Titus Warmsley

Warmsley, a 5'11'' point guard, attended Bishop Sullivan High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,^[2] before enrolling at University of Texas at Austin. In 1995–96, he saw action in 25 games for the Longhorns, averaging 2.8 points a contest.^[3] After transferring to NCAA Division 2 school Montana State University Billings, Warmsley scored a total 1,507 points for the Yellowjackets between 1996 and 1999. In 1997–98, he averaged 22.17 points and 1998–99 24.03 points per contest. He had a career high 45 points against Queens (NC) on November 14, 1998. During that game, Warmsley hit 22 of 24 his free throws. He received NCAA Division II All-American honors in 1997–98 and 1998–99 as well as NCAA All-West Region First Team distinction in both seasons. He was picked as the Pac West Player of the Year in the 1997–98 season.^[4] In 2008, he was inducted into the Montana State University Billings Hall of Fame.^[5]

In the summer of 1999, Warmsley was invited by NBA’s Boston Celtics to participate in a tryout.^[6] However, he did not make the roster and took his game to Europe. From 1999 to 2001, he played for USC Freiburg of Germany’s second-tier 2. Basketball Bundesliga.^[7] He signed with BK Pezinok of Slovakia for the 2001–02 season. Besides playing in Slovakia’s domestic league, Warmsley also participated in the European competition Saporta Cup with the club.^[1] He parted ways with Pezinok in January 2002^[8] and then was picked up by Slovenian side KK Elektra Sostanj, where he averaged 22.4 points a game until the remainder of the 2001–02 campaign.^[7]

In the 2002–03 season, he turned out for KK Bosna Sarajevo in the ABA League, averaging 8.1 points a contest in nine appearances.^[9] In December 2002, Warmsley joined Namika Lahti of Finland's Korisliiga for a tryout,^[7] but then signed with the Solna Vikings of Sweden in January 2003.^[10] Alongside players like Eric Taylor and Mattias Sahlström, he helped the Vikings capture the Swedish national championship title in April 2003^[11] and was subsequently named to the Eurobasket.com All-Swedish League Second Team as well as to the All-Imports Team.^[12] After the 2002–03 season, Warmsley returned to the US. He is the founder of MindGame Mental Training,^[2] as an actor he starred in the movie Glory Road.^[13] In 2008, he published the book Don't talk About It... Be About it!^[14]