American basketball player (born 1993)
Tony LeonDre Wroten Jr.
(born April 13, 1993)
[1]
is an American professional
basketball
player. He played
college basketball
for the
Washington Huskies
, where he was a first-team
all-conference
selection in the
Pac-12
, before being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 25th overall pick in the
2012 NBA draft
.
High school career
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As a freshman at
Garfield High School
, Wroten averaged 20.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He was named to the 2009 All-Washington State Class 4A first team, becoming the first ever freshman to be named to the first team. In his sophomore season, Wroten averaged 17.6 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. Wroten was forced to sit out his junior season after an
ACL
injury in a football game.
[2]
During his senior season, Wroten averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.
[3]
He was invited to the 2011 Jordan Brand classic game.
Considered a five-star recruit by
Rivals.com
, Wroten was listed as the No. 3 point guard and the No. 14 player in the nation in 2011.
[4]
College career
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In his freshman season at Washington, Wroten averaged 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. This was good enough for him to be named
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
and to be named to the
All-Pac-12
first team. He was the first ever freshman from Washington to be named to the All-Pac-12 Team.
[2]
On April 3, 2012 Wroten decided to enter his name in the
2012 NBA draft
,
[5]
alongside teammate
Terrence Ross
.
[6]
College statistics
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Professional career
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Memphis Grizzlies (2012?2013)
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Wroten was selected by the
Memphis Grizzlies
with the 25th overall pick in the
2012 NBA draft
. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the
Reno Bighorns
of the
NBA Development League
.
[7]
Philadelphia 76ers (2013?2015)
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On August 22, 2013, the Grizzlies traded Wroten to the
Philadelphia 76ers
in exchange for a future second round pick and a trade exception.
[8]
On November 13, 2013, in his first career start, he recorded his first triple-double with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 123?117 overtime win over the Houston Rockets. The milestone marked the first time in NBA history that a player produced a triple-double in their first career start.
[9]
On March 8, 2014, Wroten scored a then-career-high 30 points in a loss to the Utah Jazz.
[10]
On November 7, 2014, Wroten scored a career-high 31 points in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.
[11]
On January 23, 2015, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014?15 season after undergoing surgery on a partially torn ACL in his right knee.
[12]
He was averaging career highs in points (16.9), assists (5.2) and steals (1.6) prior to the injury.
On November 11, 2015, Wroten was assigned to the
Delaware 87ers
of the NBA Development League, sent there to practice as part of his return to play protocol.
[13]
He was recalled by the 76ers on December 4, using the month-long stint to rehabilitate his ACL tear. He did not appear in a game for Delaware.
[14]
The following day, he returned to action for the 76ers, playing in his first game for the team since injuring his right knee on January 13. He had four points in 13 minutes against the Denver Nuggets.
[15]
On December 24, 2015, Wroten was waived by the 76ers.
[16]
Texas Legends (2016?2017)
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On March 16, 2016, Wroten signed with the
New York Knicks
.
[17]
On June 22, 2016, he was waived by the Knicks; he did not play a single game for the team during his tenure.
[18]
On June 27, 2016, Wroten was claimed off waivers by the
Memphis Grizzlies
.
[19]
He was later waived by the Grizzlies on July 12,
[20]
re-signed on August 8,
[21]
and waived again on October 7.
[22]
On December 1, 2016, Wroten was acquired by the
Texas Legends
.
[23]
That night, he made his debut for the Legends in a 121?106 win over the
Greensboro Swarm
, recording 11 points, one rebound and one steal in 19 minutes off the bench.
[24]
He was later waived by the Legends on January 28, 2017.
[25]
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2017?2018)
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On October 21, 2017, Wroten was selected by the
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
in round 2 with the 23rd pick in the
2017 NBA G League draft
.
[26]
On March 21, 2018, he was waived by the Vipers.
[27]
Kalev/Cramo (2018?2019)
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On December 28, 2018, Wroten signed with
Estonian
club
Kalev/Cramo
of the
Latvian-Estonian Basketball League
(LEBL) and the
VTB United League
.
[28]
Anwil Włocławek (2019?2020)
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On August 11, 2019, he signed with
Anwil Włocławek
of the
Polish Basketball League
.
[29]
Joventut Badalona (2020)
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On January 30, 2020, he signed with
Joventut Badalona
of the
Liga ACB
.
[30]
He averaged 11.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4 assists per game in ACB. Wroten parted ways with the team on April 29.
[31]
Zamalek SC (2022)
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On January 16, 2022, Wroten signed with
Zamalek SC
of the
Egyptian Basketball Super League
.
[32]
Iraklis (2022)
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On February 8, 2022, he signed with
Iraklis
of the
Greek Basket League
.
[33]
Due to injuries, he appeared in only 3 league games, averaging 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 27 minutes per contest.
