Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams (born 7 October 1995) is a British professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year as a sophomore at

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in 2016, before playing

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for the

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and the

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Early life

Bigby-Williams grew up playing soccer in East London. He was a 6'6 goalkeeper at the age of 15 when he broke his leg. After recovering from his injury, he turned his attention to basketball and quickly mastered the fundamentals. As a senior at

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, he averaged 20.7 points, 15.4 rebounds and 6 blocks per game. He committed to play college basketball at

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but failed to qualify academically, so he instead ended up at

in Wyoming.

College career

As a freshman, Bigby-Williams averaged 10.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. As a sophomore at Gillette, Bigby-Williams averaged 16.8 points, 13.6 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game. He was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year. Bigby-Williams was the top-ranked junior college prospect and signed with

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in April 2016. As a junior, Bigby-Williams averaged 3 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. He received more playing time after Chris Boucher was injured in the

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Tournament. In the NCAA Tournament, he averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds per game to help Oregon reach the Final Four. Following the season, he opted to transfer to

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. After posting 14 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and a steal in a 83-69 victory at Ole Miss, followed by 12 points and 11 rebounds in an 89-67 win against

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, Bigby-Williams was named SEC player of the week on 21 January 2019. As a senior, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks per game.

Professional career

NBA G League

After going undrafted in the

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, Bigby-Williams was signed by the

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but quickly released, instead joining the

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. Bigby-Williams was signed by the Pelicans on 6 August 2019 to an Exhibit 10 contract. After playing in one preseason game, he was waived on 19 October. He joined their affiliate in the NBA G League, the Erie BayHawks. On 10 January 2020, Bigby-Williams missed a game with an undisclosed injury. He posted 18 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks, one assist and one steal in a loss to the

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on 23 January. Bigby-Williams averaged 8.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in 25 games. On 4 February, he was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. On 27 February, Bigby-Williams was traded to the

in exchange for a 2020 2nd round pick and the rights of

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Europe

On December 14, 2020, he signed with

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of the

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. On March 11, 2021, Bigby-Williams left Cantù and moved to

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in the

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, signing with the

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. On August 19, 2021, he signed with

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of the

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Return to the G League

On February 1, 2022, Bigby-Williams was re-acquired by the

of the

through his returning player rights.

National team career

Bigby-Williams represented Great Britain in its Under-20 and Under-18 teams, averaging 8.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game between the two squads.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bioOregon Ducks bio
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