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Tony Price (basketball)

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Nationality
  
American

Name
  
Tony Price

Positions
  
Basketball positions

College
  
Penn (1976–1979)

Weight
  
86 kg


Listed weight
  
190 lb (86 kg)

Height
  
1.98 m

Listed height
  
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Role
  
Basketball Player

Children
  
A. J. Price

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Born
  
January 5, 1957 (age 67) New York City, New York (
1957-01-05
)

High school
  
William Howard Taft (Bronx, New York)

NBA draft
  
1979 / Round: 2 / Pick: 29th overall

Education
  
University of Pennsylvania

Anthony Price (born January 5, 1957) is a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA. Price attended the University of Pennsylvania where he was a standout basketball player. In his senior season, Price won the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award after averaging 19.8 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game. Price was then drafted with the seventh pick in the second round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. He was waived by the Pistons before playing a single game for them. Price did end up being signed by the San Diego Clippers who he played five games for in the 1980-81 NBA season. In those five games, Price averaged 0.8 points per game and 0.6 assists per game.

Tony Price is also the father of NBA player A. J. Price.

References

Tony Price (basketball) Wikipedia