Tony
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Career Highlights
• Has averaged 15.5 ppg and 8.9 rpg, and shot
.561 from the field, in 55 career games in the Spanish League
• Averaged 22.8 ppg and 10.0 rpg in 1991-92 in four games for Reggio
Emilia of the Italian League
• Made his NBA Playoffs debut in 1991 for the Spurs, appearing in
one game
• Has played for 11 teams in 11 NBA seasons
Position: C-F
Born: 07/13/67
Height: 6-9 / 2,06
Weight: 250 lbs. / 113,4 kg.
College: Maryland '90
2003-04
Statistics
PPG 4.3
RPG 3.20
APG .5
EFF + 5.42
BACKGROUND
2001-02:
Saw action in 58 of the 59 games after signing with Utah on December 15,
2002, missing the February 19, 2003 vs. the Lakers due to a death in the
family... Was signed after Jarron Collins was placed on the injured list
with a knee injury... Averaged 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds in 13.7 minutes,
while shooting .448 percent from the field... Also connected on .772 percent
from the line, hitting 65-84 attempts... Started the March 16, 2003 game
at Cleveland and recorded a season high 20 points, connecting on 7-12
from the field and a perfect 6-6 from the line, while playing a season-high
30 minutes...Registered nine games in double-figures, including 13 twice
(January 12 at Phoenix and January 20 vs. New Jersey)...Pulled down a
season-high 12 rebounds vs. his 2001-2002 team the Memphis Grizzlies on
February 5, 2003 and had his previous high of 8 vs. Dallas on February
3, 2003...Blocked a season-high 3 shots vs. New Jersey on January 20,
2003 and had 3 others games with two blocks.
2001-02:
Finished the season averaging 5.5 ppg and 4.4 rpg ... Made 31 starts,
and scored in double figures 15 times ... Had a season-high 23 points
on 10-14 shooting at Sacramento on Jan. 21/02 ... Made the first three
point shot of his career on December 8 against the Philadelphia 76ers.
He is now 1-10 in his career ... Led the team in scoring twice and rebounds
four times ... Averaged 12.3 points over a four-game span from Jan. 8-14/02
... Had three double-doubles on the season, including a 19-point, 11-rebound
performance vs. New York on Mar. 19/02 ... Had a season-high 12 rebounds
on Jan. 30/02 at Indiana.
2000-01:
His 13 rebounds against Sacramento on April 6 were a new season high ...
His 14 points against the Clippers on April 4 was a season-high ... Hit
double figures in rebounds for the second time with 10 against New York
on March 29 ... Had his first double-double of the season with 10 points
and 10 rebounds against Toronto on March 11 ... Scored 13 points against
Portland on March 9 ... Scored 10 points on 5-7 shooting and added seven
rebounds and three blocks in 15 minutes in Chicago on Feb. 24 ... Started
first game of the season, recording 17 minutes and four points against
Houston on Dec. 11 ... Signed by the Grizzlies as a free agent on Aug
8/00.
1999-2000:
Placed on the injured list on 1/7 with a right groin strain.
1998-1999:
Scored 22 points (9-14 FG) and grabbed 5 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers
on 4/24 ... Posted a season and team-high 28 points (10-16 FG) and 9 rebounds
against the L.A. Lakers on 4/19 ... Totaled 18 points (8-11 FG, 2-2 FT)
and a game-high 14 rebounds against the Minnesota Timberwolves on 4/16
... Recorded team-highs of 16 points (5-7 FG, 6-7 FT) and 9 rebounds against
the Houston Rockets on 4/14 ... Scored 16 points (7-11 FG) and grabbed
a team-high 12 rebounds against the L.A. Lakers on 3/29 ... Registered
a team-high 20 points (10-16 FG) and 6 rebounds against the Philadelphia
76ers on 3/24 ... On the injured list from 3/11 to 3/20 due to a sprained
wrist ... Posted team-highs of 27 points (10-15 FG) and 7 rebounds, in
24 minutes, against the Denver Nuggets on 2/28 ... Totaled team-highs
of 24 points (9-15 FG) and 9 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers
on 2/8.
1997-1998:
Totaled a career-high 34 points and a game-high 12 rebounds in a 112-108
overtime win over the Sacramento Kings on 4/19 ... Scored a game-high
26 points (11-16 FG) and grabbed 7 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors
on 4/18 ... Recorded 25 points and a game-high 11 rebounds against the
San Antonio Spurs on 4/16 ... Registered a team-high 22 points and 7 rebounds
against the Seattle SuperSonics on 4/14 ... Posted 12 points and a game-high
12 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns on 4/12 ... Scored 22 points and
grabbed 7 rebounds in a 105-96 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers
on 4/11 ... Totaled 13 points and a team-high 10 rebounds against the
L.A. Lakers on 4/8 ... Scored 17 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a 110-94
victory over the L.A. Clippers on 4/7 ... Recorded 16 points (7-10 FG)
and 7 rebounds against the Dallas Mavericks on 3/31 ... Registered 13
points (4-5 FG, 5-6 FT) and 5 rebounds against the Orlando Magic on 3/17
... Posted 16 points and a team-high 9 rebounds against the Charlotte
Hornets on 2/5 ... Totaled 12 points (6-9 FG) and 4 rebounds, in 16 minutes,
against the Chicago Bulls on 1/27 ... Scored 8 points and grabbed a team-high
10 rebounds against the Portland Trail Blazers on 12/19.
