Corey Fisher
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Anthony Guy Corey Fisher (born April 8, 1988) is an American-Georgian
Early life
Fisher was born in The Bronx, New York to Corey Wilson and Kiesha Fisher.[4] Fisher grew up in the Castle Hill Houses, 14 tall brick buildings located in The Bronx. His father lived in a different building in the complex than Corey, his brothers, Ivan and Isaiah; and their mother.[5] Fisher has said that he often spent time in the nearby playgrounds playing basketball, and was dubbed a "playground legend" after his 105-point game on August 7, 2010. Fisher was named after his uncle, Guy Fisher, ex-drug lord and former owner of the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.[6]
High school career
Fisher attended
College career
Freshman
Fisher attended
On November 22, 2007, Fisher scored 18 points against the
Villanova was selected to play in the
Sophomore
As a sophomore during the 2008–09 regular season, Fisher played in all 38 games and made 12 starts.
Fisher averaged 24.3 minutes per game and ranked third on the team in scoring at 10.8 points per game. He also averaged 2.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. He had 107 assists along with 76 turnovers. Fisher was tied for second on the team with 47 steals while shooting .429 from the field, including .319 from three-point range, and .788 from the foul line. Fisher had 23 games scoring in double figures. He was named the Big East Conference Sixth Man of the Year.[4]
In seven games between the Big East and
Junior
On November 19, 2009, Fisher finished a 69–68 victory over
On December 6, 2009, Fisher played a key role in Villanova's 95–86 win against the
On February 6, 2010, Fisher became the 52nd Villanova player to reach 1,000 career points in a 103–90 win against
Senior
Fisher returned to Villanova his senior year joined in the backcourt by sophomore Maalik Wayns and senior Corey Stokes. He was among the final ten candidates for the Bob Cousy Award.[10]
105-point game
On August 7, 2010, Fisher scored 105 points in a single organized summer league game.[11] It is believed to be a new street basketball scoring record, surpassing Fly Williams's previous record of 100 set back in 1978.[11] In the game, played at Watson Gleason Playground in The Bronx, New York City, Fisher scored 105 of his team's 138 points in a 138–130 victory over GymRatsNYC while shooting 23-for-28 from three-point territory.[11][12]
Professional career
In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Antalya BB in Turkey.[13]
After one season in Turkey, Fisher signed in August 2012 for
On July 6, 2013, Fisher signed with
After a season in China with
On September 1, 2016, Fisher signed with
On August 4, 2017, Fisher signed with
On October 15, 2018, Fisher signed with Fos Provence Basket to replace the injured Tariq Kirksay.[29] On January 3, 2019, Fisher signed with Baxi Manresa for the rest of the season.[30] In 12 games played for Manresa, he averaged 11.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
On July 30, 2019, Fisher signed a one-year deal with
The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
In the summer of 2017, Fisher competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for Supernova; a team composed of Villanova University basketball alum. In two games, he averaged 13.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game to help the number two seeded Supernova advance to the second-round where they were defeated 82–74 by Team Fancy. Fisher also competed for Supernova in 2016 and, prior to that, averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game for Team Roby in 2014.[32]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Branch, John (November 25, 2010). "Villanova's Fisher Keeps His Focus on a Positive Future". The New York Times.
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- ^ "Antalya signs rookie from Villanova Corey Fisher". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- ^ "Corey Fisher, talent for FIATC Joventut". Archived from the original on 2012-08-16. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- ^ "Corey Fisher signs with Enisey Krasnoyarsk". Sportando.net. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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- ^ "Corey Fisher signs with Guaros de Lara". Sportando.com. October 30, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
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- ^ "Fos Provence signs Corey Fisher". Sportando. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ "Corey Fisher officially signs with BAXI Manresa". Sportando. January 3, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
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- ^ "Player card of Corey Fisher on MyStatsOnline.com".