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Anthony Goldwire
Personal information
Born (1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 (age 53)
West Palm Beach, Florida
Nationality American
High school Suncoast (Riviera Beach, Florida)
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College
  • Pensacola State (1990–1992)
  • Houston (1992–1994)
NBA Draft 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career 1994–2008
Coaching career 2010–present
Career history
As player:
1994–1996 Yakima Sun Kings
1996–1997 Charlotte Hornets
1997–1998 Denver Nuggets
1998–1999 Olympiacos
1999–2000 FC Barcelona
2000–2001 Kansas City Knights
2001 Denver Nuggets
2001–2002 Skipper Bologna
2002 San Antonio Spurs
2002–2003 Yakima Sun Kings
2003 Washington Wizards
2003 Gigantes de Carolina
2003–2004 Yakima Sun Kings
2004 Minnesota Timberwolves
2004 Aris
2004 New Jersey Nets
2004 Criollos de Caguas
2004 Milwaukee Bucks
2005 Detroit Pistons
2005 Milwaukee Bucks
2005 Los Angeles Clippers
2005–2006 Yakama Sun Kings
2006 Pamesa Valencia
2006–2007 Panellinios
2007 Lokomotiv-Kuban
As coach:
2010–2013 Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2014–2016 Erie BayHawks (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
  • Greek Cup winner (2004)
  • Greek League All-Star (1998)
  • 3× CBA champion (1995, 2003, 2006)
  • CBA Most Valuable Player (2006)
  • CBA Finals MVP (2006)
  • CBA All-Star (2004)
  • 3× All-CBA First Team (1996, 2004, 2006)
  • CBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)
  • Catalan Basketball League champion (2000)
  • 2× Second-team All-SWC (1993, 1994)

Anthony Goldwire (born September 6, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the NBA, and other leagues. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, he played college basketball for the University of Houston, and was drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 2nd round (52nd overall), of the 1994 NBA draft.

Professional career

Goldwire began his career with the Yakima Sun Kings of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) during the 1994–95 season and earned All-Rookie Second Team honors. He was named to the All-CBA First Team with the Sun Kings in the 1995–96 season.

Goldwire returned to the Sun Kings in the 2002–03 season. He was named to the All-CBA First Team in 2004. Goldwire led the Sun Kings to a CBA championship in 2006 as he was named Finals Most Valuable Player, league Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-CBA First Team.

Goldwire played with Panellinios of the Greek Basket League in the 2006–07 season. In 2009, he joined the Spanish club CB Girona.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1995–96 Charlotte 42 8 14.8 .402 .398 .767 1.0 2.7 0.4 0.0 5.5
1996–97 Charlotte 33 9 17.5 .403 .439 .750 1.2 2.8 0.6 0.0 5.8
1996–97 Denver 27 21 22.7 .392 .394 .816 1.7 4.6 0.5 0.0 7.3
1997–98 Denver 82* 32 27.0 .423 .384 .806 1.8 3.4 1.0 0.1 9.2
2000–01 Denver 20 0 10.1 .375 .265 .765 0.6 1.7 0.5 0.0 4.1
2002–03 San Antonio 10 0 5.1 .278 .250 .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 1.2
2002–03 Washington 5 0 6.8 .571 1.000 .800 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.6
2003–04 Minnesota 5 0 13.2 .357 .333 1.000 1.2 2.0 0.6 0.0 2.6
2003–04 New Jersey 6 0 3.2 .250 .000 .000 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.7
2004–05 Detroit 9 0 6.1 .267 .333 .875 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
2004–05 Milwaukee 24 2 20.1 .438 .408 .826 2.1 3.3 0.6 0.0 6.4
2005–06 Los Angeles 3 0 7.3 .143 .000 .000 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7
Career 266 72 18.6 .407 .386 .792 1.3 2.8 0.6 0.0 6.3

Coaching career

In July 2010, Goldwire joined the Phoenix Suns' NBA Summer League coaching staff. He later became an assistant coach for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.

Personal life

Goldwire's cousin Leemire, was also a professional basketball player.

See also

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