Anthony Goldwire

Anthony Goldwire (born September 6, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the NBA, and other leagues. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, he played college basketball for the University of Houston, and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (52nd overall), of the 1994 NBA draft.

Anthony Goldwire

Personal information
Born	(1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 (age 53) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Suncoast (Riviera Beach, Florida)
College	Pensacola State (1990–1992) Houston (1992–1994)
NBA draft	1994: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1994–2008
Position	Point guard
Number	5, 15, 9, 7, 4
Coaching career	2010–present
Career history
As a player:
1994–1996	Yakima Sun Kings
1996–1997	Charlotte Hornets
1997–1998	Denver Nuggets
1998–1999	Olympiacos
1999–2000	FC Barcelona
2000–2001	Kansas City Knights
2001	Denver Nuggets
2001–2002	Skipper Bologna
2002	San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003	Yakima Sun Kings
2003	Washington Wizards
2003	Gigantes de Carolina
2003–2004	Yakima Sun Kings
2004	Minnesota Timberwolves
2004	Aris
2004	New Jersey Nets
2004	Criollos de Caguas
2004	Milwaukee Bucks
2005	Detroit Pistons
2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005	Los Angeles Clippers
2005–2006	Yakama Sun Kings
2006	Pamesa Valencia
2006–2007	Panellinios
2007	Lokomotiv-Kuban
2007–2008	Aigaleo
As a coach:
2010–2013	Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2014–2016	Erie BayHawks (assistant)
Career highlights
Greek Cup winner (2004) Greek League All-Star (1998) 3× CBA champion (1995, 2003, 2006) CBA Most Valuable Player (2006) CBA Finals MVP (2006) CBA All-Star (2004) 3× All-CBA First Team (1996, 2004, 2006) CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995) Catalan Basketball League champion (2000) 2× Second-team All-SWC (1993, 1994)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Professional career

Goldwire began his career with the Yakima Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1994–95 season and earned All-Rookie Second Team honors.^[1] He was named to the All-CBA First Team with the Sun Kings in the 1995–96 season.^[1]

Goldwire returned to the Sun Kings in the 2002–03 season.^[1] He was named to the All-CBA First Team in 2004.^[1] Goldwire led the Sun Kings to a CBA championship in 2006 as he was named Finals Most Valuable Player, league Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-CBA First Team.^[1]

Goldwire played with Panellinios of the Greek Basket League in the 2006–07 season. In 2009, he joined the Spanish club CB Girona.^[2]

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
*	Led the league

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1995–96	Charlotte	42	8	14.8	.402	.398	.767	1.0	2.7	0.4	0.0	5.5
1996–97	Charlotte	33	9	17.5	.403	.439	.750	1.2	2.8	0.6	0.0	5.8
1996–97	Denver	27	21	22.7	.392	.394	.816	1.7	4.6	0.5	0.0	7.3
1997–98	Denver	82*	32	27.0	.423	.384	.806	1.8	3.4	1.0	0.1	9.2
2000–01	Denver	20	0	10.1	.375	.265	.765	0.6	1.7	0.5	0.0	4.1
2002–03	San Antonio	10	0	5.1	.278	.250	.000	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	1.2
2002–03	Washington	5	0	6.8	.571	1.000	.800	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	2.6
2003–04	Minnesota	5	0	13.2	.357	.333	1.000	1.2	2.0	0.6	0.0	2.6
2003–04	New Jersey	6	0	3.2	.250	.000	.000	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.7
2004–05	Detroit	9	0	6.1	.267	.333	.875	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
2004–05	Milwaukee	24	2	20.1	.438	.408	.826	2.1	3.3	0.6	0.0	6.4
2005–06	Los Angeles	3	0	7.3	.143	.000	.000	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.7
Career		266	72	18.6	.407	.386	.792	1.3	2.8	0.6	0.0	6.3

Coaching career

In July 2010, Goldwire joined the Phoenix Suns' NBA Summer League coaching staff.^[3] He later became an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.^[4]

Personal life

Goldwire's cousin Leemire, was also a professional basketball player.^[5]