Devan Downey

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

Devan Downey
Free agent
PositionPoint guard
Personal information
Born (1987-09-28) September 28, 1987
Chester, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High schoolChester (Chester, South Carolina)
CollegeCincinnati (2005–2006)
South Carolina (2007–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Antalya BB
2011Zadar
2011Chorale Roanne
2011Verviers-Pepinster
2012Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2012TED Ankara Kolejliler
2012–2013Sigal Prishtina
2013Timișoara
2013–2014Al Jaysh
2013–2014Al Gharafa
2017Guaiqueríes de Margarita
2017Leones de Santo Domingo
Career highlights and awards

Amateur career

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

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]

See also

References
  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. 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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