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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Todd Day
| image = 
| width = 
| caption = 
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 188
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|01|07}}
| birth_place = [[Decatur, Illinois]], U.S.
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| high_school = [[Hamilton High School (Memphis, Tennessee)|Hamilton]] ([[Memphis, Tennessee]])
| college = [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] (1988–1992)
| draft_year = 1992
| draft_round = 1
| draft_pick = 8
| draft_team = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| career_start = 1992
| career_end = 2007
| career_number = 10, 13, 11
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]
| coach_start = 2016
| years1 = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|start}}
| team1 = [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| years2 = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|start}}
| team2 = [[Boston Celtics]]
| years3 = {{nbay|1997|start}}
| team3 = [[Miami Heat]]
| years4 = 1998
| team4 = [[Victoria Libertas Pesaro|Scavolini Pesaro]]
| years5 = 1998–1999
| team5 = [[La Crosse Bobcats]]
| years6 = {{nbay|1999|full=y}}
| team6 = [[Phoenix Suns]]
| years7 = {{nbay|2000|full=y}}
| team7 = [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| years8 = 2004–2005
| team8 = [[Arkansas RimRockers]]
| years9 = 2005–2006
| team9 = [[APOEL B.C.|APOEL]]
| years10 = 2006
| team10 = [[Argentino de Junín]]
| years11 = 2006–2007
| team11 = [[Arkansas Aeros]]
| cyears1 = 2016–present
| cteam1 = [[Philander Smith College|Philander Smith]]
| highlights = 
* [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA All-Star]] ([[2005 ABA All-Star Game|2005]])
* Second-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] – [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] ([[1992 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1992]])
* Second-team All-American – [[Associated Press|AP]] ([[1991 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1991]])
* Third-team All-American – AP (1992)
* Third-team All-American – NABC (1991)
* 2× First-team All-[[Southwest Conference|SWC]] (1990, 1991)
* First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (1992)
* Third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1988)
* [[McDonald's All-American Game|McDonald's All-American]] ([[1988 McDonald's All-American Boys Game|1988]])
| stats_league = NBA
| stat1label = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value = 5,917 (12.3 ppg)
| stat2label = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value = 1,649 (3.4 rpg)
| stat3label = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value = 713 (1.5 apg)
| medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze  | [[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990 Argentina]] |[[United States men's national basketball team|National team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | [[United States national basketball team|National team]]}}
}}

'''Todd Fitzgerald Day''' (born January 7, 1970) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player and current head coach at [[Philander Smith College]] in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. Day is the all-time leading scorer at the [[University of Arkansas]], and played eight seasons in the [[NBA]].<ref name=points>[http://www.hogstats.com/players/player.php?id=83 "Todd Day."] ''www.hogstats.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref><ref name=swchall/>  During the 2006 season, he played for the [[Bluestars (Lebanon)|Blue Stars]] of [[Lebanon]]'s WASL Club League.<ref name=lebanon>[http://www.hognation.net/basketball/basketball-news/basketball-news-2006/ "Basketball News – 2006."] ''www.hognation.net.'' Retrieved January 6, 2016.</ref>

==High school career==
Day played for his stepfather, Ted Anderson at [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]'s Hamilton High School, where he was a [[McDonald's All-American]] and a third-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]].<ref>[http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf "McDonald's All-American – Boys Alumni List."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507101142/http://www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com/content/dam/allamerican/pdfs/Player-Alumni-List-12-2013.pdf |date=May 7, 2013 }} ''www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/awards/4/24 "Parade All-American Third Team."] ''www.basketball.realgm.com.''  Retrieved April 6, 2012.</ref> He also earned All-State and All-District honors during his prep career.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/bio.html NBA.com: Todd Day Bio<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528230517/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/todd_day/bio.html |date=May 28, 2008 }}</ref>  Day was named Tennessee's Mr. Basketball for Class AAA following his senior year in 1988.<ref name=records>[http://tssaa.org/departments/tssaa-state-records/ "TSSAA State Records: Former Mr. Basketball Winners."] ''www.tssaa.org.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref>

