Antoine Agudio

Antoine Agudio
Personal information
Born (1985-01-20) January 20, 1985 (age 39)
Huntington Station, New York, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalt Whitman
(Huntington Station, New York)
CollegeHofstra (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2008–2016
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Career history
2008Banvit
2009–2010Albuquerque Thunderbirds
2010–2011VOO Verviers-Pepinster
2011–2016Canton Charge
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-CAA (2007, 2008)
  • Second-team All-CAA (2006)
  • Third-team All-CAA (2005)
  • CAA Rookie of the Year (2005)
  • CAA All-Rookie Team (2005)

Antoine Marcus Agudio (born January 20, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Hofstra University.

High school career

Agudio attended Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York. As a junior in 2001–02, he averaged 22 points per game, and as a senior in 2002–03, he averaged 24.9 points per game, earning All-Long Island honors both years and a pair of Long Island Championships. He also earned first team All-New York State as a senior.[1]

College career

After redshirting the 2003–04 season due to a broken hand, Agudio started all 30 games in 2004–05, becoming the first Hofstra freshman to start every game since Speedy Claxton in 1996–97. He went on to be named the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the Year. He was also named to the CAA All-Rookie team, All-CAA third team and CAA All-Tournament team. He averaged 15.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[1]

In his sophomore season, he became the first sophomore in school history to reach the 1,000-point plateau in an NIT second round win over Saint Joseph's. He was named to the All-CAA second team and NABC All-District second team. In 33 games (all starts), he averaged 17.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[1]

In his junior season, he was named to the All-CAA first team and NABC All-District first team. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Aeropostale Holiday Festival. In 32 games (all starts), he averaged 20.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.[1]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-CAA first team and NABC All-District first team for the second straight year. In 27 games, he averaged 22.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

Banvit B.K.

Agudio went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft. He later signed with Banvit B.K. of Turkey for the 2008–09 season. In December 2008, he left Banvit after 16 games.

Albuquerque Thunderbirds

On January 29, 2009, he was acquired by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League.[3]

In November 2009, Agudio was reacquired by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds.[4] In 2009–10, he played 50 games (43 starts), averaging 15.1 points on .463 shooting (.463 from three-point range), 2.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steal in 32.1 minutes per game.

VOO Verviers-Pepinster

In July 2010, Agudio joined the Milwaukee Bucks for the 2010 NBA Summer League. In August 2010, he signed with VOO Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2010–11 season.[5] On February 10, 2011, he parted ways with VOO Verviers-Pepinster after 15 games.[6]

Canton Charge

On December 1, 2011, Agudio signed with the Canton Charge for the 2011–12 season.[7]

In November 2012, Agudio was reacquired by the Charge.[8]

In November 2013, Agudio was reacquired by the Charge.[9]

On November 2, 2014, Agudio was again reacquired by the Charge.[10]

On October 30, 2015, Agudio returned to Canton, where he would spend one final professional basketball season before retiring in 2016.[11]

Personal

Agudio's father, Alex, also attended Walt Whitman High School and later played college basketball for Penn State.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "#13 - Antoine Agudio". GoHofstra.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Antoine Agudio Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "2008-09 Transactions". NBA.com. Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Thunderbirds Finalize Opening Day Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 26, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Belgium - Verviers Transfer News". mlbb.gr. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "VOO Verviers-Pepinster and Antoine Agudio parted ways". Sportando.com. February 10, 2011. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "Canton Charge Announce Player Transactions". NBA.com. December 1, 2011. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Weir, Josh (November 13, 2012). "Canton Charge Notebook: Agudio will be another familiar face". CantonRep.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Canton Charge 2013-14 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 6, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "2014-15 Canton Charge Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  11. ^ "D-League Draft on Saturday as Charge finalize training camp roster". CantonRep.com. October 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  12. ^ Ogle, Mike (December 16, 2007). "Top Scorer at Hofstra Is Motivated by Laziness". NYTimes.com. Retrieved July 29, 2014.