Tony Delk

Tony Lorenzo Delk ( born January 28, 1974 in Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee ) is a former American professional basketball player. Delk is 1,88 m tall and played on both the position of the point guard as well as the shooting guard and is considered one of the best NBA players who have previously played in Europe.

Playing career

He began his career Tony Delk at the University of Kentucky, where he played for the Wildcats. The Wildcats made ​​, said in high school " Mr. Basketball " Player, quickly attracted attention and gained a number of awards. So Delk was chosen, among other things by the coaches in the " All- SEC 2nd Team" and of the press in the " All- SEC 3rd Team". During the 1994-1995 season Delk finally managed in the elections the leap into the " All- SEC 1st" team and was awarded the title " NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player".

1996 Tony Delk was in the NBA Drafts selected ranked 16th by the Charlotte Hornets, where he finally stood up to the 7 November 1997 contract when he moved to the Golden State Warriors along with Muggsy Bogues in exchange for BJ Armstrong. His NBA debut Delk on November 3, 1996 a game against the New York Knicks in which he scored 14 points. With the Warriors he stayed for two seasons before joining the Sacramento Kings. After just one season, he signed a contract with the Phoenix Suns. When the Suns managed Delk on 2 January 2001 his previous personal best for points scored. In a game against his former team Sacramento Kings, which was decided in extra time, he scored 53 points and had 20 of 27 matches basket from the field. Also in this game, he scored his personal best of 13 assists. After his stay with the Suns Delk moved to the Boston Celtics where he remained for two years. He subsequently worked for the Dallas Mavericks, Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons Tony Delk joined for the first time in abroad and signed a one-year contract, with an option for a further year, the Greek giants Panathinaikos, where he won the only title of his career in 2007.

Throughout his NBA career, Tony Delk came to an average of 9.1 points and 21.5 minutes per game use.

Coaching career

After his playing time players took Delk 2009 the assistant coaching position at NCAA Kentucky Wildcats team. Since 2011 he has been an assistant coach with the New Mexico State Aggies.

Title

  • Greek champions: 2007
  • Greek Cup winner: 2007
  • ULEB Euro League: 2007

Awards

  • All- SEC 1st Team: 1995, 1996
  • All- SEC 2nd Team: 1994
  • NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1996
Tipton County (Tennessee) National Collegiate Athletic Association B. J. Armstrong National Basketball Association Greece Greek Basketball Cup Euroleague Basketball 2006–07 Euroleague
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