Dennis Horner

Dennis Horner (born February 5, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Instituto de Córdoba of the Argentine Liga Nacional de Básquet.

For the rugby league footballer of the 1940s, and 1950s, see Dennis Horner (rugby league).
Dennis Horner
Personal information
Born (1988-02-05) February 5, 1988
Linwood, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolHoly Spirit (Absecon, New Jersey)
CollegeNC State (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010 / Undrafted
Playing career2010–2018
PositionPower forward
Number31
Career history
2010–2011Omonia BC
2011Springfield Armor
2011–2012New Jersey Nets
2012Springfield Armor
2012New Jersey Nets
2012Artland Dragons
2013–2014Springfield Armor
2014Bakersfield Jam
2014–2015Artland Dragons
2015–2016Obras Sanitarias
2018Instituto de Córdoba
Career highlights and awards
  • All-NBA D-League Third Team (2012)

Early life and college

Horner grew up in Linwood, New Jersey and attended Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, New Jersey, where he was named the co-press basketball player of the year in 2006.[1] He is an alumnus of the North Carolina State University men's basketball team. In his final season (2009–10), Horner averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[2]

Professional

After college, Horner started the 2010–11 season with RBC Verviers-Pepinster but after not appearing in a game for them, he signed a contract in Cyprus for club Omonia BC where he played 13 games averaging 11.6 points in 29.3 minutes. Before the 2011–12 season, he made himself eligible for the NBA Development League draft, where he was picked 47th overall by the Springfield Armor, which was in the process of becoming affiliated solely with the NBA's New Jersey Nets.[3] In December, it was announced Horner was one of three players on the Armor invited to Nets' training camp following the 2011 NBA lockout. At that point he had been averaging 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists for Springfield.[4] On December 23, the Nets announced that Horner had made the team, and would start the season on the Nets' roster.[5] Horner was waived by the Nets on January 18, 2012.[6] Horner then returned to the Springfield Armor.

On March 30, 2012, Horner was re-signed by the Nets on a 10-day contract.[7]

In October 2012, he signed with the Artland Dragons of Germany.[8] He left in November 2012.

On January 3, 2013, Horner was re-acquired by the Springfield Armor.[9] On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Armor for their 2013 training camp.[10] On February 20, 2014, he was traded to the Bakersfield Jam.[11]

On August 1, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Artland Dragons, returning for second stint.[12]

References
  1. Holy Spirit graduate Dennis Horner makes the New Jersey Nets regular-season roster by SUSAN LULGJURAJ, staff writer, press of Atlantic City. Saturday, December 24, 2011
  2. player page at rivals.com
  3. 2011 NBA D-League Draft Results Archived December 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Armor Players Invited to NBA Training Camps NBA D-League website
  5. Nets finalize roster by waiving Ime Udoka, keeping Linwood native Dennis Horner By Jorge Castillo, The Star-Ledger of Newark, December 23, 2011
  6. Nets send Jordan Williams to D-League; waive Dennis Horner, sign Larry Owens
  7. NETS Sign Dennis Horner to 10-Day Contract
  8. "ARTLAND DRAGONS inks Horner at forward". Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  9. Armor Re-acquire Dennis Horner
  10. "Returning Players Highlight Initial Training Camp Invites". NBA.com. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
  11. Five Former NBA Players Traded in Three-Team Deal Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Artland Dragons brings back Horner". Eurocupbasketball.com. August 1, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
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