- Born
- Birth nameSteve De'Shawn Francis
- Nicknames
- Wink
- Stevie Franchise
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Steve Francis was born on February 21, 1977 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor, known for Like Mike (2002), The Year of the Yao (2004) and Basketball County: In the Water (2020). He was previously married to Shelby.
- SpouseShelby(September 9, 2006 - December 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- Francis won the NBA Rookie of the Year honors in 2000 as a Houston Rocket, but had to share the award with co-winner Elton Brand of the Chicago Bulls.
- Has two older brothers, Jeff Jr. and Terry, and a younger sister, Tiffany
- Attends summer school at the University of Maryland during the off season
- Plays point guard for the Houston Rockets.
- Was the 2nd overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies, but never played a single game for them. Francis quickly demanded a trade because he did not want to play in Vancouver because it was too far away from his family in Maryland and too cold. In an 11-player deal, which was at the time the largest trade in NBA history, Francis was traded to the Houston Rockets.
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