Titus Warmsley Explained

Titus Jermaine Warmsley (born September 30, 1977)[1] is an American former professional basketball player.

Career

Warmsley, a 5'11'' point guard, attended Bishop Sullivan High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,[2] before enrolling at University of Texas at Austin. In 1995-96, he saw action in 25 games for the Longhorns, averaging 2.8 points a contest.[3] After transferring to NCAA Division 2 school Montana State University Billings, Warmsley scored a total 1,507 points for the Yellowjackets between 1996 and 1999. In 1997-98, he averaged 22.17 points and 1998-99 24.03 points per contest. He had a career high 45 points against Queens (NC) on November 14, 1998. During that game, Warmsley hit 22 of 24 his free throws. He received NCAA Division II All-American honors in 1997-98 and 1998-99 as well as NCAA All-West Region First Team distinction in both seasons. He was picked as the Pac West Player of the Year in the 1997-98 season.[4] In 2008, he was inducted into the Montana State University Billings Hall of Fame.[5]

In the summer of 1999, Warmsley was invited by NBA’s Boston Celtics to participate in a tryout.[6] However, he did not make the roster and took his game to Europe. From 1999 to 2001, he played for USC Freiburg of Germany’s second-tier 2. Basketball Bundesliga.[7] He signed with BK Pezinok of Slovakia for the 2001-02 season. Besides playing in Slovakia’s domestic league, Warmsley also participated in the European competition Saporta Cup with the club. He parted ways with Pezinok in January 2002[8] and then was picked up by Slovenian side KK Elektra Sostanj, where he averaged 22.4 points a game until the remainder of the 2001-02 campaign.

In the 2002-03 season, he turned out for KK Bosna Sarajevo in the ABA League, averaging 8.1 points a contest in nine appearances.[9] In December 2002, Warmsley joined Namika Lahti of Finland's Korisliiga for a tryout, but then signed with the Solna Vikings of Sweden in January 2003.[10] Alongside players like Eric Taylor and Mattias Sahlström, he helped the Vikings capture the Swedish national championship title in April 2003[11] and was subsequently named to the Eurobasket.com All-Swedish League Second Team as well as to the All-Imports Team.[12] After the 2002-03 season, Warmsley returned to the US. He is the founder of MindGame Mental Training, as an actor he starred in the movie Glory Road.[13] In 2008, he published the book Don't talk About It... Be About it![14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Titus Jermaine Warmsley. 2021-07-21. FIBA Europe. en.
  2. Web site: ABOUT MindGame Mental Training for Basketball, Meet Titus Warmsley. 2021-07-27. MindGame Mental Training. en-US.
  3. Web site: Titus Warmsley College Stats. 2021-07-27. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. en.
  4. Web site: 2018-19 MSUB Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2021-07-27. www.msubsports.com.
  5. Web site: Titus Warmsley (2008) - MSUB Hall of Fame. 2021-07-27. Montana State University Billings Athletics. en.
  6. Web site: The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana on June 23, 1999 · 32. 2021-07-27. Newspapers.com. en.
  7. Web site: 2002-12-06. Lahti testaa kahta amerikkalaistakamiestä. 2021-07-27. mtvuutiset.fi. fi.
  8. Web site: Opäť zmena v BK Pezinok - Časopis Pezinčan. 2021-07-27. pezincan.pezinok.sk.
  9. Web site: Titus Warmsley > Player : ABA League. 2021-07-27. ABA Liga. en.
  10. Web site: Basket: Ny amerikan till Solna. 2021-07-27. www.expressen.se. sv.
  11. Web site: Radio. Sveriges. Solna basketmästare - Radiosporten. 2021-07-27. sverigesradio.se. sv.
  12. Web site: Basketligan 2002-03. 2021-07-27. www.eurobasket.com.
  13. Web site: Glory Road: Cast. 2021-07-27. Turner Classic Movies.
  14. Book: Warmsley, Titus. Don't Talk About It, Be About It....8 steps to all star achievement on and off the court. 2008-10-04. 978-1604583885 .