Tony Delk

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Tony Delk

Position	Shooting guard
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg)
Team	Panathinaikos Athens
Nationality	United States
Born	January 28, 1974 Covington, Tennessee
College	Kentucky
Draft	16th overall, 1996 Charlotte Hornets
Pro career	1996–present
Former teams	Charlotte Hornets (1997–1998) Golden State Warriors (1998–1999) Sacramento Kings (2000) Phoenix Suns (2001–2002) Boston Celtics (2002–2003) Dallas Mavericks (2004) Atlanta Hawks (2005–2006) Detroit Pistons (2006)

Tony Lorenzo Delk (born January 28, 1974 in Covington, Tennessee) is an American professional basketball player currently playing with Panathinaikos in Greece. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky Wildcats that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

During his 1992 senior year of high school Delk was named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Tennessee and also to the Parade and McDonald's All-American Teams. As a sophomore at Kentucky, Delk was voted All-SEC 2nd Team by the coaches and All-SEC 3rd Team by the Associated Press, while also making the All-SEC Tournament Team for his outstanding play. Delk was named to the All-SEC 1st and All-NCAA Regional teams during the 1994-95 season. In the 1995-96 season, Delk was named to the All-American and All-SEC 1st Teams and was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player. He received SEC Player of the Year honors during the season. Delk joined Omega Psi Phi Fraternity while at Kentucky.

Tony Delk was picked 16th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He was traded by the Hornets along with Muggsy Bogues to the Golden State Warriors for B.J. Armstrong on November 7, 1997 where he played for two seasons before signing with the Sacramento Kings on August 16, 1999. There he played one season before signing with the Phoenix Suns on August 1, 2000. In a January 2, 2001 overtime game against his former Kings team, he scored a career-high 53 points on 20-for-27 field goal shooting. On February 25, 2006, Delk was released by the Atlanta Hawks, which led to his signing by the Detroit Pistons on March 1st. On August 2006 he signed a new contract with the Greek basketball team, Panathinaikos Athens.

Tony Delk is the uncle of current Mississippi State University basketball-playing twins Richard and Reginald Delk. He also sponsors the Tony Delk Legends Game, a benefit for the Taylor Delk Sickle Cell Foundation.

[edit] College stats for the University of Kentucky

Season	Games Played	Minutes	FG	FGA	%	3Pt FG	3Pt FGA	%	FT	FTA	%	Def	Off	Total Rebs	Asst.	St.	BS	F	TO	Total Points
1992-93	30	287	47	104	45.2	18	51	35.3	24	33	72.7	38	19	57	22	17	3	24	19	136
1993-94	34	970	200	440	45.5	95	254	37.4	69	108	63.9	111	42	153	59	64	21	70	59	564
1994-95	33	960	207	433	47.8	77	197	39.1	60	89	67.4	77	33	110	65	53	9	67	51	551
1995-96	36	947	229	464	49.4	93	210	44.3	88	110	80	97	53	150	64	67	13	72	64	639
Total	133	3164	683	1441	47.4	283	712	39.7	241	340	70.9	323	147	470	210	201	46	233	193	1890

[edit] External links

• NBA.com Profile - Tony Delk
• Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association "Mr. Basketball" List
• Tony Delk Legends Game

Preceded by Ed O'Bannon

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (men's) 1996

Succeeded by Miles Simon