Anthony Winchester

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Anthony Winchester
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Winchester in 2014
Kansas State Wildcats
PositionAssistant coach
League Big 12
Personal information
Born (1983-05-15) May 15, 1983 (age 41)
Seymour, Indiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Austin (Austin, Indiana)
College Western Kentucky (2002–2006)
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2006–2014
Position Shooting guard
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As player:
2006–2007 Club Melilla Baloncesto
2007 CB Atapuerca
2012–2013 CB Breogán
2013 Atléticos de San Germán
2013–2014 Gipuzkoa Basket
As coach:
2007–2008 Bowling Green HS (assistant)
2008–2010Western Kentucky (director of operations)
2010–2011 Scottsburg HS
2018–2019 Loyola Marymount (graduate assistant)
2019–2020 Southern Miss (video coordinator)
2020–2021 Pacific (director of operations)
2021–2022Southern Miss (assistant)
2022–Present Kansas State (Director of Video Operations)
Career highlights and awards

Anthony David Winchester (born May 15, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player. Winchester is currently an assistant coach at Kansas State. He played college basketball at Western Kentucky.

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High school career

Winchester attended Austin High School. He averaged 34.7 points per game as a senior and led Austin to the 2002 2A Final Four and Mid-Southern Conference Championship. Winchester was the runner-up for Indiana Mr. Basketball. He finished his career with 2,256 points. [1]

College career

Winchester played college basketball at Western Kentucky. In February 2004, he scored 40 points in a loss to Louisiana-Lafayette. [2] He averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a junior, despite playing out of position at power forward due to injuries. [3] As a senior, Winchester averaged 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1 steal per game. [4] He was named Sun Belt Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American. Winchester concluded his college career with 1,732 points. [5]

Professional career

Winchester was selected by the Dodge City Legend with the fourth pick of the 2006 USBL draft. In August 2006, he signed with Club Melilla Baloncesto of the Spanish LEB Oro. [4] Winchester led the team with 12.8 points per game and was twice named Player of the Month. [1] He joined CB Atapuerca for the 2007–08 season but suffered a back injury in October 2007. He decided not to play professionally for five years, citing lack of motivation. In 2012, Winchester signed with CB Breogán. [6] He averaged 15.3 points per game and was named Guard of the Year. Winchester joined Gipuzkoa Basket for the 2013–14 season and averaged 10.2 points per game. [1]

Coaching career

Winchester became an assistant coach at Bowling Green High School for the 2007–2008 season. In 2008, he joined Ken McDonald's staff at Western Kentucky as a graduate assistant. He was promoted to director of operations for the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, Winchester was hired as the head coach of Scottsburg Senior High School. [5] In his only season, the Warriors finished 3–18. [7]

Winchester served as a graduate assistant at Loyola Marymount during the 2018–19 season. In May 2019, he joined Southern Miss as a video coordinator. [8] Winchester was inducted into Western Kentucky's Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2019. [9] He joined Pacific as the director of operations for the 2020–21 season. In August 2021, Winchester was hired as an assistant coach at Southern Miss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Men's Basketball Program Adds Anthony Winchester to Coaching Staff". Southern Miss Golden Eagles . August 17, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ Grant, Michael (February 4, 2004). "State Basketball Notebook". The Courier-Journal . p. E5. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Renfrow, Travis (November 24, 2005). "Western Playing for Rumph". The Ohio County Times News. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 De Lucas, Chema (August 6, 2006). "Melilla Baloncesto añade a su plantilla a Anthony Winchester". Solobasket.com (in Spanish). Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Baumgardner, Nick (July 27, 2010). "Winchester takes Ind. prep job". Bowling Green Daily News . Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Anthony Winchester: el crack que brilla en el Breogán Lugo tras un lustro sin jugar". Zoomnews.es (in Spanish). March 13, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ Sokeland, Justin (January 23, 2014). "Brady Wells aims to help Scottsburg basketball team rebound". The Courier-Journal . Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Anthony Winchester Named Men's Basketball Video Coordinator". Southern Miss Golden Eagles . May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  9. ↑ Pratt, Elliott (October 17, 2019). "Winchester credits time with Tops for opening career path". Bowling Green Daily News . Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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