==Collegiate career==
Day played [[college basketball]] at the [[University of Arkansas]] for coach [[Nolan Richardson]], and was a four-year letterman ('89,'90,'91 and '92).<ref name=swchall/> Day broke [[Sidney Moncrief]]'s school record for scoring with 2,395 points. Day was a member of the All-[[Southwest Conference]] Newcomer Team as a freshman, a member of the Arkansas unit that reached the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Final Four]] as a sophomore, and a [[John Wooden]] First-Team All-America selection as both a junior and senior. Day helped Arkansas win three consecutive Southwest Conference regular season championships from 1989 to 1991, as well as three straight SWC Tournament championships, also from 1989 to 1991. Day was named the Most Outstanding Player for the 1990 SWC Tournament. 
In his final college season, he powered the Razorbacks to the [[Southeastern Conference]] regular seasons title, as well as the SEC West Division championship, in the school's first season in the league. His scoring average (22.7 ppg) was the third highest in school history.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Day holds several school records, including career points (2,395), and points in a season (786).<ref name=points/> During Day's time at Arkansas, the Razorbacks made the NCAA Tournament every year, advancing to the second round in 1989, the Final Four in 1990, the Elite Eight in 1991, and the second round in 1992. 
He played for the [[United States men's national basketball team|US national team]] in the [[1990 FIBA World Championship]], winning the bronze medal.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html 1990 USA Basketball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607132318/http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_1990.html |date=June 7, 2002 }}</ref> He averaged 6.3 points per game during the tournament, while helping the last collegiate team ever to represent the USA on a major international tournament win the bronze medal.<ref name=bronze>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150429195730/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/eleventh-world-championship-1990.aspx "Eleventh World Championship – 1990."] ''www.usab.com'', June 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref>

==Professional career==
Day was selected in the 1st round (8th pick) by the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] in the [[1992 NBA draft]].<ref name=swchall/> He was joined in the first round by teammates [[Oliver Miller]] and [[Lee Mayberry]], giving the Razorbacks three first round selections that year.<ref name=points/>  He was traded with [[Alton Lister]] to the [[Boston Celtics]] for [[Sherman Douglas]] on December 22, 1995. Day scored a career high 41 points against the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], tying [[Larry Bird]]'s Celtic franchise record for points in a quarter with 24.<ref name=autogenerated1/><ref name=bird>[http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/stats/individual-records "Individual Records – Boston Celtics."] ''www.nba.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref>

Day only reached the playoffs once in his eight NBA seasons, with the [[1999-00 Phoenix Suns season|1999-00 Phoenix Suns]].   In nine games that postseason, Day contributed to a first-round upset of the defending champion [[San Antonio Spurs]] and a second-round loss to the [[Los Angeles Lakers]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dayto01/gamelog/2000/ "Todd Day 1999-00 Game Log."] ''www.basketball-reference.com.'' Retrieved October 1, 2013.</ref> During his NBA career, Day also played for the [[Miami Heat]], the [[Phoenix Suns]] and the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]], averaging 12.3 points per game. With Day's departure the Bucks selected [[Ray Allen]] with the 5th overall pick of the [[1996 NBA draft|1996 NBA draft]] .

