Todd Day played for his stepfather, Ted Anderson at Memphis's Hamilton High School, where he was a McDonald's All-American and a third-team Parade All-American.
26 Facts About Todd Day
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Todd Day earned All-State and All-District honors during his prep career.
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Todd Day played college basketball at the University of Arkansas for coach Nolan Richardson, and was a four-year letterman.
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Todd Day broke Sidney Moncrief's school record for scoring with 2,395 points.
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Todd 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.
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Todd Day helped Arkansas win three consecutive Southwest Conference regular season championships from 1989 to 1991, as well as three straight SWC Tournament championships, from 1989 to 1991.
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Todd Day was named the Most Outstanding Player for the 1990 SWC Tournament.
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Todd Day's scoring average was the third highest in school history.
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Todd Day holds several school records, including career points, and points in a season.
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Todd Day played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
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Todd Day 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.
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Todd Day was selected in the 1st round by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1992 NBA draft.
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Todd Day was traded with Alton Lister to the Boston Celtics for Sherman Douglas on December 22,1995.
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Todd Day scored a career high 41 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves, tying Larry Bird's Celtic franchise record for points in a quarter with 24.
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In nine games that postseason, Todd Day contributed to a first-round upset of the defending champion San Antonio Spurs and a second-round loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Todd Day was named 1st Team All-ABA and was an ABA All-Star.
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Todd Day helped Rayyan win the 16th FedEx FIBA Asia Champions Cup in 2005, scoring 24 points in the victory over Fastlink.
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Todd Day signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Pistons, but was released in training camp.
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Todd Day was selected to play in the ABA All-Star Game on January 28,2007, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Todd Day was averaging 21.4 points per game prior to the All-Star Game.
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Todd Day was named head coach for the Arkansas Impact of the Premier Basketball League, in December 2007.
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Todd Day entered high school coaching when he was named head coach at the Memphis Academy of Health and Sciences, where he coached for five seasons.
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Todd Day became the head coach at his alma mater, Hamilton High School, when former head coach Keelon Lawson resigned to join Josh Pastner's staff at the University of Memphis.
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Todd Day worked as an assistant coach for Team Penny, a Memphis-based AAU team founded by head coach Penny Hardaway.
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In June 2016, Todd Day was named head coach of the Men's Basketball program at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR.
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Todd Day was inducted as a member of the 2008 class of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame, and he was one of nine former Razorbacks inducted into the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in November 2015.