Anthony January

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Anthony January
Amartha Hangtuah
Position Forward
League IBL
Personal information
Born(1993-06-16)June 16, 1993
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016 Reno Bighorns
2016–2017PEA
2018–2019Cactus Tbilisi [1]
2019 BC Mažeikiai
2019 Danang Dragons
2019–2020 Ferro Carril Oeste
2020 Ostioneros de Guaymas
2020–2021Toulouse Basket Club
2021Team Cali
2022 Chernomorets
2022 Tijuana Zonkeys
2023 Pacific Caesar
2024-present Amartha Hangtuah

Anthony January (born June 16, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He last played college basketball for the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes.

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Early life

January was born in Los Angeles to Anthony January Sr. and Pamela Green. [2]

High school and college career

January played his first three years of high school basketball at Compton High School. He played his final season at William Howard Taft High School, during which he earned West Valley League MVP, and CIF Los Angeles City Section Player of the year award averaging 22 points and 13 rebounds after gaining eligibility following his transfer from Compton. [3]

Professional career

January has played for PEA of the Thailand Basketball League, Cactus Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga, and BC Mažeikiai of the National Basketball League of Lithuania. In 2019 January signed with the Danang Dragons. [4] In 2021, he played for Team Cali of the Colombian league, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. On October 4, 2021, he signed with Khaneh Basketball Khuzestan of the Iranian Basketball Super League. [5]

In 27 November 2023, January joins Pacific Caesar of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). [6]

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References

  1. VCCorp.vn (2019-04-19). "Danang Dragons công bố 'vũ khí hủy diệt' tại VBA 2019". Sport5 (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  2. "Anthony January - Men's Basketball". California State University of San Bernardino Athletics. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  3. "2012 Daily News All-Area Boys' Basketball Team". Daily News. 2012-04-22. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  4. Nguyen, Sammy (2019-04-22). "Danang Dragons Sign Anthony January; Tavarion Nix Back with Saigon Heat". ASEANSports. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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  6. "Anthony January Penuhi Panggilan Pacific". iblindonesia.com (in Indonesian). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.