Dyshawn Pierre

Dyshawn Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian basketball player for Dinamo Sassari of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers.[1][2]

Dyshawn Pierre
Dyshawn Pierre playing for Dayton
No. 21 – Dinamo Sassari
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Basketball Champions League
Personal information
Born (1993-11-17) November 17, 1993
Whitby, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High schoolAnderson CVI (Whitby, Ontario)
CollegeDayton (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Löwen Braunschweig
2017–presentDinamo Sassari
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA World U17 Cup
2010 Germany Under-17

Early life

Pierre was born in Whitby, Ontario. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2011 and 2012.[3][4]

College career

He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the Dayton Flyers. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset Ohio State University (6 seed).[5] Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen.[6] Dayton went on to beat Stanford, but lost to the Florida Gators in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points.[7]

Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection.[8] As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The University of Dayton Arena that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points [9] in a close come-back win for the Dayton Flyers against the Boise State Broncos to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles [10] after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded Providence Friars for an upset win, 66-53.[11] Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "and one" foul shot.

Pierre was accused of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on April 23, 2015 and was reported to the University of Dayton in May. Pierre denied the allegations, stating that the sex was consensual. The Montgomery County, Ohio prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the basketball player, citing insufficient evidence. Nonetheless, the University of Dayton suspended Pierre for the fall semester, meaning he would be eligible to play basketball on December 22. He hired a lawyer to fight the suspension.[12]

Professional career

Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the Indiana Pacers.[13] In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[14] Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing.[15]

Pierre signed with Italian side Dinamo Basket Sassari for the 2017-18 campaign.[16]

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.[17]

National team career

Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011),[18] winning bronze with teammates like Andrew Wiggins, Kevin Pangos, Anthony Bennett and Olivier Hanlan.

References
  1. "Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball". University of Dayton. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. "Dyshawn Pierre". NBADraft.net. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. "Whitby's Dyshawn Pierre hitting new heights with Dayton Flyers". durhamregion.com. Feb 25, 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. "OFSSA Boys Basketball Championship Winners". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. Wolstat, Ryan. Canadian Dyshawn Pierre leads Dayton to 60-59 upset win over Ohio State . Toronto Sun, MARCH 20, 2014
  6. Jablonski, David. "Pierre's clutch free throws set stage for Sanford". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  7. Walker, Teresa M. "Florida 1st to Final Four, beating Dayton 62-52". AP Sports Writer. NCAA. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  8. Baladad, Benjamin. "March Madness: Dayton's Dyshawn Pierre Flying Under the Radar". Fansided. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  9. "Dyshawn Pierre". ESPN Player Profile. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  10. Jorgenson, Jack. "Dayton's Dyshawn Pierre loses his shorts on rebound attempt (Video)".
  11. AP. "Pierre nets 20 as 11th-seeded Dayton upsets 6-seed Providence". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  12. Mattioli, Kami (September 24, 2015). "Lawyer says Dyshawn Pierre will fight suspension, sexual assault allegation". The Sporting News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  13. "Jankovic, Pierre sign on with NBA Summer League Teams". Northpolehoops.com. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  14. "Former Flyers forward Pierre to play in Germany". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  15. "easyCredit - Spieler-Statistiken". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  16. "UFFICIALE - Colpo Sassari, firmato Dyshawn Pierre". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  17. "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  18. "GET TO KNOW...DYSHAWN PIERRE". www.basketball.ca. Canada Basketball. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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