Todd Day

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Todd Day
Personal information
Born (1970-01-07) January 7, 1970 (age 54)
Philander Smith
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points
5,917 (12.3 ppg)
Rebounds1,649 (3.4 rpg)
Assists713 (1.5 apg)
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Argentina National team
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle
National team

Todd Fitzgerald Day (born January 7, 1970) is an American former professional

Blue Stars of Lebanon's WASL Club League.[3]

High school career

Day played for his stepfather, Ted Anderson at

McDonald's All-American and a third-team Parade All-American.[4][5] He also earned All-State and All-District honors during his prep career.[6] Day was named Tennessee's Mr. Basketball for Class AAA following his senior year in 1988.[7]

Collegiate career

Day played

NCAA Final Four as a sophomore, and a John Wooden
First-Team All-America selection as both a junior and senior. Day helped Arkansas win three consecutive Southwest Conference regular season championships from 1989 to 1991, as well as three straight SWC Tournament championships, also from 1989 to 1991. Day was named the Most Outstanding Player for the 1990 SWC Tournament. In his final college season, he powered the Razorbacks to the Southeastern Conference regular seasons title, as well as the SEC West Division championship, in the school's first season in the league. His scoring average (22.7 ppg) was the third highest in school history.[6] Day holds several school records, including career points (2,395), and points in a season (786).[1] During Day's time at Arkansas, the Razorbacks made the NCAA Tournament every year, advancing to the second round in 1989, the Final Four in 1990, the Elite Eight in 1991, and the second round in 1992. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[8] He averaged 6.3 points per game during the tournament, while helping the last collegiate team ever to represent the USA on a major international tournament win the bronze medal.[9]

Professional career

Day was selected in the 1st round (8th pick) by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1992 NBA draft.[2] He was joined in the first round by teammates Oliver Miller and Lee Mayberry, giving the Razorbacks three first round selections that year.[1] He was traded with Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics for Sherman Douglas on December 22, 1995. Day scored a career high 41 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, tying Larry Bird's Celtic franchise record for points in a quarter with 24.[6][10]

Day only reached the playoffs once in his eight NBA seasons, with the

1999-00 Phoenix Suns. In nine games that postseason, Day contributed to a first-round upset of the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and a second-round loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.[11] During his NBA career, Day also played for the Miami Heat, the Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves, averaging 12.3 points per game. With Day's departure the Bucks selected Ray Allen with the 5th overall pick of the 1996 NBA Draft
.

Day joined the

Arkansas Aeros. He was selected to play in the ABA All-Star Game on January 28, 2007, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Day was averaging 21.4 points per game prior to the All-Star Game.[15] Day also had a stint playing for the Harlem Globetrotters
.

NBA 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
 *  Led the league

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1992–93
Milwaukee
 71 37 27.2 .432 .293 .717 4.1 1.6 1.1 0.7 13.8
1993–94
Milwaukee
 76 39 28.0 .415 .223 .698 4.1 1.8 1.4 0.7 12.7
1994–95
Milwaukee
 82* 81 33.1 .424 .390 .754 3.9 1.6 1.3 0.8 16.0
1995–96
Milwaukee
 8 0 21.4 .310 .200 .923 2.8 0.6 0.5 0.4 9.1
1995–96
Boston
 71 12 23.0 .371 .343 .766 2.8 1.4 1.1 0.7 12.0
1996–97
Boston
 81 27 28.1 .398 .362 .773 4.1 1.4 1.3 0.6 14.5
1997–98
Miami
 5 0 13.8 .355 .167 .667 1.2 1.4 1.4 0.0 6.0
1999–00
Phoenix
 58 1 16.2 .394 .388 .667 2.2 1.1 0.8 0.4 6.8
2000–01
Minnesota
 31 0 11.1 .373 .377 .783 1.2 0.9 0.3 0.2 4.3
Career 483 197 25.3 .406 .345 .739 3.4 1.5 1.1 0.6 12.3

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1999–00
Phoenix
 9 0 11.1 .457 .313 .500 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.1 4.7

Coaching career

Day was named head coach for the

University of Memphis. He also worked as an assistant coach for Team Penny, a Memphis-based AAU team founded by head coach Penny Hardaway.[18] In June 2016, Day was named head coach of the Men's Basketball program at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR.[19] His son T.J. Day serves as an assistant coach for the team.[20]

College

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
) (2016–present)
2016–17 Philander Smith 17-13 7-5
2017–18 Philander Smith 17-11 7-5
2018–19 Philander Smith 11-19 8-6
2019–20 Philander Smith 11-18 8-6
2020–21 Philander Smith 9-10 2-5
2021–22 Philander Smith 16-8 6-2
2022–23 Philander Smith 22-7 10-4
2023–24 Philander Smith 21-9 14-4 NAIA first round
Philander Smith: 124–95 (.569) 62–37 (.626)
Total: 124–94 (.569)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal

Todd Day was inducted as a member of the 2008 class of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and he was one of nine former Razorbacks inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in November 2015.[21][22][2] Day is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Todd Day." www.hogstats.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Muck, Jeremy. "Hall of Fame event becomes double celebration." NWA Democrat-Gazette's Weekendwrap, November 15, 2015. Page 5W.
  3. ^ "Basketball News – 2006." www.hognation.net. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "McDonald's All-American – Boys Alumni List." Archived May 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Parade All-American Third Team." www.basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c NBA.com: Todd Day Bio Archived May 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "TSSAA State Records: Former Mr. Basketball Winners." www.tssaa.org. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  8. ^ 1990 USA Basketball Archived June 7, 2002, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Eleventh World Championship – 1990." www.usab.com, June 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  10. ^ "Individual Records – Boston Celtics." www.nba.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  11. ^ "Todd Day 1999-00 Game Log." www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  12. Seattle Times
    , March 27, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  13. ^ Givens, Chris. "ABA CHAMPIONSHIP ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS 118, BELLEVUE BLACKHAWKS 103." Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 27, 2005. epaper.ardemgaz.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  14. ^ "Pro Sports Transactions – Todd Day Waived." www.prosportstranctions.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "Todd Day of the Arkansas Aeros added to ABA All-Star Game." www.oursportscentral.com, January 25, 2007.
  16. ^ Jackson, Martinis. "Legends of the Hardwood: Todd Day." www.hardwoodinsiders.com, July 24, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  17. ^ "Arkansas Impact." www.oursportscentral.com. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  18. ^ Griffin, Jamie. He has recently been named the head coach of Men's College Basketball at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. "Todd Day Returns Home." www.memphisflyer.com, November 24, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  19. ^ Bordelon, Scottie (June 15, 2016). "Todd Day Named Head Coach at Philander Smith College". Arkansas Fight. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  20. ^ "Philander Smith College Athletics – 2016–17 Men's Basketball". www.philanderathletics.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  21. ^ "Todd Day: Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame." Archived April 17, 2016, at the Wayback Machine www.arkansassportshalloffame.com. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  22. ^ Jones, Matt. "Nine more Hogs going into SWC Hall of Fame." www.wholehogsports.com, August 13, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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