Anthony Avent

Anthony Avent (born October 18, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (15th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA draft.^[1] Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,^[1] Avent played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Vancouver Grizzlies, Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers in six NBA seasons. He played collegiately at Seton Hall University where he played in the 1989 NCAA championship game.^[2] Prior to Seton Hall, Avent played at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]

Anthony Avent

Personal information
Born	(1969-10-18) October 18, 1969 (age 55) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Malcolm X Shabazz (Newark, New Jersey)
College	Seton Hall (1988–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 1st round, 15th overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	1991–2001
Position	Power forward
Number	00, 34, 54, 30
Career history
1991–1992	Phonola Caserta
1992–1994	Milwaukee Bucks
1994–1995	Orlando Magic
1995–1996	Vancouver Grizzlies
1996–1997	Panathinaikos BC
1997–1998	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1999	Utah Jazz
1999–2000	Los Angeles Clippers
2000–2001	PAOK Thessaloniki
Career highlights
Second-team All-Big East (1991)
Career NBA statistics
Points	1,958 (5.6 ppg)
Rebounds	1,584 (4.5 rpg)
Blocks	211 (0.6 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Upon being drafted 15th overall by the Bucks, Avent went on to instead sign with Phonola Caserta of the Italian League. He made this decision after failing to reach a satisfactory contract with the Bucks. After one season in Italy, Avent signed a four-year deal with the Bucks, beginning with a $500,000 installment in his first season and increasing in $150,000 increments in each of the succeeding three seasons. Thus, Avent made $950,000 in the fourth year of his contract.^[3]

In the 1996–97 season he played in several games for the perennially powerful Greek team Panathinaikos, and in 2001 he played for PAOK BC.^[4][5]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1992–93	Milwaukee	82	78	27.9	.433	.000	.651	6.2	1.1	0.7	0.9	9.8
1993–94	Milwaukee	33	20	21.1	.404	.000	.772	4.7	1.0	0.5	0.6	7.4
1993–94	Orlando	41	20	16.5	.341	.000	.636	4.5	0.8	0.4	0.3	3.5
1994–95	Orlando	71	3	15.0	.430	.000	.640	4.1	0.6	0.4	0.7	3.6
1995–96	Vancouver	71	32	22.3	.384	.000	.740	5.0	1.0	0.4	0.6	5.8
1998–99	Utah	5	0	8.8	.308	.000	.500	2.4	0.2	0.4	0.0	1.8
1999–00	Los Angeles	49	3	7.7	.302	.000	.719	1.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.7
Career		352	156	19.1	.403	.000	.686	4.5	0.8	0.5	0.6	5.6

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1993–94	Orlando	2	0	20.0	.462	.000	.875	5.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	9.5
1994–95	Orlando	7	0	5.7	.429	.000	.750	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.3
Career		9	0	8.9	.450	.000	.833	2.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	3.1