Bill Amis

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Bill Amis
File:Bill Amis Hawaii.jpg
Amis in March 2011 with Hawaii.
No. 13 – CSA Steaua București
Position Power forward
League Liga Națională
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1987-10-25) October 25, 1987 (age 36)
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 Pratt CC (2006–2007)
Hawaii (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond (Estonia)
2013–2014 Keravnos (Cyprus)
2014–2015 Steaua București (Romania)
2015 CSU Asesoft Ploiești (Romania)
2015–present Steaua București (Romania)
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-WAC (2011)

Bill Amis (pronounced A-miss) (born October 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Steaua București of the Liga Națională.

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]

Name Home town 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 
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.

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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]

References

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  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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