Tony Gaffney: January 2011

Monday, January 10, 2011

Gaffney Joins Utah Flash in NBA D-Leauge

The Utah Flash recently announced that they had waived forward Bennet Davis and guard Kevin Krueger due to injury. Davis suffered a stress fracture in his right leg and is expected to miss about two months of action. Krueger has a severely sprained ankle and he will be out at least two weeks. The Flash also announced today that they have signed forward Tony Gaffney. Gaffney had been playing in Turkey this season and spent time with the Boston Celtics last season. Flash head coach Kevin Young had this to say about Gaffney:

“Tony brings a high level of energy and athleticism which will be a welcomed shot in the arm to our team,” said Head Coach Kevin Young. “He is a tenacious rebounder and great defender. We look forward to helping him get back to the NBA.”

After Buyout in Turkey, Tony Joins NBADL's Utah Flash

After a buyout in Turkey, Tony has been able to return to the U.S. and is currently playing with the NBA D-League's Utah Flash. The Flash play today and tomorrow (1/10/11 and 1/11/11) at 2:45 p.m. eastern time. Both games will be televised on NBATV. Let's root Tony on during his trek back to the NBA. GO TONY!

Tony Gaffney is a 6'8", 210 lb. Sr. at UMass whose honors include 2009 Defensive Player of the Year Award for the Atlantic 10 conference. Named to Atlantic 10 All-League Team (2nd team) and A-10 All-Defensive Team. Ranked 3rd in NCAA in blocks (3.8) and 17th in rebounds (10.2). Led A-10 conference in blocks, second in rebounds, second in steals. Averaged a double-double for his final season - 11.5 points and 10.2 rebounds in 33.9 minutes per game with 3.8 blocks and 2.03 steals per game. He is the 1st player in NCAA since 1996-97 with 100 blocks and 50 steals in a season. Named MVP for UMass and finished with a double-double in his last college game giving him 12 for his career.