Troy Bell was an All-American college player at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history.
16 Facts About Troy Bell
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Troy Bell was a 4-year letter winner, and Mr Basketball finalist in Minnesota.
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Troy Bell captured the Missota Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior.
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Troy Bell scored 45 points in a win over Minnehaha Academy.
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Troy Bell served as team captain as a junior and senior.
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Troy Bell finished his school career at Holy Angels as the career scoring leader with 2,491 points.
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Troy Bell ended his career breaking the record for most points scored in Boston College history with 2,632, breaking the record previously set by Dana Barros.
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Troy Bell was named Big East Conference player of the year after both his sophomore and senior seasons, joining Troy Murphy, Richard Hamilton, Patrick Ewing, and Chris Mullin as the only players to win the award multiple times.
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Troy Bell was drafted 16th overall by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft, but was traded on draft night to the Memphis Grizzlies along with Dahntay Jones for Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins.
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Troy Bell had played a total of 10 minutes in the Hornets' first two preseason games.
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Those 6 games with the Grizzlies ended up being Troy Bell's only playing time in the NBA, as his final game was played on March 26,2004, in a 109 - 86 win over the Houston Rockets.
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Troy Bell recorded 2 points, 1 turnover and 1 foul in only 4 minutes of playing time.
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In 2006, Troy Bell took up boxing while working out for the NBA.
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Troy Bell was selected as the 12th pick by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in the first round of the 2006 NBA D-League draft.
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Troy Bell was signed by the Austin Toros of the D-League when Jay Williams was waived due to injury in late December 2006.
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On December 24,2015, Troy Bell signed with San Lorenzo of Argentina.