Anthony (Tony) Campbell (born May 7, 1962 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a retired American NBA basketball player.
Campbell played high school basketball at Teaneck High School in Teaneck. A 6'7" small forward out of Ohio State University, Campbell was selected 20th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1984 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1987.
Campbell struggled for playing time during his stint in Los Angeles. The Lakers allo...
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Anthony (Tony) Campbell (born May 7, 1962 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a retired American NBA basketball player.
Campbell played high school basketball at Teaneck High School in Teaneck. A 6'7" small forward out of Ohio State University, Campbell was selected 20th overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1984 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in 1987.
Campbell struggled for playing time during his stint in Los Angeles. The Lakers allowed him to be selected in the 1989 expansion draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves for whom he averaged 23.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in their inaugural season. He held the Timberwolves' original all-time scoring record, scoring 4,888 points, before having his record later broken by Doug West.
After his time with the Timberwolves, Campbell played for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers before retiring in 1995.
In 2006 he became the boys' basketball coach at Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, New Jersey....
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