Kevin Dillard
No. 12 – Apollon Patras | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | Greek Basket League |
Personal information | |
Born | Homewood, Illinois |
October 15, 1989
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, Illinois) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | A.S. Junior Casale |
2014 | VEF Rīga |
2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2015 | Cholet Basket |
2015–present | Apollon Patras |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Kevin Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.
College career
He played college basketball for the University of Dayton Flyers men's basketball team. A point guard, he was awarded the title of 2008 Illinois Mr. Basketball.[1] Following his four years at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, he started college play at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. After the 2009–10 season Dillard announced he would be transferring from SIU to University of Dayton's team.[2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules.[3]
He was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team at the conclusion of his junior season.[4]
Professional career
Dillard went undrafted at the 2013 NBA draft 2013. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy for the 2013–14 season.[5]
On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia.[6] On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga.[7] On December 8, 2014, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France for the rest of the season.[8]
On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany for the 2015–16 season.[9] However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg before appearing in a game for them.[10] On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France.[11] On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras.[12]
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2008–09 | Southern Illinois | 31 | 30.9 | .441 | .452 | .727 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.2 | |
2009–10 | Southern Illinois | 29 | 28.9 | .423 | .320 | .773 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
2011–12 | Dayton Flyers | 33 | 32.7 | .412 | .325 | .827 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.3 | |
2012–13 | Dayton Flyers | 31 | 33.0 | .405 | .396 | .892 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.3 |
References
- ↑ Southern Illinois' highly-touted 2008 recruiting class now gone after transfer of Kevin Dillard and Anthony Booker - ESPN Chicago
- ↑ Mr. Basketball 2008 Kevin Dillard picks Dayton after leaving SIU - Chicago Tribune
- ↑ Dillard already blending in with Flyers | Flyer Connection: University of Dayton sports
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Novipiu Casale signs Kevin Dillard
- ↑ VEF Rīga lands Kevin Dillard
- ↑ Kevin Dillard leaves VEF Riga
- ↑ Kevin Dillard joins Pau-Orthez
- ↑ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg tab Kevin Dillard
- ↑ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cuts Kevin Dillard
- ↑ Kevin Dillard signs with Cholet Basket
- ↑ Kevin Dillard signs with Apollon Patras
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Illinois Mr. Basketball Award Winner 2008 |
Succeeded by Brandon Paul |
- Living people
- 1989 births
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Cholet Basket players
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball players
- Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez players
- Point guards
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players