Brenton LaJames "Brent" Petway (born May 12, 1985) is an American esports player of Panathinaikos eSports and a retired professional

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player. Because of his leaping and dunking ability, he has been given the nickname "Air

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, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the

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. Petway won the inaugural

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, at D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Weekend. Petway defeated his

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teammate, Mike Taylor, in the finals, with an alley-oop, through-the-legs dunk. In October 2010, he became a member of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, under the name Thunder Petway.

High school career

Petway attended and played high school basketball at Griffin High School for two years, where he won a state championship. He also played at

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for one year, and at

Union Grove High School Union Grove High School is a public institution within the Henry County School System in McDonough, Georgia, United States. It hosts students from ninth through twelfth grades. Current enrollment hovers around 1,532 students. The school sends ...

for one year.

College career

Petway played

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at the

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with the Michigan Wolverines, from 2003 to 2007. With Michigan, he won the

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championship in 2004. Petway averaged 5.8 points per game during his career at Michigan.Brent Petway
profile. nba.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

Professional career

Petway participated in training camp with the

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team the

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in the fall of 2007. Petway played in the

during the 2007–08 season with the

, a development team for the

and the

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Western Confe ...

. He played with the 2008

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Summer League team, and then returned to the Stampede for the 2008–09 season. He played on the

Summer League team in 2009. He then moved to the Greek League club Ilysiakos. He joined the French League club

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in 2010. He then moved to the Greek League club Rethymno Aegean. In June 2013, he joined the Greek EuroLeague team

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on a two-year deal. On July 30, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On August 18, 2016, Petway signed a 1+1 contract with Turkish club

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. On August 17, 2017, Petway signed with Greek club

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for the 2017–18 season. In December 2017, he parted ways with Aris. On January 15, 2018, he signed with

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Esports career

On April 2, 2020, Petway signed with Greek e-club Panathinaikos eSports.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

College career

Champion: ( 2004)

Pro career

* NBA D-League All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champ: (2008) *

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: (2008) * NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year: (2009) * Greek League All-Star Game: (2013) * Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champion: (2013) * Greek League All-Star Game MVP: (2013) * Greek League Most Spectacular Player: (2013) *

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, also commonly referred to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs, or the FIBA Club World Cup, is a professional basketball clubs competition that is endorsed by FIBA and the NBA. Historically, its purpose has be ...

Champion: (

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) * Greek League Champion: (

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)

References

External links

Brent Petway
at espn.com
Brent Petway
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
Brent Petway
at lnb.fr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petway, Brent 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Dinamo Sassari players Greek Basket League players Harlem Globetrotters players Idaho Stampede players Ilysiakos B.C. players JA Vichy players Karşıyaka basketball players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Rethymno B.C. players Tuři Svitavy players American esports players NBA 2K players Panathinaikos eSports players