Anthony Tolliver
Tolliver with the Minnesota Timberwolves in March 2011
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| No. 43 – Sacramento Kings | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 1, 1985 Springfield, Missouri |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kickapoo (Springfield, Missouri) |
| College | Creighton (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Iowa Energy |
| 2008 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| 2008–2009 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2008 | →Austin Toros |
| 2009 | Iowa Energy |
| 2009 | Galatasaray Cafe Crown |
| 2009 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2009 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2010 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2010 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2010–2012 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2012–2013 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2013–2014 | Charlotte Bobcats |
| 2014 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2014–2016 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2016–present | Sacramento Kings |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Anthony Tolliver (born June 1, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Creighton University.
Tolliver committed to Creighton in the fall of 2002. He was one of four players from his Kickapoo High School team to play Division I basketball; the team ended his senior season of 2002–03 ranked 12th by the USA Today and as the Missouri Class 5A State Champions.
At Creighton, Tolliver played in a reserve role during his freshman season behind veterans Brody Deren, Mike Grimes and Joe Dabbert, but saw action in 27 games. He started 30 of Creighton's 34 games his sophomore season, including an 8-point, 7 rebound performance in a 75-57 victory over Missouri State in the 2005 MVC tournament championship game.
Tolliver earned second-team all-MVC honors during his junior season, and had a memorable last-second shot to win a game against Wichita State on January 28, 2006.
Tolliver was named first-team all MVC, a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS award, and to the Collegeinsider.com mid-major All-America team during his senior year, and helped Creighton return to the NCAA Tournament and a 22-11 record. Tolliver started all 33 of the team's games, and broke the 1,000 point mark for his career in his final collegiate game against Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
While playing for Creighton, he developed a unique ability to draw charging penalties while on defense. This skill would later give him the highest "charge rate" (the percentage of collisions while on defense called as charging) in the NBA during the 2014-2015 season.
After going undrafted out of Creighton in 2007, he spent the preseason with the Cleveland Cavaliers, making the opening-day roster, but never playing. He spent much of the 2007–08 season with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League, averaging 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game,
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