Tony Dorsey
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| Born | 15 July 1970 Everton Tigers |
| 2009 | Liverpool Basketball Club |
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Anthony Jerald Dorsey (born 15 July 1970) is an American-born British former professional
College career
Dorsey attended and played
Professional career
Dorsey had spells in the
in 1994, which was to start his love-affair with the British hoops scene.Dorsey made his debut for the Bullets on 9 September 1994, when the Sheffield Sharks were the visitors. In his first season Dorsey played 24 games for the Midlanders, averaging an impressive 21.8 points-per-game, a total of 525 points for his rookie season. Tony could only get better and his second season, (1995–96) saw him score an amazing 1008 points in 36 games (Which stands as the second-highest single season scoring mark in the BBL in the past 12 years), an incredible average of 28 points per game, which resulted in picking up BBL Player of the Year award for that season as well as being named in the All-Star team, not to forget winning the Championship final with the Bullets.
Dorsey joined the Manchester Giants in 1998 and won the Championship, Trophy and Play-off titles with them in two seasons. On 17 November 2006, Dorsey signed for the Newcastle Eagles[1] signalling a return to the British Basketball League. He made his debut for the Eagles on 19 November 2006 in an 81–75 defeat away to Plymouth Raiders, where he scored 12 points in 21 minutes of play, picking up 10 rebounds.
After just one season in Newcastle, it was officially announced on 1 August 2007, that Dorsey had penned a contract with Eagles' title rivals
National team career
Dorsey is a naturalised British citizen, and played in 15
References
- ^ BBC (2006). "Eagles grab Dorsey for BBL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 November 2006.
- ^ Anthony Jerald DORSEY (ENG) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.