Devan Downey

Devan Downey
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987
Chester, South Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Chester (Chester, South Carolina)
College Cincinnati (2005–2006)
South Carolina (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Antalya BB
2011 Zadar
2011 Chorale Roanne
2011 Verviers-Pepinster
2012 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012 TED Ankara Kolejliler
2012–2013 Sigal Prishtina
2013 Timișoara
2013–2014 Al Jaysh
2013–2014 Al Gharafa
2017 Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2017 Leones de Santo Domingo
Career highlights and awards
  • Fourth-team All-American – TSN (2010)
  • 2× AP Honorable mention All-American (2009, 2010)
  • 2× First-team All-SEC (2009, 2010)
  • SEC All-Defensive Team (2010)

Devan Deangelo Downey (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional basketball player.

Amateur career

He was born in Chester, South Carolina where he attended Chester High School. Named S.C. Class AAA Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior at Chester High Devan Downey Averaged 36.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 steals his senior year under coach De'Andre Scott.

He played collegiately for the University of Cincinnati and then the University of South Carolina, where he was an honorable mention All-American and 1st team All-SEC player in 2008–09.[1] Downey went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft.

Perhaps the most notable game of his career occurred on January 26, 2010 when he scored 30 points in a victory over a previously undefeated University of Kentucky team at Rupp Arena which aired nationally on ESPN. The game was the first loss for John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and John Calipari while at the University of Kentucky.[2] The game and particularly the performance by Downey is revisited by hosts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander of CBS Sports three times a week on their podcast.[3]

Professional career

In July 2010 he signed with Antalya BSB in Turkey.[4] In January 2011 he signed with KK Zadar in Croatia, but because of the financial problems of the club left the team in March 2011 and then signed with Chorale Roanne in France.[5] In March 2013, he signed with BC Timișoara in Romania.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Player Bio at gamecocksonline.cstv.com
  2. ↑ "Down Goes No. 1 - Gamecocks Upset Kentucky, 68-62". gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Why One national voice made a point to shout out South Carolina's win vs. Kentucky". thestate.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Devan Downey Off to a Good Start in Turkey
  5. ↑ Le compte y est (in French)
  6. ↑ "Devan Downey added by BC Timisoara". court-side.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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