Izett Buchanan

Izett Buchanan

Personal information
Born	(1972-05-08) May 8, 1972 (age 52)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Goshen Central (Goshen, New York)
College	Marist (1990–1994)
NBA draft	1994: undrafted
Playing career	1994–2007
Position	Guard / small forward
Career history
1994–95	EBBC Den Bosch
1995	ESPE Basket Châlons-en-Champagne
1996	BK Ventspils
1996–97	Hapoel Givataim
1997	Polluelos de Aibonito
1997–98	Hapoel Givataim
1998	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1999	Andino Sport Club  [ es ]
1999	Gaiteros de Zulia
1999–2000	Maccabi Karmiel
2000–01	Maccabi Ashdod
2001	Cocodrilos de Caracas
2002	Universo/Ajax
2002	Shanshi YuJing
2002–03	Club Central Jounieh
2003	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2003	Henan Hong Li
2004	Paris Basket Racing
2004	Clermont-Ferrand
2005	Gatos de Monagas
2005	Jundiaí
2006	Assis Basket
2007	Club La Unión
Career highlights and awards
LNB Pro B champion Haggerty Award co-winner (1994) NEC Player of the Year (1994) 2× First team All-NEC (1992, 1994)

William Izett Buchanan (born May 8, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life

Buchanan hails from Goshen, New York and attended Goshen Central High School. ^{[1] [2]} He graduated in 1990 having scored 1,344 points during his high school career. ^[1]

College

Buchanan played basketball at Marist College from 1990 to 1994. ^[3] During his four-year career, he scored 1,593 points, including a school single game-record 51 against Long Island during the 1993–94 season. ^[3] That same year, he set a season record with 645 points en route to being named the Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year He also shared the Haggerty Award with Artūras Karnišovas of Seton Hall. Sports Illustrated named him their national player of the week for that effort. ^[4] He finished his Marist career in the top 10 of other major statistical categories, including career steals (137), rebounds (613), scoring average (16.6), and free throws made (390). ^[3]

Off-court incident

In April of 1994, his senior year, Buchanan and one other individual were charged in Poughkeepsie, New York with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and conspiracy. Together, they were alleged to have broken into a locker at a sports club that Buchanan was a member of, stolen a watch, $14, and two credit cards, and having subsequently made over $1,000 in purchases with those credit cards. ^[5] This did not affect his NCAA eligibility or cause any repercussions for him with the Marist basketball program.^{[ citation needed ]}

Professional career

Buchanan has been a journeyman in his professional career, playing for myriad teams in different countries. ^[2]

In 1994, Buchanan joined EBBC Den Bosch in the Netherlands. He was dismissed in 1995 due to character issues. ^{[6] [7]} He then played a brief stint at ESPE Basket Châlons-en-Champagne in early 1995. ^[8] In 1996, Buchanan was a member of BK Ventspils. ^{[9] [10]}

In the 1996-97 season, Buchanan played for Hapoel Givataim in Israel's second-tier league, Ligua Leumit. ^{[2] [11]} In 1997, he played for the Polluelos de Aibonito in Puerto Rico, averaging 19.3 points per game across 25 games played. ^[12] He returned to Israel to play 2 games for Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1998. ^[13]

In 1999, he played 2 games for Andino Sport Club  [ es ] in Argentina, before leaving due to a payment dispute. ^[11] Later that year, he played 5 matches for Gaiteros de Zulia in Venezuela before being cut. ^{[11] [2]} For the 1999–2000 season, Buchanan returned to Israel for a third time to play for Maccabi Karmiel, but was sidelined due to an injury. After a rehab stint at a pro camp in Columbus, Ohio, he joined the Israeli team Maccabi Ashdod for the 2000–01 season, where he averaged 26.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. ^[11] In 2001 and 2002, he also had stints with Cocodrilos de Caracas in Venezuela, Universo/Ajax in Brazil, and Shanshi YuJing in China. ^[11]

In 2002, Buchanan tried out for Antranik Beirut in Lebanon, but did not make the team; instead, he joined Club Central Jounieh, also in Lebanon, for the 2002–03 season. ^{[11] [2]} Later in 2003, he played stints for Trotamundos de Carabobo in Venezuela and Henan Hong Li in China.

In 2004, Buchanan spent a month playing for Paris Basket Racing in France's Pro A league, where he averaged 5.3 points per game. He then signed for the remainder of the season with Clermont-Ferrand in France's Pro B league, where he averaged 12.4 points per game. ^{[11] [2] [14]}

In 2005, Buchanan played for the Venezuelan team Gatos de Monagas and a Brazilian team in Jundiaí. In February 2006, he signed to Assis Basket. In January 2007, he signed to the Argentinian team Club La Unión. ^[11]

References

1. "Champs - 1,000-Point Basketball Scorers". RecordOnline.com. Varsity 845. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
2. "Proposals to a great mens [sic] team in Poland". basketball-overseas.com. July 20, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
3. "2006–07 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Marist College. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
4. Reed, William F. (February 21, 1994). "Players of the Week". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
5. "Around the Colleges" . The Washington Post . 15 April 1994. Archived from the original on 2024-12-06. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
6. Amedio, Steve (10 December 1994). "Siena looks to rebound at Marist". The Daily Gazette . p. C5. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
7. Van Der Sluis, Nick (30 January 1995). "Lastige supporters baren bestuur zorgen Glorierijk tijdperk EBBC lijkt voorbij". de Volkskrant . Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
8. "Izett Buchanan, Game by Game Stats (1994-1995)". Proballers (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
9. "Vēsture". BK Ventspils .
10. "Aiseds Bjukanens". September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
11. "Buchanan a La Unión". Diario Democracia (in Spanish). 24 January 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
12. "Estadisticas de Izett Buchanan en BSN (Puerto Rico)". World Hoopstats. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
13. "Izett Buchanan". מנהלת ליגת העל בכדורסל. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
14. "Izett Buchanan - Basket Info". www.basketinfo.com.