Tony Crocker
Encyclopedia
Antonio Lamar Crocker is an American
college basketball player for the Albacomp
Székesfehérvár
. He was born on January 17, 1987 in Lawton, Oklahoma
to his mother, Kaye. He excelled at basketball
while attending Earl Warren High School
in San Antonio, Texas
before attending prep school at The Patterson School
. Crocker signed a letter of intent to play basketball
at the University of Oklahoma
under Kelvin Sampson
, and stuck to his commitment when coach Sampson left to Indiana University
and coach Jeff Capel III
became the new coach of the Sooners. Crocker started 25 out of 31 games as a true freshman at Oklahoma and established himself as one of the top freshmen in the country. Crocker has garnered attention for wearing a long-sleeved shirt underneath his uniform.
in San Antonio, Texas
his final three years after attending William Howard Taft High School
as a freshman. While attending Warren High he was a 2005 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches First-Team 5A All-State selection and named the 2005 San Antonio Player of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News
in his senior season. He averaged 22.0 points, 10.0 rebound
s and 4.0 assists
per game as a senior and scored a career-high 44 points against Bowie High School
his senior season. He earned all-city and all-district honors as a junior and recorded a triple-double as a junior against James Madison High School
(21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists). He was coached by Jay Keller at Warren HS and by Mike Carillo at Taft HS.
in Lenoir, North Carolina
. Coming out of prep school he was rated as the No. 80 overall player in the class of 2006 by Rivals.com
and ranked as the country’s 18th-best shooting guard by Rivals and Scout.com. He was also rated as the 25th-best post-graduate prep school player in the country by HoopScoopOnline.com. At Patterson School he helped his team to a 34-3 record and a No. 3 national prep school ranking despite being limited to 10 games due to injury. At The Patterson School he was coached by Chris Chaney.
. He scored 15 points in his first game and took off from there for the Sooners with several dunks over his freshman season. He ended his debut season at Oklahoma averaging 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Near the end of the season he began to become comfortable at the collegiate level and the Sooners will rely upon him heavily in 2008-09 to take the team to the next level.
in the NBA Summer League
in 2010
.
In 2010 signed for Albacomp. He is one of the best player in his team. Albacomp
one of the champion favorite.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
college basketball player for the Albacomp
Albacomp
Albacomp is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár, that currently compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successcor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian championship title three times and won the Hungarian...
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár
Székesfehérvár is a city in central Hungary and is the 9th largest in the country. Located around southwest of Budapest. It is inhabited by 101,973 people , with 136,995 in the Székesfehérvár Subregion. The city is the centre of Fejér county and the regional centre of Central Transdanubia...
. He was born on January 17, 1987 in Lawton, Oklahoma
Lawton, Oklahoma
The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area...
to his mother, Kaye. He excelled at basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
while attending Earl Warren High School
Earl Warren High School
Earl Warren High School is a public school located in San Antonio, Texas.The school is a part of the Northside Independent School District. As with all Northside ISD schools, it is named for a former United States Supreme Court justice - in this case, former Chief Justice Earl Warren.In 2009, the...
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
before attending prep school at The Patterson School
The Patterson School
The Patterson School is a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades seven through twelve, and one year for Post Graduate study, located in Lenoir, North Carolina...
. Crocker signed a letter of intent to play basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
under Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson is an assistant coach of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He previously was a men's college basketball coach at Montana Tech , Washington State University , the University of Oklahoma and Indiana University .-Early life and coaching:Sampson was born in the...
, and stuck to his commitment when coach Sampson left to Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
and coach Jeff Capel III
Jeff Capel III
Felton Jeff Capel III is an American former college basketball player at Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, Duke.-Youth:Capel is from a basketball family...
became the new coach of the Sooners. Crocker started 25 out of 31 games as a true freshman at Oklahoma and established himself as one of the top freshmen in the country. Crocker has garnered attention for wearing a long-sleeved shirt underneath his uniform.
High school
Crocker attended Earl Warren High SchoolEarl Warren High School
Earl Warren High School is a public school located in San Antonio, Texas.The school is a part of the Northside Independent School District. As with all Northside ISD schools, it is named for a former United States Supreme Court justice - in this case, former Chief Justice Earl Warren.In 2009, the...