Day joined the [[Arkansas Rimrockers]] for their inaugural season in the [[American Basketball Association (2000-)|ABA]] basketball league in 2004–05.  In their only season in the league, the Rimrockers had a record of 32–5, defeating the [[Bellevue Blackhawks]] 118–103 in [[Alltel Arena]] for the league championship.  Day finished the game with 32 points and 6 steals.<ref name=champ>[http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/blackhawks-fall-in-aba-title-game/ "Blackhawks fall in ABA title game."] ''[[Seattle Times]]'', March 27, 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref><ref>Givens, Chris. [http://epaper.ardemgaz.com/WebChannel/ShowStory.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/03/27&ID=Ar02501&Section=Sports "ABA CHAMPIONSHIP ARKANSAS RIMROCKERS 118, BELLEVUE BLACKHAWKS 103."] [[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]], March 27, 2005. ''epaper.ardemgaz.com.'' Retrieved October 1, 2013.</ref> Day was named 1st Team All-ABA and was an ABA All-Star.  Day helped [[Rayyan]] (Qatar) win the 16th [[FedEx]] [[FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] in 2005, scoring 24 points in the victory over Fastlink (Jordan). Day signed a free agent contract with the [[Detroit Pistons]], but was released in training camp.<ref>[http://www.prosportstransactions.com/basketball/Search/SearchResults.php?Player=&Team=Pistons&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&BeginDate=1965-3-25&submit=Search&start=1050 "Pro Sports Transactions – Todd Day Waived."] ''www.prosportstranctions.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref> Day returned to the ABA for the 2006–07 season, playing with the [[Arkansas Aeros]]. He was selected to play in the ABA All-Star Game on January 28, 2007, in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]. Day was averaging 21.4 points per game prior to the All-Star Game.<ref name=aero>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/todd-day-of-the-arkansas-aeros-added-to-aba-all-star-game/n-3419371 "Todd Day of the Arkansas Aeros added to ABA All-Star Game."] ''www.oursportscentral.com'', January 25, 2007.</ref> Day also had a stint playing for the [[Harlem Globetrotters]].

==NBA career statistics==
{{NBA player statistics legend|leader=y}}

===Regular season===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1992–93 NBA season|1992–93]]
| align="left" | [[1992-93 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 71 || 37 || 27.2 || '''.432''' || .293 || .717 || '''4.1''' || 1.6 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 13.8
|-
| align="left" | [[1993–94 NBA season|1993–94]]
| align="left" | [[1993-94 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 76 || 39 || 28.0 || .415 || .223 || .698 || '''4.1''' || '''1.8''' || '''1.4''' || 0.7 || 12.7
|-
| align="left" | [[1994–95 NBA season|1994–95]]
| align="left" | [[1994-95 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| style="background:#cfecec;"| '''82'''* || '''81''' || '''33.1''' || .424 || '''.390''' || .754 || 3.9 || 1.6 || 1.3 || '''0.8''' || '''16.0'''
|-
| align="left" | [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
| 8 || 0 || 21.4 || .310 || .200 || '''.923''' || 2.8 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 9.1
|-
| align="left" | [[1995–96 NBA season|1995–96]]
| align="left" | [[1995-96 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 71 || 12 || 23.0 || .371 || .343 || .766 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 12.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1996–97 NBA season|1996–97]]
| align="left" | [[1996-97 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
| 81 || 27 || 28.1 || .398 || .362 || .773 || '''4.1''' || 1.4 || 1.3 || 0.6 || 14.5
|-
| align="left" | [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98]]
| align="left" | [[1997-98 Miami Heat season|Miami]]
| 5 || 0 || 13.8 || .355 || .167 || .667 || 1.2 || 1.4 || '''1.4''' || 0.0 || 6.0
|-
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| align="left" | [[1999-2000 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| 58 || 1 || 16.2 || .394 || .388 || .667 || 2.2 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 0.4 || 6.8
|-
| align="left" | [[2000–01 NBA season|2000–01]]
| align="left" | [[2000-01 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota]]
| 31 || 0 || 11.1 || .373 || .377 || .783 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 4.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 483 || 197 || 25.3 || .406 || .345 || .739 || 3.4 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 0.6 || 12.3
|}

===Playoffs===
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| align="left" | [[1999–2000 NBA season|1999–00]]
| align="left" | [[1999-2000 Phoenix Suns season|Phoenix]]
| 9 || 0 || 11.1 || .457 || .313 || .500 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.7
|}

