Franchise snapshot: Orlando Magic - Brief Article

Basketball Digest, March, 2003

* Coach Glenn "Doc" Rivers got his nickname from then-Marquette coach Rick Majerus after Rivers word a Julius Erving T-shirt to a summer basketball camp. Dr, J is now the Magic's senior vice president

* Rivers is the nephew of former NBA player Jim Brewer and the cousin of former NBA player Byron Irvin and major league baseball player Ken Singleton.

* In the past 12 years, Darrell Armstrong has played professionally for the minor-league Raleigh Bullfrogs, Fayetteville Flyers, Atlanta Eagles, Rapid City Thrillers, Albany Patroons, and South Georgia Blues; internationally in Greece and Spain, and in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks and Magic. During breaks in his pro career; Armstrong has worked shifts at retail stores the Finish Line and Dixie Yarn Mill

* Steven Hunter played at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill.--the same alma mater as Rivers.

* Olumide Oyedeji, whose name translates to "a warrior has come," is the son of a Nigerian warrior.

* Current Phoenix Suns coach Frank Johnson was Orlando's last pick in the 1990 NBA expansion draft; former Suns coach Scott Skiles was No. 6.

* The team mascot is Stuff, the Magic Dragon (cough).

* Michael Jordan holds the all-time single-game scoring mark vs. the Magic with 64 points on January 16, 1993; the top game scoring mark for Orlando is Shaquille O'Neal's 53 points vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 20, 1994.

* Tracy McGrady got his "Big Sleep" nickname from former teammate Bo Outlaw, in reference to his ability to fall asleep anywhere and anytime.

* Skiles' 30 assists vs. the Denver Nuggets on December 30, 1990 still stands as the NBA's all-time single-game mark.

* In 1993, despite having just one of 66 ping-pong balls in the draft lottery, the Magic received the overall No. 1 pick--their second straight No. 1 overall pick.

* Orlando's first-ever draft pick, Nick Anderson, is the team's all-time career leader in games, minutes, points, steals, and fouls.

* Orlando set an NBA record for lowest-scoring in a second half with 19 points vs. the Miami Heat on March 26, 2000.

* Orlando's best success has come vs. the Memphis Grizzlies (11-1 all-time); the team the Magic least likes to play is the Los Angeles Lakers, who are 21-6 against them.