Charlie Villanueva
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{{Infobox NBA Player
| name = Charlie Villanueva
| image =
| caption =
| position = [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| number = 31
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 240
| league = [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| team = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|8|24}}
| birth_place = [[Queens]], [[New York]]
| college = [[University of Connecticut|UConn]]
| high school = [[Blair Academy]]
| draft = 7th overall
| draft_year = 2005
| draft_team = [[Toronto Raptors]]
| career_start = 2005
| former_teams = Toronto Raptors (2005–2006)
| awards =
}}
'''Charlie Alexander Villanueva''' (born [[August 24]] [[1984]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. The 6'11" [[Basketball position|forward]] was drafted 7th overall by the [[Toronto Raptors]] in the [[2005 NBA Draft]].
Villanueva is the son of [[Dominican Republic|Dominican]] immigrants Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejía. He was born in [[Queens]], [[New York]], and raised in [[Elmhurst, Queens]],<ref name=naaf>[http://www.naaf.org/Charlie/Charlie-Bio.asp Charlie Villanueva Biography], National Alopecia Areata Foundation website</ref> before moving to [[New Jersey]] and now resides in [[Queens]], New York.
==High school==
He attended Newtown high school and then [[Blair Academy]], with current [[Chicago Bulls]] player [[Luol Deng]], where he earned [[All-America]]n honors as a senior as well as New Jersey Co-player of the Year.<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/villach01.html Charlie Villanueva], Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed [[November 10]], [[2007]].</ref> He originally entered the [[2003 NBA Draft]] but decided to withdraw and attend college at the [[University of Connecticut]] (UConn).
==College career==
Villanueva originally gave a verbal commitment to play for [[The University of Illinois]], but after [[Bill Self]] left the Illini for the [[University of Kansas]], Charlie withdrew his commitment, and considered following Self to the Jayhawks, but instead opted to play for NCAA Hoops powerhouse [[University of Connecticut|UConn]].<ref>http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/jun/20/villanueva_snubs_draft/</ref>
In his first year at UConn, Villanueva was named to the [[Big East Conference|Big East]] All-Rookie Second Team and was a key reserve on the [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2004 NCAA National Champion]] [[University of Connecticut|Connecticut Huskies]] team. As a sophomore, Villanueva was named second-team All-[[Big East Conference|Big East]] after averaging 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
In the Summer of 2004, Villanueva was a member of the gold medal-winning United States 21 and under team at the World Championships.
==NBA career==
The [[Toronto Raptors]] were widely criticized for selecting Villanueva seventh overall in the [[2005 NBA Draft]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Raptors trade Charlie Villanueva to Bucks for T.J. Ford and cash|date=[[June 1]], [[2006]]|publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]|url=http://www.cbc.ca/cp/nba/060701/v070102.html}}</ref>, but he responded with a solid rookie campaign, ranking second among rookies with 13.0 ppg and 6.4 rpg. He was second in the voting for the 2005-06 [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Awards|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com|url=http://basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_2006.html}}</ref> and was selected to the 2005-06 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team.
On [[March 26]], [[2006]], Villanueva set a career high and Raptors rookie record for points in a game with 48 in a 116-125 loss to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]]. His point total was the most by a rookie since [[Allen Iverson]] scored 50 in [[1996-97 NBA season|1997]].
Villanueva was traded to the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] for [[point guard]] [[T. J. Ford]] and cash considerations on [[June 30]], 2006.
As of the 2007 off-season, Villanueva has career averages of 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
==Personal==
Villanueva suffers from [[alopecia areata]], an autoimmune skin disease. This results in hair loss on the [[scalp]] and/or elsewhere on the body, but the disease is not otherwise life-threatening or harmful. Villanueva has become a spokesman for the NAAF (National Alopecia Areata Foundation) to help others growing up with the same condition.<ref name=naaf/> In March 2006, the NBA recognized his efforts by giving him the league's Community Assist Award for the month of February.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_CV31_commAssist_060313.html RAPTORS: Villanueva Receives NBA Community Assist Award for February<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Villanueva is fluent in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], as it is the language he speaks with his family.
==Honors==
*2003 – New Jersey State High School Co-Player of the Year, shared with [[Luol Deng]]
*2003 – New Jersey High School All-State Team Honor Selection
*2003 – McDonald's High School All-American
*2004 – Big East Conference All-Rookie Team
*2004 – NCAA National Championship, UConn Huskies
*2004 – USA Junior World Basketball Team Gold Medalist
*2005 – Big East All-Conference Second Team
*2005 – NBA Draft Lottery Seventh Pick
*2005 – Toronto Raptors Community MVP Award
*2005 – Named NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for December
*2006 – Selected to compete in the 2006 T-Mobile NBA All-Star [[Rookie Challenge]] in Houston
*2006 – NBA Cares Community Assist Award for the month of February
*2006 – Toronto Raptors Franchise Rookie Record: Single-Game 48 Points
*2006 – Toronto Raptors Franchise Rookie Record: Single-Game 18 Rebounds
*2006 – NBA Rookie of the Year Runner Up, behind Chris Paul
*2006 – NBA All-Rookie First Team Honors
*2007 – Selected to compete in the 2007 T-Mobile [[Rookie Challenge]] in Las Vegas
==Trivia==
*His idol growing up was [[Reggie Miller]]. His regular number is #3, but he wears #31 as a tribute to Miller, who retired after the [[2004-05 NBA season|2004-05 season]].<ref name=naaf/>
== NBA career statistics ==
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
==== Regular season ====
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[2005–06 NBA season|2005–06]]
| align="left" | [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto]]
| '''81''' || '''36''' || '''29.1''' || .463 || .327 || .706 || '''6.4''' || '''1.1''' || '''.7''' || '''.8''' || '''13.0'''
|-
| align="left" | [[2006–07 NBA season|2006–07]]
| align="left" | [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]]
| 39 || 17 || 25.2 || '''.470''' || '''.337''' || '''.820''' || 5.8 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 11.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2007–08 NBA season|2007–08]]
| align="left" | [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]]
| 76 || 31 || 24.1 || .435 || .297 || .783 || 6.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .5 || 11.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 196 || 84 || 26.4 || .453 || .318 || .761 || 6.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .5 || 12.3
{{end box}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{NBA-profile}}
*{{basketball-reference}}
*[http://www.cv31.com Villanueva's official website]
*[http://www.myspace.com/cv31 Villanueva's official Myspace page]
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3933 ESPN profile]
*[http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/players/3933 Yahoo! profile]
*[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/players/3933/ SI.com profile]
*[http://www.charlievillanueva.org/ The Charlie Villanueva Foundation] - still under construction
*[http://www.naaf.org/default2.asp National Alopecia Areata Foundation, spokesperson]
*[http://boss.streamos.com/real/nba/teams/raptors/charlie_newsworld_06.smi Charlie Inspires] (video download of Villanueva inspiring other sufferers of alopecia areata)
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