New 36ers import Tony Crocker on signing with Adelaide and playing with Blake Griffin in college

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The Adelaide 36ers signed former EuroLeague star Tony Crocker as their second import and final roster signing for the 2020-21 NBL season. The Oklahoma native carved out an impressive college career, playing alongside Blake Griffin at Oklahoma University, reaching the NCAA Elite Eight in 2009.

Tony's decade-long pro-career has included significant stints in the Basketball Super League in Turkey and the EuroLeague. The 33-year-old forward most recently played with Pinar Karsiyaka in the Turkish Super League and the Basketball Champions League and having won a number of slam dunk competitions during his time in Europe he is expected to excite the Adelaide fans with his above the ring playing style.

Tony averaged 10.5 points during the COVID shortened season for Pinar Karsiyaka. Prior to that he had played alongside Russian basketball legend Alexy Schved at Khimki Moscow, finishing runners-up to CSKA Moscow.

Topics include;

• How the coronavirus impacted Tony Crocker's basketball journey (2:00)
• What did he know about Australian and the league before this opportunity and what caused him to sign a deal with the Adelaide 36ers (8:30)
• Reaching the NCAA Tournament with Oklahoma University and playing alongside Blake Griffin (12:00)
• Making the Elite Eight in 2009 only to lose to a talented North Carolina squad featuring Ty Lawson, Danny Green, Tyler Hansborough and Wayne Ellington (14:00)
• Closing the book on his college career and nominating for the NBA draft (15:00)
• A decade of playing in Europe, teammates, opponents and highlights (17:00)
• How he thinks he'll fit in with the rest of the team and what he'll be able to bring to the 36ers roster (22:00)
• Items on his bucket list while playing in Australia (23:00)
• What were some of the biggest hurdles he's faced during his career and how he overcame them (24:00)
• Goals for his time in Adelaide (25:00)

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