Kendall Anthony

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Kendall Anthony
Anthony with Richmond in 2014
No. 0 – Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1993-01-13) January 13, 1993 (age 31)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight64 kg (141 lb)
Career information
High schoolLiberty Technology Magnet
(Jackson, Tennessee)
CollegeRichmond (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Gelisim Koleji
2016Sluneta
2016–2017Macae Basquete
2017–2018Bauru
2018–2019Valur
2019BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2019–2020Bnei Herzliya
2020–2021Hapoel Galil Elyon
2021–2023Saint-Quentin
2023–presentÉlan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Career highlights and awards

Kendall Lamont Anthony (born January 13, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond before playing professionally in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Iceland, France and Israel.

High school[edit]

Anthony played high school basketball for Liberty Technology Magnet where he averaged 28.3 points, 3.8 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior and was a runner-up for Mr. Tennessee Basketball.[1]

College career[edit]

Anthony played for the University of Richmond from 2011 to 2015,[2] averaging 14.3 points per game. He was Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team in 2015 and the Second Team in 2014. He left the school as its fourth all-time leading scorer and first in three-pointers made.[3]

Professional career[edit]

His first career stop was with Gelisim Koleji in the TBL[4][5] where he averaged 12.7 points in 15 games, earning the nickname "the Turkish Allen Iverson".[3]

He spent the 2016–2017 season with Macae Basquete in the Novo Basquete Brasil, averaging a league leading 20.6 points and 5.9 assists in 29 games. In August 2017, he moved over to Bauru Basket of the NBB.[6]

In October 2018, Anthony signed with Valur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, replacing Miles Wright.[7] On December 11, he scored 48 points for Valur in a victory against Skallagrímur.[8][9] In 8 games played for Valur, he averaged 31.5 points, 8.8 assists in 8 games, while shooting 64.1% from three-point range and 94.0% from the free throw line, leading the league in each category.[10][11]

On January 6, 2019, Anthony parted ways with Valur to join BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the French LNB Pro A after they bought up his contract.[12] In 19 games played for Gravelines-Dunkerque, he averaged 11.5 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists per game, while shooting 41.3 percent from three-point range.

On September 13, 2019, Anthony signed a one-year deal with Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli National League.[13] He spent the 2020–21 season with Hapoel Galil Elyon. On November 6, 2021, Anthony signed with Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro B.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Spiders' guard Kendall Anthony finishing with flourish". Sports Illustrated. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. ^ John O'Connor (22 July 2018). "Ex-Spiders Kendall Anthony, ShawnDre' Jones haven't lost a step, as shown in alumni game". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Chip Brierre (23 June 2016). "Kendall Anthony has become the "Turkish Allen Iverson" overseas". WRIC-TV. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Former Richmond basketball standout Kendall Anthony to play professionally in Turkey". Augusta Free Press. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ Mitch Carr (14 July 2015). "Former Spider Anthony will play professionally in Turkey". WRIC-TV. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Armador Kendall Anthony já integra o elenco do Bauru Basket". jcnet.com.br (in Portuguese). 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (19 October 2018). "Valsarar senda Wright heim og fá tvo nýja í staðinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ Gunnhildur Lind Hansdóttir (10 December 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Skallagrímur – Valur 96–105 – Mikilvægur sigur Vals í Borgarnesi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (12 December 2018). "Körfuboltakvöld: Tvíeggja sverð að vera með svona 40–50 stiga leikmann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  10. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (6 January 2019). "Valur selur Kendall í frönsku úrvalsdeildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. ^ "KKÍ – Leikmaður". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  12. ^ Elías Karl Guðmundsson (6 January 2019). "Kendall á leið til Frakklands". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Bnei Herzliya ink Kendall Anthony". Sportando. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Kendall Anthony (ex H.Galil Elion) signs at St-Quentin". Eurobasket. November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

External links[edit]

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