Sir'Dominic Denzel Pointer (born May 6, 1992) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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. He played college basketball at St. John's. He was drafted 53rd overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the

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Early life

Pointer was born on May 6, 1992 in

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to Anthony Nolan and San Pointer. He has two sisters, Connae and twin Miz'Unique. According to him, his desire to outwork others came from his cousin Michael Robinson, who was shot and killed at age 26. Robinson helped him stay in school, motivated Pointer in basketball, and helped him avoid influence from gangs. Pointer later used his cousin's picture as his profile picture on

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and said, "I appreciate him for that."

High school career

Pointer moved to

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prior to playing his first two years of high school basketball at Roseville High School. He attended Quality Education Academy in

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in his final two seasons. Following graduation, some recruiting services rated him as 8th best

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and 24th best player of his class.

College career

As a senior at St. John's, Pointer received the

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honoring the best college basketball player in New York City metropolitan region. He was named to the All Big East Second Team after averaging 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Professional career

Canton Charge (2015–2016)

On June 25, 2015, Pointer was drafted with the 53rd pick of the 2015 NBA draft by the

. On October 30, he was acquired by the

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of the

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, the affiliate team of Cleveland. On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 106–99 loss to the

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, recording 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 29 minutes. Pointer averaged 6.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 1.4 blocks in 20.3 minutes per game with Canton.

Israel (2016–2017)

In June, 2016, Pointer joined the Cavaliers for the

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. On August 28, 2016, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli League. He left Hapoel after appearing in only two games. He then joined the Ironi Kiryat Ata of the

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Byblos (2017)

In July 2017, Pointer re-joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2017 NBA Summer League. On October 16, 2017, he signed with Byblos Club of the

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. He left Byblos after appearing in nine games.

Alba Fehérvár (2018)

On January 13, 2018, Pointer signed with Hungarian club

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Second stint with the Canton / Cleveland Charge (2018–2021)

Pointer was included in the training camp roster announced on October 20, 2018 and the opening night roster announced on November 1, 2018 by the

. It was reported that the

signed and waived Pointer in early October, 2019. Pointer was later included in the training camp roster announced on October 26, 2019 and the opening night roster announced on November 7, 2019 by the

. On March 4, 2020, Pointer signed a 10-day contract with the

. However, the season was suspended due to the

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and Pointer's deal expired before he appeared in a game for the team. He rejoined the Charge for the 2020–21 season.

APOEL (2021–present)

On July 27, 2021, Pointer signed with

of the

References

External links

St. John's Red Storm bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pointer, SirDominic 1992 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American men's basketball players Basketball players from Michigan Canton Charge players Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks Hapoel Eilat basketball players Ironi Kiryat Ata players People from Roseville, Michigan Shooting guards Small forwards Sportspeople from Metro Detroit St. John's Red Storm men's basketball players United States men's national basketball team players 21st-century African-American sportspeople