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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1967-07-31)July 31, 1967 (age 57) Sussex, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sussex Central (Sussex, Virginia) |
| College | Maryland (1986–1990) |
| NBA draft | 1990: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick |
| Selected by theSan Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1990–2008 |
| Position | Power forward /center |
| Number | 45, 32, 41, 9, 30, 44, 34 |
| Career history | |
| 1990–1991 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1991–1992 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 1992 | Boston Celtics |
| 1992 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1992 | Pallacanestro Reggiana |
| 1992–1993 | Unicaja Málaga |
| 1993–1994 | Barcelona |
| 1994–1995 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1995–1996 | Toronto Raptors |
| 1996 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1996–1997 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1997–1999 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1999 | Houston Rockets |
| 1999–2002 | Vancouver / Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2002–2003 | Utah Jazz |
| 2003–2004 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2004–2005 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2008 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Tony Arnel Massenburg (born July 31, 1967) is an American former professionalbasketball player. Massenburg was on the active roster of 12 different teams, which was an NBA record shared withJoe Smith,Jim Jackson,Chucky Brown, andIsh Smith; until Ish played with theDenver Nuggets, his 13th team, in the2022–23 season.[1] In 2005, while on theSan Antonio Spurs, Massenburg became the first player in NBA history to win a championship after playing for at least 12 different franchises.
Massenburg played in college for theUniversity of Maryland from 1986 to 1990, playing under three different head coaches:Lefty Driesell,Bob Wade, andGary Williams. He had a career field goal shooting percentage of 52.3% and averaged 12.1 points per game in his four-year career with the Terrapins. In his senior season, in which he was featured on the cover of the team's handbook on an aircraft carrier, he averaged 18 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He was one of only two players in theAtlantic Coast Conference to average double figures in both categories that season. His efforts in his senior season earned him a spot on the All-ACC Second Team.
Massenburg was selected with the 43rd pick in the second round of the1990 NBA draft by theSan Antonio Spurs. During his first stint with the Spurs, he was able to play alongside NBA legendDavid Robinson. He played in 35 games with the Spurs during the1990–91 NBA season.
As part of his first career NBA injury's rehabilitation program, Massenburg went to theItalian League in 1991, where he averaged almost 23 points and 10 rebounds per game in four games with the Italian clubPallacanestro Reggiana.
Massenburg returned to the NBA and his former team the Spurs, however he only played one game for the franchise as he was waived on November 2, 1991, in the beginning of the1991-1992 season.
On December 11, 1991, Massenburg signed with theCharlotte Hornets where he played for three games before being waived again on January 7, 1992.
On January 10, 1992, Massenburg signed a 10-day contract with theBoston Celtics for seven games.
On February 13, 1992, he signed another 10-day contract with theGolden State Warriors for another seven games; ending his season with a total of 18 games and 90 minutes played with four franchises that season.
Massenburg played in theSpanish League withUnicaja-Mayoral for the 1992–1993 season.
He also played for another Spanish teamFC Barcelona during the 1993–94 season. He won both theSpanish King's Cup championship and theCatalan League championship with Barcelona in 1994.
Massenburg returned to the NBA again in the 1994 offseason when he was signed by theLos Angeles Clippers on June 27, 1994. Massenburg came just short of playing an entire NBA season for the first time in his career during the 1994–95 season for 80 games. Massenburg was taken in the NBAexpansion draft in 1995 by theToronto Raptors. After 24 games there, he was shipped to thePhiladelphia 76ers, where he played 30 games.
During the1996-97 season, Massenburg once again came very close to playing an entire NBA season, seeing action in 79 games with yet another team, theNew Jersey Nets. Massenburg returned to Canada for the 1997–98 season, playing with theBrian Winters-coachedVancouver Grizzlies. In Vancouver, Massenburg backed up centerBryant Reeves. He played two seasons in Vancouver before being traded before the1999-2000 season to theHouston Rockets. With the Rockets, he played in ten games, then was promptly returned to the Grizzlies before the2000-2001 campaign. When the franchise relocated toMemphis in 2001, so did Massenburg. During the Grizzlies' first season on U.S. soil, Massenburg played in 73 games, averaging 5.5 points per game. In successive years, he was a member of theUtah Jazz and theSacramento Kings.
