Troy Bell

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Troy Devon Bell (born November 10, 1980 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 High school 1.2 College 1.3 NBA 1.4 NBDL 1.5 Boxing 2 References

[edit] Biography

[edit] High school

Before he made it to the NBA, he played high school ball at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota. He was a 4 year letter winner, and Mr. Basketball finalist in Minnesota.

[edit] College

Bell was an All-American at Boston College, and ended his career breaking the record for most points scored in Boston College history with 2,632, breaking the record previously set by Dana Barros. He was named Big East Conference player of the year after both his sophomore and senior seasons, joining Troy Murphy, Richard Hamilton, Patrick Ewing, and Chris Mullin as the only players to win the award multiple times.

[edit] NBA

Bell was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft, but was traded on draft night to the Memphis Grizzlies along with Dahntay Jones for Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins. On October 1, 2005, 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.

[edit] NBDL

Bell was the 12th pick by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the first round of the 2006 NBDL draft.

[edit] Boxing

In 2006, Troy Bell announced that while working out for basketball he had taken up boxing and was going to try professional boxing. As of August 21, his record is 2-0. He says that he stills hopes to play in the Development League.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

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