DeVaughn Lamar Washington (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional

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player who last played for Sendai 89ers of the Japanese

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. Washington is known for being a consistent scorer in Europe. Standing at , he plays the power forward positions. After playing four years of

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Washington entered the

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, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Washington played high school basketball at

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, in

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. He was ranked as the 778 best player of the nation and the 141 best

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of the state.

College career

In his senior year, Washington was the second best scorer and the second best rebounder of the team, averaging 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He led the Bobcats to a third postseason appearance in four years. Washington finished with 1,061 points for his career in Athens after improving every season.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

, Washington joined Saint-Étienne in France. He left the team before appearing in a single game with them and joined Gelişim Koleji of the

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. On February 14, 2012, he joined Bohemios of the Uruguayan League. On July 20, 2012, he returned to Europe and joined WBC Wels of the

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. The following season, Washington moved to

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of the

. On November 21, he joined Shinshu Brave Warriors. On September 23, 2017, Washington joined Kauhajoki Karhu of the

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. The following year, he joined Balkan Botevgrad. During the season, he led Balkan to the NBL finals, where Balkan lost from Levski Sofia. On June 16, 2018, Washington joined

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of the Greek Basket League. On October 14, 2018, Washington posted 24 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in a 77–74 team loss against

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. Washington finished the 2020–2021 season back in Greece, playing for

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. In 9 games, he averaged 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds, playing 23 minutes per contest. On August 5, 2021, Washington renewed his contract with the Greek club. On November 27 of the same year, however, he parted ways with Larisa, after averaging only 4.4 points and 4.8 rebounds, playing 19 minutes per contest. On December 1, he signed with BC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian National Basketball League.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, DeVaughn 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay American men's basketball players Basketball players from Virginia BC Balkan Botevgrad players Flyers Wels players Kauhajoen Karhu players Kumamoto Volters players Kymis B.C. players Larisa B.C. players Kobe Storks players Ohio Bobcats men's basketball players Power forwards Sendai 89ers players Shinshu Brave Warriors players Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia Tryhoop Okayama players