Tony Snell (basketball): Difference between revisions
No edit summary Tag: changing height and/or weight |
Ifwikisaysit (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Tony Snell''' (born November 11, 1991) is an American college basketball player for the [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball]] team. Born in Riverside, California, Snell has |
'''Tony Snell''' (born November 11, 1991) is an American college basketball player for the [[New Mexico Lobos men's basketball]] team. Born in Riverside, California, Snell has been the starting small forward for UNM since his sophomore season. He has helped lead the [[Steve Alford]]-coached Lobos to back-to-back [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] bids during his sophomore and junior years. |
||
== High School == |
== High School == |
||
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
{{main|2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team}} |
{{main|2011–12 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team}} |
||
Despite being praised for the potential to do more for the Lobos in his sophomore campaign, Snell was still tabbed to be a bench player for the guard-heavy New Mexico squad.<ref name="multiple6">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2011/11/01/lobos-to-exhibit-talent.html |title=Lobos To Exhibit Talent |
Despite being praised for the potential to do more for the Lobos in his sophomore campaign, Snell was still tabbed to be a bench player for the guard-heavy New Mexico squad.<ref name="multiple6">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2011/11/01/lobos-to-exhibit-talent.html |title=Lobos To Exhibit Talent |
||
|author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> However, due to injuries suffered by three-year starter [[Phillip McDonald]] and the fact that Snell was "tearing it up in practice and was dynamic in both of the Lobos’ exhibition wins", Snell was able to take his place in the starting lineup,<ref name="multiple7">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2011/11/11/privateers-a-mystery-to-lobos.html |title=Privateers A Mystery To Lobos |author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> a spot he |
|author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=November 1, 2011}}</ref> However, due to injuries suffered by three-year starter [[Phillip McDonald]] and the fact that Snell was "tearing it up in practice and was dynamic in both of the Lobos’ exhibition wins", Snell was able to take his place in the starting lineup at the beginning of the regular season,<ref name="multiple7">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2011/11/11/privateers-a-mystery-to-lobos.html |title=Privateers A Mystery To Lobos |author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=November 11, 2011}}</ref> a spot he kept through the entire season. Snell quickly established himself as a potent scorer — especially from three-point range — as he became the team's leading scorer for a portion of the year. He scored in double-digit in 12 of the Lobos' 16 non-conference games, including three where he scored 20-plus: 21 points in a [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=313290265 win] vs. [[Washington State Cougars men's basketball|Washington St.]], 24 points in a [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=313540167 victory] against [[Montana State University|Montana St.]], and 24 points in a [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=313620166 defeat] of in-state rival [[New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball|New Mexico St.]] |
||
However, in New Mexico's 14 [[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]] games, Snell scored in double figures just five times. In fact, Snell struggled to produce for the Lobos insofar as he was held scoreless in back-to-back games and was called "suddenly tentative" after a stretch of seven games saw Snell average 4.1 points per game and lose his position as the team's leading scorer<ref name="Snell1">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2012/02/18/lobo-shell-comes-out-of-that-shell.html |title=Lobo Snell Comes Out of that Shell |author=Rick Wright |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=February 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Snell2">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2012/02/17/the-national-stage-is-set.html |title=The National Stage Is Set |author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>. In spite of that, Snell was able to increase his production at the [[Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament|MW Tournament]], posting double-digit output in three-straight games. He scored 15 points and had 6 assists and 6 rebounds in a semifinal victory over [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320690167 UNLV], and added 14 in the championship game versus [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320700021 San Diego State]. For his efforts, Snell was named to the All-Tournament team<ref name="SnellAll-T">{{cite web|url=http://www.abqjournal.com/sports/2012/03/10/breaking-lobos-win-mountain-west-title.html |title=Lobos Are Best in the (Mountain) West |author=Mark Smith |publisher=The Albuquerque Journal |date=March 10, 2012}}</ref>. Snell was a non-factor once again in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-seed Lobos, going just 1-of-9 for a combined three points in contests versus [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320750167 12th-seeded Long Beach State] and [http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320770097 fourth-seeded Louisville]. |
|||
Snell was awarded Honorable Mention All-Mountain West at the end of the regular season<ref name="SnellAll-MW">{{cite web|url=http://www.themwc.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aad.html |title=Mountain West Announces 2011-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards |publisher=The Mountain West |date=March 5, 2012}}</ref>. |
|||
{| class="wikitable" |
{| class="wikitable" |
||
| Line 72: | Line 76: | ||
! <small>Free Throw Percentage</small> |
! <small>Free Throw Percentage</small> |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| |
| 34 |
||
| |
| 34 |
||
| 25.6 |
| 25.6 |
||
| 10.5 |
| 10.5 |
||
| |
| 2.7 |
||
| 2.3 |
| 2.3 |
||
| 44.8% |
| 44.8% |
||
| 38.7% |
| 38.7% |
||
| 83. |
| 83.1% |
||
|} |
|} |
||
Revision as of 03:53, 17 March 2013
| Tony Snell | |
|---|---|
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Conference | Mountain West |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Position | Small forward, Point forward |
| Jersey # | 21 |
| Class | Junior |
| Career | 2010–present |
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | November 10, 1991 Riverside, California |
| High school | Martin Luther King High School |
Tony Snell (born November 11, 1991) is an American college basketball player for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team. Born in Riverside, California, Snell has been the starting small forward for UNM since his sophomore season. He has helped lead the Steve Alford-coached Lobos to back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids during his sophomore and junior years.