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
his final three years after attending William Howard Taft High School
William Howard Taft High School (San Antonio, Texas)
William Howard Taft High School is a public secondary school in the Northside Independent School District.Taft High School was the fifth NISD high school, and the first one outside of Loop 1604. It is home to the magnet school Communications Arts High School which primarily focuses on...
as a freshman. While attending Warren High he was a 2005 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches First-Team 5A All-State selection and named the 2005 San Antonio Player of the Year by the San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News
The San Antonio Express-News is the daily newspaper of San Antonio, Texas. It is ranked as the third-largest daily newspaper in the state of Texas in terms of circulation, and is one of the leading news sources of South Texas, with offices in Austin, Brownsville, Laredo, and Mexico City...
in his senior season. He averaged 22.0 points, 10.0 rebound
Rebound (basketball)
A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...
s and 4.0 assists
Assist (basketball)
In basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
per game as a senior and scored a career-high 44 points against Bowie High School
Bowie High School (Austin, Texas)
James Bowie High School is a public high school in southwest Austin, Texas. With an estimated student body of 3,000, and a campus sitting on , Bowie is the largest school in the Austin Independent School District and also the largest secondary school in Central Texas...
his senior season. He earned all-city and all-district honors as a junior and recorded a triple-double as a junior against James Madison High School
James Madison High School (San Antonio, Texas)
James Madison High School is a public school named after president James Madison in the North East Independent School District in San Antonio.-Academia:...
(21 points, 14 rebounds, 11 assists). He was coached by Jay Keller at Warren HS and by Mike Carillo at Taft HS.
Prep School
Crocker played prep school basketball after his senior year at Warren High. He spent the majority of his prep school career battling an ankle injury, but finished the season averaging 15.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for The Patterson SchoolThe Patterson School
The Patterson School is a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades seven through twelve, and one year for Post Graduate study, located in Lenoir, North Carolina...
in Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir, North Carolina
Lenoir is a city in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 18,228 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Caldwell County. Lenoir is located in the Blue Ridge foothills. The city also contains the Brushy Mountains, a spur of the Blue Ridge Mountains...
. Coming out of prep school he was rated as the No. 80 overall player in the class of 2006 by Rivals.com
Rivals.com
Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...
and ranked as the country’s 18th-best shooting guard by Rivals and Scout.com. He was also rated as the 25th-best post-graduate prep school player in the country by HoopScoopOnline.com. At Patterson School he helped his team to a 34-3 record and a No. 3 national prep school ranking despite being limited to 10 games due to injury. At The Patterson School he was coached by Chris Chaney.
College
Crocker burst onto the scene at the University of Oklahoma where he was named to the starting lineup in his first collegiate game under new Oklahoma head coach Jeff Capel IIIJeff Capel III
Felton Jeff Capel III is an American former college basketball player at Duke University and was a head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of Oklahoma. He is currently an assistant coach for his alma mater, Duke.-Youth:Capel is from a basketball family...
. He scored 15 points in his first game and took off from there for the Sooners with several dunks over his freshman season. He ended his debut season at Oklahoma averaging 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Near the end of the season he began to become comfortable at the collegiate level and the Sooners will rely upon him heavily in 2008-09 to take the team to the next level.
Pro career
Crocker played for the Houston RocketsHouston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
in the NBA Summer League
NBA Summer League
The NBA Summer League is a period during which NBA teams come together to try out different summer rosters instead of their regular season line-ups. Typically, there is a mix of rookies and some of the younger bench players to see how well some players work with others...
in 2010
2010 in basketball
Tournaments include international , professional and amateur and collegiate levels.-Men's tournaments:* 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey** ** All-tournament team:*** Kevin Durant, *** Linas Kleiza,...
.
In 2010 signed for Albacomp. He is one of the best player in his team. Albacomp
Albacomp
Albacomp is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Székesfehérvár, that currently compete Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the premier division of basketball in Hungary. Founded as the successcor of Székesfehérvári MDSE, they took the Hungarian championship title three times and won the Hungarian...
one of the champion favorite.