Who are Anthony Black's parents?

ANTHONY Black's biggest supporters are his parents, Terry and Jennifer.

On June 22, 2023, the 19-year-old athlete was officially drafted into the NBA.

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Who are Anthony Black's parents?

Anthony Black was born in Las Colinas, Texas, on January 20, 2004.

His father, Terry, was a former basketball player and his name can be found in the Baylor University Sports Hall of Fame (2015).

His mother, Jennifer, used to be a soccer player at Texas and Baylor.

Both Division I athletes raised three children.

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"She's always done everything for me and my brother," Anthony said speaking about his mother to CBS Sports.

"Especially with sports. Travel sports and all that is super expensive. And it was tough for a while, and she did a good job keeping all that stuff away from us and keeping us focused on the bright spots and all the good things." 

He added: "She taught me good humility and how to be humble.

"And how to always see the good things instead of just looking at stuff in the worst way." 

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Who is Anthony Black?

Anthony has over 110k followers on Instagram - where he almost exclusively posts pictures of himself on the court.

Prior to being drafted, Anthony played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.

According to his Razorbacks bio, Anthony: "started all 36 games … averaged 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds with a freshman school record 74 steals."

The rising star's height is listed as 6-foot-7.

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What NBA team was Anthony Black drafted by?

On June 22, 2023, Anthony was selected by the Orlando Magic as a sixth overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

At a news conference, Magic President of Basketball Operations, Jeff Weltman, welcomed shooting guards Anthony Black and Jett Howard, saying: “We draft the person, not the player. It’s the most important thing.

"Whatever we’re doing, right or wrong, the one thing I know is these guys are joining a bunch of really good people, in the locker room and all around this building, to get them to be the best people and the best players they can be. But to receive two young men into our team who have been brought up this way is an honor and a privilege for us.”

He added: “We set out this draft to further add talent, character, basketball IQ, positional size and, I always say, the fit and the fight. You’re looking at two high-character, really smart, highly skilled fighters, and that’s what wins. If you look at the playoffs, the guys that get played off the court are the lower-IQ players, the guys that won’t fight.”