Antonius Cleveland

Antonius Cleveland
No. 0 – Chicago Bulls
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-02-02) February 2, 1994
Memphis, Tennessee
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school Faith Baptist Christian Academy
(Ludowici, Georgia)
College Southeast Missouri State (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present
Career history
2017 Santa Cruz Warriors
2017 Dallas Mavericks
2017 →Texas Legends
2018 Atlanta Hawks
2018–present Chicago Bulls

Antonius Cleveland (born February 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Southeast Missouri State University. He attended high school at Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Ludowici, Georgia. He is from Memphis, Tennessee and was a 5'9" junior in high school.

College career

Cleveland played for Southeast Missouri State University for four seasons, where he was the team's leading scorer in his junior (15.2 PPG) and senior (16.6 PPG) years.[1][2]

Professional career

Dallas Mavericks (2017)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cleveland signed with the Portland Trail Blazers to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League. While playing for Portland, he averaged 5.8 ppg in six games coming off the bench. On July 27, 2017, Cleveland signed with the Golden State Warriors on a training camp deal. On September 30, Cleveland was waived by the Warriors.[3] He'd then be assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League affiliate team on October 24, 2017.

On November 17, 2017, Cleveland signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[4] He made his NBA debut later that night in a 111–87 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play.[5] Throughout his time on that two-way deal, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On December 18, 2017, he was injured in a 97–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He was waived from the team a day later, with his spot on the team being replaced by Kyle Collinsworth.[6]

Atlanta Hawks (2018)

On February 22, 2018, the Atlanta Hawks signed Cleveland to a 10-day contract.[7] He signed his second 10-day contract with Atlanta on March 4. On March 14, 2018, Atlanta signed Cleveland to a multi-year contract.[8] On July 21, 2018, Cleveland was placed on waivers by the Hawks.[9]

Chicago Bulls (2018–present)

On July 23, 2018, the Chicago Bulls claimed Cleveland off waivers.[10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 1306.2.286.000.500.8.2.5.3.8
2017–18 Atlanta 4010.5.5711.0001.0001.0.0.3.33.3
Career 1707.2.381.750.667.8.1.4.31.4

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Southeast Missouri State 322122.3.525.359.5962.81.71.0.59.1
2014–15 Southeast Missouri State 303029.0.472.211.5684.81.81.3.510.8
2015–16 Southeast Missouri State 262431.4.437.174.6106.62.31.6.615.2
2016-17 Southeast Missouri State 333332.9.543.384.6605.12.21.4.916.6
Career 12110828.8.494.288.6124.72.01.3.612.9

References

  1. ↑ "ANTONIUS CLEVELAND". gosoutheast.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball star Antonius Cleveland reflects on journey heading into NBA Summer League". semoball.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ Letourneau, Connor (September 30, 2017). "Warriors waive Antonius Cleveland, Alex Hamilton". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Mavericks sign Antonius Cleveland to two-way contract; waive Clavell". mavs.com. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Butler, balanced Wolves pull away from Mavs for 111-87 win". mavs.com. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Mavericks sign Kyle Collinsworth to two-way contract". NBA.com. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hawks Sign Antonius Cleveland To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hawks Sign Antonius Cleveland To Mult-Year Contract". NBA.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers on Antonius Cleveland". NBA.com. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "BULLS CLAIM ANTONIUS CLEVELAND". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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