Shabazz Bozie Napier (born July 14, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 24th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2014 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Miami Heat. Napier played college basketball for the Connecticut Huskies, and won two national championships in 2011 and 2014. Napier was a key player for the Huskies\' 2010–11 NCAA championship team, as he made the Big East All Rookie team. Following his junior season, Napier was selected to the All-Big East first team.\n', '

In the 2013–14 season, Napier was unanimously selected for the All-AAC first team, and was named the inaugural American Athletic Conference Player of the Year. He was again one of UConn\'s key players when they won the NCAA tournament for a second time in four years in 2014 and was named as the tournament\'s most outstanding player.\n', '

Napier was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts to Carmen Velasquez, a native of Puerto Rico. He has an older sister Titania and an older brother Timmie. He grew up in Boston\'s Mission Hill projects, and took a liking to basketball during that period.\n', '

Return to Shabazz Napier Autograph Profile