Anthony Meier (born June 3, 1990) is an American

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player for

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of the

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(PLK). After four years at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Meier entered the

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but went undrafted.

High school career

Meier played high school basketball at Lafayette High School, in

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College career

Meier played

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from 2008 to 2012. As a senior, he led the team in scoring, averaging 11.3 points. He also added 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists, while shooting with 39.5 percent from the three.

Professional career

Meier's professional career started in the 2012–13 season with

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of the

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. He left the club on May, after a season-ending ankle injury. In 2013, he moved to LPB club Vitória. He appeared in 32 games for Vitória, averaging 14.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. On September 20, 2014, he signed with

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. On July 23, 2015, Meier signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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with a prospect of renewal for another year. He finished the season averaging 11.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. On August 3, 2016, he joined

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. With Nymburk, he won the

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and the

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. The following year, he returned to Greece and signed with

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, replacing Cole Huff on the team's squad. With Lavrio, he averaged 10.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On June 25, 2018, he joined Promitheas Patras of the

. On August 22, 2019, he has signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of the PLK. Meier averaged 11.2 points, 4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game during the 2019-20 season. He re-signed with the team on June 23, 2020. However, he announced his retirement on July 26. On June 14, 2021, he announced that he returned from retirement and has signed with his last club

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. On July 26, 2022, he has signed with

of the

(PLK).

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meier, Tony 1990 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American men's basketball players Apollon Patras B.C. players Basketball players from Missouri Zastal Zielona Góra players Basketball Nymburk players Lavrio B.C. players Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball players Power forwards Promitheas Patras B.C. players Sportspeople from St. Louis County, Missouri Wilki Morskie Szczecin players SKS Starogard Gdański players