Tony Gennari Explained

Tony Gennari
Nationality:Italian / American
Birth Date:9 September 1942
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:195
High School:Trenton Catholic Academy
(Trenton, New Jersey)
College:Canisius (1961–1964)
Draft Year:1964
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:35
Career Start:1964
Career End:1976
Career Number:12, 15
Years1:1964–1966
Years2:1967–1969
Years3:1969–1971
Years4:1971–1972
Team4:Varese
Years5:1972–1973
Years6:1973–1976
Highlights:

Anthony Michael Gennari (alternate name: Antonio; 9 September 1942 – 22 May 2019)[1] was an Italian-American former professional basketball player.[2] [3] At a height of 1.91m (06.27feet) tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

College career

Gennari played college basketball at Canisius College, where he played with the Golden Griffins, from 1960 to 1964.[4] During his college career, he averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 19.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[5] He was inducted into the school's hall of fame, in 1991.[6]

Club career

After his college career, Gennari was selected by the New York Knicks, in the 5th round of the 1964 NBA draft, with the 35th overall pick.[7] [8] However, he never played in the NBA. During his pro club career, Gennari won the 1966 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup,[9] and the 1971–72 season championship of the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague).[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pallacanestro Varese in lutto, è morto Tony Gennari . 2019-05-23 . VareseNews . it . 2019-05-25.
  2. https://www.museodelbasket-milano.it/leggi.php?s=&idcontenuti=111 Gennari Toni .
  3. http://www.basketrieti.com/personaggio.aspx?id=91 Gennari Anthony .
  4. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/wd/Summary/68899 NCAA College: Canisius (1964).
  5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/tony-gennari-1.html Tony Gennari Canisius Per Game.
  6. https://gogriffs.com/hof.aspx?hof=138 ANTHONY M. GENNARI CLASS 1964 INDUCTION 1991 SPORT(S) Men's Basketball.
  7. https://stats.nba.com/draft/history/?Season=1964 Draft History SEASON 1964.
  8. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/draft.html New York Knicks Draft Picks.
  9. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/intercontinental/IC_66.htm Intercontinental Cup 1966.
  10. http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_72.htm Champions Cup 1971–72.