Dyshawn Pierre
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No. 21 – Fenerbahçe Beko | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward / Small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | BSL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Whitby, Ontario, Canada | November 17, 1993||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Anderson CVI (Whitby, Ontario) | ||||||||||||||
College | Dayton (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2016: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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2016–2017 | Löwen Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Dinamo Sassari | ||||||||||||||
2020–present | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
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Dyshawn Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional is a Turkish professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.
Early life
[edit]Pierre was born in Whitby, Ontario. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2011 and 2012.[1][2]
College career
[edit]He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the Dayton Flyers. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset Ohio State University (6 seed).[3] Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen.[4] Dayton went on to beat Stanford, but lost to the Florida Gators in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points.[5]
Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection.[6] As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The University of Dayton Arena that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points [7] in a close come-back win for the Dayton Flyers against the Boise State Broncos to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles [8] after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded Providence Friars for an upset win, 66-53.[9] Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "and one" foul shot.
Pierre was accused of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on April 23, 2015 and was reported to the University of Dayton in May. Pierre denied the allegations, stating that the sex was consensual. The Montgomery County, Ohio prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the basketball player, citing insufficient evidence. Nonetheless, the University of Dayton suspended Pierre for the fall semester, meaning he would be eligible to play basketball on December 22. He hired a lawyer to fight the suspension.[10]
Professional career
[edit]Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the Indiana Pacers.[11] In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[12] Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing.[13]
Pierre signed with Italian side Dinamo Basket Sassari for the 2017-18 campaign.[14]
On July 8, 2020, Pierre signed with EuroLeague side Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[15] Pierre averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He signed a new three-year contract with the club on June 14, 2021.[16] On May 30, 2023, Pierre renewed his contract through 2026.
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)
[edit]In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.[17]
National team career
[edit]Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011),[18] winning bronze with teammates like Andrew Wiggins, Kevin Pangos, Anthony Bennett and Olivier Hanlan.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
EuroLeague
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2020–21 | Fenerbahçe | 36 | 6 | 24.2 | .547 | .417 | .880 | 3.3 | 2.0 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 | 11.9 |
2021–22 | 28 | 26 | 27.8 | .471 | .313 | .829 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 8.3 | 11.4 | |
2022–23 | 29 | 22 | 22.8 | .482 | .486 | .586 | 3.8 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | 7.2 | 9.3 | |
2023–24 | 27 | 24 | 19.8 | .441 | .302 | .917 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .6 | .1 | 5.6 | 8.0 | |
Career | 120 | 78 | 23.7 | .491 | .386 | .822 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .6 | .3 | 7.7 | 10.3 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2012–13 | Dayton | 31 | 28 | 27.3 | .567 | .462 | .671 | 5.1 | 2.0 | .4 | .2 | 8.8 |
2012–14 | 37 | 36 | 26.9 | .519 | .409 | .676 | 5.5 | 1.6 | .5 | .4 | 11.2 | |
2014–15 | 36 | 35 | 33.4 | .508 | .356 | .676 | 8.1 | 2.9 | .6 | .4 | 12.7 | |
2015–16 | 22 | 20 | 33.2 | .500 | .347 | .846 | 8.5 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | 12.6 | |
Career | 126 | 119 | 29.9 | .520 | .384 | .706 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .5 | .3 | 11.3 |
Source: SRCBB
References
[edit]- ^ "Whitby's Dyshawn Pierre hitting new heights with Dayton Flyers". durhamregion.com. Feb 25, 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "OFSSA Boys Basketball Championship Winners". Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Wolstat, Ryan. Canadian Dyshawn Pierre leads Dayton to 60-59 upset win over Ohio State . Toronto Sun, MARCH 20, 2014 [1]
- ^ Jablonski, David. "Pierre's clutch free throws set stage for Sanford". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Walker, Teresa M. "Florida 1st to Final Four, beating Dayton 62-52". AP Sports Writer. NCAA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ^ Baladad, Benjamin (20 March 2015). "March Madness: Dayton's Dyshawn Pierre Flying Under the Radar". Fansided. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ "Dyshawn Pierre". ESPN Player Profile. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ Jorgenson, Jack (18 March 2015). "Dayton's Dyshawn Pierre loses his shorts on rebound attempt (Video)".
- ^ AP. "Pierre nets 20 as 11th-seeded Dayton upsets 6-seed Providence". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Mattioli, Kami (September 24, 2015). "Lawyer says Dyshawn Pierre will fight suspension, sexual assault allegation". The Sporting News. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ "Jankovic, Pierre sign on with NBA Summer League Teams". Northpolehoops.com. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "Former Flyers forward Pierre to play in Germany". daytondailynews. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
- ^ "easyCredit - Spieler-Statistiken". www.easycredit-bbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2017-05-02.
- ^ "UFFICIALE - Colpo Sassari, firmato Dyshawn Pierre". Basketinside.com (in Italian). 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 8, 2020). "Fenerbahce makes Dyshawn Pierre's deal official". Sportando. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Maggi, Alessandro (June 14, 2021). "Fenerbahçe Beco officially re-signs Dyshawn Pierre". Sportando. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Bracket | The Basketball Tournament". www.thetournament.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
- ^ "GET TO KNOW...DYSHAWN PIERRE". www.basketball.ca. Canada Basketball. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute alumni
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Basketball people from Ontario
- Black Canadian basketball players
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Canadian men's basketball players
- Canada men's national basketball team players
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball players
- Dinamo Sassari players
- Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Whitby, Ontario