NBA career statistics
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Regular season
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Playoffs
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Personal life
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Wroten's father, Tony Sr., played football at the
University of Washington
and for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
. His mother, Shirley, ran track at Washington and at
Arizona State University
. Shirley still ranks top ten all time for Washington in the
100-meter dash
,
100-meter hurdles
, and
4 × 100-meter relay
. Tony's aunt,
Joyce Walker
, was a two-time All-American basketball player at
Louisiana State University
. She was also the third woman to ever play on the
Harlem Globetrotters
. Tony is also the cousin of former
New York Knicks
point guard
Nate Robinson
and former
Oregon State University
basketball player Jimmie Haywood.
[2]
On October 7, 2021, Wroten was indicted for insurance fraud in the
Southern District of New York
for allegedly defrauding the NBA's health and welfare benefit plan.
[34]
See also
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References
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"Tony Wroten Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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b
c
"Tony Wroten Profile"
.
gohuskies.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 3, 2010
. Retrieved
27 May
2012
.
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"Tony Wroten Jr. Basketball Stats"
.
maxpreps.com
. Archived from
the original
on June 3, 2010.
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"Tony Wroten Recruiting Profile"
.
Rivals.com
. Retrieved
January 23,
2015
.
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"Washington's Tony Wroten declares for the NBA Draft"
.
espn.com
. 3 April 2012
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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"Terrence Ross Declares for NBA Draft"
.
gohuskies.com
. Archived from
the original
on September 10, 2012
. Retrieved
May 27,
2012
.
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"2012-13 NBA Assignments"
.
NBA.com
. Archived from
the original
on March 27, 2014.
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"Grizzlies acquire 2014 second round pick and trade exception from 76ers"
.
NBA.com
. August 22, 2013. Archived from
the original
on December 3, 2013.
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"Tony Wroten's triple-double, James Anderson's 36 points lead 76ers"
. November 19, 2013
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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"Jazz end skid, send 76ers to 16th straight loss"
.
ESPN.com
. March 8, 2014
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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"Mike Dunleavy leads Bulls over Sixers 118-115"
.
ESPN.com
. November 7, 2014
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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"Philadelphia 76ers Update On Tony Wroten"
.
NBA.com
. January 23, 2015
. Retrieved
October 29,
2020
.
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"Sixers assign Wroten, Marshall to 87ers"
.
Philly.com
. November 11, 2015
. Retrieved
November 11,
2015
.
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"Sixers Recall Wroten, Marshall; Waive Pressey"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 4, 2015
. Retrieved
December 4,
2015
.
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"Gallinari leads Nuggets past Okafor-less 76ers 108-105"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 5, 2015
. Retrieved
December 5,
2015
.
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"Sixers Acquire Ish Smith"
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NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 24, 2015
. Retrieved
December 24,
2015
.
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"Knicks Sign Wroten"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 16, 2016
. Retrieved
March 16,
2016
.
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"Knicks Acquire Derrick Rose"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 22, 2016
. Retrieved
June 26,
2016
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"Grizzlies claim Tony Wroten off waivers"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 27, 2016
. Retrieved
June 27,
2016
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"Grizzlies waive Tony Wroten"
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NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 12, 2016
. Retrieved
July 12,
2016
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"Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr., D.J. Stephens, Troy Williams and Tony Wroten"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 8, 2016
. Retrieved
August 8,
2016
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"Grizzlies waive Tony Wroten"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 7, 2016
. Retrieved
October 7,
2016
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"Legends Acquire Tony Wroten"
.
NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 1, 2016
. Retrieved
December 4,
2016
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"Legends Cruise Past Swarm"
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NBA.com
. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 1, 2016
. Retrieved
December 4,
2016
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"2016-2017 Texas Legends Transactions History"
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realgm.com
. Retrieved
January 28,
2017
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"RGV Vipers Finalize Training Camp Roster"
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OurSportsCentral.com
. October 22, 2017
. Retrieved
April 5,
2018
.
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"RGV Vipers Acquire Darius Morris"
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OurSportsCentral.com
. March 21, 2018
. Retrieved
April 5,
2018
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"Kalev/Cramo toob meeskonda staartagamehe, kelle karjaari NBA-s rikkus polvevigastus"
.
bckalev.ee
(in Estonian). December 28, 2018
. Retrieved
December 28,
2018
.
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"Anwil signs Tony Wroten"
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Sportando
. August 11, 2019
. Retrieved
August 12,
2019
.
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"Badalona announces Tony Wroten"
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Sportando
. January 30, 2020
. Retrieved
January 30,
2020
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"Tony Wroten, Joventut Badalona part ways"
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Sportando
. April 29, 2020
. Retrieved
April 29,
2020
.
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Chelidze, Dimitri (January 16, 2022).
"Al Zamalek signs Tony Wroten"
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Eurobasket
. Retrieved
January 16,
2022
.
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Maggi, Alessandro (February 8, 2022).
"Tony Wroten signs with Iraklis BC"
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Sportando
. Retrieved
February 8,
2022
.
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Dienst, Jonathan (October 7, 2021).
"18 NBA Veterans Arrested in Alleged $4 Million Health Insurance Fraud Scheme"
.
NBC New York
. Retrieved
February 8,
2022
.
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