Anthony Polite
![]() Polite with Florida State in 2020 | |
No. 3 – Fukushima Firebonds | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | B.League |
Personal information | |
Born | Lugano, Switzerland | 21 June 1997
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Saint Andrew's School (Boca Raton, Florida) |
College | Florida State (2017–2022) |
NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
Playing career | 2022–present |
Career history | |
2022–2023 | ASVEL |
2023 | Hamburg Towers |
2023–2024 | Río Breogán |
2024–present | Fukushima Firebonds |
Anthony Michael Lewis Polite (born 21 June 1997) is a Swiss professional basketball player for the Fukushima Firebonds of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Polite was born in Lugano, Switzerland, where his father was playing basketball professionally.[1] He grew up playing football and basketball. He moved to the United States to attend high school at Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Florida.[2] As a senior, Polite averaged 20 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, earning All-Palm Beach 6A-1A Player of the Year honors for a second straight year.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Florida State over an offer from Miami (Florida), among others.[4]
College career
[edit]Polite redshirted his first season at Florida State due to knee injuries.[5] As a freshman, he averaged 2.7 points per game. Polite averaged 5.8 points in his sophomore season.[6] On 22 March 2021, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 71–53 win over Colorado at the second round of the NCAA tournament.[1] As a junior, Polite averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range.[7]
On 5 April 2022, Polite declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[8]
Professional career
[edit]On July 13, 2022, he has signed with ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A.[9]
On January 14, 2023, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10]
On June 20, 2023, he signed with CB Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League.[11]
Polite inked a deal with the Fukushima Firebonds of the Japanese B.League.[12]
National team career
[edit]Polite represented Switzerland at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]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 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | – | – | – | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 |
2018–19 | Florida State | 30 | 0 | 10.6 | .382 | .239 | .773 | 1.6 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 2.7 |
2019–20 | Florida State | 31 | 8 | 19.7 | .406 | .354 | .679 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 5.8 |
2020–21 | Florida State | 21 | 16 | 26.6 | .500 | .436 | .667 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .4 | 10.1 |
2021–22 | Florida State | 24 | 24 | 27.9 | .429 | .321 | .800 | 5.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .5 | 9.9 |
Career | 107 | 48 | 20.2 | .436 | .349 | .741 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 6.6 |
Personal life
[edit]Polite's father, Michael, played college basketball for Florida State before embarking on a professional career in Europe.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tully, Jonathan (22 March 2021). "FSU's Anthony Polite hits career scoring high as Seminoles begin pulling away". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Nadelman, Jesse. "Anthony Polite: Saint Andrews' Swiss Machine Has Taken South Florida by Storm". RMF Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Lammer, Pat (21 March 2017). "St. Andrew's Anthony Polite: 2017 All-Palm Beach 6A-1A basketball Player of the Year". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Lammer, Pat (30 August 2016). "St. Andrew's basketball star Anthony Polite picks FSU over Miami". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Wynn, Lana (28 January 2020). "4 things to know about Florida State men's basketball guard Anthony Polite". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Schoffel, Ira (23 March 2021). "Anthony Polite: FSU's overnight sensation four years in the making". Rivals. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Weiler, Curt (September 30, 2021). "Five storylines to follow as Florida State men's basketball opens preseason practice". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
- ^ Smarr, Emilee. "FSU's Anthony Polite is second former St. Andrew's star to declare for NBA draft". The Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ^ "Asvel lands rookie Anthony Polite". Sportando. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Veolia Towers Hamburg lands Anthony Polite". Sportando. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
- ^ CBBreogan (2023-06-20). "Anthony Polite, nuevo jugador del Río Breogán - CB Breogán". CBBreogan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ "Anthony Polite signe au Japon". Swiss Basketball Federation (in French). 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ "Anthony Polite". Florida State University. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Lincoln, Matthew (30 August 2016). "Like Father Like Son: Polite commits to play hoops at FSU". WPEC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1997 births
- Living people
- ASVEL Basket players
- CB Breogán players
- Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players
- Liga ACB players
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Lugano
- Swiss expatriate basketball people in France
- Swiss expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Swiss men's basketball players
- Swiss people of American descent