Todd Day

infobox NBA Player
name = Todd Day
nickname =


position = Shooting guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 6
weight_lbs = 188
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1970|1|7
birth_place = Decatur, Illinois
highschool = Hamilton (Memphis Tennessee)
college = Arkansas
draft = 8th overall
draft_year = 1992
draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks
career_start = 1992
career_end = 2001
former_teams = Milwaukee Bucks (1992-1995)
Boston Celtics (1995-1997)
Miami Heat (1997)
Phoenix Suns (1999-2000)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2000-2001)
halloffame =

Todd Fitzgerald Day (born January 7, 1970 in Decatur, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player. Day is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Arkansas, and played eight seasons in the NBA. During the 2006 season, he played for the Blue Stars of Lebanon's WASL Club League. [http://www.bluestarsclub.com/explayers.htm]

High School career

Day played for his stepfather, Ted Anderson at Memphis's Hamilton High School, where he was a McDonald's All-American. [http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/2007_boys_alumni.pdf] He also earned All-State and All-District honors during his prep career. [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/bio.html NBA.com: Todd Day Bio ] ]

Collegiate career

Day played college basketball at the University of Arkansas for coach Nolan Richardson, and was a four-year letterman ('89,'90,'91 and '92). At Arkansas, Day broke Sidney Moncrief's career mark for scoring with 2,395 points during his four-year career. Day was a member of the All-Southwest Conference Newcomer Team as a freshman, a member of the Arkansas unit that reached the NCAA Final Four as a sophomore, and a John Wooden First-Team All-America selection as both a junior and senior. In his final college season, he powered the Razorbacks to the Southeastern Conference title in the school's first season in the league. His scoring average (22.7 ppg) was the third highest in school history.

Day holds several school records, including career points (2,395), and points in a season (786). [http://www.arsnonline.com/modules.phpop=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=270]

He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. [ [http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html 1990 USA Basketball] ] He averaged 6.3 points per game during the tournament, while helping the last collegiate team ever to represent the USA on a major international tournament win the bronze medal.

Professional career

Day was selected in the 1st round (8th pick) by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1992 NBA Draft and was joined in the first round by teammates Oliver Miller and Lee Mayberry, giving the Razorbacks three first round selections that year. He was traded with Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics for Sherman Douglas on November 26, 1995. Day scored a career high 41 points, tying Larry Bird's Celtic franchise record for points in a quarter (24), against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 22, 1995. [ [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/index.html NBA.com: Todd Day Bio ] ]

During his NBA career, Day also played for the Miami Heat, the Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Day only reached the playoffs once in his eight NBA seasons, with the 1999-00 Phoenix Suns. In nine games that postseason, Day contributed to a first-round upset of the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and a second-round loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Day joined the Arkansas Rimrockers for their inaugural season in the ABA basketball league in 2004-05. In their only season in the league, the Rimrockers had a record of 32-5, defeating the Bellevue Blackhawks 118-103 in Alltel Arena for the league championship. Day finished the game with 32 points and 6 steals. [ [http://epaper.ardemgaz.com/WebChannel/ShowStory.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/03/27&ID=Ar02501&Section=Sports Sports :: ABA CHAMPIONSHIP ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS 118, BELLEVUE BLACKHAWKS 103 : RimRockers reign 14,989 see home team take title ] ] Day was named 1st Team All-ABA and was an ABA All-Star. Day helped Rayyan (Qatar) win the 16th FedEx FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 2005, scoring 24 points in the victory over Fastlink (Jordan). [ [http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/Todd_Day Todd Day - Hoopedia ] ] After spending the 2005 training camp with the Detroit Pistons [http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/8971890/rss] , Day returned to the ABA, this time with the Arkansas Aeros. [ [http://www.kfsm.com/global/story.asp?s=5504760&ClientType=Printable Arkansas Aeros will suit up at Tyson Track Center ] ] for the 2006-07 season. Day also had a stint playing for the Harlem Globetrotters.

In December 2007 Day was named head coach for the Arkansas Impact of the Premier Basketball League. [ [http://www.arkansasimpactbasketball.com/news.html] ] The Impact began their season in January 2008 and play their home games in Little Rock's Barton Colliseum. Day has also been named a 2008 inductee for the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. [http://www.arksportshalloffame.org/view/114]

Personal

Day is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.

References

External links

*basketball-reference|id=d/dayto01|name=Todd Day
* http://epaper.ardemgaz.com/WebChannel/ShowStory.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/03/27&ID=Ar02501&Section=Sports
* http://www.kfsm.com/global/story.asp?s=5504760&ClientType=Printable
* http://cbs.sportsline.com/nba/story/8971890/rss
* http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/index.html?nav=page NBA.com profile
* http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/bio.html NBA bio
* http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php/Todd_Day
* http://www.arsnonline.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=270
* http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/2007_boys_alumni.pdf
* http://www.arkansasimpactbasketball.com/news.html
* http://www.arksportshalloffame.org/view/114