Demitrius Conger

Demitrius Conger
No. 9 – Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Position Small forward
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1990-05-29) May 29, 1990
Brooklyn, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Covenant Christian Academy
(Marietta, Georgia)
College St. Bonaventure (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013 Indios de San Francisco
2013–2014 Pallacanestro Lucca
2014–2015 Paffoni Omegna
2015–2016 Aries Trikala
2016 Hapoel Tel Aviv
2016–2017 Antwerp Giants
2017–2018 Illawarra Hawks
2018 Joventut Badalona
2018–present Le Mans Sarthe
Career highlights and awards

Demitrius Conger (born May 29, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the LNB Pro A. A Brooklyn native, Conger applied his trade throughout Europe following his college career with St. Bonaventure and arrived in Australia to join the Illawarra Hawks in 2017 following four years of playing professionally in the Dominican Republic, Italy, Greece, Israel and Belgium. In March 2018, he returned to Europe, joining Spanish team Joventut Badalona.

High school career

Conger spent three years at Covenant Christian Ministries Academy in Marietta, Georgia. He averaged 18 points per game as a junior in 2007–08 en route to leading the Crusaders to a 20–9 record and a National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) Elite League Championship. As a senior in 2008–09, he averaged 24 points per game and was named to the NACA All-Tournament team.[1]

College career

As a freshman at St. Bonaventure in 2009–10, Conger saw action in 26 games and averaged 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.2 minutes of action per outing. He scored a career-high 10 points against Savannah State on December 12 and Temple in the season finale on March 12.[1]

As a sophomore in 2010–11, Conger started all 31 games and was fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 10 points per game. He set a career high for points (23) and minutes played (57) in a quadruple overtime game against Ohio on December 18, 2010.[1]

As a junior in 2011–12, Conger started all 32 games while averaging 12.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, which both ranked second on the team to Andrew Nicholson. Conger also led the team with 91 offensive rebounds and 33.5 minutes played per game. On November 27, 2011, he tied a career-high 23 points in a loss to Virginia Tech. He was named A-10 Co-Player of the Week after pacing the Bonnies with 20 points, seven free throws, five assists and four boards over a season-high 38 minutes in a victory against Loyola on December 18, 2011. He turned in his fifth career double-double and first of the season with a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds against Niagara on December 30, 2011 to help the Bonnies complete its first-ever sweep of the Big Four.[1][2][3] In March 2012, Conger helped the Bonnies win the Atlantic 10 Tournament while garnering Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team honors.[1]

As a senior in 2012–13, Conger started all 29 games. He was the only player in the Atlantic 10 who led his team in points (14.3 per game), rebounds (7.1) and assists (3.2) during the season. Out of a total of 1,170 minutes of game time, he played in 1,057 (90.3 percent). On December 31, 2012, he netted a season-high 26 points and led the team with eight rebounds and two blocked shots against Iona. He posted 19 points, connected on 4-of-6 3-pointers, grabbed a team-best seven rebounds and reached 1,000 points and 200 assists for his career against VCU on January 12, 2013.[1] In the Bonnies' season finale on March 9, 2013, Conger had 17 points and six rebounds in a 76–72 loss to Fordham.[4]

Conger finished his four-year career at St. Bonaventure with 1,206 career points (26th all-time), 645 rebounds, 249 assists and 83 steals. He became just the third player all-time with 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 assists. Over his four-year career, he posted 12 double-doubles, including four each in the last three seasons. He had 58 career double-figure point games and nine contests with at least 20 points or more.[1]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Conger moved to the Dominican Republic for a seven-game stint with Indios de San Francisco.

On September 11, 2013, Conger signed with Pallacanestro Lucca of the Italian Serie A2 Basket.[5] He parted ways with Lucca in late February 2014 after the team declared bankruptcy.[6] In 23 games for Lucca in 2013–14, he averaged 15.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He later had a training stint with Roseto Sharks.[6]

On August 12, 2014, Conger signed with Paffoni Omegna for another stint in the Serie A2 Basket.[7] In 30 games for Omegna, he averaged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

On August 19, 2015, Conger signed with Aries Trikala of the Greek Basket League.[8] He left Trikala in early February 2016,[9] and joined Israeli team Hapoel Tel Aviv.[10] In 17 games for Trikala, he averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. In 18 games for Tel Aviv, he averaged 7.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

On July 27, 2016, Conger signed with Antwerp Giants of the Belgian League.[11] In 42 league games during the 2016–17 season, Conger averaged 11.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He also averaged 11.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 12 FIBA Europe Cup games.

On August 11, 2017, Conger signed with the Illawarra Hawks for the 2017–18 NBL season.[12] In 27 games for the Hawks, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He subsequently finished second in league MVP voting and earned All-NBL First Team honors.[13]

On March 2, 2018, Conger signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[14] He inked with the French club Le Mans Sarthe Basket on August 6, 2018.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "11 - Demitrius Conger". gobonnies.sbu.edu. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "St. Bonaventure 72, Niagara 70". ESPN.com. December 30, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ Gotham, Paul (December 31, 2011). "Conger and Bona survive Niagara, 72-70". pickinsplinters.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Fordham vs St. Bonaventure – Box Score". ESPN.com. March 9, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Pallacanestro Lucca signs Demitrius Conger". Sportando.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Roseto Sharks sign Demetrius Conger for training". Sportando.com. March 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Paffoni Fulgor Omegna lands Demitrius Conger". Sportando.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Trikala lands Demetrius Conger". Sportando.com. August 19, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Demetrius Conger finalizing a deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv". Sportando.com. February 6, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Demetrius Conger left Trikala". a1basket.gr. February 7, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Demetrius Conger signs with Antwerp Giants". Sportando.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "HAWKS ADD DEMITRIUS CONGER". Hawks.com.au. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Perth Wildcats' Bryce Cotton wins NBL MVP". ESPN.com. February 27, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Joventut Badalona lands Demitrius Conger". sportando.basketball. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Demitrius Conger signs with Le Mans Sarthe". Sportando. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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