David Laury
| Maccabi Ashdod | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | Israeli Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 9, 1990 East Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Nia Prep (East Orange, New Jersey) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2017 | Delaware 87ers |
| 2017 | Windy City Bulls |
| 2017 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2017–present | Maccabi Ashdod |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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David Laury (born April 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Lamar State and Iona.
High school career
Laury attended Nia Prep School where as a senior, he helped lead coach Vincent Robinson's squad to a 26-6 overall mark.[1]
College career
Laury began his college career at Lamar State where as a freshman, he averaged 16.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 60% from the field and posted 14 double-digit point efforts and eight double-doubles.[1]
As a sophomore, Laury transferred to Iona where he averaged 20.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a senior, second in both categories in the MAAC. For that, he was named the MAAC Player of the Year. He led Iona to a regular season MAAC championship and had 16 double-doubles.[2]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Laury signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish Basketball League on June 28, 2015.[3] He later left the team prior to the start of the regular season and returned to the United States. On October 31, he was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft.[4] On March 2, 2017, Laury was traded to the Windy City Bulls.[5]
On August 5, 2017, Laury signed with the Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod for the 2017–18 season.[6]
Personal life
Laury majored in Mass Communications.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Iona bio". ICGaels.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "MAAC Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Major Award Winners". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Yesilgiresun signs Kristijan Nikolov and rookie David Laury". Sportando.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
- ↑ "Windy City Bulls Acquire David Laury III and Draft Pick from Delaware 87ers". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ↑ "David Laury signed with Ashdod". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2017.