With the basketball season coming to a close, there has been some movement for 2 former Tigers. Joey Dorsey and Earl Barron have both joined NBA team rosters. Antonio Anderson will head into the D-League Playoffs with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
Stay tuned as we will keep you updated on how these former Tigers do in the remainder of this season.
This week’s article features a few tidbits of information. Hopefully with baseball season starting up, there will be some information available on former Tigers in the MLB. Also, spring practice for football will be underway as well. Stay tuned!
Antonio Anderson
Courtesy of NBA.com
After returning to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, Anderson has gotten back into the swing of things in his last two games. In his most recent game, he had 19 points, 10 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block. Prior to that, he had 18 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds, and 1 steal.
Anderson is averaging 15 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds per game with the Vipers.
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This week’s “In the Bigs Spotlight” is short and sweet. Briefly discussed are Antonio Anderson, Shawn Taggart, and Earl Barron. Also, a new addition for each week will be the “Quote of the Week.”
Antonio Anderson
After 2 consecutive 10-day assignments with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Antonio Anderson returns to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Anderson was the second former Tiger to be called up from the D-League, the first being Joey Dorsey who was also playing for the Vipers. With Rio Grande Valley, Anderson averages 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. Anderson will now help lead the Vipers through the D-League Playoffs.
A game between Rio Grande Valley and Los Angeles will be televised on the ‘Versus’ channel (Dish Network channel 151, DirecTV channel 603, Comcast channel 852) on Saturday, March 27 at 10:00 pm CST.
This week’s “In the Bigs Spotlight” article features Tyreke Evans, Antonio Anderson, DeAngelo Williams, and Isaac Bruce.
Tyreke Evans
(AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
Over the past week, Evans has nearly cemented himself as the Rookie of the Year. In a win against Toronto, Evans recorded his first triple-double this season. He racked up 19 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists as he and Beno Udrih led the Kings in a 113-90 victory over the Raptors.
Several days later, Evans barely missed recording his second triple-double in a win against Minnesota. This time, he added 29 points, 9 rebounds, and 11 assists and also mixed in 2 steals. He followed that performance with a 25 points, 11 rebound, 9 assist game, but the Kings fell to the Lakers in Los Angeles 99-106.
So, in the course of 4 games, Evans recorded a triple-double, and 3 double-doubles, two of which were one rebound or assist shy of being triple-doubles.
By Nick Friedell
ESPNChicago.com
MEMPHIS — Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose doesn’t hold any grudges against the NCAA for coming down hard on his beloved Memphis Tigers after finding numerous rules violations during Rose’s one season at the school.
Memphis was accused of several major rules violations, some of which reportedly centered upon Rose, and was forced to vacate its 2007-08 record, which included a run to the 2008 national championship game.
After their collegiate careers, some players are given the opportunity to play professional basketball in the NBA. Other players who are not drafted may enter the NBA Development League with the hopes of grabbing the league’s attention while simultaneously honing their skills.
Another route that some may take in their careers is joining an overseas basketball league in order to continue their ambitions of playing basketball for a living. For former Tigers Jeremy Hunt, Robert Dozier, Shawn Taggart, and Chris Massie, this was the route that was traveled, taking them far from home. Read the rest of this entry »
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