Tony Delk

infobox NBA Player


name = Tony Delk
nickname =
position = Point guard/shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 189
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1974|1|28
birth_place = Covington, Tennessee
high_school = Haywood, Brownsville, Tennessee
college = Kentucky
draft = 16th overall
draft_year = 1996
draft_team = Charlotte Hornets
career_start = 1996
career_end = 2007
former_teams = Charlotte Hornets (1996–1997) Golden State Warriors (1997–1999) Sacramento Kings (1999–2000) Phoenix Suns (2000–2002) Boston Celtics (2002–2003) Dallas Mavericks (2003–2004) Atlanta Hawks (2004–2006) Detroit Pistons (2006) Panathinaikos (2006–2007)
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Tony Lorenzo Delk (born January 28 1974 in Covington, Tennessee) is an American former professional basketball player. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

High school

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.

College career

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.

Professional career

Tony Delk was picked 16th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He was traded by the Hornets along with Muggsy Bogues to the Golden State Warriors for B. J. Armstrong on November 7, 1997, where he played for two seasons before signing with the Sacramento Kings on August 16, 1999. He appeared in 46 games in 1999-00, subsequently joining the Phoenix Suns on August 1, 2000.

In a January 2, 2001 overtime game against his former Kings team, he scored a career-high 53 points on 20-for-27 field goal shooting. Delk was eventually dealt with Rodney Rogers to the Celtics, for Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and Randy Brown.

Prior to 2004-05, after a year with the Dallas Mavericks, Delk was again traded, this time to the Atlanta Hawks, along with Antoine Walker, in a deal for Jason Terry and Alan Henderson. Delk lasted one and a half seasons with the Hawks before being waived on February 25, 2006, signing with the Detroit Pistons on March 1, where he backed up point guard Chauncey Billups.

Delk finished his NBA career with averages of 9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 1.9 APG as he, in August 2006, signed a contract with the Greek basketball team, Panathinaikos, in Athens. He won the Greek Cup, the Greek Championship and the European Championship with Panathinaikos, but was released in May 2007, citing compatibility issues. He announced his retirement from professional basketball in November 2007. In 2008, nonetheless, he played three games for the Gigantes of Carolina in the BSN, the professional basketball league of Puerto Rico. He retired, once again, and is currently a technical assistant with the same team. [ [http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/baloncesto/deportes/la_carrera_tiene_que_terminar/409659 ADENDI ] ]

Personal life

Tony Delk is the uncle of current basketball-playing twins Richard and Reginald Delk. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2847583 Reggie Delk transferring to Louisville] ] He also sponsors the Tony Delk Legends Game, a benefit for the Taylor Delk Sickle Cell Foundation.

College stats for the University of Kentucky

References

External links

*NBA-profile|tony_delk|Tony Delk
* [http://www.tssaa.org/schdir/records/GetTheRecord.cfm?schoolyear=3 Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association "Mr. Basketball" List]