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Tony Snell (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tony Rena Snell Jr. (born November 10, 1991)[1] is an American professional basketball player for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos. He was drafted with the 20th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.[2]
![]() Snell with the Detroit Pistons in 2019 | |
No. 21 – Maine Celtics | |
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Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1991-11-10) November 10, 1991 (age 32) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 213 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | |
College | New Mexico (2010–2013) |
NBA draft | 2013: 1st round, 20th overall pick |
Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2016 | Chicago Bulls |
2016–2019 | Milwaukee Bucks |
2019–2020 | Detroit Pistons |
2020–2021 | Atlanta Hawks |
2021–2022 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2022 | New Orleans Pelicans |
2023–present | Maine Celtics |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Born in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, Snell moved to Phoenix, Arizona before his senior year to finish high school at Westwind Preparatory Academy. Snell was the starting shooting guard for the New Mexico Lobos in his sophomore and junior seasons, helping lead the Lobos to back-to-back Mountain West Conference (MWC) regular season and conference tournament championships as well as NCAA tournament bids.
Snell is the first and only player in NBA history to record a 50–50–100 season (min. 100 attempts) in 2021, recording a 51.5% field goal percentage, 56.9% three-point field goal percentage, and 100% free throw percentage.[3][4]