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Antonio Graves

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Antonio Graves
No. 22 – Ormanspor Genclik Ankara
PositionShooting guard
LeagueTBL
Personal information
Born (1985-04-17) April 17, 1985 (age 39)
Mansfield, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolMansfield (Mansfield, Ohio)
CollegePittsburgh (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007Pittsburgh Xplosion
2007–2008Pau Orthez
2008–2009Galatasaray Café Crown
2009Cibona
2010Hapoel Holon
2010–2011Banvit
2011–2012Canton Charge
2012–2013Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia
2013–2015Artland Dragons
2016Crailsheim Merlins
2016–2017Skyliners Frankfurt
2017Tsmoki-Minsk
2017–presentOrmanspor Genclik Ankara

Antonio Graves Davis (born April 17, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Ormanspor Genclik Ankara of the Turkish Basketball First League.

Career

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After completing college with University of Pittsburgh, he played for Pittsburgh Xplosion of the (Continental Basketball Association) during 2007–08 season.

He signed for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez (Pro A) in December 2007.

After participating to the U.S. summer-league during summer 2008, he signed with Galatasaray Café Crown (Turkish Basketball League).

In August 2013, he signed with Artland Dragons of the German Basketball League.[1] In August 2014, he re-signed with Dragons for one more season.[2]

On February 26, 2016, Graves signed with Crailsheim Merlins for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[3]

On September 6, 2016, Graves signed a deal until mid-January 2017, with Skyliners Frankfurt.[4] Following the expiration of his contract, on January 13, 2017, he parted ways with Skyliners after averaging 7.7 points per game.[5]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

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In the summer of 2017, Graves competed in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the number one seeded FCM Untouchables. Competing for the $2 million grand prize, Graves averaged 4.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals per game. The Untouchables advanced to the Super 16 Round where they were defeated 85–71 by Team FOE, a Philadelphia based team coached by NBA forwards Markieff and Marcus Morris.[6] Graves also played for the Untouchables during the summer of 2016. Over the span of four games, he averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 43% from the three-point line.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ARTLAND DRAGONS land veteran guard Graves". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Artland Dragons re-sign Antonio Graves". Sportando.com. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Antonio Graves inks with Crailsheim Merlins". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  4. ^ "Fraport Skyliners sign Antonio Graves to replace injured Philip Scrubb". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
  5. ^ "Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt, Antonio Graves part ways". Sportando.com. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.thetournament.com". Archived from the original on 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  7. ^ "Player card of Antonio Graves on MyStatsOnline.com".
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