Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr. (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional

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player for

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

and the EuroLeague. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Orlando Magic in the

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(NBA). Bacon played

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for the Florida State Seminoles.

High school career

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Dwayne Bacon attended the McKeel Academy in his native

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until transferring to the

IMG Academy IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...

in Bradenton, Florida for his junior season. At Mckeel Academy, Bacon averaged 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals as a sophomore in 2012–2013. He led Mckeel to a 17–8 overall record and to the FHSAA championship tournament regional semifinals in 2013. In his junior season of 2013–2014 at IMG Academy Bacon was IMG's leading scorer. In his only season at IMG he averaged 19.3 ppg and led in assist with 4.0 apg while shooting 42% from the field and 70% from the free throw line in 12 games played. Bacon transferred to the Oak Hill Academy for his senior season. On September 5, 2014. Dwayne Bacon committed to

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

over offers from

Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

Georgia Tech The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

, and Auburn. In his senior year at Oak Hill, Dwayne Bacon led Oak Hill to an undefeated regular season with a record of 45–0 and averaged 24.4 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 2.2 steals per game. He was ranked 14th on ESPN 100. Bacon played for the Showtime Ballers AAU program based in Orlando for three seasons.

College career

Dwayne Bacon signed with

on September 5, 2015. As a freshman at Florida State Bacon received the National Freshman of the week honors from CBS Sports on November 21. He was a three time ACC rookie of the week (Nov 16, Dec 21 and 28). In his first career game Bacon had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. Bacon achieved his first career win over Charleston Southern with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He appeared in every game during the 2015–16 season for the Seminoles and averaged 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over 28.8 minutes per game. On March 23, Bacon announced via Twitter that he would test his draft status for the 2016 NBA draft. He did not hire an agent and retained his amateur status and the ability to return to Florida State for the 2016–17 season. However, on March 28 he announced he will return to college. During his sophomore season, Bacon was named a member of the All-ACC second team for his work with Florida State that season. After his team was eliminated from the 2017 NCAA tournament, Bacon declared for the

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(with a commitment that he'd sign with an agent soon afterward) on March 22, 2017.

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2017–2020)

On June 22, 2017, Bacon was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 40th overall pick in the

. He was later traded to the Charlotte Hornets on draft night. On July 6, 2017, he signed with the Hornets. Dwayne Bacon made his debut in the NBA on October 18, 2017, with a loss against the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...

, scoring 8 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Bacon scored a career high 18 points against the

San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...

on November 3, 2017, with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. On December 26, 2017, Bacon and

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got assigned from the Hornets to the

Greensboro Swarm The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. The team became ...

. Later, Julyan Stone got assigned from the Hornets to the Swarm. On that same day, Bacon got assigned back to the Charlotte Hornets from the Swarm.

Orlando Magic (2020–2021)

On November 24, 2020, Bacon signed with his hometown team, the Orlando Magic. On March 28, Bacon scored a career-high 26 points in a 96–93 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He later then scored a career-high 28 points in a 122–112 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. On August 8, 2021, the Magic waived Bacon. Eleven days later, he signed with the New York Knicks, but was waived on October 14.

AS Monaco Basket (2021–2022)

On October 26, 2021, Bacon signed with AS Monaco Basket of the French LNB Pro A. On September 26, 2022, Bacon signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was waived on October 8, 2022.

Panathinaikos (2022–present)

On October 21, 2022, Bacon officially signed a two-year deal with Greek club

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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College

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References

External links

Florida State Seminoles bio
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