Willie Deane

Willie Deane
No. 3 BK Ventspils
Position Point guard
League LBL
Baltic League
Personal information
Born (1980-02-23) February 23, 1980
Schenectady, New York
Nationality American / Bulgarian
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Schenectady (Schenectady, New York)
College
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2004 Ilysiakos
2004–2005 Türk Telekom
2005 Virtus Bologna
2005–2007 Spartak Primorye
2007–2008 PBC Lukoil Academic
2008 Žalgiris
2009 PBC Lukoil Academic
2009 Turów Zgorzelec
2010 PBC Lukoil Academic
2010–2011 SLUC Nancy
2011–2012 BC Odessa
2012 Asefa Estudiantes
2012–2013 BC Khimik
2013–2014 Krasny Oktyabr
2014 Emporio Armani Milano
2014–2015 Pallacanestro Varese
2015 Krasny Oktyabr
2015–2016 STB Le Havre
2016–present Ventspils
Career highlights and awards

Willie Deane (born February 23, 1980) is an American-Bulgarian professional basketball player who currently plays for Ventspils of the Latvian Basketball League. Deane has won three Bulgarian championships, one Bulgarian Cup, a French championship and an Italian championship. [1]

Professional career

In June 2012, Deane signed with Ukrainian team BC Khimik.[2]

Deane signed with BC Krasny Oktyabr for the 2013–14 season.[3]

On May 12, 2014, he signed with Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[4]

On September 19, 2014, Deane signed with Pallacanestro Varese.[5] On February 27, 2015, he left Varese and returned to his former team Krasny Oktyabr for the rest of the season.[6]

On November 5, 2015, Deane signed with STB Le Havre of the French LNB Pro A.[7] In March 2016, he left Le Havre and signed with Latvian club Ventspils.[8]

Championships

Bulgaria PBC Lukoil Academic

France SLUC Nancy

Italy Emporio Armani Milano

References

  1. "Willie Deane Signs With Ventspils, Agent says". Sportando.com. 2016-03-13.
  2. "Khimik tab Willie Deane". Sportando.com. 2012-06-26. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  3. "Krasny Oktyabr signs Willie Deane". Sportando.com. 2013-08-11. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  4. "Olimpia Milano announce Willie Deane". Sportando.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  5. "Openjobmetis Varese lands Willie Deane". Sportando.com. September 19, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  6. "Willie Deane returns to Krasny Oktyabr". Sportando.com. February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  7. "Willie Deane renforce le STB Le Havre". stblehavre.com (in French). November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  8. "BK Ventspils announces Willie Deane". Sportando.com. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.

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