1996-1997:
Massenburg did a solid job in his only season with New Jersey, playing
in 79 games and making 49 starts. He averaged 7.2 points and a career-high
6.5 rebounds in 24.7 minutes, ranking second on the team in rebounding
among players who spent the full season with the Nets. ... Massenburg
had 11 double-doubles on the year, grabbing a career-high 16 rebounds
in a 101-91 loss at Milwaukee on Dec. 14. He matched his career-high with
26 points in a 123-105 victory over Philadelphia on March 26. ... He finished
the year strong, posting double-doubles in six of his last 10 games and
getting double-figures rebounds in nine of those last 10. ... Following
the season, Massenburg signed with the Boston Celtics as a veteran free
agent. It will be his second tour of duty with Boston.
1995-1996:
The well-traveled frontcourtman had a second consecutive solid season,
splitting time between Toronto and Philadelphia and averaging career highs
of 10.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game. ... He appeared
in 24 games for the expansion Raptors, making 20 starts and averaging
10.1 points and 6.9 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game. He grabbed a season-high
14 rebounds twice within a week, against Indiana on Jan. 16 and against
Boston on Jan. 21. He was Toronto's leading rebounder and ranked fourth
on the team in minutes played until he was packaged with Ed Pinckney and
a draft pick and traded to the Sixers on Feb. 22 for forward Sharone Wright.
... As a Sixer, Massenburg solidified the frontcourt and averaged 9.9
points and 6.2 rebounds in 26.8 minutes per game, appearing in 30 games
and starting eight. In five games from Feb. 25 to March 6, he had a season-high
26 points on 6-for-12 shooting at San Antonio on March 2, two double-doubles
and averaged 18.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. ... Following the
season, Massenburg signed with the Nets as a free agent.
1994-1995:
After three years in Europe, Massenburg found himself back in the NBA,
where he put in a creditable season for the talent-thin Los Angeles Clippers.
The team's starting small forward early in the year, he put up fine numbers
in December, averaging 11.2 points and 8.1 rebounds in 31.2 minutes per
contest. His output tailed off a bit during the rest of the season as
he was used more often in a reserve role, but he was steady throughout.
He finished the season ranked second on the team in rebounds (5.7 rpg),
fifth in minutes (26.6 per game), and sixth in scoring (9.3 ppg). ...
Massenburg turned in a number of fine performances. The Clippers opened
the season with a pair of games in Japan, and he was the team's top rebounder
in both contests. On November 29 he set a career high by pulling down
16 boards. On January 5 he played 33 minutes off the bench against the
Philadelphia 76ers and contributed 18 points. On February 4 he went 7-for-10
from the field against the Los Angeles Lakers in a 20-point effort, and
on April 8 he scored a career-high 26 points in an overtime win at Sacramento.
1993-1994:
Massenburg spent a second straight season in the Spanish League, this
time with F. C. Barcelona. In 25 games he averaged 15.5 points and 7.9
rebounds and shot .570 from the floor.
1992-1993:
Massenburg went overseas for the 1992-93 season. Playing for Unicaja-Mayoral
of the Spanish League, he averaged 15.4 points and 9.8 rebounds in 30
games.
1991-1992:
In 1991-92 Massenburg became one of only a handful of players in NBA history
to play for four teams in a single season. He began the year with the
San Antonio Spurs but was waived on December 2. Less than two weeks later
the Charlotte Hornets signed him as a free agent. He spent a month with
the Hornets before being waived on January 2. In the second half of the
season he signed consecutive 10-day contracts with first the Boston Celtics
and then the Golden State Warriors. ... Despite all of his travels Massenburg
played in only 18 games, logging 90 total minutes and averaging 1.6 points
and 1.4 rebounds.
1990-1991:
As a senior at the University of Maryland in 1989-90, Tony Massenburg
was one of only two players in the Atlantic Coast Conference to average
in double figures in both scoring (18.0 ppg) and rebounding (10.1 rpg).
A 6-foot-9 forward, Massenburg shot .523 from the floor over his four
collegiate seasons and compiled a career average of 12.1 points per game.
... The San Antonio Spurs selected him in the second round of the 1990
NBA Draft, then kept him on their bench for most of the season. He appeared
in only 35 games as a rookie, averaging 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in
4.6 minutes per game. Massenburg finished the season strong, averaging
9.6 points over his last 10 games. He scored a career-high 19 points against
the Dallas Mavericks on April 21.
COLLEGE:
The MVP for the Maryland Terrapins after scoring 18.0 points and grabbing
10.1 rebounds per game in his senior year, he was named to the 1990 All-Atlantic
Coast Conference Second Team.
PERSONAL
• Full name is Tony Arnel Massenburg
• Lists his favorite movie as The Color Purple
• Has toured throughout Europe
• Considered one of the NBA's best dressed players
• Graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Human
Ecology
• Has a son, Tony James (T.J.)
• Enjoys music and the movies |