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Tony Cal Bishop Jr. (born July 16, 1989) is an American-born Panamanian[1] professional basketball player for the Atléticos de San Germán of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas State University.[2]

Professional career

Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League.[3]

On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3]

On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft.[4] On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers.[5] In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.[6]

On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1] On January 21, 2016, he parted ways with Bremerhaven.[7] Five days later, he signed with the Atléticos de San Germán, returning for a second stint.[8]

Bishop joined the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association in November 2021 as the team's import or foreign player for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup.[9] On December 22, he scored 36 points in a 83–80 victory over against the TNT Tropang Giga.[10][11]

On September 30, 2022, Bishop signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League.[12] On January 13, 2023, Taichung Suns terminated Bishop's contract.[13]

In October 2023, Bishop returned to the Philippines, this time signing with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[14]

On March 12, 2024, Bishop signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón,[15] but was waived the next month after four games. On April 15, he re-signed with the Atléticos de San Germán.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Tony Bishop to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven
  2. ^ "TONY BISHOP - 2010-2011 MEN'S BASKETBALL". txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ^ a b ShamSports.com: Tony Bishop player profile
  4. ^ VIPERS SELECT JOHNSON AND HUNT IN FIRST ROUND OF NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ RGV VIPERS SET 2014-15 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ San German inks Tony Bishop
  7. ^ Eisbaren and Tony Bishop part ways
  8. ^ Tony Bishop signs with Atleticos de San German
  9. ^ Morales, Luisa (21 November 2021). "Bolts sign Panamanian as Shabazz Muhammad out with 'personal emergency'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Meralco Bolts 83 - TNT Tropang Giga 80". EuroBasket.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Tony Bishop continues to impress for Meralco". ABS-CBN News. December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  12. ^ "「陛下」來了！臺中太陽第2號洋將巴拿馬國手加盟". ETtoday. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  13. ^ "太陽突喊「Thank You」被罵翻！洋將辣妻「帶球」上機怒轟". ETtoday. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  14. ^ Garcia, John Mark (October 27, 2023). "Cone confirms Ginebra bringing in Tony Bishop as interim import". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  15. ^ "Los Vaqueros anuncian a Tony Bishop como su segundo importado". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  16. ^ La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 15, 2024). "#BSNPR │ OFICIAL: El delantero Tony Bishop regresa a reforzar los Atléticos de San Germán tras ser dejado en libertad por los Vaqueros de Bayamón. Bishop viene de promediar 17.3 PPJ y 9 RPJ en cuatro partidos con los Vaqueros de Bayamón en esta temporada 2024" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via Twitter.

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