Tony Costner

Tony Costner (born June 30, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Washington Bullets in the 2nd round (34th overall) of the 1984 NBA Draft and played in Europe and in the Continental Basketball Association. Costner was a 6'10" Center from St. Joseph's University.[2] He is the father of professional player Brandon Costner.[3][4]

Tony Costner
Personal information
Born (1962-06-30) June 30, 1962
Montclair, New Jersey[1]
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High schoolOverbrook
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeSt. Joseph's (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34th overall
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Playing career1984–1997
PositionCenter
Career history
1984–1985Basket Napoli
1985–1986Claret Las Palmas
1987–1988Fantoni Udine
1988–1989Rochester Flyers
1989–1990Montpellier
1990–1991Rockford Lightning
1991Philadelphia Spirit
1991–1992CSP Limoges
1992Philadelphia Spirit
1992–1993Sporting Athens
1993–1994AEK Athens
1994Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca
1994–1996Sporting Athens
1996–1997Papagou
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Costner graduated from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia in 1980. Costner was recognized in 2012 by the Philadelphia Daily News as a third-team All City member on its list of the "Best high school hoops players of past 35 years".[5]

College career

Staying in Philadelphia for his collegiate career, Costner played Center for St. Joseph's from 1980 to 1984. He averaged 14.3 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in his career. As a Senior, Costner averaged 18.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists, as St. Joseph's finished 20-9 under coach Jim Boyle.[6]

For his career, Costner was an Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection in his junior and senior seasons, a three-time All-Big 5 selection and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America in 1983.Costner scored 1,730 career points with 951 career rebounds. On December 30, 1983, Costner scored 47 points vs. Alaska-Anchorage, which still stands as the St. Joseph's single game record.[7]

Professional career

On Jun 19, 1984, the Washington Bullets selected Tony Costner in Round 2 with Pick 34 in the 1984 NBA Draft.

Costner went on to play in Europe in 1984-85 and later the Continental Basketball Association. Costner Averaged 20.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in 28 games for Claret Las Palmas in 1984–85. He averaged 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in his 54-games career with the CBA Rockford Lightning, also playing for the Tulsa Fast Breakers, Rochester Flyers and Philadelphia Spirit. In Europe he played for (1984-1985) Napoli Basket, (1985-1986) La Palma, (1987-1988) A.P.U. Udine, (1989-1990) Montpellier, (1991-1992) CSP Limoges, (1992-1993) Sporting Atene, (1993-1994) AEK Atene, (1994) Est. Bahía Blanca, (1994-1996) Sporting Atene and (1996-1997) Papagou.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

Personal life

Costner is the father of former North Carolina State and professional player Brandon Costner.[14]

Awards
  • Costner was inducted into the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1990.
  • In 1990, Costner was inducted into the Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Hall of Fame.[15]

References
  1. Tony Costner Biography, Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Is a native of Montclair, N.J. and a graduate of Overbrook High School."
  2. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Tony-Costner/Summary/51578
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/200962346/
  4. http://www.nba.com/draft2009/prospects/122.html
  5. Silary, Ted. "Best high school hoops players of past 35 years", Philadelphia Daily News, May 4, 2012. Accessed March 17, 2018.
  6. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-josephs/1984-schedule.html
  7. http://www.sjuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31200&ATCLID=208734355
  8. it:Tony Costner
  9. https://www.statscrew.com/minorbasketball/stats/p-costnton001
  10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1985/10/23/bullets-cut-3-johnson-deactivated/b21ff230-4e6a-462f-9344-3b6af394d6a5/
  11. http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1991-08-28/sports/1991240206_1_rockford-lightning-chicago-cubs-basketball-association
  12. https://www.basketball-reference.com/euro/players/tony-costner-1.html
  13. it:Tony Costner
  14. "N.C. State's Brandon Costner on the Pan Am Games trials". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 14, 2007. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  15. http://www.sjuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=31200&ATCLID=208734355
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