Juvonte Reddic (born May 23, 1992) is an American professional

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player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

. A 6' 9"

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, Reddic played college basketball for

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(VCU).

College career

Reddic chose VCU over

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, Ole Miss and

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out of Quality Education Academy in

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. As a freshman, Reddic was a role player, but did contribute to the Rams' run to the 2011 NCAA Final Four. He moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 6.7

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and earning third-team All-

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honors. As a junior and senior, Reddic became one of the top big men in the

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, earning second-team all-conference honors both seasons and earned national recognition in his senior season as he was one of 50 players nationally added to the

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watch list for national player of the year. Reddic finished with 1,438 points and 895 rebounds for his career.

Professional career

2014–15 season

Following the close of his college career, Reddic was not drafted in the

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. On August 6, 2014, he signed with

Victoria Libertas Pesaro Victoria Libertas (also known as "VL" or in Italian ''Vuelle''), full name Unione Sportiva Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro, is a professional basketball team that is based in Pesaro, Italy. The club competes in the top level Italian professiona ...

of Italy for the 2014–15 season. In January 2015, he left Pesaro and signed with

Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

for the rest of the season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Reddic joined the

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for the

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. On October 31, Reddic was selected by the

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in the third round of the 2015

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draft.

2016–17 season

On August 22, 2016, Reddic signed with the Greek team Kolossos Rodou. He was voted as the

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of the 1st round.

2017–present

Reddic played for

Falco KC Szombathely Falco Kosárlabda Club, for sponsorship reasons named Falco Volvo Alpok Autó Szombathely, is a Hungarian professional basketball club based in Szombathely. The team play their home games at Arena Savaria, a multi-use complex, which was opened in ...

of the

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. In the 2019-20 season he averaged 15.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. On May 29, 2020, he signed with

Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the first division LNB Pro A. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue an ...

of the

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. Reddic averaged 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He re-signed with the team on June 19, 2021. In the summer of 2022, he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the

References

External links

Italian League profile

VCU Rams bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddic, Juvonte 1992 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball players from Winston-Salem, North Carolina Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Canton Charge players Chorale Roanne Basket players Falco KC Szombathely players Ironi Kiryat Ata players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Power forwards (basketball) VCU Rams men's basketball players Victoria Libertas Pesaro players Virtus Bologna players