Tony Bishop
Tony Cal Bishop Jr. is an American-born Panamanian professional basketball player who last played for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played college basketball for Texas State University.
Professional career
Bishop went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. On September 16, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Aalborg Vikings of the Danish Basketball League.On September 4, 2012, Bishop signed a one-year deal with BC Nevėžis of the Lithuanian Basketball League.
On November 1, 2013, Bishop was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the second round of the 2013 NBA Development League Draft. On November 2, 2014, he was reacquired by the Vipers. In April 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed with Atléticos de San Germán of Puerto Rico for the rest of the 2015 BSN season.
On July 22, 2015, he signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the Basketball Bundesliga. On January 21, 2016, he parted ways with Bremerhaven. Five days later, he signed with the Atléticos de San Germán, returning for a second stint.
Bishop joined the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association in November 2021 as the team's import or foreign player for the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup. On December 22, he scored 36 points in a 83–80 victory over against the TNT Tropang Giga.
On September 30, 2022, Bishop signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League. On January 13, 2023, Taichung Suns terminated Bishop's contract.
In October 2023, Bishop returned to the Philippines, this time signing with the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.
On March 12, 2024, Bishop signed with Vaqueros de Bayamón, but was waived the next month after four games. On April 15, he re-signed with the Atléticos de San Germán.