Desi Washington

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Desi Washington
Free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1992-07-06) July 6, 1992 (age 31)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school Central Dauphin
(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2015–2016 Ohud Medina
2017 Igokea
2017–2018 Dynamic
2018 Student Mostar
2018–2019 GTK Gliwice
2019–2020Anadolu Basket Ankara
2020 Hapoel Holon
2020–2021 1881 Düzce
2021Antalya Güneşi
2021–2022 Élan Chalon
2022–2023 Szedeák
2023 Apollon Patras

Desmond "Desi" Washington (born July 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball with the Delaware State Hornets and Saint Peter's Peacocks. [1] [2]

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High school career

During high school, Washington attended Central Dauphin High School, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

College career

After high school, Washington played college basketball for Delaware State, from 2010 to 2011 and for Saint Peter's, from 2012 to 2015.

Professional career

On July 17, 2017, he signed with Igokea. [3] He made his debut for the Igokea in their season opener on October 2, 2017, scoring 35 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal against Petrol Olimpija. [4] On November 24, 2017, he left Igokea and signed with Dynamic. [5] He left Dynamic after the end of Adriatic season.

On May 13, 2020, Washington joined Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. [6]

On July 24, 2020, Washington signed with 1881 Düzce Belediye. [7] He joined Antalya Güneşi of the Turkish Basketball First League in 2021 and averaged 16.9 points, 5.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.

On November 26, 2021, Washington signed with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro B. [8]

On August 14, 2023, Washington moved to Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. [9] On December 29, 2023, he parted ways with the club. In 11 games, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest.

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References

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  2. "Desi Washington suspended from St. Peter's game Saturday". nj.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "Desi Washington (ex Uhud) signs at Igokea". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  4. "ABA League first round, season 2017/2018". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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  7. "Duzce Belediye officially signs Desi Washington". Sportando.
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