Anthony "Tony" Dobbins (born August 23, 1981) is an American-Italian professional

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player and coach who last played for

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of the Italian

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Professional career

Playing in Europe

On August 6, 2013, he signed with

JDA Dijon Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French French basketball league system, first tier divis ...

for the 2013–14 season. At the end of the season, he was again named the French League Best Defensive player of the Year. On July 17, 2014, Dobbins signed with French club

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for the 2014–15 season. On November 13, 2015, he signed with

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for the

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season. On September 8, 2016, he signed with French club

BCM Gravelines Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque, commonly referred to as BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, is a French professional basketball club based in Gravelines. They currently play in the Pro A, the highest professional league in France. The team plays ...

. On November 6, 2016, he parted ways with Gravelines after appearing in seven

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games and three

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games. On December 17, 2016, he returned to Italian Serie A2 and signed with

Coaching career

Boston Celtics

In 2020, he was promoted as an assistant coach by the

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after spending two year as video team with the Celtics.

References

External links

Euroleague Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

French League Profile

Italian League Profile
1981 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Asheville Altitude players Basketball players from Washington, D.C. BCM Gravelines players CB Murcia players Cholet Basket players HTV Basket players Italian men's basketball players JDA Dijon Basket players Makedonikos B.C. players Orléans Loiret Basket players Poitiers Basket 86 players Richmond Spiders men's basketball players Shooting guards SIG Basket players Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub