Anthony Bonner is an American former professional basketball

Basketball

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 player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings

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 in the 1st round (23rd overall pick) of the 1990 NBA Draft

1990 NBA Draft

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. He played six seasons in the NBA for the Kings, New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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, and Orlando Magic

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 averaging 6.9 ppg in his career. He also played in Europe for several notable teams, including PAOK BC

PAOK BC

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 in Greece

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 and Virtus Bologna

Virtus Bologna

-Notable players: Marco Bonamico 9 seasons: '75-'76, '77-'78, '80-'86, '88-'89 Carlo Caglieris 6 seasons: '75-'81 Pietro Generali 6 seasons: '75-'76, '78-'83 Gianni Bertolotti 5 seasons: '75-'80 Terry Driscoll 3 seasons: '75-'78 Eric Luc Leclerc 1 season: '75-'76 Luigi Serafini 2 seasons: '75-'77...

 Italy

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.

In 2002, at the age of 34, he attempted a comeback with the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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. He was cut after playing in 4 pre-season games.

Bonner played college basketball

College basketball

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 at Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University

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. He is the Billikens' all-time leading scorer with 1,972 points.

See also

• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders

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