Chris Anstey
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| Position | Center |
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| Height | 213cm |
| Weight | 115kg |
| Team | Melbourne Tigers (NBL) |
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | January 1, 1975 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Junior Association | Melbourne |
| Debut | 1994 |
| Previous Clubs | Melbourne Tigers 1994 South East Melbourne Magic 1995-1997 Dallas Mavericks 1997-1999 Chicago Bulls 1999-2000 Victoria Titans 2001-2002 |
| Championships | 1996, 2006 |
| Career Highlights | 1996 NBL Most Improved Player 1997 FIBA U/22's World Champions Team MVP 2001 NBL Best Sixth Man 2002 Australian International Player of the Year 2003 Uleb Cup MVP 2006, 2008 NBL MVP 2006 NBL Grand Final MVP |
Christopher John (Chris) Anstey (born January 1, 1975 in Melbourne) is one of Australia's premier basketball players. At 7’0” (2.13 m) and over 240 lbs (110 kg), Anstey is usually a starter at center on the Australian national team. He is known for his all-around skill on the court and has had a very successful career including stints in the NBA, Russia and Spain. Chris was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (18th pick overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft. Draft rights were traded by the Blazers with cash to the Dallas Mavericks for the draft rights to Kelvin Cato on 6/25/97. Traded by the Mavericks to the Chicago Bulls for a second round draft pick in 2000 on 9/29/99. He is currently playing for the Melbourne Tigers in the Australian NBL.
Anstey took up basketball at the relatively late age of 17, Before that he was a promising tennis player, peaking at number 2 ranked amongst Australia's 15 year old players. In 1994 he joined the Melbourne Tigers and was teammates with some of the most recognizable names in Australian basketball, such as Andrew Gaze, Lindsay Gaze, Lanard Copeland and Stephen Hoare.
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[edit] "The Finger" Controversy
Following his side's 115-112 overtime win over the Brisbane Bullets at the Brisbane Convention Centre in Game 2 of the Semi Finals on February 28, 2008, he was fined AU $2000 for giving Bullets fans "the finger". He even accused them of being "sore losers".[1][2] Six nights later, coach Al Westover was hit with a AU $3000 fine for the same thing to the Sydney Kings fans following their 95-74 loss in Game 1 of the 5-match Grand Final Series.
[edit] Career
- 1994 - Melbourne Tigers.
- NBL Semi-finals.
- 1995 - 97 S.E Melbourne Magic.
- NBL Semi-finals (1995).
- NBL Championship, Most Improved Player. (1996).
- NBL Championship runners up (1997).
- 1997
- Australian National (under 22) team.
- Won world championships.
- Named tournament MVP.
- Selected 18th in the NBA draft.
- Australian National (under 22) team.
- 1998
- Dallas Mavericks
- Represented Australia at the Goodwill Games.
- 1999
- Traded to Chicago Bulls in the NBA's offseason.
- 2000
- Boomers
- Won Hong Kong Diamond Ball Classic.
- 4th in the Sydney Olympics.
- Boomers
- 2001
- 2002
- NBL All Star Five
- Australian International Player of the Year
- 2003
- Ural Great Perm
- Runner Up to Russian Championship.
- Russian Championship All Star Five.
- Russian Championship All Import Team.
- Russian Championship Best Centre.
- ULEB Cup MVP.
- Ural Great Perm
- 2004
- Unics Kazan.
- FIBA Euroleague Champions.
- FIBA Euroleague All Star.
- Russian Superleague 2nd place.
- Unics Kazan.
- 2005
- UNICS Kazan.
- FIBA Euroleague All Star
- UNICS Kazan.
- 2006
- Melbourne Tigers
- NBL Pre-season MVP
- NBL 2006 Regular Season MVP
- NBL Champions 2006
- NBL 2006 Grand Final Series MVP
- Melbourne Tigers
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Heming, Wayne. "Anstey fined for flipping the bird", www.foxsports.com.au, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ Unknown. "Chris Anstey has been fined $2000 for one-finger gesture", news.com.au, 2008-02-29. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
| Preceded by Brian Wethers |
NBL Most Valuable Player 2006 |
Succeeded by Sam Mackinnon |
