David Laury

David Laury
No. 13 Delaware 87ers
Position Forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990
East Orange, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Nia Prep (East Orange, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Delaware 87ers (D-League)
Career highlights and awards

David Laury (born April 9, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development 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]

Personal life

Laury majored in Mass Communications.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Iona bio". ICGaels.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  2. "MAAC Announces 2014-15 Men's Basketball Major Award Winners". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. "Yesilgiresun signs Kristijan Nikolov and rookie David Laury". Sportando.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  4. "2015 NBA D-League Draft Board". NBA.com. October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.

External links

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