Kendall Anthony

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 32)
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

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

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

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

  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.