Tony Ronaldson
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| Born | 25 May 1972 Stirling Senators | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | New Zealand Breakers | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Waikato Pistons | |||||||||||
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Anthony Dean Ronaldson (born 25 May 1972) is an Australian former professional
Playing career
In 1989, Ronaldson played for the
When the Spectres merged with the
When the Magic also merged with another club in 1998–99, this time with cross-town rivals the North Melbourne Giants, Ronaldson once again signed with the resulting team: the Victoria Titans. With the Titans, he played in back-to-back losing Grand Finals.
Ronaldson eventually left the Titans at the end of the
Ronaldson left the Wildcats after the 2006–07 season and signed with the New Zealand Breakers.[7] Ronaldson ended his NBL career following the 2009–10 season, finishing with 665 games and averages of 15.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.[8] Ronaldson has more wins than anyone else in NBL history with 430 victories from his 665-game career at a success rate of 64.66%.[9][10]
NBL records
Ronaldson's 665 games leads the NBL for most games played all-time. He is also the fifth-highest scorer in the NBL with 10,154 points, and also holds the sixth-highest record for defensive rebounds with 2,642. He has also made the most appearances in the NBL Finals, playing in a league record 20 consecutive Finals series from 1990 to 2009. The only time in his NBL career that his team did not make the playoffs was his final season in 2009–10 when the Breakers finished one game short in 5th place (2009–10 was the first time the NBL used their current 4 team finals format).[11]
National team career
In addition to his NBL career, Ronaldson represented Australia at international level on numerous occasions, making his debut for the Boomers at the
Honour roll
| NBL career: | 1990–2010 (21 seasons - 1st All-time) |
| NBL Grand Final appearances: | 7 (1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2002/03 - 2nd All-time) |
| NBL Championships: | 2 (1992, 1996) |
| NBL Finals appearances: | 20 (1990–2009 - 1st All-time) |
NBL career stats
| Games: | 665 (46 Eas, 194 SEM, 102 Vic, 170 Per, 79 NZB - 1st All-time) |
| Rebounds: | 5.2 pg |
| Points: | 10,154 (15.3 pg) |
| Free Throws: | 1,512 / 2,146 (70.5%) |
| Field Goals: | 3,738 / 8,903 (42.0%) |
| 3 Points: | 1,166 / 3,371 (34.6%) |
| Steals: | 0.6 pg |
| Assists: | 2.7 pg |
| Blocks: | 0.3 pg |
References
- ^ "Perth Wildcats on Ten News 12.11.10". YouTube.com. 12 November 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Past Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
- ^ Player statistics for Tony Ronaldson – 1989
- ^ Player statistics for Tony Ronaldson – 1990
- ^ Tony Ronaldson College Stats
- ^ "Ronaldson bags 550". NBL.com.au. 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Breakers bag Bear". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ Player statistics for Tony Ronaldson
- ^ CEDRIC THE SUCCESSFUL
- ^ Deane, Steve (1 November 2008). "Basketball: Plenty of growl left in Bear as he gazes at latest record". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ TOP ALL TIME PLAYER PERFORMANCES
- ^ Boomers Olympic History