Dyshawn Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional

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player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish

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(BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is from

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and played

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for the

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Early life

Pierre was born in

. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2011 and 2012.

College career

He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the

. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset

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(6 seed). Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen. Dayton went on to beat Stanford, but lost to the Florida Gators in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points. Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection. As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The

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that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points in a close come-back win for the

against the

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to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded

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for an upset win, 66-53. Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "

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" foul shot. Pierre was accused of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on April 23, 2015 and was reported to the University of Dayton in May. Pierre denied the allegations, stating that the sex was consensual. The Montgomery County, Ohio prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the basketball player, citing insufficient evidence. Nonetheless, the University of Dayton suspended Pierre for the fall semester, meaning he would be eligible to play basketball on December 22. He hired a lawyer to fight the suspension.

Professional career

Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the Indiana Pacers. In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing. Pierre signed with Italian side

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for the 2017-18 campaign. On July 8, 2020, he signed with EuroLeague side Fenerbahçe Beko of the

(BSL). Pierre averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He signed a three-year contract with the team on June 14, 2021.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in

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for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.

National team career

Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011), winning bronze with teammates like

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, Anthony Bennett and

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References

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