Tony Snell (basketball)
Snell with the Bulls in January 2014
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| No. 21 – Milwaukee Bucks | |
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| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
November 10, 1991 Watts, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Martin Luther King (Riverside, California) Westwind Academy (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| College | New Mexico (2010–2013) |
| NBA draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
| 2016–present | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Tony Rena Snell Jr. (born November 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Snell played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos before declaring for the NBA draft after his junior year. He was drafted with the 20th overall pick in 2013 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
Born in Watts, California, Snell moved to Phoenix, Arizona before his senior year to finish high school at Westwind Preparatory Academy. Snell was the starting shooting guard for New Mexico in his sophomore and junior seasons, helping lead the Lobos to back-to-back Mountain West Conference (MWC) regular season and conference tournament championships as well as NCAA Tournament bids.
Snell attended Martin Luther King High School in 2008–09, where he and teammate Kawhi Leonard, now with the San Antonio Spurs, led the Wolves to a 30-3 season and a #7 national ranking in the MaxPreps/National Guard computer rankings. Snell averaged 14 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, and three assists per game under head coach Tim Sweeney. In 2009 Snell enrolled at Westwind Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, where he averaged 19.5 points, 10 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 2.7 steals, and 1.8 blocks. At Westwind he was a teammate of Jamaal Franklin, who went on to play for San Diego State University and was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2013.
In 2009, ESPN scouting reports called Snell "one of the top sleepers on the West Coast" and a "diamond in the rough." Snell committed to play for the New Mexico Lobos on September 15, 2009 and signed in November 2009.
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