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Anthony Polite

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Anthony Polite
Polite with Florida State in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 29)
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

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 being 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 104.0–––1.01.01.0.0.0
2018–19 Florida State 30010.6.382.239.7731.6.6.6.02.7
2019–20 Florida State 31819.7.406.354.6792.91.11.2.25.8
2020–21 Florida State 211626.6.500.436.6674.51.81.4.410.1
2021–22 Florida State 242427.9.429.321.8005.62.51.5.59.9
Career 1074820.2.436.349.7413.41.41.1.36.6

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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  1. 1 2 Tully, Jonathan (22 March 2021). "FSU's Anthony Polite hits career scoring high as Seminoles begin pulling away". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Nadelman, Jesse. "Anthony Polite: Saint Andrews' Swiss Machine Has Taken South Florida by Storm". RMF Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Lammer, Pat (21 March 2017). "St. Andrew's Anthony Polite: 2017 All-Palm Beach 6A-1A basketball Player of the Year". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Lammer, Pat (30 August 2016). "St. Andrew's basketball star Anthony Polite picks FSU over Miami". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Wynn, Lana (28 January 2020). "4 things to know about Florida State men's basketball guard Anthony Polite". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Schoffel, Ira (23 March 2021). "Anthony Polite: FSU's overnight sensation four years in the making". Rivals. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Weiler, Curt (September 30, 2021). "Five storylines to follow as Florida State men's basketball opens preseason practice". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ Smarr, Emilee. "FSU's Anthony Polite is second former St. Andrew's star to declare for NBA draft". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  9. ↑ "Asvel lands rookie Anthony Polite". Sportando. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Veolia Towers Hamburg lands Anthony Polite". Sportando. January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  11. ↑ CBBreogan (2023-06-20). "Anthony Polite, nuevo jugador del Río Breogán - CB Breogán". CBBreogan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  12. ↑ "【新規】B.LEAGUE 2024-25 シーズン 選手契約締結（アンソニーポライト選手）のお知らせ". 福島ファイヤーボンズ. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "B.LEAGUE 2024-25 シーズン 選手契約解除（アンソニー・ポライト選手）のお知らせ". 福島ファイヤーボンズ. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Anthony Polite". Florida State University. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Lincoln, Matthew (30 August 2016). "Like Father Like Son: Polite commits to play hoops at FSU". WPEC. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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