Anthony Hickey

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Anthony Hickey

| image = Anthony Hickey, 18.01.2019.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Hickey with Spójnia Stargard

| position = Point guard

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 182

| team = Pallacanestro Cantù

| league = Serie A2

| number = 22

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|11|22}}

| birth_place =

| high_school = {{nowrap|Christian County
(Hopkinsville, Kentucky)}}

| college = LSU (2011–2014)
Oklahoma State (2014–2015)

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2015

| years1 = 2015–2016

| team1 = Asseco Gdynia

| years2 = 2016

| team2 = Petrolina AEK Larnaca

| years3 = 2016–2017

| team3 = Apollon Patras

| years4 = 2017–2018

| team4 = Enosis Neon Paralimni

| years5 = 2018

| team5 = Rethymno Cretan Kings

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Spójnia Stargard

| years7 = 2019

| team7 = Rethymno Cretan Kings

| years8 = 2019

| team8 = Skyliners Frankfurt

| years9 = 2019–2020

| team9 = Larisa

| years10 = 2020–2021

| team10 = CSO Voluntari

| years11 = 2021–2022

| team11 = BC Astana

| years12 = 2022–2023

| team12 = Hapoel Haifa

| years13 = 2023–present

| team13 = APU Udine

| highlights =

VTB United League Performance of the Season (2022)
VTB United League steals leader (2022)
Cypriot League steals leader (2018)
Cypriot Super Cup winner (2016)
SEC All-Freshman team (2012)
SEC All-Defensive team (2013)
Kentucky Mr. Basketball (2011)

}}

Anthony Hickey (born November 22, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for APU Udine

High school career

In high school, Hickey was named the 2011 Kentucky Mr. Basketball winner while playing for Christian County High School. His team also won the State Championship his senior year.{{cite web| title =#1 Anthony Hickey| publisher =Louisiana State University| year =2012| url =http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205158648| accessdate =February 25, 2013| archive-date =March 13, 2013| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130313062806/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205158648| url-status =dead}}

College career

=LSU=

Image:Anthony_HICKEY.jpg

As a freshman for LSU in 2011–12, Hickey averaged 8.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He started 31 of 33 games and played in a first round loss in the 2012 National Invitation Tournament. The following year, Hickey was suspended for a time in the beginning of the season for university-related disciplinary reasons, which drew some national attention.{{cite news| last =Rosetta| first =Randy| title =LSU's Johnny Jones says guard Anthony Hickey could be cleared to travel with the Tigers| newspaper =The Times-Picayune| date =December 12, 2012| url =http://www.nola.com/lsu/index.ssf/2012/12/lsus_johnny_jones_says_suspend.html| accessdate = February 25, 2013}} His absence was short-lived, and throughout his sophomore season he ranked toward the top of the national leader board in steals per game average. Head coach and LSU alumnus Johnny Jones, who played for the Tigers from 1980 to 1984 and registered 136 steals himself, conceded that his own spots in the LSU record book were dropping because of Hickey: "As tenacious and ferocious as he is guarding the basketball, I think it says a lot about him. I think it's wonderful. I think it's great. I think there were only two areas – steals and assists – that I was still kind of lingering around in. But I'm dropping pretty steadily because of the play of this guy."{{cite web| title =Anthony Hickey has been a steal for LSU| publisher =ShreveportTimes.com| date =February 23, 2013| url =http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20130223/SPORTS0202/130223002/Anthony-Hickey-has-been-steal-LSU| accessdate = February 25, 2013}}

=Oklahoma State=

On May 13, 2014, after his junior season in college, it was announced that Hickey was transferring schools.{{cite web|last=Eisenberg|first=Jeff| title =LSU jettisons three-year starting point guard Anthony Hickey| work =Yahoo! Sports| publisher =Yahoo!| date =May 13, 2014| url =https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/lsu-jettisons-three-year-starting-point-guard-anthony-hickey-171358183.html| accessdate = May 13, 2014}} In the 2012–13 NCAA Division I season he was a sophomore who finished as that year's third-highest steals-per game leader in the nation (2.93 spg).{{cite web| title =Steals Per Game Leaders| work =2012–13 Men's Basketball Statistics| publisher =National Collegiate Athletic Association| date =February 24, 2013| url =https://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/individual/139| accessdate = February 25, 2013}}

