Titus Warmsley

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Titus Jermaine Warmsley (born September 30, 1977) [1] is an American former professional basketball player.

Career

Warmsley, a 5'11'' point guard, attended Bishop Sullivan High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [2] before enrolling at University of Texas at Austin. In 1995–96, he saw action in 25 games for the Longhorns, averaging 2.8 points a contest. [3] After transferring to NCAA Division 2 school Montana State University Billings, Warmsley scored a total 1,507 points for the Yellowjackets between 1996 and 1999. In 1997–98, he averaged 22.17 points and 1998–99 24.03 points per contest. He had a career high 45 points against Queens (NC) on November 14, 1998. During that game, Warmsley hit 22 of 24 his free throws. He received NCAA Division II All-American honors in 1997–98 and 1998–99 as well as NCAA All-West Region First Team distinction in both seasons. He was picked as the Pac West Player of the Year in the 1997–98 season. [4] In 2008, he was inducted into the Montana State University Billings Hall of Fame. [5]

In the summer of 1999, Warmsley was invited by NBA’s Boston Celtics to participate in a tryout. [6] However, he did not make the roster and took his game to Europe. From 1999 to 2001, he played for USC Freiburg of Germany’s second-tier 2. Basketball Bundesliga. [7] He signed with BK Pezinok of Slovakia for the 2001–02 season. Besides playing in Slovakia’s domestic league, Warmsley also participated in the European competition Saporta Cup with the club. [1] He parted ways with Pezinok in January 2002 [8] and then was picked up by Slovenian side KK Elektra Sostanj, where he averaged 22.4 points a game until the remainder of the 2001–02 campaign. [7]

In the 2002–03 season, he turned out for KK Bosna Sarajevo in the ABA League, averaging 8.1 points a contest in nine appearances. [9] In December 2002, Warmsley joined Namika Lahti of Finland's Korisliiga for a tryout, [7] but then signed with the Solna Vikings of Sweden in January 2003. [10] Alongside players like Eric Taylor and Mattias Sahlström, he helped the Vikings capture the Swedish national championship title in April 2003 [11] and was subsequently named to the Eurobasket.com All-Swedish League Second Team as well as to the All-Imports Team. [12] After the 2002–03 season, Warmsley returned to the US. He is the founder of MindGame Mental Training, [2] as an actor he starred in the movie Glory Road. [13] In 2008, he published the book Don't talk About It... Be About it! [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Titus Jermaine Warmsley". FIBA Europe. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. 1 2 "ABOUT MindGame Mental Training for Basketball, Meet Titus Warmsley". MindGame Mental Training. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Titus Warmsley College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. ↑ "2018–19 MSUB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). www.msubsports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. ↑ "Titus Warmsley (2008) – MSUB Hall of Fame". Montana State University Billings Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. ↑ "The Billings Gazette from Billings, Montana on June 23, 1999 · 32". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. 1 2 3 "Lahti testaa kahta amerikkalaistakamiestä". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2002-12-06. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  8. ↑ "Opäť zmena v BK Pezinok – Časopis Pezinčan". pezincan.pezinok.sk. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  9. ↑ "Titus Warmsley > Player : ABA League". ABA Liga. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  10. ↑ "Basket: Ny amerikan till Solna". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  11. ↑ Radio, Sveriges. "Solna basketmästare – Radiosporten". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  12. ↑ "Basketligan 2002–03". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  13. ↑ "Glory Road: Cast". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  14. ↑ Warmsley, Titus (2008-10-04). Don't Talk About It, Be About It....8 steps to all star achievement on and off the court. ISBN   978-1604583885.
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