Juvonte Reddic

Juvonte Reddic
Reddic warms up before a game in November, 2013.
No. 12 Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Position Power forward
League BLB
Personal information
Born (1992-05-23) May 23, 1992
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Quality Education Academy
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College VCU (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Victoria Libertas Pesaro
2015 Virtus Bologna
2015–2016 Canton Charge
2016–2017 Kolossos Rodou
2017–present Belfius Mons-Hainaut
Career highlights and awards

Juvonte Reddic (born May 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian Basketball League. A 6'9 power forward, Reddic played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

College career

Reddic chose VCU over Maryland, Ole Miss and Oklahoma out of Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[1] As a freshman, Reddic was a role player, but did contribute to the Rams' run to the 2011 NCAA Final Four. He moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and earning third-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors.[2]

As a junior and senior, Reddic became one of the top big men in the Atlantic 10 Conference, earning second-team all-conference honors both seasons and earned national recognition in his senior season as he was one of 50 players nationally added to the John R. Wooden Award watch list for national player of the year.[3] Reddic finished with 1,438 points and 895 rebounds for his career.[4]

Professional career

2014–15 season

Following the close of his college career, Reddic was not drafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 6, 2014, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[5] In January 2015, he left Pesaro and signed with Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna for the rest of the season.[6][7]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Reddic joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] On October 31, Reddic was selected by the Canton Charge in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft.[9][10]

2016–17 season

On August 22, 2016, Reddic signed with the Greek team Kolossos Rodou.[11] He was voted as the Greek Basket League MVP of the 1st round.[12]

References

  1. "VCU lands post player Juvonte Reddic". Richmond Times-Dispatch. March 22, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  2. Davis, Marc (March 2, 2012). "Four VCU players earn All-CAA honors". wtoc.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  3. Fagan, Ryan (November 12, 2013). "Wooden Award 2013–14 Watch List Released". Sporting News. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  4. Pearrell, Tim (August 5, 2014). "Reddic signs to play in Italy". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  5. Consultinvest Pesaro announces rookie Juvonte Reddic
  6. Virtus Bologna pursuing Juvonte Reddic
  7. Virtus Bologna lands Juvonte Reddic
  8. BROOKLYN NETS ANNOUNCE SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER AND SCHEDULE
  9. "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  10. "Charge Select Five Players in 2015 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  11. Kolossos sign Juvonte Reddic A1Basket.gr
  12. BasketLeague Greece 2016-2016 First Round statistics and leaders A1Basket.gr
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