TheBand Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Following up on the ESPN series, The Last Dance, Frank Cusumano caught-up with Anthony Bonner and chatted with him about facing Jordan: https://www.ksdk.com/video/sports/basketball/anthony-bonner-has-plenty-of-michael-jordan-stories/63-2bd88dc5-f6df-47e4-bee0-9c6c7f8a379b Bonner is really chatty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 55 minutes ago, TheBand said: Following up on the ESPN series, The Last Dance, Frank Cusumano caught-up with Anthony Bonner and chatted with him about facing Jordan: https://www.ksdk.com/video/sports/basketball/anthony-bonner-has-plenty-of-michael-jordan-stories/63-2bd88dc5-f6df-47e4-bee0-9c6c7f8a379b Bonner is really chatty. ford should offer bonner's son now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 What class is Bonner’s son? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeSmetBilliken Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 11 minutes ago, CBFan said: What class is Bonner’s son? He’s 11 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 34 minutes ago, DeSmetBilliken said: He’s 11 years old. According to the video, he is 6' tall with a size 14 shoe and projected to be 7 ft. Nice job by Frank Cusumano on the interview. Zink and billiken_roy like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBFan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, DeSmetBilliken said: He’s 11 years old. Thank you, coach Ford has plenty of time, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 -thanks for the link to the interview, I love AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Question: I Bonner the last player to play four years at SLU and then get drafted by the NBA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Question: I Bonner the last player to play four years at SLU and then get drafted by the NBA? Mo Jeffers finished his career(did he graduate?) at SLU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 40 minutes ago, cgeldmacher said: Question: I Bonner the last player to play four years at SLU and then get drafted by the NBA? I think so - only players to be drafted into the NBA after Bonner were Larry Hughes (after his FR year) and Mo Jeffers (who came to SLU as a JUCO and didn't play 4 years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I think so - only players to be drafted into the NBA after Bonner were Larry Hughes (after his FR year) and Mo Jeffers (who came to SLU as a JUCO and didn't play 4 years) He came from Arkansas Fort Smith. I think was D2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 jeffers went to westark junior college in ft smith arkansas. i am 99.9% certain jeffers got a slu degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, billikenfan05 said: He came from Arkansas Fort Smith. I think was D2 Got it. I knew he didn't play 4 years at SLU and didn't play D1 previously so I assumed he was a JUCO guy. Interestingly - I think Bonner is maybe(?) the only player EVER to play 4 years at SLU and be drafted into the NBA in the "modern draft" (after 1966). All other NBA Billikens that were drafted as far as I can tell from my research either played less than 4 years due to being JUCO or transfer (Jeffers, David Burns), were Larry Hughes who left early, or were not being allowed to play as a freshman so they only played 4 years (Harry Rodgers, Gene Moore, Rich Niemann, etc.). There are older guys like Easy Ed who played before freshman weren't allowed so he played 4 years, but it was also before the traditional/modern NBA draft so he was taken as a territorial pick into the NBA. 2 minutes ago, billiken_roy said: jeffers went to westark junior college in ft smith arkansas. i am 99.9% certain jeffers got a slu degree. @cgeldmacher's question wasn't about guys getting a degree from SLU, it was about guys who played at SLU for 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 at one time, our record of slu basketball players getting their degrees was outstanding. i have kind of lost track of that since rickma came to town. if there are any Athletic Department guys reading that would be a good stat to release assuming it is still pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 58 minutes ago, billikenfan05 said: He came from Arkansas Fort Smith. I think was D2 He was a JUCO. The school WAS Westark Junior College in Ft. Smith. It BECAME Ark-Ft. Smith in 2000. His wiki page is confusing because of that. They have it both ways. But I remember him coming as a JUCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebill Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, White Pelican said: still researching. stand by. Westark = Ark- Fort Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Pelican Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, Littlebill said: Westark = Ark- Fort Smith I guess you saw my response before I changed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 minute ago, billiken_roy said: at one time, our record of slu basketball players getting their degrees was outstanding. i have kind of lost track of that since rickma came to town. if there are any Athletic Department guys reading that would be a good stat to release assuming it is still pretty good. I know they have worked very hard to get Tommie Liddell back taking some courses working on his degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 What did he do in the NBA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 1 hour ago, almaman said: What did he do in the NBA? What did who do in the NBA? Bonner was drafted in the 1st round 23rd overall pick by the Kings. He played in parts of 6 season with the Kings, Knicks, and Magic totaling 318 games. He averaged 6.9 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bonnean01.html Jeffers was drafted in the 2nd round 55th overall pick also by the Kings. He never played in the NBA. He played briefly in the very early form of the G-League and then played internationally. https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/j/jeffema01d.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 One other Billiken who I have not seen mentioned in this thread is Bob Ferry, an All-American who went to Cleveland High School, later Navy ROTC, on So. Grand. He would fall into the group that went to SLU for 4 years, but at a time when Freshmen were not allowed to play on the Varsity . After his NBA career he became a high level executive with an NBA team. He also is the father of the great Duke player, Danny Ferry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almaman Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 3 hours ago, RUBillsFan said: What did who do in the NBA? Bonner was drafted in the 1st round 23rd overall pick by the Kings. He played in parts of 6 season with the Kings, Knicks, and Magic totaling 318 games. He averaged 6.9 points per game and 5.4 rebounds per game. https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bonnean01.html Jeffers was drafted in the 2nd round 55th overall pick also by the Kings. He never played in the NBA. He played briefly in the very early form of the G-League and then played internationally. https://www.basketball-reference.com/gleague/players/j/jeffema01d.html Jeffers was who I was not aware of or forgot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgeldmacher Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I thought that Bonner was the last one to play four seasons and get drafted. That will need to change if we want Ford to be able to start consistently getting 4 and 5 star local guys to stay here. Doesn't need to be a four year guy, just a guy that commits to SLU out of high school and goes straight from SLU to the NBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Did Bonner play anywhere after his NBA career was over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, DOC said: Did Bonner play anywhere after his NBA career was over? All over for 10 years after his NBA career ended, per his Wikipedia page. DOC likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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