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}} Christopher Wesson "Chris" Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A high school "Mr. Basketball" in Texas, Bosh left college at Georgia Tech after one season with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team to enter the 2003 NBA draft. He was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors in a very competitive draft class that included multiple future NBA superstars such as LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony. While at Toronto, Bosh emerged as one of the young stars in the league; he became a five-time NBA All-Star, was named to the All-NBA second team once, appeared for the US national team (with whom he won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics), and supplanted former fan-favorite Vince Carter as the face and leader of the Raptors franchise. In the 2006–07 season, Bosh led the Raptors to their first NBA Playoffs berth in five years, and their first ever division title. He left Toronto for the Miami Heat in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played. Bosh won his first NBA title after Miami defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4–1 in the 2012 NBA Finals. He won his second title in 2013 as the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the 2013 NBA Finals. Bosh was nicknamed "CB4" by Toronto Raptors play-by-play commentator Chuck Swirsky, a combination of Bosh's initials and then jersey number.〔Gallay, Mike, ("The Birthday Bosh" ), nba.com/raptors, March 24, 2004, accessed April 30, 2008.〕 Seeking to promote sports and education amongst youths in Dallas and Toronto, Bosh set up the Chris Bosh Foundation and regularly speaks to youths about the benefits of reading. ==Early life== Born in Dallas, Texas, to Noel and Freida Bosh,〔(Chris Bosh Info Page – Bio ), nba.com, accessed August 3, 2007.〕 Chris Bosh grew up in Hutchins, Texas.〔Mawhinney, Janice, "Playing by the book; Raptors star uses money and charisma to make sure literacy is a winner with Toronto schoolkids", ''Toronto Star'', November 26, 2005.〕 A family-oriented person, Bosh often played basketball in the house with his younger brother, Joel.〔Colbourn, Glenn, "A new Bosh in Raps' town", ''Toronto Star'', January 13, 2004.〕 By four years of age, he began learning how to dribble a basketball in the gym where his dad played pick-up games.〔(About ), Official Website of Chris Bosh, accessed August 3, 2007. 〕 Although Bosh was always tall since youth and this allowed him to out-rebound others in basketball games,〔Aldridge, Andre, ("CHATTING WITH CB4" ), nba.com, January 2, 2007, accessed August 3, 2007.〕 he only started learning the game around fourth grade at a playground near his grandmother's house.〔 Apart from basketball, Bosh also played baseball up until high school, preferring to play as a first baseman.〔 Growing up, Bosh names his parents as the biggest influences on his personality and considered NBA superstar Kevin Garnett as his favorite athlete, modeling his play after him.〔 Academically, Bosh always did well in school〔(Chris Bosh Biography ), jockbio.com, accessed August 25, 2007.〕 but he began to garner significant attention from college recruiters when he led Lincoln High School in Dallas to the number one ranking in the country and the ''USA Today'' National Championship with a perfect 40–0 season.〔(Player Bio: Chris Bosh ), ramblinwreck.com, accessed April 29, 2007.〕 The teenager went on to lead Lincoln High to win the Class 4A state title before 16,990 fans as he racked up 23 points, 17 rebounds and nine blocks. Bosh was subsequently named High School Player of the Year by Basketball America, Powerade Player of the Year in Texas, a First-team all-American by ''Parade'', McDonald's and EA Sports, a Second-team all-American by ''USA Today'' and ''SLAM'' Magazine, a First-team all-state player, and "Mr. Basketball" in Texas by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.〔 With his combination of grades and basketball skills, Bosh was on a number of college recruiting lists. The University of Florida and the University of Memphis made serious attempts, but it was Paul Hewitt, coach of Georgia Tech, who made the best impression. Bosh felt Hewitt would look out for his best interests and respect his aspirations to play professional basketball; moreover, Georgia Tech's transition offense impressed the teenager.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chris Bosh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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