Anthony Paez

Anthony Paez (born 1984) is an American basketball player, who played professionally in Europe. He played varsity basketball at Lehigh Senior High School in Florida, where he set the school record for most career points and won the Class 4A District 12 championships. He played NCAA basketball at Stephen F. Austin State University. He then signed with Danish club AaB Aalborg for the 2006-7 season, where he led league in scoring, followed by a few years with the Worcester Wolves in the British Basketball League where he became a league star. Paez returned to the Florida where he became a high school basketball coach.

Early life and education Paez was born on June 18, 1984, in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Bernardo Paez, had played football at the University of Pittsburgh. The family moved to Lehigh Acres, Florida in 1994. He also played in the City of Palms Classic opposite Leon Powe. and the Pepsi Big Eight Invitational. At the end of the first year, he made the decision to stay for a second year to get more playing time rather than to be a second stringer at a bigger school. At CFCC, he was named a junior college All-American.

Paez obtained an associates degree from CFCC and transferred to Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas where he majored in kinesiology and played college basketball from 2004-2006. averaging 27 minutes per game, as well as 10.8 points per game, 4.6 rebounds per game and a .705 free-throw percentage. In his second season, his stats improved slightly as did his minutes. In 29 appearances, the small forward averaged 11.6 points and 4.7 boards per outing. and was named to the Basketliga All-Star Game followed by two years as the head coach for the girls team,

Career history 2006-07 AaB Aalborg 2007-2008 Worcester Wolves 2008–present Dombóvár KC 2008–present Worcester Wolves 2009-2010 Oberwart Gunners