Tony Rampton

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Tony Rampton
Personal information
Born (1976-05-30) 30 May 1976 (age 47)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Listed height213 cm (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High school
College Iowa State (1995–1999)
NBA draft 1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2010
Position Centre
Coaching career2011–2015
Career history
As player:
1999 Taranaki Oilers
2000 Nelson Giants
2000–2001 Kouvot
2000→Korikouvot
2001–2005 Cairns Taipans
2005–2006 Taranaki Mountainairs
2005–2007 Wollongong Hawks
2007–2009 West Sydney Razorbacks / Sydney Spirit
2008Taranaki Mountainairs
2009–2010Nelson Giants
2009–2010Cairns Taipans
As coach:
2011–2013 Nelson Giants (asst.)
2014–2015Nelson Sparks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Melbourne Team Competition

Tony Rampton (born 30 May 1976) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.

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Early life and college

Rampton was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, [1] and attended New Plymouth Boys' High School. [2]

Rampton left New Zealand as a rising 17-year-old talent to play two years of high school basketball in the United States. [3] He attended Waseca High School in Waseca, Minnesota, [4] [5] before spending four years at Iowa State between 1995 and 1999, where he averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 80 games. [6]

Professional career

Rampton played his first year in the New Zealand NBL with the Taranaki Oilers in 1999 [7] and won rookie of the year. He joined the Nelson Giants in 2000 and went on to help them reach the grand final, where they lost to the Auckland Rebels. He was named Kiwi MVP, the league's most outstanding forward, was crowned rebounding champion with 14.6 a game and was included in the league's All-Star Five. [8]

Rampton started the 2000–01 season in Finland [8] [9] before finishing with the Cairns Taipans of the Australian NBL. After injury saw him only play half a season with the Taipans in 2001–02, he continued on with Cairns between 2002 and 2005. [10] Between 2005 and 2007, he played for the Wollongong Hawks. He then played two seasons for the West Sydney Razorbacks / Sydney Spirit. His final season in the Australian NBL came in the 2009–10 season with the Taipans. [10] [11] [12]

In the New Zealand NBL, Rampton returned to Taranaki in 2005. [13] He played for Taranaki again in 2006 but did not return in 2007. [14] He played for Taranaki again in 2008. [15] In 2009 and 2010, he played for the Nelson Giants. [16] He retired due to a chronic ankle injury that had plagued him since 2000. [3]

In March 2021, Rampton was named among the greatest 40 New Zealand NBL players of all time, ranking at No. 36 in the NBL's '40in40' selection for the best players in the 40-year history of the league. [8] [17]

National team career

Rampton first represented New Zealand in 1997 at the World Championship for Men '22 and Under'. He debuted for the Tall Blacks in 1999. [18] In 2000, he played for the Tall Blacks at the Sydney Olympics. He went on to play for the Tall Blacks at the 2003 FIBA Oceania Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship, 2006 Commonwealth Games, [19] 2006 FIBA World Championship, and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship. [20]

Coaching career

Between 2011 and 2013, Rampton served as an assistant coach with the Nelson Giants. [21] [22] In 2014 and 2015, he coached the Nelson Sparks in the national women's basketball championship. [23] [24]

Personal life

Rampton is the son Taranaki basketball legend Brian Rampton. Tony's brother, Damon, also played in the New Zealand NBL and the pair played alongside each other with Taranaki. [25]

Rampton's wife Nicki (née Thompson) also played basketball in New Zealand. [26] She was coached by Tony at the Nelson Sparks. [24] [27]

As of March 2021, Rampton was living in China with his wife and two children, and teaching at an international English-speaking school in Shanghai. [8]

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  14. ↑ Hills, Murray (15 February 2007). "Jet takes to the Airs for Taranaki". Taranaki Daily News. Retrieved 27 March 2021. ...the other a big man to replace Tall Black Tony Rampton, who is not returning from Australia this season.
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