Deon Edwin (born October 9, 1992) is an U.S. Virgin Islander professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player for
Paks Atomerőmű of the
Hungarian First League at club, and the
US Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...
internationally. Standing at , he plays as a
point guard or a
shooting guard.
Club career
Edwin started his professional career
KTP-Basket
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat Basket, shortly KTP Basket, is the largely independent basketball team of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, a Finnish sports club based in Kotka, and has played in the Korisliiga since 1957. The club has won the Finnish cha ...
in the Finnish
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...
. He averaged 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in 41 games during his rookie season.
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In August 2018, Edwin signed with Ukrainian club Khimik of the ]Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
The Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague (USL) ( uk, Українська баскетбольна суперліга) is the first-tier level of professional basketball league in Ukraine. Established in 1992, the league is currently contested by 10 c ...
. He was an instrumental part in Khimik's run to the 2018–19 Ukrainian SuperLeague title. He averaged 15.8 points per game for Khimik.[
On July 29, 2019, Edwin signed with ]Kyiv-Basket
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in Ukraine.
For the 2020–21 season, Edwin signed with his third Ukrainian team, Prometey, and won a second Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague title. Edwin averaged 11.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists for Prometey.
National team career
Edwin has been a member of the U.S. Virgin Islands national basketball team and played with the team at 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. He averaged 6.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in five games, helping his country end in the fourth place.
References
1992 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
American men's basketball players
BC Khimik players
BC Prometey players
Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball players
KTP-Basket players
Kyiv-Basket players
United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players
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