Zach Graham

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Zach Graham
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (1989-03-28) March 28, 1989 (age 35)
Suwanee, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia)
College Ole Miss (2007–2011)
NBA draft 2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012 Reno Bighorns
2012 Air21 Express
2012–2013 Maliye Milli Piyango
2013Air21 Express
2013–2014 Soles de Mexicali
2014 Indios de Mayagüez
2014 Caciques de Humacao
2014–2015Soles de Mexicali
2015 Brujos de Guayama
2015 Estudiantes
2016–2017 Guaros de Lara
2017–2018 Maccabi Haifa
2018Caciques de Humacao
2018–2019 Brasília
2019–2020 Club Atlético Aguada
2020 Mineros de Zacatecas
2020–2021 Flamengo
2021–2022 Bauru
2022–2023 Corinthians
2023 Mineros de Zacatecas
Career highlights and awards

Zachary Darnell Graham (born March 28, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Mineros de Zacatecas of the Mexican League. [1] He played college basketball at Mississippi for four years. He was undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.

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Early life and college career

Zach Graham was born on March 28, 1989, in Suwanee, Georgia, and graduated from Peachtree Ridge High School in 2007. Graham played for Ole Miss Rebels from 2007 to 2011, where he averaged 9.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 23.4 minutes while playing 135 games for them.

Professional career

Graham was automatically eligible for the 2011 NBA draft but he was not drafted.

Graham then played for the Reno Bighorns of the D-League where he played 43 games for them, 23 of them on which he started, averaging 10.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.8 minutes. [2]

On December 9, 2011, Graham was signed by the Atlanta Hawks but was released on December 17 of the same year. [3]

The Air21 Express selected him as their import for the 2012 Governors' Cup where he played and started all 9 games and averaged 37.6 points and 12.6 rebounds in 44.8 minutes of action.

After his stint with Air21, Grahan them played for Maliye Milli Piyango in Turkey.

Graham once again returned to Air21, this time in the 2013 Governors' Cup, playing in 8 games and averaging 27 points and 9.8 rebounds in 44 minutes of action. [4]

Graham was signed by Soles de Mexicali in 2012 where he played 43 games for them and averaged 18.8 points and 3.2 rebounds.

Graham was signed by Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico on March 17, 2014, but only played 5 games for them.

Graham was signed by Caciques de Humacao on April 19, 2014. [5] He played 15 games for them.

In September 2014, he returned to Soles de Mexicali. [6] In 50 games with them he averaged 20.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On May 9, 2015, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico for the 2015 BSN season. [7]

On August 21, 2015, he signed with the Spanish club Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. [8] On December 29, 2015, he parted ways with Estudiantes after appearing in seven games. [9]

On September 18, 2016, Graham won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Guaros de Lara, and was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP after scoring 19 points in the game. [10]

On December 16, 2017, Graham signed with the Israeli team Maccabi Haifa. [11]

On July 11, 2018, Graham returned to Caciques de Humacao for a second stint, signing for the rest of the 2018 BSN Season. [12]

Aguada

In June 2019 Graham signed with Aguada to play the finals of the LUB, he finished the tournament with 21 points per game, it was decisive for Aguada to be champions of the tournament.

Flamengo

In July 2019 Graham signed with NBB team Flamengo.

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References

  1. ↑ Zacatecas, Roberto Ordaz│El Sol de. "Mineros LNBP tiene plantel completo para la nueva temporada". El Sol de Zacatecas | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Zacatecas y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Player Profile at Basketball.RealGM.com
  3. ↑ "Hawks Release Charles Garcia and Zach Graham". Atlanta Hawks Blog. December 17, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Air21 expects to soar in Governors' Cup with return of high-scoring import Zach Graham". News5 . May 23, 2013. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ Zach Graham signs with Caciques de Humacao
  6. ↑ Zach Graham firmó para esta temporada con Soles de Mexicali !
  7. ↑ "Zach Graham signs with Bruyos de Guyama". Sportando.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ Zach Graham signs with Estudiantes
  9. ↑ Estudiantes, Zach Graham part ways
  10. ↑ "Guaros de Lara win Intercontinental Cup, 74-69 vs Skyliners Frankfurt". Sportando.com. September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Maccabi Haifa signs Zach Graham". Sportando.com. December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Humacao inks Zach Graham, ex Maccabi Haifa". eurobasket.com. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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