13 Facts About Tony Rampton

Tony Rampton was born on 30 May 1976 and is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.

Tony Rampton left New Zealand as a rising 17-year-old talent to play two years of high school basketball in the United States.

Tony Rampton attended Waseca High School in Waseca, Minnesota, before spending four years at Iowa State between 1995 and 1999, where he averaged 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds in 80 games.

Tony Rampton played his first year in the New Zealand NBL with the Taranaki Oilers in 1999 and won rookie of the year.

Tony Rampton joined the Nelson Giants in 2000 and went on to help them reach the grand final, where they lost to the Auckland Rebels.

Tony Rampton was named Kiwi MVP, the league's most outstanding forward, was crowned rebounding champion with 14.6 a game and was included in the league's All-Star Five.

Tony Rampton played for Taranaki again in 2006 but did not return in 2007.

Tony Rampton retired due to a chronic ankle injury that had plagued him since 2000.

In March 2021, Tony Rampton was named among the greatest 40 New Zealand NBL players of all time, ranking at No 36 in the NBL's '40in40' selection for the best players in the 40-year history of the league.

Tony Rampton first represented New Zealand in 1997 at the World Championship for Men '22 and Under'.

Tony Rampton went on to play for the Tall Blacks at the 2003 FIBA Oceania Championship, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 FIBA World Championship, and 2007 FIBA Oceania Championship.

Between 2011 and 2013, Tony Rampton served as an assistant coach with the Nelson Giants.

Tony Rampton was coached by Tony at the Nelson Sparks.