DaVonté Damion Lacy (born March 11, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for

Ionikos Nikaias Ionikos Nikaias (full name Athlitikos Omilos Ionikos Nikaias, A.O. Ionikos Nikaias / ) is a Greek sports club, multi-sports club that is based in the suburban town of Nikaia, Attica, Nikaia within the Piraeus agglomeration. It was founded in 1965, ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basketball League (GBL), and also known as the Stoiximan Greek Basketball League (GBL) for sponsorship reasons, is the Greek basketball league system, first tier level professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the ...

. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

College career

Lacy attended

Washington State Washington, officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is often referred to as Washington State to distinguish it from the national capital, both named after George Washington ...

for four years. As a junior, Lacy averaged 19.4 points per game, which included a career-high 39-point game against

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. As a senior, he averaged 16.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a steal per game. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 Conference.

Professional career

Lacy began his professional career in Austria with

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. During the 2019–20 season, Lacy played four games for

Merkezefendi Merkezefendi () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Denizli Province, Turkey. Its area is 336 km2, and its population is 336,818 (2022). The district was established as a result of the 2013 Turkish local government reorganis ...

and 11 games for

USC Heidelberg USC Heidelberg, for sponsorship reasons named MLP Academics Heidelberg, is a professional basketball club from Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The club's men's senior team currently plays in the German first division Basketball Bundeslig ...

. He averaged 18.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game for Heidelberg. On May 2, 2020, Lacy signed with Donar in the Netherlands for the 2020–21 season. On July 22, 2021, Lacy signed with Patrioti Levice in the

Slovak Basketball League The Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (SBL) () is the highest level tier league of men's professional club basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993. MBK Pezinok is the league's most successful team, having won a league record 9 champions ...

. He averaged 17.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game. On January 15, 2022, Lacy signed with

Medipolis SC Jena Science City Jena is a basketball club based in Jena, Germany that plays in the ProA. Their home court is the Sparkassen Arena, which seats 3,000. Their current head coach is Björn Harmsen. The team was known as Erdgas Baskets Jena through th ...

of the German

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. Lacy signed a deal with

Bashkimi Prizren Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball lea ...

from

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in August 2022. On September 20, 2022, he moved to Greek club

. In 22 league games, he averaged 8.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

References

External links

RealGM ProfileWashington State Cougars bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lacy, DaVonté 1993 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Austria American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands American expatriate basketball people in Slovakia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Bashkimi Prizren players Basketball people from Washington (state) BC Vienna players Donar (basketball club) players Dutch Basketball League players Ehingen Urspring players Ionikos Nikaias B.C. players Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket players PS Karlsruhe Lions players Science City Jena players Shooting guards UBC Güssing Knights players USC Heidelberg players Washington State Cougars men's basketball players 21st-century American sportsmen