Tony Bishop

Tony Bishop
	Bishop with the Spójnia Stargard in 2019
Free Agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	July 16, 1989 (age 37); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas)
College	Richland College (2007–2009); Texas State (2009–2011)
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2012	Aalborg Vikings
2012–2013	Nevėžis
2013–2015	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2015	Atléticos de San Germán
2015–2016	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2016	Atléticos de San Germán
2016	Correcaminos de Colón
2016–2017	Kanazawa Samuraiz
2017–2018	Bakken Bears
2018–2019	BCM U Pitesti
2019–2020	Spójnia Stargard
2020–2021	BCM U Pitesti
2021	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2021	Mets de Guaynabo
2021–2022	Meralco Bolts
2022	Cangrejeros de Santurce
2022–2023	Taichung Suns
2023	Real Estelí
2023	Atléticos de San Germán
2023	Capitanes de Arecibo
2023	Halcones de Xalapa
2023–2024	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
2024	Real Estelí
2024	Vaqueros de Bayamón
2024	Atléticos de San Germán
2024	Vaqueros de Bayamón
Career highlights
	Danish League champion (2018); Danish Cup champion (2018); Lithuanian League All-Star (2013); Danish League All-Star (2012); All-Danish League Second Team (2012); NJCAA Division III champion (2009); NJCAA Player of the Year (2009); First-team NJCAA All-American (2009);

Tony Cal Bishop Jr. (born July 16, 1989) is an American-born Panamanian professional basketball player who last played for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for Texas State University.

Professional career

Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League.

On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.

On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga. On January 21, 2016, he parted ways with Bremerhaven. Five days later, he signed with the Atléticos de San Germán, returning for a second stint.

Bishop joined the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association in November 2021 as the team's import or foreign player for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup. On December 22, he scored 36 points in a 83–80 victory over against the TNT Tropang Giga.

On September 30, 2022, Bishop signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League. On January 13, 2023, Taichung Suns terminated Bishop's contract.

In October 2023, Bishop returned to the Philippines, this time signing with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.

On March 12, 2024, Bishop signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón, but was waived the next month after four games. On April 15, he re-signed with the Atléticos de San Germán.

References

1 2 Tony Bishop to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven
↑ "TONY BISHOP - 2010-2011 MEN'S BASKETBALL". txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
1 2 ShamSports.com: Tony Bishop player profile
↑ VIPERS SELECT JOHNSON AND HUNT IN FIRST ROUND OF NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
↑ RGV VIPERS SET 2014-15 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
↑ San German inks Tony Bishop
↑ Eisbaren and Tony Bishop part ways
↑ Tony Bishop signs with Atleticos de San German
↑ Morales, Luisa (21 November 2021). "Bolts sign Panamanian as Shabazz Muhammad out with 'personal emergency'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
↑ "Meralco Bolts 83 - TNT Tropang Giga 80". EuroBasket.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
↑ "Tony Bishop continues to impress for Meralco". ABS-CBN News. December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
↑ "「陛下」來了！臺中太陽第2號洋將巴拿馬國手加盟". ETtoday. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
↑ "太陽突喊「Thank You」被罵翻！洋將辣妻「帶球」上機怒轟". ETtoday. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
↑ Garcia, John Mark (October 27, 2023). "Cone confirms Ginebra bringing in Tony Bishop as interim import". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
↑ "Los Vaqueros anuncian a Tony Bishop como su segundo importado". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
↑ La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 15, 2024). "#BSNPR │ OFICIAL: El delantero Tony Bishop regresa a reforzar los Atléticos de San Germán tras ser dejado en libertad por los Vaqueros de Bayamón. Bishop viene de promediar 17.3 PPJ y 9 RPJ en cuatro partidos con los Vaqueros de Bayamón en esta temporada 2024" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).

External links

[cside-1] 1 2 Tony Bishop to Eisbaeren Bremerhaven

[2] "TONY BISHOP - 2010-2011 MEN'S BASKETBALL". txstatebobcats.com. Retrieved November 6, 2013.

[sham-3] 1 2 ShamSports.com: Tony Bishop player profile

[4] VIPERS SELECT JOHNSON AND HUNT IN FIRST ROUND OF NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE DRAFT Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

[5] RGV VIPERS SET 2014-15 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine

[6] San German inks Tony Bishop

[7] Eisbaren and Tony Bishop part ways

[8] Tony Bishop signs with Atleticos de San German

[9] Morales, Luisa (21 November 2021). "Bolts sign Panamanian as Shabazz Muhammad out with 'personal emergency'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

[10] "Meralco Bolts 83 - TNT Tropang Giga 80". EuroBasket.com. December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[11] "Tony Bishop continues to impress for Meralco". ABS-CBN News. December 23, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[12] "「陛下」來了！臺中太陽第2號洋將巴拿馬國手加盟". ETtoday. September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.

[13] "太陽突喊「Thank You」被罵翻！洋將辣妻「帶球」上機怒轟". ETtoday. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.

[14] Garcia, John Mark (October 27, 2023). "Cone confirms Ginebra bringing in Tony Bishop as interim import". Spin.ph. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

[15] "Los Vaqueros anuncian a Tony Bishop como su segundo importado". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[16] La Guerra del BSN [@LaGuerraBSN] (April 15, 2024). "#BSNPR │ OFICIAL: El delantero Tony Bishop regresa a reforzar los Atléticos de San Germán tras ser dejado en libertad por los Vaqueros de Bayamón. Bishop viene de promediar 17.3 PPJ y 9 RPJ en cuatro partidos con los Vaqueros de Bayamón en esta temporada 2024" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved April 15, 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).