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American-born Panamanian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tony Cal Bishop Jr. (born July 16, 1989) is an American-born Panamanian[1] professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas State University.[2]
No. 21 – Vaqueros de Bayamón | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | BSN |
Personal information | |
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | July 16, 1989
Nationality | American / Panamanian |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas) |
College | Richland College (2007–2009) Texas State (2009–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Aalborg Vikings |
2012–2013 | Nevėžis |
2013–2015 | Rio Grande Valley Vipers |
2015 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2015–2016 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
2016 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2016 | Correcaminos de Colón |
2016–2017 | Kanazawa Samuraiz |
2017–2018 | Bakken Bears |
2018–2019 | BCM U Pitesti |
2019–2020 | Spójnia Stargard |
2020–2021 | BCM U Pitesti |
2021 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2021 | Mets de Guaynabo |
2021–2022 | Meralco Bolts |
2022 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
2022–2023 | Taichung Suns |
2023 | Real Estelí |
2023 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2023 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
2023 | Halcones de Xalapa |
2023–2024 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
2024 | Real Estelí |
2024 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
2024 | Atléticos de San Germán |
2024–present | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League.[3]
On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3]
On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft.[4] On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers.[5] In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[6]
On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1] On January 21, 2016, he parted ways with Bremerhaven.[7] Five days later, he signed with the Atléticos de San Germán, returning for a second stint.[8]
Bishop joined the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association in November 2021 as the team's import or foreign player for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup.[9] On December 22, he scored 36 points in a 83–80 victory over against the TNT Tropang Giga.[10][11]
On September 30, 2022, Bishop signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League.[12] On January 13, 2023, Taichung Suns terminated Bishop's contract.[13]
In October 2023, Bishop returned to the Philippines, this time signing with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[14]
On March 12, 2024, Bishop signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón,[15] but was waived the next month after four games. On April 15, he re-signed with the Atléticos de San Germán.[16]
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