College - Long Island University
Assistant Athletic Trainer
  • Anthony is in his seventh season as assistant athletic trainer, 16th overall season with Knicks...Assists in all areas of medical therapy/treatment, including individual work with players and player physical therapy assignments...Accompanies Knicks on all road trips and is responsible for maintaining medical room setups at the Garden, MSG Training Center and on the road...Helps coordinate individual players’ off-season rehab and injury-prevention programs, including traveling throughout the summer to players’ homes...Has served as trainer for Knicks’ Summer League squad in Las Vegas for last six years.
  • Originally joined Knicks in 1995-96 as training staff intern, then served as trainers room attendant prior to promotion to fulltime position in 2004...Named to current post for 2004-05 season.
  • NBA training career has spanned the globe in recent years...In summer 2009, accompanied a contingent of NBA players and coaches on League-sponsored goodwill tour of China...In summers 2008 and 2010, served as trainer for the U.S. Olympic Select Team in Las Vegas...In 2007, was athletic trainer for NBA’s Basketball Without Borders Brazil tour to Sao Paulo...Also worked at the 2007 NBA Pre-Draft Camp at Orlando.
  • Certified athletic trainer, physical therapist and performance enhancement specialist...Completed undergraduate work at Purchase College (Bachelor’s degree, Biology, 1997) and graduate work at Long Island University (Bachelor’s degree, Health Science; Master’s degree, Physical Therapy, 2000)...Became certified athletic trainer in 2002...In addition to Knicks duties, had also worked as a therapist at the Columbia–Presbyterian Center for Sports Therapy.
  • Big Apple native now lives in the county seat of Westchester, White Plains, with his wife Carolina and their two sons: 2-year old Aidan (born on Jun 7, 2008 at 9 p.m; resulting in 6/7/8/9 symmetry) and newborn Daniel (Aug. 25, 2010)....Fluent in Spanish...Last name is pronounced go-e-NA-ga.