy Ralph Sampson, AP Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, Naismith College Player of the Year Ralph Sampson, USBWA...
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  • two teams, with the Celtics winning two of the first three meetings. Ralph Sampson hits the famous off-balanced series winner at the buzzer; Hakeem Olajuwon...
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  • Sampson is the cousin of the 1983 NBA draft's number one overall pick Ralph Sampson. He attended the University of California, Berkeley where he played...
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    received the honor over Harrisonburg, Virginia's Ralph Sampson, another highly recruited center. Sampson and Bowie played in the annual Capital Classic...
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  • N N N Danny Ainge BYU Senior N N N N Y Y Ralph Sampson Virginia Sophomore N Y Y Y N N 1981–82 Ralph Sampson (2) Virginia Junior Y Y Y Y Y Y 1982–83† Michael...
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    John Hollinger of The Athletic described his game as a combination of Ralph Sampson, Porziņģis and Dirk Nowitzki. Wembanyama models parts of his game after...
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    as home court for Chaminade University in a Christmas Eve upset of a Ralph Sampson-led number one ranked University of Virginia, 77–72. In November 2006...
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