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Zwencyl DeVonte Upson (born March 23, 1993) is an American basketball player for Trepça in the Kosovo Superleague.[1] He plays the center position.[2] He played college basketball for Trinidad State College and Southeastern Louisiana University.

Early life

Upson was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Zwencyl Upson and Lelinda Parksand, and lived in Amarillo, Texas.[3][2][4] He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).[4]

He attended Harrison High School ('11) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4][5] Playing basketball for the high school as a senior, Upson averaged 11.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.4 blocks per game.[2][6]

College career

In 2011-13, Upson attended and played basketball at Trinidad State College.[4] In his freshman season, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 61.8% from the field.[7] In his sophomore year, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks (2nd in NJCAA Region IX) per game.[2][8]

In 2013-15, he attended and played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University ('15).[4][5] In 2013-14, Upson averaged 8.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocked shots per game.[2] In 2015, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention.[4]

Professional career

In 2015-16, Upson played for Starwings Basket Regio Basel of Switzerland's LNA.[4] He averaged 14.6 points, 9.6 rebounds (3rd in the LNA) and 1.0 blocks (3rd) per game.[9] In 2016-17, he played for Helsinki Seagulls of Finland's Korisliiga.[4] He averaged 19.6 points and 0.9 blocks (5th in the league) per game.[10]

In 2017-18, he played for Rapla BS of Estonia's Korvpalli Meistriliiga.[4] Upson averaged 10.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks (2nd in the league) per game.[10] In June 2018, he was signed by the Beijing Bucks in the Chinese National Basketball League.[11] Playing for them, he averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game.[12]

In 2018-19, Upson played for Polski Cukier Pszczolka Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds (5th in the league), and 1.1 blocks (2nd) per game.[4] In 2019, he played for Comunicaciones Mercedes of Argentina's Liga, averaging 5.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game.[4][13][14]

In 2019-20, he played for Asseco Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 7.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.[4][15][16][17] In 2020, Upson played one game for Strasbourg IG of France's Jeep Elite, before the pandemic ended the season.[4][18][19]

In 2020-21, he played for Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A,[4][20] and averaged 7.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game.[4] In 2021-22, he played for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of Turkey's Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4] He averaged 8.8 points, 6.8 rebounds (9th in the league), and 0.8 blocks (6th) per game, while shooting 68% from the field.[4][21][22]

In 2022-23, Upson played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4][23]

On the 8 February 2024, Upson signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste, ufficiale l'arrivo di Zwencyl DeVonte Upson". legabasket.it. March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "DeVonte Upson - Men's Basketball". Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics.
  3. ^ Goddard, Maria (February 10, 2015). "Athlete of the Week". The Lion's Roar.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Devonte Upson Player Profile, Southeastern Louisiana". RealGM.
  5. ^ a b "Devonte Upson Player Profile, Hapoel B Cure Lazxr Haifa, News, Stats". Eurobasket.
  6. ^ "Devonte Upson's (Colorado Springs, CO) Harrison High School Basketball Stats".
  7. ^ "Trinidad State Junior College - NJCAA Stats". NJCAA.
  8. ^ "Men's Basketball Preview: Southeastern Louisiana". Southland. October 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "Swiss LNA Stats". RealGM.
  10. ^ a b "Finnish Korisliiga Stats". RealGM.
  11. ^ "DEVONTE UPSON Profile | EuroCup". Euroleague Basketball.
  12. ^ "Devonte Upson joins TBV Start Lublin; The American recently performed in Chinese NBL with Beijing Bucks". Sportando. August 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "Upson: "No conocía mucho la Liga Nacional, es muy exigente"". Basquet Plus. May 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "Devonte Upson se sumó al plantel de Comunicaciones". Basquet Plus. May 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Arka Gdynia adds big man Upson". 7DAYS EuroCup. June 24, 2019.
  16. ^ "Arka bez środkowego - Devonte Upson we Francji?". PolskiKosz.pl. February 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Devonte Upson w Gdyni – nowy lotnik w Arce". PolskiKosz.pl. June 24, 2019.
  18. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 2, 2020). "Trieste in advanced talks with Devonte Upson". Sportando.
  19. ^ "L'intérieur Devonte Upson va renforcer la SIG Strasbourg". BeBasket. February 19, 2020.
  20. ^ "La Pallacanestro Trieste punta il centro Devonte Upson," Basket Marche, July 2, 2020.
  21. ^ "Devonte Upson International Stats," Basketball Reference.
  22. ^ Halickman, Joshua (August 15, 2022). ""Amazing teammate and even more amazing talent" - Who are you Hapoel Haifa big man Devonte Upson?".
  23. ^ "המצטרף השני: דבונטה אפסון חתם בהפועל חיפה". וואלה!. June 30, 2022.
  24. ^ "Trepça firmos me amerikanin me përvojë". Koha (in Albanian). February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonte_Upson