Anthony Pérez | |
Number: | 23 |
Position: | Small forward / power forward |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 213 |
League: | LPB |
Team: | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
Birth Date: | 1993 9, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sucre, Venezuela |
High School: | Word of Life (Wichita, Kansas) |
College: | Ole Miss (2012–2016) |
Draft Year: | 2016 |
Career Start: | 2016 |
Years1: | 2016–2017 |
Team1: | Soles de Mexicali |
Years2: | 2017–2020 |
Team2: | Trotamundos de Carabobo |
Years3: | 2020–2022 |
Team3: | Guaiqueríes de Margarita |
Years4: | 2022–present |
Team4: | Gladiadores de Anzoátegui |
Anthony Pérez-Cortesia (born 29 September 1993) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player, who represented Venezuela at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Pérez played college basketball at Ole Miss, with the Ole Miss Rebels,[1] in the United States, where his head coach, Andy Kennedy, called him one of the "greatest mysteries" he's ever coached.[2] This was based on his ability to sharp shoot on certain nights.[3]
Pérez began his pro career in 2016, with the Mexican League club Soles de Mexicali.
On 30 October 2020, Perez signed with Guaiqueríes de Margarita.[4]
Pérez has been a member of the senior men's Venezuelan national basketball team. He played at the 2016 South American Championship, where he won a gold medal, and at the 2016 Olympic Games.[5]