Anthony Dill

Anthony Dill

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Richardson, Texas

High School:
Richardson HS

Last College:
Richardson Junior College

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 235

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
10/27/1981

Experience:
1L

Returned for his second shot at a junior season last year after receiving a medical red-shirt for the 2002-03 season ... is a fifth-year senior ... had a great year as a junior ... smart player who is very athletic ... can score down low.

2003-04: In first full season with the Bobcats, averaged 8.2 points and was the team's leader in rebounding at a 4.7 per-game clip ... was fifth in the Southland Conference in shooting, going 86-of-154 for the field (55.8 percent) ... also had a strong year at the free throw line, connecting on 70.4 percent of his free throw attempts ... was a 61.3 percent shooter in conference play but was not ranked because he did not meet the league standard of three field goals made per game (had 46 field goals in 16 games) ... would have been ranked third in the SLC had he met the standard ... was 27-of-39 (69.2 percent) from the field over the last eight games of the year ... scored a career-high 16 points in season-opener at New Orleans, going 8-for-12 from the field ... scored in double figures a total of 10 times ... scored 14 points on two occasions in Southland Conference play ... went 5-for-6 and made 4-of-8 free throws in home-court win over Nicholls State ... also had 14 points and eight rebounds later in the season at Texas-Arlington ... had a career-high nine rebounds to go with 12 points against Pacific at the Great Alaska Shootout ... had eight rebounds on three occasions.

2002-03: Granted a medical red-shirt after seeing action in just six games ... suffered from a back injry throughout the season, missing 23 games ... in the six games played, averaged 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds, posting a season-best eight points and seven rebounds at Stephen F. Austin ... had six points and seven rebounds against Hardin-Simmons.

At Richland Junior College: Averaged 16.7 points and 8.6 rebounds as a sophomore at Dallas-area junior college ... shot over 61 percent from the floor and better than 70 percent from the line in earning First-Team All-Metro Athletic Conference and league most valuable player honors ... First-Team All-America as well as first-team all-region as Richland finished with a 29-4 record ... the Thunderducks won a conference title en route to a third-place finish at the national tournament

High School: Was a standout for Richardson, earning a pair of letters while being named the team's most valuable player as a senior ... also selected all-district and all-city senior year.

Personal: Born Oct. 27, 1981 in Dallas ... son of Keppie Dill and Fred Vaughn ... management major.