Tony Zeno | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 8 |
Weight Lb: | 210 |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1957 |
Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Nationality: | American |
High School: | Washington Preparatory (Los Angeles, California) |
College: | Arizona State (1975–1979) |
Draft Year: | 1979 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 32 |
Draft Team: | Indiana Pacers |
Career Start: | 1979 |
Career End: | 1990 |
Career Position: | Small forward / power forward |
Career Number: | 44 |
Team1: | Indiana Pacers |
Years2: | 1980–1981 |
Team2: | Racing Maes Pils Mechelen |
Years3: | 1981–1983 |
Team3: | Acqua Fabia / Binova Rieti |
Years4: | 1983–1986 |
Team4: | Libertas Brindisi |
Years5: | 1987–1988 |
Team5: | Facar Pescara |
Years6: | 1988–1989 |
Team6: | Hapoel Holon |
Years7: | 1989–1990 |
Team7: | BCM Gravelines |
Anthony Michael Zeno (born October 1, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 m) 210 lb. (95 kg) small forward-power forward. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Belgium, Israel, France, and most prominently, Italy.
Zeno played college basketball at Arizona State University, with the Sun Devils, from 1975 to 1979.
Zeno was selected by the Indiana Pacers, in the second round, with the 32nd overall pick of the 1979 NBA draft. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game, in eight games played with the Pacers during the 1979–80 season. Zeno scored 2 points in his very first game with the Pacers.[1]
In 1979, Zeno went to play in the Belgian League, with Maes Pils Mechelen. In November 1980, when Zeno was played with his Belgian team against the Polish club Śląsk Wrocław, he broke a backboard with a slam dunk. After that, he went on to play professionally in the Italian League,[2] and in the Israeli Super League with Hapoel Holon, during the 1988–89 season.[3]