B. J. Anthony Explained

B. J. Anthony
Position:Power forward
Height Cm:200
Nationality:New Zealand
Birth Date:20 July 1988
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
High School:Avondale College
(Auckland, New Zealand)
Career Start:2008
Career End:2018
Years1:2008–2010
Team1:Harbour Heat
Years2:2008–2010
Team2:Herzoege Wolfenbuettel
Years3:2008–2009
Team3:→SG MTV/BG 93 Wolfenbuttel
Years4:2010–2012
Team4:New Zealand Breakers
Years5:2011
Team5:Waikato Pistons
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Otago Nuggets
Years7:2013
Team7:BBC Solarto Eagles Magdeburg
Years8:2013–2015
Team8:Adelaide 36ers
Years9:2014
Team9:Wellington Saints
Years10:2015
Team10:Plymouth Raiders
Years11:2016–2018
Team11:Wellington Saints
Highlights:

Benny Charles "B. J." Anthony Jr. (born 20 July 1988)[1] is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who played multiple seasons in both the Australian NBL and New Zealand NBL. He also played in Germany and England, and represented the New Zealand Tall Blacks on multiple occasions.

Professional career

New Zealand NBL

Anthony made his debut in the New Zealand NBL in 2008 with the Harbour Heat. He continued on with the Heat in 2009[2] and 2010. After a season with the Waikato Pistons in 2011,[3] Anthony signed with the Otago Nuggets for the 2012 season.[4] However, he missed the entire season due to injury.[5] He returned to the Nuggets for the 2013 season.[6] [7]

In 2014, Anthony won a championship as a member of the Wellington Saints.[8] [9] He had signed with the Super City Rangers for the 2015 season, but missed the entire season due to injury.[10] He re-joined the Saints in 2016 and won his second championship,[11] going on to win his third with the Saints in 2017.[12] He played a fourth season with the Saints in 2018,[13] but missed the second half of the season with a broken foot.[14]

Australian NBL

In the 2010–11 season, Anthony made his debut in the Australian NBL as a development player with the New Zealand Breakers.[15] He played a second season with the Breakers in 2011–12 as a full-time contracted player. He won two championships in his two seasons with the Breakers.[16]

For the 2013–14 season, Anthony played for the Adelaide 36ers.[17] He continued on with the 36ers in 2014–15, but missed the second half of the season with an Achilles tendon injury.[18]

Europe

For the 2008–09 and 2009–10 seasons, Anthony played in Germany for Herzoege Wolfenbuettel of the ProB.[19] [20] During his first season, he also spent time with SG MTV/BG 93 Wolfenbuttel in the Regionalliga.

In January 2013, Anthony returned to Germany and joined BBC Solarto Eagles Magdeburg for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[21] He went on to earn Regionalliga All-Star Five honours.[22]

For the 2015–16 season, Anthony joined the Plymouth Raiders of the British Basketball League.[23] [24] He appeared in five games before being released by the club on 7 November 2015 due to poor behaviour off the court.[25]

National team career

Anthony was selected to join the Tall Blacks on 17 August 2009 for the first time as an injury replacement for Jeremiah Trueman. He participated in the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Personal

Anthony's father, Benny Sr., is a former player and coach in the New Zealand NBL.[26] [27]

Anthony holds a British passport thanks to his English-born mother.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BJ Anthony – 2010 FIBA World Championship . 16 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116130111/http://turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/player/p/pid/58131/rid//sid/4728/tid/337/profile.html . 16 January 2014 . dead .
  2. http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2857-0-0-0&sID=109102&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=9778719 BJ Anthony Called into Tall Blacks
  3. Web site: Waikato Pistons snap up BJ Anthony. Stuff.co.nz. 26 February 2011. 30 May 2013.
  4. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/5768600/Nuggets-sign-Tall-Blacks-Anthony-Henry Nuggets sign Tall Blacks Anthony, Henry
  5. Web site: Seconi. Adrian. Basketball: Nuggets eager to land Henry. odt.co.nz. 23 April 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191222064305/https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/basketball-nuggets-eager-land-henry. 22 December 2019.
  6. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/8577261/Otago-Nuggets-open-NBL-season-with-victory/ Otago Nuggets open NBL season with victory
  7. https://archive.today/20130703155748/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/anthony-earns-first-pow/ Anthony earns first POW
  8. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/9708136/Saints-lose-a-Tall-Blacks-forward-add-another Saints lose a Tall Blacks forward, add another
  9. Web site: Saints Sign Anthony . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063837/http://nzhoops.co.nz/saints-sign-anthony/ . 22 February 2014 . dead .
  10. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/65678151/supercity-rangers-sign-reuben-te-rangi-for-nz-nbl SuperCity Rangers sign Reuben Te Rangi for NZ NBL
  11. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/77252801/shea-ili-and-bj-anthony-join-stacked-wellington-saints-team-for-2016-nbl Shea Ili and BJ Anthony join stacked Wellington Saints team for 2016 NBL
  12. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/90214679/starstudded-wellington-saints-team-roll-into-season-with-only-one-import--by-choice Star-studded Wellington Saints team roll into season with only one import – by choice
  13. https://twitter.com/NZ_hoops/status/988267064841285633 Benny Anthony has signed with the...
  14. https://twitter.com/NZ_hoops/status/1010315064979611648 Wellington Saints big man Beny Anthony is...
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100624024640/http://tvnz.co.nz/basketball-news/breakers-name-development-players-3604630 Breakers name development players
  16. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/6868409/Breakers-release-troubled-forward-BJ-Anthony Breakers release troubled forward BJ Anthony
  17. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015164608/http://www.adelaide36ers.com/article/id/17gfim568l4f91m3wu95i7jwmy 36ERS SIGN KIWI INTERNATIONAL
  18. Web site: BJ Anthony ruled out for the season . 5 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150108113347/http://www.nbl.com.au/article/id/19loo62ror3l71o3efhrpi3xxj . 8 January 2015 . dead .
  19. http://www.herzoege-wolfenbuettel.de/fanclub/news/9-nicht-kategorisiert.html?start=30 Herzöge Wolfenbüttel – Saison 2008/09
  20. http://www.herzoege-wolfenbuettel.de/fanclub/news/9-nicht-kategorisiert.html?start=25 Herzöge Wolfenbüttel – Saison 2009/10
  21. http://www.volksstimme.de/sport/lokalsport/magdeburg/1002992_Solarto-Eagles-setzen-zum-Hoehenflug-an.html Solarto-Eagles setzen zum Höhenflug an
  22. http://www.odt.co.nz/sport/basketball/252951/basketball-anthony-chases-redemption Basketball: Anthony chases redemption
  23. Web site: Plymouth Raiders sign New Zealand forward BJ Anthony. bbc.com. 3 June 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150819055130/https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/basketball/32972907. 19 August 2015.
  24. Web site: Plymouth Raiders sign big-man 'BJ' from New Zealand . 14 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616041048/http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Plymouth-Raiders-sign-big-man-BJ-New-Zealand/story-26620418-detail/story.html . 16 June 2015 . dead .
  25. http://www.plymouthraiders.com/news/anthony-and-edwards-released-by-raiders-for-serious-off-court-issues/ ANTHONY AND EDWARDS RELEASED BY RAIDERS FOR SERIOUS OFF COURT ISSUES
  26. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503448&objectid=11072825 Basketball: Star recruits have Northland links
  27. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/10698701/Super-City-Rangers-name-Jeff-Green-as-coach Super City Rangers name Jeff Green as coach