Will Graves

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Will Graves
Will Graves 2011.jpg
Graves with Hapoel Haifa in September 2018
Free agent
Position Small forward / power forward
Personal information
Born (1988-05-15) May 15, 1988 (age 35)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High school James B. Dudley
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
College North Carolina (2007–2010)
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011 Akita Northern Happinets
2011–2012 Boca Juniors
2012 Marinos de Anzoátegui
2012–2014 Club Deportivo Libertad
2013 Club Malvín
2014 Keflavík
2014–2017 Maccabi Haifa
2019 FC Porto
2019–2020 APOEL B.C.
Career highlights and awards

William Thomas Graves (born May 15, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for FC Porto of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). He played college basketball for North Carolina before playing professionally in Japan, Argentina, Venezuela, Iceland, Israel and Portugal.

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Early life and college career

Graves attended James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he averaged 25.1 points and shooting 44 percent from beyond the arc, leading the team to two state championships. Graves was named North Carolina High School Player of the Year in 2006. [1]

Graves played three years of college basketball for the University of North Carolina. He averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds in his junior year.

College statistics

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2007–08 North Carolina 3605.2.391.442.5831.440.330.140.082.22
2008–09 North Carolina 23010.5.427.263.8892.300.700.300.093.57
2009–10 North Carolina 363424.2.366.371.8064.640.890.640.193.81
Career953413.7.380.367.7832.860.630.370.135.42

Professional career

Early years (2011–2014)

Graves with the Akita Northern Happinets in 2011 Will Graves 2011.jpg
Graves with the Akita Northern Happinets in 2011

On February 10, 2011, Graves signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of Japan and started his professional career. [2]

On October 6, 2014, Graves signed with Keflavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. [3] [4] On November 13, 2014, Graves recorded a career-high 39 points, shooting 15-of-26 from the field, along with six rebounds, six assists and three blocks in a 87–82 win over ÍR Reykjavíkur. [5] In 10 games played for Keflavík, he averaged 22.9 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Israel (2014–2018)

On December 17, 2014, Graves parted ways with Keflavík to join the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa for the rest of the season. [6] On March 25, 2016, Graves participated in the 2016 Israeli League All-Star Game. In his second season with Maccabi Haifa, Graves helped the team reach the 2016 Israeli League Playoffs as the third seed, but they eventually lost to Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Quarterfinals.

On February 27, 2017, Graves recorded an Israeli League career-high 34 points, shooting 12-of-20 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 96–97 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv. [7] On April 20, 2017, Graves suffered a season-ending injury in a match against Maccabi Tel Aviv. [8]

On August 4, 2017, Graves signed a one-year contract extension with Maccabi Haifa. [9] However, on November 5, 2017, Graves parted ways with Haifa after playing three seasons with the team. [10]

On August 8, 2018, Graves signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli National League. [11] However, on October 24, 2018, he parted ways with Hapoel Haifa before appearing in an official game for them. [12]

Portugal (2019)

On February 27, 2019, Graves signed with the Portuguese team FC Porto for the rest of the season. [13] In 20 games played for Porto, he averaged 13 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Graves helped the team reach the Portuguese League Semifinals, where they eventually fell short to Benfica.

Musical endeavour

In his off-court life, Graves is a rapper, who has published original songs under the recording name Willy G. [4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA Preseason Stats

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17Haifa1026.8.000.000.0005.002.001.000.000.00
2017–18Haifa3220.4.280.167.5003.000.670.330.005.67
Career4222.0.219.143.5003.501.000.500.0054.25

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11 Akita 161532.1.388.348.74111.21.70.80.322.2
2011–12Boca393828.9.386.261.8656.280.920.590.2610.74
2011–12Marinos11420.9.411.389.7782.910.820.730.369.27
2011–12Libertad111133.2.414.362.7238.641.360.640.0015.91
2012–13Libertad312225.9.448.409.8215.390.770.520.1612.87
2012–13Malvin1233.6.442.301.8087.32.20.80.316.3
2013–14Libertad12413.7.365.414.6002.830.580.250.335.08
2014–15Keflavík101031.3.445.349.6598.002.801.001.2022.90
2014–15Haifa23325.7.413.410.7504.701.220.300.1712.61
2015–16Haifa312328.6.372.325.7614.651.260.840.4211.61
2016–17Haifa28724.3.416.415.7714.291.140.570.4611.11
2017–18Haifa5220.6.185.0711.0002.000.400.400.002.40
2018–19Porto201824.6.395.324.6916.151.150.550.4013.00

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2010–11Akita227.0.333.286.50010.00.50.00.013.5
2011–12Libertad834.1.407.300.7699.61.30.80.017.1
2014–15Haifa317.0.381.273.5714.31.30.00.07.7
2015–16Haifa533.8.382.250.8504.01.61.20.615.6

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  2. ↑ 秋田プロバスケットボールクラブ (10 February 2011). "秋田ノーザンハピネッツ☆選手契約締結のお知らせ" . Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Will Graves semur við Keflavík". karfan.is (in Icelandic). October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (7 October 2014). "Keflvíkingar veðja á rappara sem var rekinn úr skóla Jordan". Vísir.is . Fréttablaðið . Retrieved 2017-08-08.(in Icelandic)
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  7. ↑ "Winner League, Game 20: M. Tel-Aviv Vs M. Haifa". basket.co.il. February 27, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ "וויל גרייבס סיים את העונה". one.co.il. April 21, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Will Graves re-signs with Maccabi Haifa". Sportando.basketball. August 4, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  10. ↑ "מכבי Hunter חיפה משחררת את וויל גרייבס". mhbasket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 5, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
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