Troy Bell

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Troy Bell
Personal information
Born (1980-11-10) November 10, 1980 (age 44)
Orléans
2011Reggiana
2012Sant'Antimo
2012–2013Barcellona
2013–2014Reggiana
2015Akhisar Belediyespor
2015–2016San Lorenzo
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com 
Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2001 Saitama
Team competition

Troy Delvon Bell (born November 10, 1980) is an American former professional

Boston College
and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history.

Early life

Bell played high school basketball at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. He was a 4-year letter winner, and Mr. Basketball finalist in Minnesota. In his senior season, he averaged 35.9 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists and led the state of Minnesota in scoring. He captured the Missota Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior. In his senior season, his season high in scoring was 47 points, his season low in scoring was 24 points. He scored 45 points in a win over Minnehaha Academy (Dec. 1998). Bell served as team captain as a junior and senior. He finished his school career at Holy Angels as the career scoring leader with 2,491 points (in 97 games). In the state of Minnesota, he ranks fourth on the state's career scoring list.

College career

Bell was an

Chris Mullin
as the only players to win the award multiple times.

On January 25, 2020, Bell's number 2 was retired by Boston College.[2]

Professional career

NBA

Bell was drafted 16th overall by the

New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets signed Bell as a free agent
, but October 18 they announced that they had waived him. He had played a total of 10 minutes in the Hornets' first two preseason games.

Those 6 games with the Grizzlies ended up being Bell's only playing time in the NBA, as his final game was played on March 26, 2004, in a 109 - 86 win over the Houston Rockets. Bell recorded 2 points, 1 turnover and 1 foul in only 4 minutes of playing time.

NBA Development League

In 2006, Bell took up

Austin Toros of the D-League when Jay Williams was waived due to injury in late December 2006.[1]

Europe

Two seasons after

In the spring of 2011, Bell played with Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. In 2012, he signed with Pallacanestro Sant'Antimo, a second league club in Italy. In late February 2013, Bell rejoined Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia. The contract was signed for the end of the 2012–13 season with an option for 2013–14.[7]

Argentina

On December 24, 2015, Bell signed with

Argentina.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Toros Sign Troy Bell, Waive Jay Williams Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Boston College basketball retires jersey of all-time leading scorer Troy Bell". wcvb.com. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Former MN Hoops Star Trying Out Boxing Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, June 29, 2006
  4. ^ NBA Development League Announces 2006 Draft Results Archived 2007-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ LegaDue Basket: Troy Bell.
  6. ^ Orleans inks Troy Bell
  7. ^ Trenkwalder, ecco Troy Bell: 'Felice di tornare, lavorero' duro per entrare subito in sintonia con la squadra'
  8. ^ "San Lorenzo tabs Troy Bell, ex Akhisar Bld". Latinbasket.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.