# Tony Fairley

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**Tony A. Fairley** is an American former [basketball](/source/Basketball) player. He formerly held the [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association) (NCAA) [Division I](/source/Division_I_(NCAA)) record for recording the most [assists](/source/Assist_(basketball)) in a single game with 22.[1] He shares this record with [Syracuse](/source/Syracuse_Orange_men's_basketball)'s [Sherman Douglas](/source/Sherman_Douglas), [Southern](/source/Southern_Jaguars_basketball)'s [Avery Johnson](/source/Avery_Johnson), and [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma_Sooners_men's_basketball)'s [Trae Young](/source/Trae_Young).[1] Fairley had his 22-assist game on February 9, 1987, against [Armstrong State College](/source/Armstrong_Atlantic_State_University). Incidentally, Fairley also recorded 10 [steals](/source/Steal_(basketball)) in that game as well – one of two times when he grabbed 10 steals in a game, which are [Charleston Southern University](/source/Charleston_Southern_University) records.[2] In 1986–87, his [senior](/source/Senior_(education)) season at Charleston Southern, Fairley also [led Division I in steals](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season_steals_leaders) with a 4.07 per game average.[1]

Fairley graduated in 1988 as the [Big South Conference](/source/Big_South_Conference)'s all-time leader in both steals per game (3.68) and assists per game (7.58), each of which still stand atop the record books through the 2012–13 season.[3]

The closest he ever got to playing in the [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) (NBA) after his college career was playing on the [Miami Heat](/source/Miami_Heat)'s training camp roster from May 1988 through October 1988.[4][5]

## See also

- [List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season steals leaders](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_season_steals_leaders)
- [List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 20 or more assists in a game](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_players_with_20_or_more_assists_in_a_game)

## References

1. ["2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Records"](http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2013/2013%2001%20Div.%20I%2010-16.pdf). *2012–13 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide*. [National Collegiate Athletic Association](/source/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association). 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

1. ["2012–13 Charleston Southern Buccaneers men's basketball media guide"](http://issuu.com/csusports/docs/2012-13mbb_media_guide) (Java). ISSUU. December 10, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

1. ["Big South Men's Basketball Career Records"](http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205562829). [Big South Conference](/source/Big_South_Conference). July 31, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

1. Winderman, Ira (October 19, 1988). ["Heat Releases Guards Henry, Fairley"](https://archive.today/20130411212216/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-19/sports/8803010591_1_miami-arena-jamie-waller-heat). *[Sun-Sentinel](/source/Sun-Sentinel)*. Archived from [the original](http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-19/sports/8803010591_1_miami-arena-jamie-waller-heat) on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

1. Winderman, Ira (October 25, 1988). ["Heat Releases 2 Floridians: There's No Place For Home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000126/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-25/sports/8803020637_1_summer-camp-charlie-bradley-exhibition-opener). *Sun-Sentinel*. Archived from [the original](http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-10-25/sports/8803020637_1_summer-camp-charlie-bradley-exhibition-opener) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2013.

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