Tony Snell
Source: University of New Mexico Athletics
June 24, 2013
School: New Mexico Position: Small Forward Height: 6'7" Weight: 200 lbs Class: Junior Points Per Game: 12.5 Rebounds Per Game: 2.6 Assists Per Game: 2.9 Steals Per Game: 0.8 Blocks Per Game: 0.5 Turnovers Per Game: 2.1
General Information: Versatile wing who can handle the ball, shoot from the outside and run the floor...Improved his scoring average more than six points from freshman to sophomore year...Signed with UNM in November of 2009...High school teammate of NBA/San Diego State standout Kawhi Leonard, who was the Los Angeles Times' Player of the Year at Riverside (Calif.) King HS in 2009...Prep school teammate of San Diego State standout Jamaal Franklin...Played in 104 games with 77 starts...started every game since his sophomore year (70 straight)...Declared for the NBA Draft on April 8, ending his career with 952 points
2012-13 (Junior): MVP of Mountain West Tournament...3rd Team All-Mountain West...MW co-Player of the Week (Nov. 19 after games against Davidson, Illinois-Chicago and George Mason)...Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (45 points, seven 3s, 12-13 FTs, eight assists in three games)...Started every game, averaging 12.5 points...made a team-high 64 3-pointers and shot a team-best 84.3% (86-102) from the FT line, which ranked No. 2 in the MW...MW co-Player of the Week Nov. 19 when he averaged 19.7 points, hit eight 3s and 17-19 FTs in three games...included was the game-winning shot against George Mason...made 32 of his past 36 FT tries...scored 108 points the last six games (18.0 ppg) on 36-69 (52%) FGs and 23-45 (51%) from 3-point...Lobos were 16-3 when he attempted at least 10 FGs in a game
2011-12 (Sophomore): Honorable Mention All-Mountain West...All-Mountain West Tournament Team...Branch Law Firm Men's Basketball Awards...Highest Free Throw Percentage...Led UNM with an 18-point scoring average in exhibition play, shooting .667 from the field and .636 from the three...added three blocks, three steals and five assists...scored nine points with three assists in his season debut against New Orleans...led with 18 points, including three threes against New Mexico State...scored 12 points with a career-high five dimes against Arizona State...led the Lobos with 18 points against Santa Clara, including four threes...set a then-career-high with 21 points, including four threes, against Washington State...had to that point a career-best six assists against Boston College, adding 13 points. His four threes gave him 12 for the 76 Classic, setting a new record for threes in a tournament (later tied)...had a streak of five straight games in double-figures ended with a five point night against Idaho State...scored 12 against Missouri State, including two early threes...hit for double-figures with 10 points, including a pair of threes, at USC...limited to just 20 minutes against Oklahoma State due to getting poked in the eye, and then suffering a cut, forcing him to switch jerseys...lit up Montana State, hitting five threes in the opening minutes of the game on the way to a career-high 24 points, including a career-best six three-pointers, on just eight attempts...had a solid night with 12 points, three assists, and two steals against UMKC...tied a career-high with 24 points against NMSU, hitting five threes and going 9-for-9 from the line...had eight points on 3-of-4 shooting, and five boards against Saint Louis...scored 18 points to lead UNM against Houston Baptist, going 7-for-11 from the field with four assists...scored 12 points with two blocks against North Dakota...scored seven at Wyoming, including 5-for-5 from the line...was held scoreless until the final 40 seconds against San Diego State...rebounded nicely at UNLV, scoring 15 points and grabbing three rebounds, hitting four three-pointers...scored 12 vs. Colorado State with three assists...led UNM with 18 points and four three-pointers against TCU...hit a pair of threes at Air Force...scored 13 points, including two dunks, at Boise State...didn't attempt a shot against Wyoming...didn't score a point for the second straight game...scored 12 points with a team-high five assists and no turnovers against UNLV...scored six points on a pair of threes against TCU...recorded a career-high two blocks along with five assists and six points against Air Force...had a career-high seven assists against Boise State...was named all-tournament after averaging 13 points per game in the MW Tournament, hitting nine three-pointers...had 10 points against Air Force, and then followed that with 15 points, six boards, and six assists against UNLV...scored 14 points in the first half of the title game against San Diego State...struggled in his first NCAA Tournament, scoring three points, but he did dish out four assists
2010-11 (Freshman): Averaged 4.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg and 17.5 minutes whle playing in 34 of 35 games...DNP against Air Force March 5 due to an ankle sprain suffered three days before at BYU...Started six straight games from Feb. 1-23 before coming off the bench the final seven games...Just 11 points in his last eight games, going 4-27 from the floor and 1-20 from three...that followed a seven-game stretch from Jan. 22-Feb. 16 where he averaged 10.3 ppg on 17-31 threes...6.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 41% (20-49) from three-point and 23.2 minutes in 15 MWC games versus regular-season non-conference numbers of 3.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 31% (8-26) from three-point and 13.1 minutes...Made a three in a team-high nine straight games before going 0-4 against Utah Feb. 19...14 points on 3-4 3s, 3-3 FTs and five rebounds in 34 minutes at San Diego State Feb. 16...Career-high 19 points against Wyoming Feb. 9 when he made a career-best 5 treys...Breakout performance in the win over No. 9 BYU Jan. 29 with 16 points off the bench - all in the second half - to rally the Lobos from 13 points down...scoring outburst came in a span of 13:28 and he made his last four 3-point tries...10 points and six rebounds in 31 minutes at UNLV Jan. 22...made 3-4 FGs, 2-3 on threes and 2-2 FTs...his clutch three-pointer gave UNM a 61-58 lead with 1:52 left...First career start at Texas Tech and he scored 7 points on 4-4 FTs...seven points (3-5 FGs) in 15 minutes against Colorado in Las Vegas...All seven of his points at New Mexico State came in the first half on two threes and a FT...also had two offensive rebounds and an assist in just 10 minutes...Came off the bench to tally five points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal in 19 minutes against Arizona State...made his first collegiate three-pointer during UNM's 20-0 run in the first half