Bill Amis

Bill Amis

Amis in March 2011 with Hawaii
No. 4 – Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Position Power forward
League Belgian League
Personal information
Born (1987-10-25) October 25, 1987
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 231 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school Putnam City (Warr Acres, Oklahoma)
College
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond
2013–2014 Keravnos
2014–2015 Steaua București
2016–present Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-WAC (2011)

Wilburn Davis "Bill" Amis IV (pronounced A-miss) (born October 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

Early life and college career

Amis was born in Oklahoma City and graduated from Putnam City High School in 2006. He enrolled at Pratt Community College in Kansas and transferred to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after one year.[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bill Amis
C		 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Pratt CC 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 13, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC   Rivals: JC
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Amis played in the forward position with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. In his senior season, Amis was team co-captain with Hiram Thompson and was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.[1] After graduating from Hawaii, Amis tried out with his hometown NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder.[2]

Professional career

For the 2011–12 season he signed with Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond of Estonia. Amis took a year off of professional basketball on July 15, 2012 to pursue a real estate career.[3]

In July 2013, Amis signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany.[4] However, he did not passed the tryout period so he was released before the season began.[5] He then moved to Cyprus and signed with Keravnos.

In July 2014, he signed with Steaua București of Romania.[6]

In June 2016, Amis signed with Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bill Amis". Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ McInnis, Brian (June 18, 2011). "Amis says working out for Thunder was ‘really cool’". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://vimeo.com/48581854
  4. ↑ Eisbaren-Bremerhaven announced Bill Amis
  5. ↑ Eisbaren-Bremerhaven replace Bill Amis with Brian Harper
  6. ↑ Bill Amis (ex Keravnos) agreed terms with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti


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