(The next installment of our draft series brings us to another great East Coast Buckeye, Tony Campbell)
Teaneck, New Jersey's Tony Campbell was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 20th pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. Recruited to Ohio State by Head Coach Eldon Miller, Campbell his college years alongside fellow future NBA players Herb Williams & Clark Kellogg. 1984 was home to perhaps the best class of all-time with names such as Jordan, Hakeem, Barkley, & Stockton to name a few. As children of the early 1980s, we obviously do not have any great recollections of Tony Campbell, but all of the past interviews, articles, and statistical calculations summarize the career of a versatile scorer & rebounder. (Averaged 18 & 7 in his Senior Season)
Campbell spent his first three seasons with the upstart Pistons before experiencing the 'Showtime Era' with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1987 to 1989 (winning a ring in the process). After L.A, Tony would get an opportunity to fully display his scoring prowess & potential as a Minnesota Timberwolve. He averaged 23 points & 6 rebounds in his first season up North, and currently ranks 5th on the Minnesota all-time scoring list. (just three season there, but Tony was extremely durable with an average of 80 played games in those years). The forward wrapped up his NBA career with stints in New York, Dallas, & Cleveland before leaving the NBA in 1995, and officially retiring from active basketball in 1996.
Like so many former Buckeye greats, Tony Campbell has used his life long capital in giving back to the community & sport in his post-active careers. Some of his leadership roles have been that of a youth mentor/counselor, a Computer Graphics teacher at one time, a High School Basketball Coach, and currently the Athletic Director for the Bay Ridge Preparatory School in New Jersey.Great Interview - One on one with Tony Campbell
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(Young Tony!..gets drafted by the Pistons..He might be a little nervous here, but we like his answer to the question about being streaky. His play would go on to speak for itself in those regards.)
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