Tony Guy

Anthony Robert Guy (born July 4, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a McDonald's All-American while playing at Loyola High School in Towson, Maryland. Guy played collegiately for the Kansas Jayhawks, where he served as team captain during his final two seasons.[1] He was selected by the Boston Celtics as the 46th overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft but was told by Celtics general manager Red Auerbach that he would not make the team and should instead hone his skills in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) that season.[2] Guy split the 1982–83 season in the CBA with the Wyoming Wildcatters and the Maine Lumberjacks before receiving an unsuccessful tryout with the New York Knicks.[3] He played in Switzerland for one season and then returned to tryout for the Cleveland Cavaliers. A hamstring injury suffered two weeks before the start of the 1984–85 NBA season derailed his chances of making the team and he retired from playing basketball.[2]

Tony Guy
Personal information
Born (1959-07-04) July 4, 1959
Towson, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolLoyola Blakefield (Towson, Maryland)
CollegeKansas (1978–1982)
NBA draft1982: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career1982–1984
PositionShooting guard
Number31
Career history
1982Maine Lumberjacks
1982–1983Wyoming Wildcatters
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Guy enrolled in the University of Missouri–Kansas City graduate business school. After graduating, he received a position with State Farm in the Kansas City Area, where he has worked for 30 years.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978–79 Kansas 292929.4.461.7113.62.21.3.19.2
1979–80 Kansas 291730.6.481.7853.62.51.1.110.9
1980–81 Kansas 323236.2.537.7763.52.81.9.115.8
1981–82 Kansas 272737.5.433.6813.53.81.1.114.9
Career 11710533.4.480.7403.52.81.4.112.7

References

  1. "2019-20 Kansas Men's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Kansas Jayhawks.
  2. Keegan, Tom (25 September 2017). "Tom Keegan: Ex-Jayhawk Tony Guy battled Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson". KU Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. "8 Cut by Knicks". The New York Times. 1 August 1983. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
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