Gary Talton

William Gary Talton II (born March 29, 1990) is an American basketball player for BK Ogre of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He played college basketball at Navarro College, Mountain View College and UIC.

Gary Talton
No. 7 – BK Ogre
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLatvian-Estonian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1990-03-29) March 29, 1990
Dallas, Texas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeSoto (Dallas, Texas)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014–2015Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2015–2016Delaware 87ers
2016Grand Rapids Drive
2016–2017Rethymno Cretan Kings
2017–2018Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2018Aries Trikala
2018Sioux Falls Skyforce
2018–2019Holargos
2019Aris Thessaloniki
2020Plymouth Raiders
2020–2021BCM U Pitești
2021-2022BC Timișoara
2023-presentBK Ogre
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Horizon League (2013)
  • Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2012)

High school career

Talton played high school basketball at DeSoto, leading the Eagles to a 28–9 record and final national ranking of No. 137 during the 2007–08 campaign earning First-Team Division III All-American and First-Team All-Tournament honors during the Mountain View national title run.[1]

College career

Talton began his college career at Navarro College, transferring the next year to Mountain View CC leading the Lions to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III National Championship.[1]

The next year, Talton transferred to UIC, averaging 12.3 points and 4.4 assists as a senior while being named to the All-Horizon League Second Team after guiding the Flames to an 18-16 record.[1][2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Talton entered the 2013 NBA Development League Draft, being chosen by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the 4th round with the 16th pick.[2]

In 2014, Talton was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants,[3] however he was waived later by the Mad Ants. Later, he returned to the Vipers, averaging 14.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 13.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 12 matches.

On October 21, 2015, Talton was traded to the Delaware 87ers[4] and after 23 games, he joined the Grand Rapids Drive adding 30 more appearances. Overall, in 53 games, he had 8.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 25.7 minutes.

On July 4, 2016, Talton signed with Rethymno Cretan Kings of the Greek Basket League.[5]

On September 5, 2017, he signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys.[6] On February 25, 2018, he returned to the Greek Basket League and joined Aries Trikala.[7]

Personal life

The son of William Talton and Sonya Smith, he has three siblings. He majored in History.[1]

References
  1. "UIC Bio". UICFlames.com. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  2. "UIC ALUMNI GARY TALTON DRAFTED INTO NBA D-LEAGUE". UICFlames.com. November 1, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. "Vipers Trade Gary Talton to Fort Wayne Mad Ants". Bbs.clutchfans.net. January 12, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  4. "87ers acquire Gary Talton, Rodney Carney in three-team deal". delaware.dleague.nba.com. October 21, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  5. "Gary Talton joins A.G.O Rethymno Aegean". Eurobasket.com. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  6. "Lietkabelis lands Gary Talton at point". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  7. "Gary Talton officially joins Trikala BC". sdna.gr. February 25, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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