Anthony January (born June 16, 1993) is an American professional

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player that currently plays for

Prawira Bandung Prawira Bandung is an Indonesian basketball club based in the city of Bandung, West Java province. It was founded by Lilian Wijaya in 1991 as Hadtex Indosyntec. The club is a member of the Indonesian Basketball Association, Perbasi's top division ...

of the

Indonesian Basketball League The Indonesian Basketball League (IBL; id, Liga Bola Basket Indonesia) is the preeminent men's professional basketball league in Indonesia, founded by Indonesian Basketball Association (Perbasi) in 2003. From 2010 to 2015 it was known as the ...

(IBL).

Early life

January was born in

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to Anthony January Sr. and Pamela Green.

High school and college career

January played his first three years of high school basketball at

Compton High School Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. History The school opened in 1896 as Compton Union High School and was later re-established as Compton Senior High School in ...

. He played his final season at William Howard Taft High School, during which he earned West Valley League MVP, and

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Player of the year award averaging 22 points and 13 rebounds after gaining eligibility following his transfer from Compton.

Professional career

January has played for PEA of the

Thailand Basketball League The Thailand Basketball League (TBL) () is a men's professional basketball league in Thailand. The league is composed 11 teams on the Men's division while the Women's division consists of six teams. The league also consists of 3 divisions: Divis ...

, Cactus Tbilisi of the

Georgian Superliga The Georgian Basketball Super League ( ka, საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first seaso ...

, and BC Mažeikiai of the National Basketball League of Lithuania. In 2019 January signed with the Danang Dragons. In 2021, he played for Team Cali of the Colombian league, averaging 16.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game. On October 4, 2021, he signed with Khaneh Basketball Khuzestan of the

Iranian Basketball Super League The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men's basketball league in Iran. It was founded in 1998. The current champions is Shahrdari Gorgan. The league follows the promotion and relegation system in which the worst two tea ...

References

External links

RealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:January, Anthony 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Colombia American expatriate basketball people in Georgia (country) American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam American men's basketball players Basketball players from Compton, California Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes men's basketball players Cerritos Falcons men's basketball players Ferro Carril Oeste basketball players Forwards (basketball) New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball players Ostioneros de Guaymas (basketball) players Tijuana Zonkeys players Danang Dragons players Hanoi Buffaloes players