Tony Dobbins

Tony Dobbins

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mitchellville, Md.

High School:
Maret School

Last College:
Virginia Tech

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 190

Position:
Guard

Junior: Started all 29 games ... Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year ... earned All-State honors ... only league player to rank in the top-15 in assists (3.14 was 14th), steals (2.34 was third) and rebounds (5.9 was 10th) ... currently fifth in the Spider record book with 138 career steals ... his 68 as a junior was the fourth-highest single-season total in program history ... tied a program record with eight swipes against UMass (Feb. 12) - the most by an A-10 player in 2002-03 ... third on the team in scoring (10.8) and led the squad in rebounding ... scored in double figures 15 times ... led the team in rebounding 11 times, Richmond was 8-3 in those contests ... sixth in the league with a 1.90 assist/turnover ratio ... was two assists shy of a triple-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 8 assists at Fordham (March 5) ... tied a career-high with 26 points and recorded six steals against George Washington (Jan. 21) ... succeeded on 14-of-18 free throws against the Colonials ... hit for 7-of-11 from the field in first two games of the season, against Radford (Nov. 22) and Hampton (Nov. 27).

Sophomore: Averaged 9.9 points in 35 games ... started 14 contests ... led the team and posted the third-highest total in program history in steals with 70 ... member of the A-10 All-Defensive and All-Academic teams ... second on the team with 194 boards ... shot .692 (101-146) from the line ... shot a perfect 1.000 from the charity stripe in nine different games ... started the first 13 games of the year ... had a season-best six steals at Radford ... averaged two steals a game ... scored in double figures 16 times including the first six games of the year ... pulled down a season-high 16 boards vs. VCU ... grabbed 10 rebounds in three straight games against GW, Xavier and St. Bonaventure ... saw action in a season-high 41 minutes during an OT victory against SMS (Dec. 22) ... had only two turnovers during the NIT ... shot a perfect 5-5 from the floor in a home victory over Dayton (Feb. 10) ... made 10-of-14 free throws in NIT play.

Before Richmond: Sat out the 2000-01 season after transferring from Virginia Tech ... played for the Hokies during the 1999-2000 season ... saw action in 27 games, starting 16 contests ... averaged 3.8 points and 16.6 minutes a game.

High School: Averaged 26 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and five assists during his senior season at the Maret School ... three-year starter who went over the 30-point mark 11 times as a senior ... picked up a quadruple-double in points, rebounds, assists and steals his senior season ... named to The Washington Post's All-Metro team ... ranked among the top 100 prospects by recruiting analyst Bob Gibbons ... scored 35 points against Talmudical Academy on 16-of-19 shooting from the floor in an 80-60 win ... pumped in 41 points against Georgetown Prep in the Sleepy Hollow Tournament where he earned MVP honors ... was the seventh-leading scorer in the D.C. metro area ... averaged 23 points and six rebounds as a junior.

Personal: Son of Joseph and Dollie Dobbins of Mitchellville, Md. ... born August, 23, 1981.

Dobbin's Career Statistics

Year G-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO AT TO BS ST Pts Avg
01-02 35-14 865-24.7115-288 .399 14-62 .226 101-146 .692 76-118 194 5.5 72-0 37 58 10 70 345 9.9
02-03 29-29 967-33.3106-259 .409 5-41 .122 97-131 .740 56-114 170 5.9 59-0 91 48 22 68 314 10.8
Total 64-43 1832-28.6221-547 .404 19-103 .184 198-277 .715 132-232 364 5.7 131-0 128 106 32 138 659 10.3

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