Massenburg returned to the Spurs for the2004-05 season and with them he won an NBA championship ring that year, when the Spurs defeated theDetroit Pistons four games to three in the2005 NBA Finals. During the series Massenburg mainly observed from the bench as his teammates clinched the Spurs' third NBA title in seven years. Unfortunately however, six weeks after the finals ended, a late-night auto accident badly damaged Massenburg's ankle, leaving him unable to play the following two seasons.[2]
After being out with the ankle injury for two seasons, Massenburg attempted an NBA comeback in the year 2007 with theWashington Wizards, but he was waived by the team before the season started. He then signed with the Arecibo Captains, a Puerto Rican team, but was released shortly after. In his NBA career, Massenburg participated in 683 NBA games over 15 seasons. He scored 4,238 points in his career for a career average of 6.2 points per game. He collected 2,964 rebounds in his career for a career average of 4.3 rebounds per game. He had 266 assists in his career, for a career average 0.4 assists per game.
In 2010, Massenburg started a sports bar in the Kentlands area ofGaithersburg, Maryland called 44 Sports Bar, which reflected Massenburg's jersey number.
In December 2013, Tony Massenburg's jersey number was retired at Sussex Central High School (VA), along with that ofReginald Givens (a former NFL linebacker). These two men were the only two athletes from the school ever to play a sport professionally.
Massenburg now contributes to CSN Mid-Atlantic's Washington Wizards coverage.[3]
| 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 |
| † | Won anNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | San Antonio | 35 | 0 | 4.6 | .450 | — | .622 | 1.7 | .1 | .1 | .3 | 2.3 |
| 1991–92 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .200 | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | — | .500 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .3 | |
| Boston | 7 | 0 | 6.6 | .444 | — | .500 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .1 | 1.4 | |
| Golden State | 7 | 0 | 3.1 | .625 | — | .667 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 | |
| 1994–95 | L.A. Clippers | 80 | 50 | 26.6 | .469 | .000 | .753 | 5.7 | .8 | .6 | .7 | 9.3 |
| 1995–96 | Toronto | 24 | 20 | 27.5 | .510 | — | .662 | 6.9 | .8 | .5 | .4 | 10.1 |
| Philadelphia | 30 | 8 | 26.8 | .483 | .000 | .739 | 6.2 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 9.9 | |
| 1996–97 | New Jersey | 79 | 49 | 24.7 | .485 | .000 | .631 | 6.5 | .3 | .5 | .6 | 7.2 |
| 1997–98 | Vancouver | 61 | 13 | 14.7 | .479 | — | .730 | 3.8 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 6.5 |
| 1998–99 | Vancouver | 43 | 35 | 26.6 | .487 | .000 | .665 | 6.0 | .5 | .6 | .9 | 11.2 |
| 1999–2000 | Houston | 10 | 0 | 10.9 | .444 | — | .875 | 2.7 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 4.6 |
| 2000–01 | Vancouver | 52 | 20 | 15.8 | .462 | — | .700 | 4.0 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 4.5 |
| 2001–02 | Memphis | 73 | 31 | 17.1 | .456 | 1.000 | .718 | 4.4 | .4 | .4 | .4 | 5.5 |
| 2002–03 | Utah | 58 | 1 | 13.7 | .448 | — | .774 | 2.7 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 4.7 |
| 2003–04 | Sacramento | 59 | 0 | 13.4 | .475 | .000 | .683 | 3.2 | .5 | .2 | .3 | 4.3 |
| 2004–05† | San Antonio | 61 | 6 | 11.5 | .407 | — | .762 | 2.7 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 3.2 |
| Career | 683 | 233 | 18.0 | .470 | .091 | .705 | 4.3 | .4 | .4 | .5 | 6.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | San Antonio | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| 2003 | Utah | 5 | 0 | 14.0 | .476 | — | .556 | 4.2 | .4 | .0 | .8 | 5.0 |
| 2005† | San Antonio | 9 | 0 | 3.1 | .167 | — | .500 | 1.2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| Career | 15 | 0 | 6.6 | .407 | — | .545 | 2.1 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.9 | |
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