Devan Downey

Devan Downey
Free agent
Position	Point guard
Personal information
Born	September 28, 1987 (age 36); Chester, South Carolina
Nationality	American
Listed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school	Chester (Chester, South Carolina)
College	Cincinnati (2005–2006); South Carolina (2007–2010)
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Antalya BB
2011	Zadar
2011	Chorale Roanne
2011	Verviers-Pepinster
2012	Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012	TED Ankara Kolejliler
2012–2013	Sigal Prishtina
2013	Timișoara
2013–2014	Al Jaysh
2013–2014	Al Gharafa
2017	Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2017	Leones de Santo Domingo
Career highlights and awards
	2× AP Honorable mention All-American (2009, 2010); 2× First-team All-SEC (2009, 2010); SEC All-Defensive Team (2010); South Carolina Mr. Basketball (2005);

Devan Deangelo Downey (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional basketball player.

Amateur career[edit]

He was born in Chester, South Carolina where he attended Chester High School. Named S.C. Class AAA Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior at Chester High Devan Downey Averaged 36.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 steals his senior year under coach De'Andre Scott.

He played collegiately for the University of Cincinnati and then the University of South Carolina, where he was an honorable mention All-American and 1st team All-SEC player in 2008–09.^[1] Downey went undrafted in the 2010 NBA draft.

Perhaps the most notable game of his career occurred on January 26, 2010, when he scored 30 points in a victory over a previously undefeated University of Kentucky team which aired nationally on ESPN. The game was the first loss for John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, and John Calipari while at the University of Kentucky.^[2] The game and particularly the performance by Downey is revisited by hosts Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander of CBS Sports three times a week on their podcast, Eye on College Basketball.^[3]

Professional career[edit]

In July 2010 he signed with Antalya BSB in Turkey.^[4] In January 2011 he signed with KK Zadar in Croatia, but because of the financial problems of the club left the team in March 2011 and then signed with Chorale Roanne in France.^[5] In March 2013, he signed with BC Timișoara in Romania. He later went on to play for the Dominican Republic and eventually snagged a two-year contract with Venezuela. In 2019 the pandemic impacted sports all over the world. Devan has been unsigned since 2019 and is currently unemployed.^[6]

References[edit]

^ Player Bio Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at gamecocksonline.cstv.com
^ "Down Goes No. 1 – Gamecocks Upset Kentucky, 68-62". gamecocksonline.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ "Why One national voice made a point to shout out South Carolina's win vs. Kentucky". thestate.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
^ Devan Downey Off to a Good Start in Turkey
^ Le compte y est (in French)
^ "Devan Downey added by BC Timișoara". court-side.com. March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

External links[edit]

[1] Player Bio Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at gamecocksonline.cstv.com

[2] "Down Goes No. 1 – Gamecocks Upset Kentucky, 68-62". gamecocksonline.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[3] "Why One national voice made a point to shout out South Carolina's win vs. Kentucky". thestate.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

[4] Devan Downey Off to a Good Start in Turkey

[5] Le compte y est (in French)

[6] "Devan Downey added by BC Timișoara". court-side.com. March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

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