Dustin Ware

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Dustin Ware
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Ware in action with JA Vichy-Clermont
free agent
Position Point guard
Personal information
Born (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 34)
Atlanta, Georgia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school North Cobb Christian School
(Kennesaw, Georgia)
College Georgia (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012 Cibona
2013–2014 ratiopharm Ulm
2013–2014Weißenhorn Youngstars
2014–2015 Jászberényi KSE
2015–2017 JA Vichy-Clermont
2017 Boulazac Dordogne
2017 Lukoil Academic
2017–2018 Kolossos Rodou
2018–2019 Zalakerámia ZTE
2019–2020 Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2020–2021 Start Lublin
2021–2022 MZT Skopje
2022 Champagne Châlons-Reims
2022 Trotamundos B.B.C.
2022 Pieno žvaigždės
2022–2023MZT Skopje
Career highlights and awards

Dustin Benison Ware (born April 12, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for MZT Skopje of the Macedonian League. After four years at Georgia, Ware entered the 2012 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

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High school career

Ware played high school basketball at North Cobb Christian School, in Kennesaw, Georgia.

College career

Ware chose to play college basketball at Georgia after finishing high school at North Cobb Christian School. At Georgia, during his stay at the university, he was one of the best deep shooters on the team, and along with his teammate Trey Thompkins, he was a reliable defender. [1] As a senior, Ware averaged 8.1 points, 2.3 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Ware started his professional career with Cibona of the Croatian League. He left the club after only one match.

In 2013, Ware joined Weißenhorn Youngstars, the development team of the Basketball Bundesliga side Ratiopharm Ulm, and spent almost the whole season with Youngstarson loan. On August, he joined Jászberényi KSE of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest professional league in Hungary. After one year with the club, Ware joined JA Vichy-Clermont, where he spent two seasons, being one of the leaders of the club.

On July 2, 2017, Ware signed with Boulazac Dordogne of the Pro A. [2] On October he left the club and joined Lukoil Academic of the NBL. [3] On December, he left Lukoil in order to join Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League, replacing Malcolm Griffin on the team's squad. [4]

On July 5, 2018, Ware joined Zalakerámia ZTE of the Hungarian League. [5]

Ware joined Wilki Morskie Szczecin during the 2019–20 season and averaged 13.4 points and 5.6 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on November 7, 2020. [6] In 2021, Ware signed with MZT Skopje and averaged 9.7 points, 6.4 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per game. On January 20, 2022, he signed with Champagne Châlons-Reims of the LNB Pro A. [7]

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References

  1. "Georgia Basketball: Ranking the Bulldogs' Most Valuable Players". Texas.bleacherreport.com. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  2. "Boulazac lands Dustin Ware". Sportando.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Lukoil Academic signs Dustin Ware to replace Anthony Raffa". sportando.com. November 12, 2017k. Retrieved April 18, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Dustin Ware signs with Kolossos Rhodes". Sportando.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Dustin Ware (ex Kolossos HH) joins Zalakeramia-ZTE KK". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. "Dustin Ware signs back with King Szczecin". Sportando. November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  7. "Chalons-Reims sign Dustin Ware, ex MZT Skopje". Eurobasket. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.