Tony Delk
Delk as part of John Calipari's staff
|
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 28, 1974 Covington, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 189 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Haywood (Brownsville, Tennessee) |
| College | Kentucky (1992–1996) |
| NBA draft | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall |
| Selected by the Charlotte Hornets | |
| Playing career | 1996–2008 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 00, 28, 7 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1996–1997 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1997–1999 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1999–2000 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2000–2002 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2002–2003 | Boston Celtics |
| 2003–2004 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2004–2006 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2006 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2006–2007 | Panathinaikos |
| 2008 | Carolina Giants |
| As coach: | |
| 2009–2011 | Kentucky (asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | New Mexico State (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
|
|
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,957 (9.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,351 (2.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,024 (1.9 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tony Lorenzo Delk (born January 28, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player and former college assistant coach, most recently for the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game. After college, he played for seven NBA teams over ten seasons.
Delk attended Haywood Junior High School and Haywood High School in Brownsville, Tennessee. During his 1992 senior year of high school, Delk was named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Tennessee (TSSAA Class 3A Mr.Basketball 1992) and also to the Parade and McDonald's All-American Teams.
As a sophomore at Kentucky, Delk was voted All-SEC 2nd Team by the coaches and All-SEC 3rd Team by the Associated Press, while also making the All-SEC Tournament Team for his outstanding play. Delk was named to the All-SEC 1st and All-NCAA Regional teams during the 1994-95 season. In the 1995-96 season, Delk was named to the All-American and All-SEC first teams and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. He also received SEC Player of the Year honors during the season. Delk joined Omega Psi Phi Fraternity while at Kentucky.
...
Wikipedia