Antonio L. McGinnis is a native of Huntsville Alabama. He is married to Mitzi Wade McGinnis and together they have three sons Kendall, AJ and Ian. He attended Butler High school were in 1991 was named city MVP in basketball and was also awarded first team all-state honors.
After graduating from Butler High School in 1991 he went on to attend Texas A&M University where he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Journalism. While attending Texas A&M he was a member of the Men’s Basketball team where he lettered four years and in his senior year was selected as a member of the Southwestern Conference All Conference Team. After completing his stay at TAMU he traveled the globe playing professional basketball in Slovenia and Australia.
In June of 2012 he was inducted into the Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame and on April 1, 2013 he was inducted into the Huntsville Madison County Sports Hall of Fame. In August of 2012 Tony was named Young Professional of The Year by the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce.
Tony is the former Head coach of the Oakwood University men’s basketball team. In 2012 he led his team to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association championship becoming the third coach in the state of Alabama to win a collegiate national championship in basketball. He is a published author. His first book is entitled “The Game is Deep” this is a book geared to help athletes, parents, coaches and fans deal with the stresses that come with playing the game that so many young people have grown to love. Tony was recently named by AL.com as one of the top 25 Athletes in Butler High History.