High School
Snell was a 2009 graduate of Martin Luther King High School, where he lead the Wolves to a 30-3 season and a national rank of seventh in the MaxPreps/National Guard computer rankings.[1] Snell averaged 14 points per game, 7 rebounds per game, 4 blocks per game and 3 assists per game in his senior campaign under head coach Tim Sweeney.[1] In 2009, Snell enrolled at Westwind Preparatory Academy, where he averaged 19.5 points, 10 rebounds, 8.8 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.8 blocks,[2] while playing with Kawhi Leonard,[3] who is now with the San Antonio Spurs.
New Mexico
Freshman Year, 2010-2011
Noted by ESPN as "one of the top sleepers on the West Coast" and a "diamond in the rough" in their scouting reports,[4] Snell committed to the Lobos on September 15, 2009[5] and signed in November 2009.[1]
Snell started his freshman season as a reserve backing up two-year starter Phillip McDonald. Snell eventually earned a starting role in a Feb. 1 contest vs. Air Force, and started the next six games until being relegated back to the bench for the last seven games of the 2010-2011 season. Snell's breakout game was a win against then-#9 BYU, where he knocked down four three-pointers in a 16-point performance. He followed that up two weeks later with a then-career record 19 points in a 68-57 triumph over Wyoming. Nonetheless, as the season's stakes rose, Snell's point production and minutes fell, to the point where he scored just 11 points in his last eight games, going 4-for-27 from the floor and 1-for-20 from behind the arc to finish the season.[1]
| Games Played | Games Started | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Rebounds/Game | Assists/Game | Field Goal Percentage | 3pt. Field Goal Percentage | Free Throw Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 7 | 17.5 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 36.4% | 34.5% | 73.5% |
Sophomore Year, 2011-2012
Despite being praised for the potential to do more for the Lobos in his sophomore campaign, Snell was still tabbed to be a bench player for the guard-heavy New Mexico squad.[6] However, due to injuries suffered by three-year starter Phillip McDonald and the fact that Snell was "tearing it up in practice and was dynamic in both of the Lobos’ exhibition wins", Snell was able to take his place in the starting lineup at the beginning of the regular season,[7] a spot he kept through the entire season. Snell quickly established himself as a potent scorer — especially from three-point range — as he became the team's leading scorer for a portion of the year. He scored in double-digit in 12 of the Lobos' 16 non-conference games, including three where he scored 20-plus: 21 points in a win vs. Washington St., 24 points in a victory against Montana St., and 24 points in a defeat of in-state rival New Mexico St.
However, in New Mexico's 14 Mountain West games, Snell scored in double figures just five times. In fact, Snell struggled to produce for the Lobos insofar as he was held scoreless in back-to-back games and was called "suddenly tentative" after a stretch of seven games saw Snell average 4.1 points per game and lose his position as the team's leading scorer[8][9]. In spite of that, Snell was able to increase his production at the MW Tournament, posting double-digit output in three-straight games. He scored 15 points and had 6 assists and 6 rebounds in a semifinal victory over UNLV, and added 14 in the championship game versus San Diego State. For his efforts, Snell was named to the All-Tournament team[10]. Snell was a non-factor once again in the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-seed Lobos, going just 1-of-9 for a combined three points in contests versus 12th-seeded Long Beach State and fourth-seeded Louisville.
Snell was awarded Honorable Mention All-Mountain West at the end of the regular season[11].
| Games Played | Games Started | Minutes/Game | Points/Game | Rebounds/Game | Assists/Game | Field Goal Percentage | 3pt. Field Goal Percentage | Free Throw Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 34 | 25.6 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 44.8% | 38.7% | 83.1% |
References
- ^ a b c d "Player Bio: Tony Snell – NEW MEXICO OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Golobos.com.
- ^ "Tony Snell Basketball Profile - Westwind Prep International 09-10 - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com.
- ^ Joel Francisco. "Leonard's stock keeps rising". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Basketball Recruiting - Tony Snell - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Tony Snell - Yahoo! Sports". Yahoo! Sports.
- ^ Mark Smith (November 1, 2011). "Lobos To Exhibit Talent". The Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Mark Smith (November 11, 2011). "Privateers A Mystery To Lobos". The Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Rick Wright (February 18, 2012). "Lobo Snell Comes Out of that Shell". The Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Mark Smith (February 17, 2012). "The National Stage Is Set". The Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ Mark Smith (March 10, 2012). "Lobos Are Best in the (Mountain) West". The Albuquerque Journal.
- ^ "Mountain West Announces 2011-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Awards". The Mountain West. March 5, 2012.
