Joe Courtney was never a guy who would wow anyone with his statistics. Even in college at Southern Mississippi, his senior year only led him to scoring 8.6 points with 5.3 rebounds per game. But what he lacks in per game stats, he more than makes up for it with the fact that he has played for a lot of different basketball teams. I mean A LOT of different basketball teams. I was going to write them out, but that seemed like an incredible pain, so here it is from Wikipedia:
| 1992–1993 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1993 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1993 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1993–1994 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1994 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1994–1995 | Mexico City Aztecas |
| 1995 | Cholet Basket |
| 1995 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1995–1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1996–1997 | Quad City Thunder |
| 1997 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1997 | La Crosse Bobcats |
| 1997 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1997 | Fórum Valladolid |
| 1997–1998 | Rockford Lightning |
| 1998 | Idaho Stampede |
| 1998–1999 | NKK SeaHawks |
| 1999 | Cincinnati Stuff |
| 1999–2000 | Panteras de Miranda |
| 2000–2001 | Idaho Stampede |
| 2001 | Krka Novo Mesto |
Like many of the early names on this list, Courtney was signed for the 1992 preseason before being released before the season began. But he showed enough for the Bulls to bring him back in January of 1993 and signed him to a ten day contract.
He actually ended up getting two ten-day contracts. Why did the Bulls give him that extension? Well, it probably had something to do with this:
Courtney would end up playing five games for the Bulls over that 20-day stretch, and he was pretty solid, accumulating 34 minutes of action, accumulating 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, an assist, and a block. He also managed 9 fouls, but at least he made an impact.
Unfortunately, the Bulls were done with him after those 20 days as the Bulls decided not to keep him around for the rest of the season. But things worked out well for Joe. First off, you should definitely check out his YouTube page. Don't watch the self-help videos, but do watch that he posted every single highlight of his NBA career. It's awesome, because I would do the exact same thing if I had played in the NBA. Also, probably more importantly, he started a business in Scottsdale, AZ and even wrote a self-help book. Joe Courtney got around, but it seems like he settled into a pretty good place.
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