Chris Anstey

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Chris Anstey
Personal information
Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Listed height7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1997: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1994–2010
Position Center
Number11, 13, 22
Coaching career2012–2014
Career history
As player:
1994 Melbourne Tigers
1995–1997 South East Melbourne Magic
1997–1999 Dallas Mavericks
1999–2000 Chicago Bulls
2000–2002 Victoria Titans
2002–2003 Ural Great
2003–2005 UNICS Kazan
2005–2010Melbourne Tigers
As coach:
2012–2014 Melbourne Tigers/United
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Christopher John Anstey (born 1 January 1975) is an Australian former professional basketball player. His career included stints in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Russia and Spain. Anstey was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA draft. He also played for the Melbourne Tigers, South East Melbourne Magic and Victoria Titans in the NBL. He retired at the end of the 2009–10 season while with the Tigers and later became the team's head coach in 2012.

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Professional career

Early NBL years

Anstey took up basketball at the relatively late age of 17. Before that he was a promising tennis player, peaking at rank number 2 amongst Australia's 15-year-old players and regularly playing doubles with Mark Philippoussis. In 1994, he joined the Melbourne Tigers and was teammates with some of the most recognisable names in Australian basketball, such as Andrew Gaze, Mark Bradtke, and Lanard Copeland, as well as head coach Lindsay Gaze. After one season with the Tigers, Anstey was signed by South East Melbourne Magic coach Brian Goorjian. He played for the Magic from 1995 to 1997, earning NBL's Most Improved Player award in 1996 as well as the 1996 NBL Championship, before going to the NBA.

NBA

Anstey was the 18th overall selection of the 1997 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. His draft rights were traded by the Blazers with cash to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Kelvin Cato in June 1997. His rookie year, 1997–98, he averaged 5.9 PPG and 3.8 RPG in 16.6 MPG. He scored a career-high 26 points against the Boston Celtics on 17 March. The next year, his numbers dropped to 3.3 PPG and 2.4 RPG. He was traded by the Mavericks to the Chicago Bulls for a second-round draft pick in 2000 in September 1999. He averaged 6.0 PPG and 3.8 RPG on 44.2 FG% in his last NBA season with the Bulls. Anstey owns career NBA averages of 5.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG and 0.4 BPG in 155 games with 23 starts. [1]

Europe and return to NBL

Anstey returned to the NBL with the Victoria Titans in 2000–01, winning Best Sixth Man. In 2003, Anstey led Russian club Ural Great Perm to runners up in the Russian Championship, and was named ULEB Cup MVP. In 2004, Anstey signed with UNICS Kazan, and had an All-Star season, leading the team to a EuroChallenge Championship, the first in Russian history. Anstey was a Euroleague All-Star again in 2005. Anstey returned to his native Australia with his original team, the Melbourne Tigers, in 2006. After returning, Anstey enjoyed plenty of success, leading the NBL in blocks in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009; and in rebounding in 2008 and 2009; earning the MVP in 2006 and 2008; Grand Finals MVP in 2006 and Best Defensive Player in 2008.

Chris Anstey retired from playing at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NBL season. In his final NBL game against the Gold Coast Blaze at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Anstey scored 13 points, had 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block though the Blaze defeated the Tigers 91–73. [2]

Olympics and World championships

Anstey was a member of the Australian boomers, competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, though unfortunately he missed the 2004 Athens Olympics due to injury. He was also a member of the Boomers at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Athens.

Anstey won Gold with the Australian Emus at the 1997 22 & Under World Championships played in his home town of Melbourne where was named as tournament MVP.

Coaching

Anstey was appointed head coach of Caulfield Grammar School's first boys' team in 2010 and still holds that position today. His team won 3 APS titles, 2 McDonald's Cups and 1 National Championship.

Anstey coached the Camberwell Dragons senior Men at Big V level in 2011 and 2012, guiding them to consecutive semi-finals appearances, representing the most successful period of time in club history.

Anstey was appointed head coach of the Melbourne Tigers for the 2012–13 NBL season. [3] He was subsequently re-signed as the head coach for 2013–14 for his efforts during 2012–13. [4] On 13 October 2014, he stepped down as head of Melbourne following United's 2014–15 season opening loss to Cairns. [5]

Career highlights

On 13 September 2000, Anstey was awarded the Australian Sports Medal. [6]

Corporate

In 2010, Anstey founded the TLC Group, which comprises TLC Mentoring, TLC Management and TLC Events. [7]

As of September 2023, Anstey was in charge of Media8 Sports, a sports media company based on the Gold Coast. The company acquired the Taranaki Airs of the New Zealand NBL, with Anstey becoming the leader of the team's basketball programme. [8] [9]

Personal life

Anstey has three children, Isobel ("Izzy"), Ethan and Hunter. [10] [11] Isobel has been selected for the Australian women's under-17 and under-19 teams, [12] and, since 2021, has played for the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team. [11]

Career statistics

Player

NBA

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1997–98 Dallas 41816.6.398.188.7163.80.90.80.75.9
1998–99 Dallas 41411.5.360.000.7082.40.70.40.33.3
1999–2000 Chicago 731113.8.442.167.7893.80.90.40.36.0
Career1552313.9.413.138.7893.40.80.50.45.2

NBL

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
†Denotes season(s) in which Anstey won an NBL championship
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1994 Melbourne Tigers 20NA6.7.490.000.7372.60.40.20.23.1
1995 South East Melbourne Magic 26NA9.6.493.000.6073.30.30.20.33.3
1996† South East Melbourne Magic 32NA21.9.607.000.7307.80.61.21.511.8
1997 South East Melbourne Magic 333330.5.479.154.6759.80.81.61.813.8
2000–01 Victoria Titans 282826.1.499.240.7189.40.90.82.016.4
2001–02 Victoria Titans 343431.3.480.160.75110.51.31.41.316.8
2005–06† Melbourne Tigers 373739.2.455.359.74110.03.81.12.122.5
2006–07 Melbourne Tigers 383834.8.438.229.8089.32.81.21.819.4
2007–08† Melbourne Tigers 373735.6.480.311.77111.62.61.52.021.8
2008–09 Melbourne Tigers 353535.8.433.250.74310.52.11.61.618.6
2009–10 Melbourne Tigers 16NA23.5.352.268.7619.81.90.80.79.8
Career336NA28.4.468.303.7448.81.71.11.515.5

Coach

NBL

Legend
Regular seasonGGames coachedWGames wonLGames lostW–L %Win–loss %
PlayoffsPGPlayoff gamesPWPlayoff winsPLPlayoff lossesPW–L %Playoff win–loss %
TeamYearGWLW–L%FinishPGPWPLPW–L%Result
Melbourne Tigers 2012–13 281216.4295th————Missed playoffs
Melbourne Tigers 2013–14 281513.5363rd312.333Semi-finalists
Melbourne United 2014–15 101.000
Career572730.574312.333

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  2. ↑ "NBL Archive Match Centre". SportsTG.
  3. ↑ Pierik, Jon (4 June 2012). "New coach Anstey vows Tigers will challenge". The Age.
  4. ↑ "TIGERS RE-SIGN LEGEND COACHING PANEL". Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Statement from Melbourne United Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Chris Anstey". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "TLC Group". Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. ↑ "MEDIA8 SPORTS TO ACQUIRE TARANAKI AIRS". nznbl.basketball. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  9. ↑ McLean, Glenn (21 September 2023). "Taranaki Airs NBL side sold to Australian media company". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "In the paint with Chris Anstey". The Pick and Roll. 9 December 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Izzy Anstey - Women's Basketball". UCLA. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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