Kwame Vaughn

Kwame Donte Vaughn[1] (born May 31, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Zadar of the ABA League and the Croatian League. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall point guard-shooting guard.[2] He finished his college basketball career at Cal State Fullerton.

Kwame Vaughn
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990
Oakland, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolSkyline (Oakland, California)
College
NBA draft2013 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Fortitudo Agrigento
2014–2015Ironi Ramat Gan
2015–2016Antwerp Giants
2016Ironi Nahariya
2016ASVEL Basket
2016–2017Skyliners Frankfurt
2017Aris Thessaloniki
2018Partizan
2018–2019Zadar
2019–2020Al-Ittihad Jeddah
Career highlights and awards

High school

Vaughn attended Skyline High School, in Oakland, California, where he played high school basketball.

College career

Vaughn played NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of San Francisco, with the San Francisco Dons, from 2008 to 2010. He then played college basketball at Cal State Fullerton, with the Cal State Fullerton Titans, from 2011 to 2013.

Professional career

On August 26, 2013, Vaughn signed with Italian Serie A2 club Fortitudo Agrigento for the 2013–14 season.[3] For the 2014–15 season he moved to the Israeli Liga Leumit club Ironi Ramat Gan.

On August 5, 2015, Vaughn signed with Belgian club Antwerp Giants.[4] On April 12, 2016, Antwerp has terminated the deal with Vaughn for disciplinary reasons.[5] Three days later, he signed with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season.[6]

In July 2016, Vaughn joined the Philadelphia 76ers' summer league squad, for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[7] On July 13, 2016, Vaughn signed with ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[8] On October 14, 2016, he moved to the German club Skyliners Frankfurt for the rest of the season.[9]

On September 4, 2017, Vaughn signed a one-year deal with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.[10] In late November 2017, he was released by Aris.[11] On January 14, 2018, he signed with Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[12] On November 18, 2018, he signed with Croatian club Zadar for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[13] In March 2019, he left Zadar.[14]

References
  1. "Kwame Donte Vaughn was born on May 31, 1990 in Alameda County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. RealGM Profile
  3. Moncada Solar Agrigento sign rookie Kwame Vaughn
  4. Antwerp Giants land Kwame Vaughn
  5. Antwerp Giants terminated the contract with Kwame Vaughn, Kevin Dillard will replace him
  6. Kwame Vaughn signing with Ironi Nahariya
  7. Boyd, Ray (July 1, 2016). "Ben Simmons Headlines Sixers Summer League Roster". CBSLocal.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  8. "L'ASVEL signe Kwame Vaughn". ASVEL. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  9. Kwame Vaughn inks with Fraport Skyliners
  10. Kwame Vaughn signs with Aris B.C.
  11. Aris BC will release Kwame Vaughn immediately
  12. "Kvame Van je novi igrač Partizana NIS". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  13. "Vaughn novi organizator igre Zadra". kkzadar.net (in Croatian). November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  14. "VIDEO: Kratko je trajalo... Kwame Vaughn napušta Zadar". basketball.hr (in Croatian). March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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