Antonio Campbell (born December 24, 1994) is an American basketball player for Al-Fateh of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Ohio Bobcats.[1]

Antonio Campbell
Campbell in 2019
No. 5 – Al-Fateh
PositionPower forward
LeagueSaudi Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1994-12-24) December 24, 1994 (age 29)
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolHoly Cross (Covington, Kentucky)
CollegeOhio (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018Lakeland Magic
2018Alaska Aces
2018Pınar Karşıyaka
2018–2019Lakeland Magic
2019Hefei Yuanchuang
2019–2020Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
2021Lakeland Magic
2021Prometey Kamianske
2021–2022BC Astana
2022–2023Al-Nassr Riyadh
2023–presentAl-Fateh
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com

College career edit

As a freshman Campbell averaged 3.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 9.6 minutes per game for Ohio.[2]

In his sophomore season Campbell averaged 10.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 24.1 minutes per game.[2]

In his junior season, Campbell averaged 17.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. He was named MAC Player of the Year in 2016, receiving 18 first place votes.[3] Despite flirting with the 2016 NBA draft, Campbell ultimately decided to return to school after not receiving a combine invite.[4] He missed most of his senior season with a broken foot.[5]

Professional career edit

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Campbell signed with the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League on January 24, 2018,[6] playing in 20 games and averaging 6.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.7 blocks in 15.9 minutes.[7]

On April 5, 2018, after the conclusion of the G League season, Campbell signed with the Alaska Aces of the Philippine Basketball Association.[8] In 10 games with the Aces, Campbell averaged 22.6 points per game, 14.8 rebounds per game and 1.5 blocks per game, helping the Aces to clinch the 2nd place for the playoffs. But before the last game of the Aces, he was replaced with another import Diamon Simpson[9]

Campbell signed with the Turkish team Pınar Karşıyaka on August 6, 2018.[10]

On October 23, 2018, Campbell was included in the training camp roster of the Lakeland Magic.[11]

On May 20, 2019, he signed with the Hefei Yuanchaung of the NBL-China. He scored a career-high 54 points (including a career-high 9 3-pointers) and grabbed 17 rebounds in a 125–146 loss to the Henan Golden Elephants.[12]

On October 22, 2019, he signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.[13] Campbell tested positive for a banned substance on March 27, 2020, and on May 15, he was issued a fine and suspended for 18 months by the Turkish Basketball Federation.[14]

For the 2020–21 season, Campbell rejoined the Lakeland Magic[15] where he played 7 games.[16]

On August 25, 2021, Campbell signed with Prometey Kamianske of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[16] In three games, he averaged 4.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game. On October 2, Campbell signed with Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship.[17]

Career statistics edit

International edit

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league
Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Alaska PBA 10 31.69 .450 .380 .750 14.8 2.0 1.20 1.50 22.6

References edit

  1. ^ "Antonio Campbell Bio". Ohio Bobcats. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Antonio Campbell Bio – OHIOBOBCATS.COM – Ohio Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Alexander, Elton (March 9, 2016). "Akron's Keith Dambrot, Ohio's Antonio Campbell earn top MAC honors". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  4. ^ Arkley, Jason (May 11, 2016). "Campbell will return to Ohio for 2016–17". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ Borzello, Jeff (January 16, 2017). "Broken foot to cost Ohio's Antonio Campbell his senior season". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  6. ^ Foss, Ashley (January 24, 2018). "LAKELAND MAGIC CLAIM ANTONIO CAMPBELL OFF WAIVERS". NBA.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  7. ^ "Antonio Campbell player profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Ramos, Gerry (April 5, 2018). "Alaska brings in young, untested Antonio Campbell to complete cast of Commissioner's Cup imports". Spin.ph. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  9. ^ Palero, Miko (July 5, 2018). "PBA Champ Diamon Simpson back for Alaska". Fastbreak.com.ph. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka officially signs Antonio Campbell". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "LAKELAND MAGIC FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  12. ^ "Hefei 125 – Henan 146". EuroBasket. May 20, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (October 22, 2019). "Antonio Campbell joins Sigortam.net ITU Basket". Sportando. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  14. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (May 15, 2020). "TBF suspends Antonio Campbell 18 months for testing positive for a banned substance". Sportando. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  15. ^ Foss, Ashley (January 24, 2021). "Lakeland Magic Finalize Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Skerletic, Dario (August 25, 2021). "BC Prometey lands Antonio Campbell". Sportando. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Astana adds Campbell to their roster, ex Prometey". Eurobasket. October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.