Anthony Robert Guy (born July 4, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a McDonald's All-American while playing at Loyola High School in Towson, Maryland. Guy played collegiately for the

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, where he served as team captain during his final two seasons. He was selected by the

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as the 46th overall pick in the 1982 NBA draft but was told by Celtics general manager Red Auerbach that he would not make the team and should instead hone his skills in the

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(CBA) that season. Guy split the 1982–83 season in the CBA with the Wyoming Wildcatters and the

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before receiving an unsuccessful tryout with the

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. He played in Switzerland for one season and then returned to tryout for the

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. A hamstring injury suffered two weeks before the start of the

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derailed his chances of making the team and he retired from playing basketball. Guy enrolled in the University of Missouri–Kansas City graduate business school. After graduating, he received a position with

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in the Kansas City Area, where he has worked for 30 years.

Career statistics

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 1978–79 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 29 , , 29 , , 29.4 , , .461 , , – , , .711 , , 3.6 , , 2.2 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1979–80 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 29 , , 17 , , 30.6 , , .481 , , – , , .785 , , 3.6 , , 2.5 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1980–81 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 32 , , 32 , , 36.2 , , .537 , , – , , .776 , , 3.5 , , 2.8 , , 1.9 , , .1 , , 15.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 1981–82 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 27 , , 27 , , 37.5 , , .433 , , – , , .681 , , 3.5 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 14.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 117 , , 105 , , 33.4 , , .480 , , – , , .740 , , 3.5 , , 2.8 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 12.7

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guy, Tony 1959 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Switzerland American men's basketball players Basketball players from Maryland Boston Celtics draft picks Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players Maine Lumberjacks players McDonald's High School All-Americans Sportspeople from Towson, Maryland Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland Shooting guards Wyoming Wildcatters players 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople