Tony Delk
Encyclopedia
Tony Lorenzo Delk is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky
Wildcats
team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
. After college, he played for seven NBA teams over ten seasons.
. During his 1992 senior year of high school
, Delk was named "Mr. Basketball"
in the state of Tennessee
(TSSAA Class 3A Mr.Basketball 1992) and also to the Parade
and McDonald's All-American Team
s.
2nd Team by the coaches and All-SEC 3rd Team by the Associated Press
, while also making the All-SEC Tournament Team for his outstanding play. Delk was named to the All-SEC 1st and All-NCAA Regional teams during the 1994-95 season. In the 1995-96 season, Delk was named to the All-America
n and All-SEC first teams and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
. He also received SEC Player of the Year honors during the season. Delk joined Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity
while at Kentucky.
by the Charlotte Hornets. He was traded by the Hornets along with Muggsy Bogues
to the Golden State Warriors
for B. J. Armstrong
on November 7, 1997, where he played for two seasons before signing with the Sacramento Kings
on August 16, 1999. He appeared in 46 games in 1999-00, subsequently joining the Phoenix Suns
on August 1, 2000.
In a January 2, 2001 overtime game against his former Kings team, he scored a career-high 53 points on 20-for-27 field goal shooting. Delk was eventually dealt with Rodney Rogers
to the Celtics, for Joe Johnson
, Milt Palacio
, and Randy Brown
.
Prior to 2004-05
, after a year with the Dallas Mavericks
, Delk was again traded, this time to the Atlanta Hawks
, along with Antoine Walker
, in a deal for Jason Terry
and Alan Henderson
. Delk lasted one and a half seasons with the Hawks before being waived on February 25, 2006, signing with the Detroit Pistons
on March 1, where he backed up point guard Chauncey Billups
.
Delk finished his NBA career with averages of 9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 1.9 APG as he, in August 2006, signed a contract with the Greek basketball team, Panathinaikos, in Athens
. He won the Greek Cup
, the Greek Championship
and the European Championship
with Panathinaikos, but was released in May 2007, citing compatibility issues. He announced his retirement from professional basketball in November 2007. In 2008, nonetheless, he played three games for the Gigantes of Carolina in the BSN, the professional basketball league of Puerto Rico
. He retired, once again, and served as a technical assistant with the same team.
to serve on coach John Calipari
's staff at the University of Kentucky. In July 2011, the New Mexico State Aggies basketball team
hired him as an assistant coach to Marvin Menzies
.
Foundation. The foundation is named after his daughter, who has sickle-cell disease.
New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
The New Mexico State Aggies Basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010...
. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
Wildcats
Kentucky Wildcats
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky , a founding member of the Southeastern Conference...
team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 14, 1996, and ended with the championship game on April 1 at Continental Airlines Arena in...
. After college, he played for seven NBA teams over ten seasons.
High school
Delk attended Haywood Junior High School and Haywood High School in Brownsville, TennesseeBrownsville, Tennessee
Brownsville is a city in Haywood County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Haywood County. The city is named after Jacob Jennings Brown, an officer who served during The War of 1812.-Geography:...
. During his 1992 senior year of high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, Delk was named "Mr. Basketball"
Tennessee Mr. Basketball Award
Each year the Tennessee Mr. Basketball award is given to the person chosen as the best high school boys basketball player in the U.S. state of Tennessee by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association. A Mr. Basketball is named for each of five divisions competing in Tennessee boy's...
in the state of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
(TSSAA Class 3A Mr.Basketball 1992) and also to the Parade
Parade (magazine)
Parade is an American nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 500 newspapers in the United States. It was founded in 1941 and is owned by Advance Publications. The most widely read magazine in the U.S., Parade has a circulation of 32.2 million and a readership of nearly 70...
and McDonald's All-American Team
McDonald's All-American Team
The McDonald's All-American Game refers to each of the all-star basketball games played each year for boys' and girls' high-school basketball graduates. Consisting of the top American and Canadian players, each team plays a single exhibition game after the conclusion of the high-school basketball...
s.
College career
As a sophomore at Kentucky, Delk was voted All-SECSoutheastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
2nd Team by the coaches and All-SEC 3rd Team by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, while also making the All-SEC Tournament Team for his outstanding play. Delk was named to the All-SEC 1st and All-NCAA Regional teams during the 1994-95 season. In the 1995-96 season, Delk was named to the All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n and All-SEC first teams and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player
At the conclusion of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball championships , the Associated Press selects a Most Outstanding Player. The MOP need not be, but almost always is a member of the Championship team, especially since the third place game was eliminated after 1981...
. He also received SEC Player of the Year honors during the season. Delk joined Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Omega Psi Phi is a fraternity and is the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black college. Omega Psi Phi was founded on November 17, 1911, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. The founders were three Howard University juniors, Edgar Amos...
Fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
while at Kentucky.
College statistics
| Season | Games Played | Minutes | FG | FGA | % | 3Pt FG | 3Pt FGA | % | FT | FTA | % | Def | Off | Total Rebs | Asst. | St. | BS | F | TO | Total Points | PPG | APG | SPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | 30 | 287 | 47 | 104 | 45.2 | 18 | 51 | 35.3 | 24 | 33 | 72.7 | 38 | 19 | 57 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 136 | 4.5 | .73 | .57 | 1.9 |
| 1993-94 | 34 | 970 | 200 | 440 | 45.5 | 95 | 254 | 37.4 | 69 | 108 | 63.9 | 111 | 42 | 153 | 59 | 64 | 21 | 70 | 59 | 564 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| 1994-95 | 33 | 960 | 207 | 433 | 47.8 | 77 | 197 | 39.1 | 60 | 89 | 67.4 | 77 | 33 | 110 | 65 | 53 | 9 | 67 | 51 | 551 | 16.7 | 1.97 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 1995-96 | 36 | 947 | 229 | 464 | 49.4 | 93 | 210 | 44.3 | 88 | 110 | 80 | 97 | 53 | 150 | 64 | 67 | 13 | 72 | 64 | 639 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| Total | 133 | 3164 | 683 | 1441 | 47.4 | 283 | 712 | 39.7 | 241 | 340 | 70.9 | 323 | 147 | 470 | 210 | 201 | 46 | 233 | 193 | 1890 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Playing career
Tony Delk was picked 16th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft1996 NBA Draft
The 1996 NBA Draft was the 50th draft in the National Basketball Association . It was held on June 26, 1996 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the Turner Network Television...
by the Charlotte Hornets. He was traded by the Hornets along with Muggsy Bogues
Muggsy Bogues
Tyrone Curtis "Muggsy" Bogues is a retired American professional basketball player and former head coach of the now-defunct Charlotte Sting of the Women's National Basketball Association . The shortest player ever to play in the NBA, the Bogues played point guard for four teams during his...
to the Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
for B. J. Armstrong
B. J. Armstrong
Benjamin Roy "B. J." Armstrong, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball player. As a starting point guard, he was an integral part of the NBA's Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 1990s....
on November 7, 1997, where he played for two seasons before signing with the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
on August 16, 1999. He appeared in 46 games in 1999-00, subsequently joining the Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns are a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association and the only team in their division not to be based in California. Their home arena since 1992 has been the US...
on August 1, 2000.
In a January 2, 2001 overtime game against his former Kings team, he scored a career-high 53 points on 20-for-27 field goal shooting. Delk was eventually dealt with Rodney Rogers
Rodney Rogers
Rodney Ray Rogers is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.-Early life:...
to the Celtics, for Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson (basketball)
Joe Marcus Johnson is an American professional basketball player, currently a member of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Johnson stands at 6'7" and 240 lbs ....
, Milt Palacio
Milt Palacio
Milton Sigmund Palacio , referred to as Milt Palacio, is a Belizean American professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club Obradoiro CAB in Spain. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, to Belizean parents and is a Belizean citizen.-College career:Palacio attended...
, and Randy Brown
Randy Brown
Randy Brown is a retired American basketball player. A 6'2" guard who played at New Mexico State University, Brown was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1991 NBA Draft...
.
Prior to 2004-05
2004-05 NBA season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association . It began on November 2, 2004 and ended June 23, 2005. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs defeating defending champion Detroit Pistons 4–3 in the NBA Finals....
, after a year with the Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
, Delk was again traded, this time to the Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
, along with Antoine Walker
Antoine Walker
Antoine Devon Walker is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League...
, in a deal for Jason Terry
Jason Terry
Jason Eugene Terry is an American professional basketball player playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He plays shooting guard, although he also can play point guard. His nickname, "JET," derives from his initials...
and Alan Henderson
Alan Henderson
Alan Lybrooks Henderson is an American former professional basketball player of the NBA. He stands 6'9" tall. Henderson attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana. They lost the Indiana State title game his senior year to Glenn Robinson's Gary Roosevelt squad...
. Delk lasted one and a half seasons with the Hawks before being waived on February 25, 2006, signing with the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
on March 1, where he backed up point guard Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Billups
Chauncey Ray Billups is an American professional basketball point guard for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association . He has also played for Team USA. Billups won the NBA Finals MVP in 2004, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals, and was given the...
.
Delk finished his NBA career with averages of 9.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG and 1.9 APG as he, in August 2006, signed a contract with the Greek basketball team, Panathinaikos, in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. He won the Greek Cup
Greek basketball Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .-History and format:...
, the Greek Championship
A1 Ethniki 2006-07
The Greek Basket League 2006–07 season saw Panathinaikos finish both in first place in the regular season and win the championship via the playoff.-Standings:...
and the European Championship
Euroleague 2006-07 Final
-Game Statistics: PanathinaikosHead Coach: Željko ObradovićNotes - Pts:points ; Rebs:Rebounds; DNP:Did not played. CSKA MoscowHead Coach: Ettore Messina...
with Panathinaikos, but was released in May 2007, citing compatibility issues. He announced his retirement from professional basketball in November 2007. In 2008, nonetheless, he played three games for the Gigantes of Carolina in the BSN, the professional basketball league of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. He retired, once again, and served as a technical assistant with the same team.
Coaching career
On April 16, 2009 it was announced that Delk would be returning to his alma mater along with his former college teammate Scott PadgettScott Padgett
Scott Anthony Padgett is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for the NBA's Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets, New Jersey Nets, and Memphis Grizzlies.-High school:...
to serve on coach John Calipari
John Calipari
John Calipari is an American basketball coach. Since April 2009, he has been the men's head coach at the University of Kentucky....
's staff at the University of Kentucky. In July 2011, the New Mexico State Aggies basketball team
New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball
The New Mexico State Aggies Basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Founded in 1904, the Aggies currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference and last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2010...
hired him as an assistant coach to Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies
Marvin Menzies is the head men's basketball coach at New Mexico State University. He was named to the position on June 29, 2007 as the successor to Reggie Theus, who the previous week had accepted the head coaching position of the NBA's Sacramento Kings...
.
Personal life
Tony Delk is the president of the Taylor Delk Sickle CellSickle-cell disease
Sickle-cell disease , or sickle-cell anaemia or drepanocytosis, is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder with overdominance, characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Sickling decreases the cells' flexibility and results in a risk of various...
Foundation. The foundation is named after his daughter, who has sickle-cell disease.