Personal information | |
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Born |
Sussex, Virginia |
July 31, 1967
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Sussex Central (Sussex, Virginia) |
College | Maryland (1986–1990) |
NBA draft | 1990 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43rd overall |
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
Playing career | 1990–2008 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 45, 32, 41, 9, 30, 44, 34 |
Career history | |
1990–1991 | San Antonio Spurs |
1991–1992 | Charlotte Hornets |
1992 | Boston Celtics |
1992 | Golden State Warriors |
1992 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
1992–1993 | Unicaja Málaga |
1993–1994 | Barcelona |
1994–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1995–1996 | Toronto Raptors |
1996 | Philadelphia 76ers |
1996–1997 | New Jersey Nets |
1997–1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
1999 | Houston Rockets |
1999–2002 | Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies |
2002–2003 | Utah Jazz |
2003–2004 | Sacramento Kings |
2004–2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
2008 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
Career highlights and awards | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tony Arnel Massenburg (born July 31, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He shares an National Basketball Association (NBA) record with Chucky Brown, Joe Smith, and Jim Jackson for having played with twelve different teams over his career.
Massenburg played in college for the University of Maryland from 1986 to 1990, playing under three different head coaches: Lefty Driesell, Bob Wade, and Gary Williams. He had a career field goal shooting percentage of 52.3% and averaged 12.1 points per game in his four-year career with the Terrapins. In his senior season, in which he was featured on the cover of the team's handbook on an aircraft carrier, he averaged 18 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He was one of only two players in the Atlantic Coast Conference to average double figures in both categories that season. His efforts in his senior season earned him a spot on the All-ACC Second Team.
Massenburg was initially signed by the NBA club the San Antonio Spurs in 1990, after he was chosen by the team in the second round of the 1990 NBA Draft, as the 43rd pick overall. During his first stint with the Spurs, he was able to play alongside NBA legend David Robinson. He played in 35 games with the Spurs during the 1990–91 NBA season.
As part of his first career NBA injury's rehabilitation program, Massenburg went to the Italian League in 1991, where he averaged almost 23 points and 10 rebounds per game in four games with the Italian club Pallacanestro Reggiana.