David Laury III (born April 9, 1993) is an American professional

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player who is currently a free agent. He played

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for Lamar State and

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before playing professionally in the

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, Puerto Rico and Israel.

High school career

Laury attended Nia Prep School where as a senior, he helped lead coach Vincent Robinson's squad to a 26-6 overall mark.

College career

Laury began his college career at Lamar State where as a freshman, he averaged 16.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 60% from the field and posted 14 double-digit point efforts and eight double-doubles. As a sophomore, Laury transferred to

where he averaged 20.1 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as a senior, second in both categories in the MAAC. For that, he was named the MAAC Player of the Year. He led Iona to a regular season MAAC championship and had 16 double-doubles.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Laury signed with

Yeşilgiresun Belediye Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor, more commonly known as Yeşilgiresun, was a Turkish professional basketball club based in Giresun that played in the Turkish Basketball Super League. The team was founded by Giresun Municipality in 2006. Their home are ...

of the

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on June 28, 2015. He later left the team prior to the start of the regular season and returned to the United States. On October 31, he was selected by the

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with the eighth overall pick in the 2015 NBA Development League Draft. On March 2, 2017, Laury was traded to the

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. On August 5, 2017, Laury signed with the Israeli club

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Ashdod B.C. ( he, מכבי אשדוד) is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League. History The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports ...

for the 2017–18 season. On October 29, 2017, Laury recorded 22 points, shooting 8-for-10 from the field, along with 11 rebounds and 3 assists in an 86–74 win over

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. Two days later, Laury was named co- Israeli League Round 4 MVP, alongside his teammate Sek Henry. On October 21, 2018, Laury was added to the training camp roster of the

of the

. He did not make the final roster. On November 24, 2019, Laury returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with

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for the rest of the season. However, four days later, he parted ways with Hapoel due to personal reasons.

The Basketball Tournament

David Laury played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of

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. In 2 games, he averaged 15 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.

Personal life

Laury majored in Mass Communications.

References

External links

Iona Gaels bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laury, David 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Baloncesto Superior Nacional players Delaware 87ers players Iona Gaels men's basketball players Junior college men's basketball players in the United States Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) Sportspeople from East Orange, New Jersey Basketball players from Essex County, New Jersey Windy City Bulls players