Professional career

In August 2015, Hickey joined Polish club Asseco Gdynia.{{cite web|title=Anthony Hickey w Asseco [Anthony Hickey in Asseco]|url=http://www.assecogdynia.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2377%3Aanthony-hickey-w-asseco&catid=21%3Aliga&Itemid=62&lang=pl|publisher=Asseco Gdynia|accessdate=28 August 2015|language=Polish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810141712/http://www.assecogdynia.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2377%3Aanthony-hickey-w-asseco&catid=21%3Aliga&Itemid=62&lang=pl|archive-date=10 August 2018|url-status=dead}} With Gdynia, he averaged 14 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

On August 1, 2016, he joined Petrolina AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League.{{cite web|title=Anthony Hickey inks with AEK Larnaca|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/cyprus/208320/anthony-hickey-inks-with-aek-larnaca.html|publisher=Sportando.com|accessdate=30 January 2017|language=Polish}} After just two games, he left the club and joined Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League, replacing Chris Jones on the team's squad.{{cite web|title=Anthony Hickey heads to Apollon Patras|date=12 October 2016|url=http://www.court-side.com/news/anthony-hickey-heads-to-apollon-patras/|publisher=court-side.com|accessdate=30 January 2017|language=Polish}}

On November 2, 2017, Hickey joined Enosis Neon Paralimni of the Cyprus Basketball Division 1.{{cite web|title=Enosis tab Anthony Hickey, ex Apollon Patras|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/511767/Enosis-tab-Anthony-Hickey,-ex-Apollon-Patras|publisher=eurobasket.com|accessdate=11 November 2017}}

On April 21, 2018, Hickey joined Rethymno Cretan Kings B.C. of the Greek Basket League.{{Cite web|url=http://rethymnobc.gr/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84/|title=Rethymno Cretan Kings BC » ΣΤΗ ΘΕΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΝΤΑΡΙΝΓΚΤΟΝ ΧΟΜΠΣΟΝ Ο ΑΝΤΟΝΙ ΧΙΚΙ|website=rethymnobc.gr|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-01|archive-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501230243/http://rethymnobc.gr/%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%80%CF%83%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%BF-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84/|url-status=dead}} He signed with Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League on August 12, 2018.{{cite web |title=Anthony Hickey signs with Spojnia Stargard |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/285445/anthony-hickey-signs-with-spojnia-stargard.html |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 13, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} He returned to Rethymno Cretan Kings during the season. On April 4, 2019, Hickey recorded the first triple double in the Greek Basket League after 18 seasons. Hickey posted 14 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists and became the first player after Torraye Braggs to have a triple double.

On July 11, 2019, he signed with the Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga.{{Cite web|url=https://basketball.de/bbl/fraport-skyliners-verpflichten-anthony-hickey/|title=Frankfurt verpflichtet Anthony Hickey|date=July 11, 2019|publisher=Basketball.de|language=German|access-date=August 20, 2019}}

On November 18, 2019, Hickey returned to Greece for Larisa, replacing Scottie Reynolds. He spent the 2020–21 season in Romania with CSO Voluntari, averaging 18.2 points, 8.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game. On August 16, 2021, Hickey signed with Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship, the VTB United League, and the FIBA Asia Champions Cup.{{cite web |title=Astana sign Anhony Hickey, ex Voluntari |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/VTB-United-League/news/700244/Astana-sign-Anhony-Hickey,-ex-Voluntari |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 16, 2021 |date=August 16, 2021}}

On June 30, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Haifa from the Israeli Basketball Premier League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/hapoel-haifa-sign-devonte-upson-and-anthony-hickey/|title=Hapoel Haifa sign Devonte Upson and Anthony Hickey|last=|first=|date=June 30, 2022|website=|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=June 30, 2022|last1=Borghesan |first1=Ennio Terrasi }}