Tony Costner

Tony Costner
Personal information
Born (1962-06-30) June 30, 1962
Montclair, New Jersey[1]
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Overbrook
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College St. Joseph's (1980–1984)
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career 1984–1997
Position Center
Career history
1984-85 Basket Napoli
1985-1986 Claret Las Palmas
1987-1988 Fantoni Udine
1988-1989 Rochester Flyers
1989-1990 Montpellier
1990-1991 Rockford Lightning
1991 Philadelphia Spirit
1991-1992 CSP Limoges
1992 Philadelphia Spirit
1992-1993 Sporting Athens
1993-1994 AEK Athens
1994 Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1994-1996 Sporting Athens
1996-1997 Papagou
Career highlights and awards

Tony Costner (born June 30, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft and played in Europe and in the Continental Basketball Association. Costner was a 6'10" Center from St. Joseph's University.[2] He is the father of professional player Brandon Costner. [3][4]

Costner, who graduated from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 1980, was recognized in 2012 by the Philadelphia Daily News as a third-team All City member on its list of the "Best high school hoops players of past 35 years".[5]

College career

Costner played Center for St. Joseph's from 1980-81 to 1983-84. He averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in his career. As a Senior, Costner averaged 18.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1. assists, as St. Joseph's finished 20-9 under coach Jim Boyle. [6] For his career, Costner was an Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection in his junior and senior seasons, a three-time All-Big 5 selection and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America in 1983, scoring with 1,730 points with 951 career rebounds. On December 30, 1983, Costner scored 47 points vs. Alaska-Anchorage, which still today stands as the most points scored in a game by a St. Joseph's player. [7]

Awards

Costner was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1989.[8]

Professional career

On Jun 19, 1984, the Washington Bullets selected Tony Costner in Round 2 with Pick 34 in the 1984 NBA Draft.

Costner went on to play in Europe in 1984-85 and later the Continental Basketball Association. Costner Averaged 20.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in 28 games for Claret Las Palmas in 1984-85. He averaged 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in his 54-games career with the CBA Rockford Lightning, also playing for the Tulsa Fast Breakers, Rochester Flyers and Philadelphia Spirit. In Eurpoe he played for (1984-1985) Napoli Basket, (1985-1986) La Palma, (1987-1988) A.P.U. Udine, (1989-1990) Montpellier, (1991-1992) CSP Limoges, (1992-1993) Sporting Atene, (1993-1994) AEK Atene, (1994) Est. Bahía Blanca, (1994-1996) Sporting Atene and (1996-1997) Papagou.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Personal life

Costner is the father of former North Carolina State and professional player Brandon Costner.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Tony Costner Biography, Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Is a native of Montclair, N.J. and a graduate of Overbrook High School."
  2. ↑ https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tony-Costner/Summary/51578
  3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200962346/
  4. ↑ http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/122.html
  5. ↑ Silary, Ted. "Best high school hoops players of past 35 years", Philadelphia Daily News, May 4, 2012. Accessed March 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-josephs/1984-schedule.html
  7. ↑ http://www.sjuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31200&ATCLID=208734355
  8. ↑ http://www.sjuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31200&ATCLID=208734355
  9. ↑ https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Costner
  10. ↑ https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-costnton001
  11. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/10/23/bullets-cut-3-johnson-deactivated/b21ff230-4e6a-462f-9344-3b6af394d6a5/
  12. ↑ http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-08-28/sports/1991240206_1_rockford-lightning-chicago-cubs-basketball-association
  13. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/euro/players/tony-costner-1.html
  14. ↑ https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Costner
  15. ↑ "N.C. State's Brandon Costner on the Pan Am Games trials". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 14, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
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