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Tony Rampton
Teams: Taranaki Mountain Airs & Sydney Spirit (Australia)
Position: Centre
Born: May 30, 1976 in New Plymouth
Height: 2.13m
Rampton attended Iowa State University, debuted for the Tall Blacks in 1999 and was MVP at the 2000 William Jones Cup tournament in Taiwan.
He was a key figure in New Zealand’s victory over Australia to qualify for the 2002 world championships, but an ankle injury prevented him from attending the tournament. He retired from international play in 2008.
Rampton was NBL Rookie of the Year in 1999 and dominated the follow year, winning the rebounding title, Outstanding Forward, Outstanding Kiwi Forward and Kiwi MVP awards, as well as a spot on the All-Star Five.
He has now played several seasons in the Australian NBL with the Cairns Taipans, Wollongong Hawks, West Sydney Razorbacks and the newly renamed Sydney Spirit this season.
International
| Year | Series | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2007 | Australia | 3 | - | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 4 | 1.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Boris Stankovic Cup | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36.0 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 29 | 5.8 | 26 | 5.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Venezuela in NZ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0.33 |
Three-point Goals 2007 Australia 0/2 (0.0), Stankovic Cup: 2/11 (18.2%), Venezuela: 2/3 (66.7%), 2006 World Championships: 1/1 (100%), Australia: 0/1 (0%), India: 0/5 (0%), 2005 Australia: 0/1 (0%), Australia Four-Nations: 0/3 (0%), China Four-Nations: 2/4 (50.0%), 2004 Athens Olympics: 0/1 (0%), Turkey & Bulgaria: 0/2 (0%), Australia: 1/1 (100%), 2003 Australia: 1/1 (100%), 2001 Australia: 0/3 (0%), Goodwill Games: 0/2 (0%), 2000 Sydney Olympics: 1/2 (50.0%)
International Debut
1999
International Honours
Commonwealth Games Silver Medal - 2006
National Basketball League
Regular Season
| Year | Team | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2008 | Taranaki | 16 | 87 | 192 | 45.3 | 46 | 73 | 63.0 | 227 | 14.2 | 153 | 9.6 | 21 | 1.3 | 15 | 0.94 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 2006 | Taranaki | 14 | 96 | 191 | 50.3 | 72 | 105 | 68.6 | 264 | 18.9 | 155 | 11.1 | 20 | 1.4 | 10 | 0.71 | 26 | 1.86 |
| 2005 | Taranaki | 15 | 77 | 181 | 42.5 | 63 | 96 | 65.6 | 216 | 14.4 | 133 | 8.9 | 17 | 1.1 | 14 | 0.93 | 19 | 1.27 |
| 2000 | Nelson | 13 | 90 | 175 | 51.4 | 56 | 78 | 71.8 | 236 | 18.2 | 190 | 14.6 | 28 | 1.4 | 26 | 2.00 | 22 | 1.69 |
| 1999 | Taranaki | 10 | 48 | 85 | 56.5 | 36 | 59 | 61.0 | 132 | 13.2 | 73 | 7.3 | 13 | 1.3 | 6 | 0.60 | 11 | 1.10 |
| Total | 68 | 398 | 824 | 48.3 | 273 | 411 | 66.4 | 1075 | 15.8 | 704 | 10.4 | 99 | 1.5 | 71 | 1.04 | 90 | 1.32 |
Three-point field goals 2008 7/35 (20.0%), 2006 0/3 (0%), 1999 0/1 (0%,; Total 7/39 (17.9%)
Playoffs
| Year | Team | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | REB | RPG | AST | APG | STL | SPG | BLK | BPG |
| 2000 | Nelson | 2 | 18 | 36 | 50.0 | 9 | 13 | 69.2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 11.5 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.00 | 3 | 1.50 |
| Career | 70 | 416 | 860 | 48.4 | 282 | 424 | 66.5 | 1120 | 16.0 | 727 | 10.4 | 101 | 1.4 | 73 | 1.04 | 93 | 1.33 |
NBL Awards
Rookie of the Year - 1999
Rebound Champion - 2000
Outstanding Forward - 2000
Kiwi MVP - 2000
Outstanding NZ Forward - 2000
All-Star Five - 2000
