Anthony Bonner

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Anthony Bonner

| image = Anthony Bonner in israel.jpg

| width =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 8

| weight_lb = 215

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|06|08}}

| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| high_school = Vashon (St. Louis, Missouri)

| college = Saint Louis (1986–1990)

| draft_year = 1990

| draft_round = 1

| draft_pick = 23

| draft_team = Sacramento Kings

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2006

| career_number = 24, 4

| career_position = Power forward / small forward

| years1 = {{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}

| team1 = Sacramento Kings

| years2 = {{nbay|1993|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}

| team2 = New York Knicks

| years3 = 1995–1996

| team3 = Virtus Bologna

| years4 = {{nbay|1995|end}}

| team4 = Orlando Magic

| years5 = 1996–1997

| team5 = PAOK Thessaloniki

| years6 = 1997–1998

| team6 = Galatasaray

| years7 = 1998

| team7 = Brujos de Guayama

| years8 = 1998–1999

| team8 = Tau Cerámica

| years9 = 1999–2000

| team9 = Breogán

| years10 = 2000

| team10 = Brujos de Guayama

| years11 = 2000–2001

| team11 = Breogán

| years12 = 2001–2002

| team12 = UNICS Kazan

| years13 = 2002

| team13 = Leones de Ponce

| years14 = 2002–2003

| team14 = CB Valladolid

| years15 = 2003

| team15 = Leones de Ponce

| years16 = 2003–2004

| team16 = Great Lakes Storm

| years17 = 2004–2005

| team17 = Leones de Ponce

| years18 = 2005–2006

| team18 = Peñarol de Mar del Plata

| years19 = 2006

| team19 = Brujos de Guayama

| years20 = 2006

| team20 = Capitanes de Arecibo

| years21 = 2006

| team21 = Maratonistas de Coamo

| highlights =

Spanish Cup winner (1999)
Greek League All-Star (1996 II)
2× BSN champion (2002, 2004)
CBA All-Star Game (2004)
NCAA rebounding leader (1990)
2× First-team All-MCC (1989, 1990)
No. 34 jersey retired by Saint Louis Billikens

|stats_league=NBA

|stat1label = Points

|stat1value = 2,199 (6.9 ppg)

|stat2label = Rebounds

|stat2value = 1,726 (5.4 rpg)

|stat3label = Assists

|stat3value = 442 (1.4 apg)

}}

Anthony Bonner (born June 8, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Louis.

High school

Bonner attended Vashon High School in St. Louis, Missouri, where he also played basketball. During his senior season, he averaged 14.6 points and 16.8 rebounds and was named the 1986 Mr. Show-Me Basketball.{{cite web |title=Anthony Bonner – St Louis Sports Hall of Fame |url=https://www.stlshof.com/anthony-bonner/ |website=stlshof.com |publisher=St Louis Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=12 December 2023}}

College career

Bonner played college basketball at Saint Louis University.{{cite news |author1=Kevin Horrigan |title=Bonner shows what big-time is all about |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100823669/ |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=St. Louis Dispatch |date=2 December 1988 |page=D1 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} He was the Saint Louis Billikens' all-time leading scorer, with 1,972 points, until Gibson Jimerson surpassed him during the 2024–25 season.

Professional career

Bonner was selected by the Sacramento Kings, in the first round (23rd overall pick) of the 1990 NBA draft. He played six seasons in the NBA, for the Kings, New York Knicks,{{cite news |author1=Curtis Bunn |title=Bonner goner for 2 months |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100824020/ |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=New York Daily News |date=3 November 1994 |page=82 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} and Orlando Magic. He averaged 6.9 points per game in his NBA career. In 2002, at the age of 34, he attempted an NBA comeback with the Utah Jazz.{{cite news |author1=Phil Miller |title=World traveler |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100824240/ |access-date=1 May 2022 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=4 October 2002 |pages=D1–D2 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}} He was waived after appearing in seven preseason games, where he averaged 4.1 points per game.{{cite news |title=Jazz waive Bonner, Grant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-spectrum-jazz-waive-bonner-gr/136688288/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=The Daily Spectrum |agency=Associated Press |date=25 October 2002 |page=B2}}

He also played in Europe for several notable teams, including PAOK in Greece and Virtus Bologna in Italy.{{cite web |title=Anthony Bonner, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Anthony-Bonner/2372 |publisher=Eurobasket.com |access-date=12 December 2023}}{{subscription required}}