Marvin Nathaniel Webster was an American professional basketball player.
12 Facts About Marvin Webster
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Marvin Webster played one season in the American Basketball Association and nine in the National Basketball Association with the Denver Nuggets, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knickerbockers and Milwaukee Bucks.
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Marvin Webster's nickname was The Human Eraser because of his impressive shot blocking talent.
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Marvin Webster averaged 21 points and 22.4 rebounds and was named Division II player of the year.
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Marvin Webster still holds eight career school records: 1,990 points, 2,267 rebounds, 19.5 rebounds per game, 785 field goals made, 424 free throws made, 644 free throws attempted, 722 blocks and 110 games started.
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Marvin Webster was named to the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball 50th Anniversary All-Elite Eight Team in 2006.
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Marvin Webster was selected in the first round of both the NBA and ABA Drafts in 1975.
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Marvin Webster raised his performance in the SuperSonics' 22-game playoff run that year, averaging 16.1 points, 13.1 rebounds, and more than 2.6 blocks per game.
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Marvin Webster still holds the SuperSonics' record for rebounds in one half with 21.
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Marvin Webster was found dead in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel room on April 4,2009.
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Later in his life, Marvin Webster lived in Metuchen, New Jersey.
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Marvin Webster is one of five 1970s Seattle SuperSonics players whose names are featured on characters in "The Exterminator," the third episode of Season 1 of iZombie.