Perrin Buford

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Perrin Buford
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No. 2–Shimane Susanoo Magic
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League B.League
Personal information
Born (1994-01-25) January 25, 1994 (age 30)
Decatur, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Moncada Agrigento
2017–2018 Brisbane Bullets
2018 Yeşilgiresun
2018 Caciques de Humacao
2018–2019 Avtodor
2019–2020 Joventut
2020 Gaziantep Basketbol
2020–present Shimane Susanoo Magic
Career highlights and awards

Perrin Buford (born January 25, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League. He played college basketball at Middle Tennessee.

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Early life and high school

Buford was born and raised in Decatur, Alabama and started high school Austin High School before moving to Tuscaloosa and finishing at Hillcrest High School. [1] As a senior, Buford was named second team All-State by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. [2]

College career

Motlow State and Southwest Tennessee

Buford began his college career at Motlow State Community College, where he averaged 10.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game for the Bucks as a freshman. He then transferred to Southwest Tennessee Community College to continue playing under Jerry Nichols, who had previously been Motlow State's coach. As a sophomore, Buford averaged 14 points and six rebounds in 26 games for the Saluqis. [3]

Middle Tennessee

Buford played his final two seasons for Middle Tennessee. He averaged eight points and 3.5 rebounds per game in his first season with the team. As a senior, Buford averaged 12 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as the Blue Raiders went on to win the 2016 Conference USA tournament and advance to the second round of the 2016 NCAA tournament after upsetting 2nd-seeded Michigan State. [4]

Professional career

Moncada Agrigento

Buford signed with Moncada Agrigento of Italy's Serie A2 Basket on July 30, 2016. [5] In his first professional season, Buford averaged 16.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks over 33 games. [6] After the season, Buford was named to the Boston Celtics Summer League roster but was not offered a contract with the team. [7]

Brisbane Bullets

Buford signed with the Brisbane Bullets of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) on August 2, 2017. [8] After the Bullets were eliminated from playoff contention, Buford was released by the Bullets on February 5, 2018, at his own request to pursue opportunities playing in Europe, although general manager Richard Clarke publicly commented that he was let go due to his lack of commitment to the team. [9] Buford averaged 16.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists over NBL 22 games. [10]

Yeşilgiresun

After his release, Buford signed with Yeşilgiresun Belediye of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) on February 19, 2018, for the rest of the team's season. [11] He averaged 10.0 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 blocks in 12 BSL games. [12]

Caciques de Humacao

Following the end of the BSL season, Buford signed with Caciques de Humacao of Puerto Rico's Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). [13] He played in the team's final six games of the season and averaged 10.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the Caciques finished in last place in the BSN. [14]

Avtodor Saratov

Buford signed with Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League on August 3, 2018. [15] Buford was named to the "World" team in the 2019 VTB United League All-Star Game. [16] He was named Player of the Round for the last round of the VTB Season after scoring 29 points and grabbing 10 rebounds against BC Enisey. He finished the season with 16.6 points (5th-best in the VTB) and 6.8 rebounds (7th) per game in 26 games as Avtodor finished 11th in the VTB standings. [17] He also averaged 16.2 points, 7.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.7 blocks in 12 FIBA Europe Cup games. [18]

Fujian

Buford signed with the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on September 14, 2019. [19] Buford left the Sturgeons before the start of the CBA season.

Joventut

Buford signed with Club Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB on November 1, 2019, after leaving Fujian. [20] Buford averaged 5.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 11 Liga ACB games and 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in eight EuroCup games before leaving the team. [21]

Gaziantep Basketbol

On February 7, 2020, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). [22]

Shimane Susanoo Magic

On July 13, 2020, he has signed with Shimane Susanoo Magic of the B.League. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ Dewalt, George (March 25, 2012). "Five area players earn first-team All-State honors". TimesDaily . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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  4. ↑ Solari, Chris (March 13, 2016). "Get to know MSU's first opponent, Middle Tennessee State". Lansing State Journal . Gannett . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Fortitudo Moncada, The American Perrin Buford is Coming". AgrigentoSport.com (in Italian). July 30, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  6. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (August 3, 2017). "Perrin Buford (ex Agrigento) signs at Bullets". AustraliaBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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  9. ↑ Williams, Corey (February 6, 2018). "Brisbane's swipe at Buford poor form". The Cairns Post . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  10. ↑ Uluc, Olgun (February 5, 2018). "Daniel Kickert appears to take shot at Perrin Buford after Brisbane Bullets' release of star import". FOXSports.com.au . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  11. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 19, 2018). "Yesilgiresun signs Perrin Buford, ex Bullets". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Humacao tabs Perrin Buford, ex Yesilgiresun". LatinBasket.com. Eurobasket Data Center. May 28, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Perrin Buford, newcomer to Humacao". Court-Side.com. May 29, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ Perez, Emilio (August 2, 2018). "Humacao fights with courage until the end, but runs out of Playoffs". Periódico Oriental (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Perrin Buford Is Avtodor Newcomer". Avtodor.ru. August 3, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  16. ↑ "The final VTB All-Star game rosters". EuroHoops.net. January 30, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Buford's double-double lands him Interperformances Player of the Week award". EuroBasket.com. April 30, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Sturgeons sign Perrin Buford, ex Avtodor". EuroBasket.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  19. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (September 15, 2019). "Perrin Buford agreed to terms with Fujian". Sportando. NanoPress.
  20. ↑ Askounis, John (November 1, 2019). "Joventut Badalona picks up Perrin Buford". EuroHoops.net.
  21. ↑ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 5, 2020). "Gaziantep tabs Perrin Buford, ex Joventut". EuroBasket.com. EuroBasket Data Center. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  22. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (February 7, 2020). "Gaziantep signs Perrin Buford". Sportando. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Shimane Magic adds Buford to their roster, ex Gaziantep". Sportando. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
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