Will Graves
 Graves at Akita Prefectural Gymnasium | |
| Hapoel Haifa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| League | Liga Leumit |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 15, 1988 Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
James B. Dudley (Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| College | North Carolina (2007–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Akita Northern Happinets |
| 2011–2012 | Boca Juniors |
| 2012 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2012–2014 | Club Deportivo Libertad |
| 2014 | Keflavík |
| 2014–2017 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 2018–present | Hapoel Haifa |
William Thomas "Will" Graves (born May 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Liga Leumit. He played college basketball for North Carolina.
Professional career
On February 10, 2011, Graves signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan and started his professional career.[1]
In October, 2014, Graves signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[2][3] He left the club and joined Maccabi Haifa in December after the Israeli club bought up his contract. In 10 games with Keflavík he averaged 22,9 points and 8 rebounds.[4][5][6]
Graves finished the 2014-2015 season with Maccabi Haifa, and then re-signed with the team each of the two following years. He recorded his career-high score of 34 points in his third year in green in a regular-season road game on February 27, 2017.
On August 4, 2017, Graves signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi Haifa.[7] However, on November 5, 2017, he parted ways with Maccabi Haifa after 3 seasons with the team.[8]
On August 8, 2018, Graves signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Haifa of the Liga Leumit.[9]
Musical endeavour
In his off-court life, Graves is a rapper, who has published original songs under the recording name Willy G.[3]
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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-11 | Akita | 16 | 15 | 32.1 | .388 | .348 | .741 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 22.2 |
References
- ↑ 秋田プロバスケットボールクラブ (10 February 2011). "秋田ノーザンハピネッツ☆選手契約締結のお知らせ". Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ↑ Will Graves semur við Keflavík
- 1 2 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 October 2014). "Keflvíkingar veðja á rappara sem var rekinn úr skóla Jordan". Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
- ↑ William Graves á leið til Ísrael
- ↑ Graves farinn en Keflavík vann
- ↑ Besti leikmaður Keflavíkur á leið til Ísrael
- ↑ Will Graves re-signs with Maccabi Haifa
- ↑ "מכבי Hunter חיפה משחררת את וויל גרייבס". mhbasket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 5, 2017.
- ↑ "האס של רחימי: גרייבס חתם בהפועל חיפה". one.co.il (in Hebrew). August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
External sites
- Úrvalsdeild stats at kki.is
- Player stats at basket.co.il