Devon Marquis Saddler (born October 27, 1992) is an American-born, naturalized Belarusian former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in Italy, Greece, Hungary, Belarus and Israel. A two-time Belarusian League champion with Tsmoki-Minsk, Saddler was named the Belarusian League MVP in

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Early life and college career

Saddler attended Aberdeen High School in

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, where he averaged 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and three steals while leading Aberdeen to a 20–3 record in his senior year. Saddler was named 3A All-State as a junior. He also played at

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for the 2009–10 season. Saddler played

at the

, where he averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. On March 6, 2014, Saddler earned a spot in the First-team All-

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for two consecutive years.

Professional career

2014–15 season

On August 5, 2014, Saddler started his professional career with Fulgor Omegna of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. In 30 games played for Omegna, he averaged 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

2015–16 season

On September 1, 2015, Saddler signed with

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of the Croatian League and the

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. In November 2015, he parted ways with Cibona before appearing in a game of them. On November 27, 2015, Saddler signed with

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of the

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. In 19 games played for Patras, he averaged 10.5 points, 3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.

2016–17 season

On September 19, 2016, Saddler signed with

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of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (NBI/A). On February 2, 2017, Saddler parted ways with Körmend to join

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for the rest of the season. On April 8, 2017, Saddler recorded a career-high 35 points, shooting 13-of-20 from the field, along with six rebounds and three assists in a 90–74 win over MAFC Budapest.

2017–18 season

On September 15, 2017, Saddler signed a two-year deal with Tsmoki-Minsk of the

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...

and the

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. Saddler won the 2018 Belarusian Premier League championship and the 2018 Belarusian Cup titles with Tsmoki-Minsk.

2018–19 season

On April 30, 2019, Saddler recorded a season-high 30 points, shooting 11-of-19 from the field, along with five rebounds and four assists in a 70–77 loss to

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. Saddler went on to win the 2019 Belarusian Premier League championship title, leading his team to the 11th champion title in a row as he earned the Finals MVP honors.

2019–20 season

On May 27, 2019, Saddler signed with

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of the

. On August 16, 2019, he parted ways with Saratov before appearing in a game for them. On September 2, 2019, Saddler signed a one-year deal with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

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. On October 15, 2019, he parted ways with Rishon LeZion after appearing in three games. On November 25, 2019, Saddler announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.

Belarus national team

Saddler was a member of the

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. In 4 games played during the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, he averaged 16 points, 6.8 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game. On February 26, 2018, Saddler made a key contribution to a sensational 93–92 win of the Belarusian team over

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, recording 25 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.

References

External links

Delaware bio

RealGM profile

FIBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saddler, Devon 1991 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belarus American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Apollon Patras B.C. players Basketball players from Maryland BC Körmend players BC Tsmoki-Minsk players Belarusian men's basketball players Belarusian people of American descent Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's basketball players Jászberényi KSE players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players People from Aberdeen, Maryland Point guards Sportspeople from the Baltimore metropolitan area Naturalised basketball players