Quincy Acy

Quincy Acy
No. 4 – New York Knicks
Position Forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born October 6, 1990
Tyler, Texas
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school John Horn (Mesquite, Texas)
College Baylor (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Pro career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Toronto Raptors
2012–2013 →Bakersfield Jam (D-League)
2013–2014 Sacramento Kings
2014–present New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2012)
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2012)
  • Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year (2011)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Quincy Jyrome "The guy from Jupiters" Acy (born October 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball forward who plays with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Baylor University.

High school career

In his senior year of high school, Quincy averaged 17.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.

Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Acy was listed as the No. 25 power forward and the No. 84 player in the nation in 2008.[1]

Royce White Attacking Quincy Acy, March 3, 2012

College career

Freshman season

As a freshman at Baylor University, Quincy averaged 5.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Quincy set Baylor and Big 12 records with 20 consecutive field goals made to start a career from November 15 to 24, 2008. He was named Big 12 Co-Rookie of the Week on November 24. Following the season, Quincy was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team.[2]

Sophomore season

In his sophomore season, Quincy averaged 9.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as Baylor's 6th man. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Reserve team.[2]

Junior season

In his junior season, Quincy averaged 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. In the first round of the Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament, Quincy recorded a team-high 21 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in a loss to Oklahoma. Following the season, Quincy was named the Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year and All Big-12 honorable mention.[2]

Senior season

In his senior season at Baylor, Quincy averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. Following the season, he was named to the All Big-12 second team by Big 12 coaches as well as the Big 12 All-Defensive team.[2]

Professional career

Toronto Raptors

Quincy was drafted with the thirty-seventh pick in the second round of the 2012 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors. On December 6, 2012, he was assigned to the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA D-League.[3] He was recalled on December 12, 2012.[4] On March 4, 2013, Acy was reassigned to Bakersfield.[5] He was recalled on March 26, 2013. Acy set a career high in points with 4.0 points per game in the 2012–13 season.

Sacramento Kings

On December 9, 2013, the Raptors traded Acy, along with Rudy Gay and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings for Greivis Vásquez, Patrick Patterson, John Salmons, and Chuck Hayes.[6] In 2013–14, he averaged the most minutes and played the most games in his career.

New York Knicks

On August 6, 2014, Acy was traded, along with Travis Outlaw, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Wayne Ellington and Jeremy Tyler.[7]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Toronto 29 0 11.8 .560 .500 .816 2.7 .4 .4 .5 4.0
2013–14 Toronto 7 0 8.7 .429 .400 .625 2.1 .6 .6 .4 2.7
2013–14 Sacramento 56 0 14.0 .472 .200 .667 3.6 .4 .3 .4 2.7
Career 92 0 12.9 .500 .294 .725 3.2 .4 .4 .4 3.1

References

  1. ↑ Quincy Acy Recruiting Profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Quincy Acy Bio". baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Acy Assigned To Bakersfield Jam Of NBA D-League
  4. ↑ Acy Recalled From NBA D-League
  5. ↑ Toronto Raptors Re-Assign Quincy Acy to Bakersfield Jam
  6. ↑ "Kings Acquire Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray from Toronto". NBA.com. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Knicks Acquire Quincy Acy, Travis Outlaw". NBA.com. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

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