Devon Saddler

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Devon Saddler
Personal information
Born (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican / Belarusian
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Maryland)
College Delaware (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014: undrafted
Playing career2014–2019
Position Point guard
Career history
2014–2015Omegna
2015–2016 Apollon Patras
2016–2017 Körmend
2017 Jászberény
2017–2019 Tsmoki-Minsk
2019 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

Devon Marquis Saddler (born October 27, 1992) is an American-born, naturalized Belarusian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Delaware before playing professionally in Italy, Greece, Hungary, Belarus and Israel. A two-time Belarusian League champion with Tsmoki-Minsk, Saddler was named the Belarusian League MVP in 2019.

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Early life and college career

Saddler attended Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, Maryland, where he averaged 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals while leading Aberdeen to a 20–3 record in his senior year. Saddler was named 3A All-State as a junior. [1] He also played at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts for the 2009–10 season. [1]

Saddler played college basketball at the University of Delaware, where he averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. [1] On March 6, 2014, Saddler earned a spot in the First-team All-Colonial Athletic Association for two consecutive years. [2]

Professional career

2014–15 season

On August 5, 2014, Saddler started his professional career with Fulgor Omegna of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. [3] In 30 games played for Omegna, he averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

2015–16 season

On September 1, 2015, Saddler signed with Cibona Zagreb of the Croatian League and the ABA League. [4] In November 2015, he parted ways with Cibona before appearing in a game of them. On November 27, 2015, Saddler signed with Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. [5] In 19 games played for Patras, he averaged 10.5 points, 3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

2016–17 season

On September 19, 2016, Saddler signed with Egis Körmend of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NBI/A). [6] On February 2, 2017, Saddler parted ways with Körmend to join Jászberényi KSE for the rest of the season. [7] On April 8, 2017, Saddler recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 13-of-20 from the field, along with six rebounds and three assists in a 90–74 win over MAFC Budapest. [8]

2017–18 season

On September 15, 2017, Saddler signed a two-year deal with Tsmoki-Minsk of the Belarusian Premier League and the VTB United League. [9] Saddler won the 2018 Belarusian Premier League championship and the 2018 Belarusian Cup titles with Tsmoki-Minsk.

2018–19 season

On April 30, 2019, Saddler recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 70–77 loss to Nizhny Novgorod. [10] Saddler went on to win the 2019 Belarusian Premier League championship title, leading his team to the 11th champion title in a row as he earned the Finals MVP honors. [11]

2019–20 season

On May 27, 2019, Saddler signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. [11] On August 16, 2019, he parted ways with Saratov before appearing in a game for them. [12] On September 2, 2019, Saddler signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. [13] On October 15, 2019, he parted ways with Rishon LeZion after appearing in three games. [14]

On November 25, 2019, Saddler announced his retirement from playing professional basketball. [15]

Belarus national team

Saddler was a member of the Belarus national basketball team. In 4 games played during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, he averaged 16 points, 6.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. [11] On February 26, 2018, Saddler made a key contribution to a sensational 93–92 win of the Belarusian team over Slovenia, recording 25 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds. [16]

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  2. ↑ "Blue Hen Seniors Devon Saddler, Davon Usher Named To CAA Men's Basketball First Team". BlueHens.com. March 6, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Paffoni Fulgor Omegna lands rookie Devon Saddler". Sportando. August 5, 2014. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cibona Zagreb signs Devon Saddler and Jasmin Hukic". Sportando. September 1, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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  11. 1 2 3 "Devon Saddler Joined Avtodor". Avtodor.ru. May 27, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
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