==Coaching career==
Day was named head coach for the [[Arkansas Impact]] of the [[Premier Basketball League]], in December 2007.<ref name=insider>Jackson, Martinis. [http://www.hardwoodinsiders.com/news_article/show/501802?referrer_id=1619266 "Legends of the Hardwood: Todd Day."] ''www.hardwoodinsiders.com'', July 24, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2016.</ref>  The Impact began their season in January 2008 and played their home games in [[Little Rock]]'s [[Barton Coliseum]], but are no longer in operation.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/sports/arkansas-impact/t-2120 "Arkansas Impact."] ''www.oursportscentral.com.'' Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref> Day led the Impact to the 2008 Championship Game, losing to the [[Rochester Razorsharks]] 142–112. Day entered high school coaching when he was named head coach at the Memphis Academy of Health and Sciences, where he coached for five seasons. He became the head coach at his alma mater, Hamilton High School, when  former head coach Keelon Lawson resigned to join [[Josh Pastner]]'s staff at the [[University of Memphis Basketball|University of Memphis]]. He also worked as an assistant coach for Team Penny, a Memphis-based [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] team founded by head coach [[Penny Hardaway]].<ref name=penny>Griffin, Jamie. He has recently been named the head coach of Men's College Basketball at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. [http://www.memphisflyer.com/MemphisPrepsBlog/archives/2014/11/24/todd-day-returns-home "Todd Day Returns Home."] ''www.memphisflyer.com'', November 24, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2016.</ref> In June 2016, Day was named head coach of the Men's Basketball program at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AR.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkansasfight.com/2016/6/15/11946934/todd-day-named-head-coach-at-philander-smith-college|title=Todd Day Named Head Coach at Philander Smith College|last=Bordelon|first=Scottie|date=2016-06-15|website=Arkansas Fight|language=en|access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref> His son T.J. Day serves as an assistant coach for the team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philanderathletics.com/sport/0/1.php|title=Philander Smith College Athletics – 2016–17 Men's Basketball|website=www.philanderathletics.com|access-date=October 26, 2016}}</ref>

===College===
{{CBB Yearly Record Start|type=coach|conference=|postseason=|poll=both}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name = [[Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball|Philander Smith Panthers]]
 | conference = [[Gulf Coast Athletic Conference]]
 | startyear = 2016
 | endyear = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2016–17 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
 | name = [[2016–17 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 17-13
 | conference = 7-5
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2017–18 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
 | name = [[2017–18 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 17-11
 | conference = 7-5
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2018–19 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2018–19]]
 | name = [[2018–19 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 11-19
 | conference = 8-6
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2019–20 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]]
 | name = [[2019–20 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 11-18
 | conference = 8-6
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2020–21 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2020–21]]
 | name = [[2020–21 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 9-10
 | conference = 2-5
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2021–22 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
 | name = [[2021–22 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 16-8
 | conference = 6-2
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | season = [[2022–23 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
 | name = [[2022–23 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 22-7
 | conference = 10-4
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = 
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference tournament 
 | season = [[2023–24 NAIA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
 | name = [[2023–24 Philander Smith Panthers men's basketball team|Philander Smith]]
 | overall = 21-9
 | conference = 14-4
 | confstanding = 
 | postseason = NAIA first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name         = Philander Smith
 | confrecord   = 62–37 ({{Winning percentage|62|37}})
 | overall      = 124–95 ({{Winning percentage|124|94}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
 | overall = 124–94 ({{Winning percentage|124|94}})
}}

==Personal==
Todd Day was inducted as a member of the 2008 class of the [[Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame]], and he was one of nine former Razorbacks inducted into the [[Southwest Conference]] Hall of Fame in November 2015.<ref>[http://www.arksportshalloffame.com/inductees/ "Todd Day: Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417195305/http://www.arksportshalloffame.com/inductees/ |date=April 17, 2016 }} ''www.arkansassportshalloffame.com.'' Retrieved October 1, 2013.</ref><ref name=swc>Jones, Matt. [http://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2015/aug/13/nine-more-hogs-going-swc-hall-fame/ "Nine more Hogs going into SWC Hall of Fame."] ''www.wholehogsports.com'', August 13, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2016.</ref><ref name=swchall>Muck, Jeremy.  "Hall of Fame event becomes double celebration." ''NWA Democrat-Gazette's Weekendwrap'', November 15, 2015. Page 5W.</ref> Day is a member of [[Alpha Phi Alpha]] fraternity.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* Career statistics and player information from [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dayto01.html Basketball-reference.com]

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