Tony Gaffney
.JPG) |
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| No. 33 – ALBA Berlin | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 14, 1984 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Somerset (Somerset, Massachusetts) Northfield Mount Hermon (Northfield, Massachusetts) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2009 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| 2010 | Türk Telekom |
| 2011 | Utah Flash |
| 2011–2012 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2012–2013 | Joventut Badalona |
| 2013–2014 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2014–2016 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| 2016–present | ALBA Berlin |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Anthony Joseph "Tony" Gaffney, Jr. (born November 14, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts. During the 2008–09 season, he received numerous honors from the Atlantic 10 Conference including Defensive Player of the Year, All-Defensive Team, and Second Team all conference.
Gaffney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 14, 1984, and grew up in Berkley, Massachusetts. He played four years of high school basketball at Somerset High School in Somerset, Massachusetts. In 2002, Gaffney helped turn a 2–20 Raiders team into the 21–4 Massachusetts Division 2 South Sectional Champions. That season Gaffney averaged 23 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 11 blocks a game. He was rewarded for his strong play in his senior season with the title of the Eastern Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player, All State honors, and Rivals Massachusetts Player of the Year. After his senior season, Gaffney played a prep season at Northfield Mount Hermon School in Mount Hermon, Massachusetts. He averaged 13 points a game along with 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.
In his 2004–05 freshman season, Gaffney played in all 29 games for Boston University. He averaged 15.6 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.8 blocks a game. During the 2005–06 season, Gaffney averaged 17 minutes a game, 4.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 blocks. After the season, Gaffney transferred to the University of Massachusetts. NCAA transfer rules forced him to sit out the 2006–07 season. He returned in 2007–08 to play thirty-three games with eight starts while averaging 20 minutes, 3.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocks a game.
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