Anthony Polite

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Anthony Polite
File:Anthony Polite (cropped).jpg
Polite with Florida State in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 28)
Lugano, Switzerland
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High schoolSaint Andrew's School
(Boca Raton, Florida)
CollegeFlorida State (2017–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2022–2023ASVEL
2023Hamburg Towers
2023–2024Río Breogán
2024–2025Did not play
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Anthony Michael Lewis Polite (born 21 June 1997) is a Swiss professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

Early life

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Polite was born in Lugano, Switzerland, where his father was playing basketball professionally.[1] He grew up playing football and basketball. He moved to the United States to attend high school at Saint Andrew's School in Boca Raton, Florida.[2] As a senior, Polite averaged 20 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, earning All-Palm Beach 6A-1A Player of the Year honors for a second straight year.[3] He committed to playing college basketball for Florida State over an offer from Miami (Florida), among others.[4]

College career

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Polite redshirted his first season at Florida State due to knee injuries.[5] As a freshman, he averaged 2.7 points per game. Polite averaged 5.8 points in his sophomore season.[6] On 22 March 2021, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 71–53 win over Colorado at the second round of the NCAA tournament.[1] As a junior, Polite averaged 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range.[7]

On 5 April 2022, Polite declared for the 2022 NBA draft, forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[8]

Professional career

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On July 13, 2022, he has signed with ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A.[9]

On January 14, 2023, he signed with Hamburg Towers of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[10]

On June 20, 2023, he signed with CB Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League.[11]

On June 19, 2024, Polite signed with Fukushima Firebonds of the Japanese B.League.[12] On August 23, 2024, his contract was terminated due to he was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.[13]

National team career

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Polite represented Switzerland at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B and the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Division B.[14]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Florida State 1 0 4.0 – – – 1.0 1.0 1.0 .0 .0
2018–19 Florida State 30 0 10.6 .382 .239 .773 1.6 .6 .6 .0 2.7
2019–20 Florida State 31 8 19.7 .406 .354 .679 2.9 1.1 1.2 .2 5.8
2020–21 Florida State 21 16 26.6 .500 .436 .667 4.5 1.8 1.4 .4 10.1
2021–22 Florida State 24 24 27.9 .429 .321 .800 5.6 2.5 1.5 .5 9.9
Career 107 48 20.2 .436 .349 .741 3.4 1.4 1.1 .3 6.6

Personal life

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Polite's father, Michael, played college basketball for Florida State before embarking on a professional career in Europe.[15]

References

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  • Florida State Seminoles bio
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