Devin Sweetney
 Sweetney with Saint Francis in 2009 | |
| No. 18 – Halcones Rojos Veracruz | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
October 23, 1987 Washington, D.C. |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) |
| College | Saint Francis (PA) (2006–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011 | Íþróttafélagið Hamar (Iceland) |
| 2011 | Barons Kvartāls (Latvia) |
| 2012–2013 | Moncton Miracles (Canada) |
| 2013–2014 | Lugano Tigers (Switzerland) |
| 2014 | Union Neuchâtel Basket (Switzerland) |
| 2015 | BBC Monthey (Switzerland) |
| 2015 | Huracanes del Atlántico (D. Republic) |
| 2015–present | Halcones Rojos Veracruz (Mexico) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Devin Sweetney (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Halcones Rojos Veracruz of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for Saint Francis University and won the NBL Canada Most Valuable Player Award in 2013 after leading the National Basketball League of Canada in scoring with the Moncton Miracles.[1]
High school and college career
Sweetney played high school basketball for Riverdale Baptist School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and played four years of college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash.[2][3][4] Sweetney scored 1,529 points, seventh most in school history. He averaged 16.9 points per game during his senior year in 2009-10.[5]
Professional career
After spending the 2010 pre-season with the Tulsa 66ers, Sweetney joined the Icelandic team Hamar in January 2011. He later joined Barons Kvartāls of Latvia in March for the rest of the season.
Sweetney sat out the 2011–12 season, only to return in 2012–13 and claim NBL Canada Most Valuable Player honors playing for the Moncton Miracles.[1]
In July 2013, Sweetney signed with Lugano Tigers of the Swiss League[6] and went on to help the team win the 2013–14 championship.[5]
Sweetney returned to Switzerland to begin the 2014–15 season, playing four games for Union Neuchâtel Basket before leaving the club and joining BBC Monthey in January 2015. He played a further 16 games for Monthey before joining Huracanes del Atlantico of the Dominican Republic in June 2015.
On September 28, 2015, Sweetney signed with the Denver Nuggets.[7] However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games.[8] On November 29, he signed with Halcones Rojos Veracruz of the Mexican League.[9]
References
- 1 2 Mitchell, Ben. "Sweetney named NBL Canada 2013 MVP, scoring champ". SFUAthletics.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "Devin Sweetney". ProBallers.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "Devin Sweetney Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ "Devin Sweetney Basketball Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Former Saint Francis U Star Devin Sweetney Invited to Denver Nuggets Training Camp". Northeast Conference. September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Devin Sweetney to the Lugano Tigers". Court-Side.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ↑ "2015 Training Camp Introductions". NBA.com. September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Nuggets waive Nick Johnson, Oleksiy Pecherov, Devin Sweetney". InsideHoops.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- ↑ Delgado Ayala, Marco (November 29, 2015). "Llega Devin Sweetney y se va Dany Bejarano en Halcones Rojos". XEUDeportes.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved December 6, 2015.