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Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Toronto Raptors.
Garnering an array of basketball accolades since his high school days, the power forward (power forward (basketball)) left college at Georgia Tech after one season to enter the 2003 NBA Draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Raptors in a very competitive draft class. Since his NBA career began Bosh has emerged as one of the most established young stars in the league. In the process, he has become a five-time NBA All-Star (List of NBA All-Stars), been named to the All-NBA team, appeared for the US national team (United States national basketball team) (with whom he won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics), and taken over former fan-favorite Vince Carter as the face and leader of the Raptors franchise (Professional sports league organization). In the 2006-07 season (2006-07 NBA season), Bosh led the Raptors to their first NBA Playoffs berth in five years, and their first ever division (Atlantic Division (NBA)) title. He is Torontos all-time leader in points (point (basketball)), rebounds (rebound (basketball)), blocks (block (basketball)), double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played.
Owing to his initials and jersey number, Bosh is nicknamed "CB4", a name first coined by former Toronto Raptors play-by-play commentator Chuck Swirsky. Off the court, Bosh is noted for his philanthropy and active community service. In recognition of his own childhood experience, Bosh set up the Chris Bosh Foundation (Foundation (charity)) to help promote sports and education amongst youths in Dallas and Toronto, and regularly speaks to youths about the benefits of reading.
Position: Power forward (Power forward (basketball))
Height: 6ft 10in
Weight Lb: 230
Weight Footnote: ref labelNote1aa
Number on List: 4
Nationality: American
Date of birth: 1984-03-24
Birth Location: Dallas, Texas, Dallas, Texas
Draft Round: 1
Draft Pick: 4
Career Start: 2003
High School: Lincoln High School (Lincoln High School (Dallas)),,Dallas