Devon Dwayne Lamont "Wayne" Chism (born June 16, 1987) is an American-Bahraini professional basketball player for Al-Salam of the Saudi Basketball League. He played college basketball for the

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Career

Born in

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, Chism was the focus of the Volunteers' offense during his senior season. He averaged 12.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 1.3 bpg, all team highs. He also led UT to its first Elite Eight appearance in school history, where they were defeated by the

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by a final score of 70–69. Chism was not selected in the

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, but received summer league invitations from the

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and

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. He played for Antalya BB in Turkey, but was released in December 2010. In January 2011, he signed to play with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA D-League. For the 2011–12 season he signed with Albacomp of Hungary. In July 2012, he signed with Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket of the French

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for the 2012–13 season. In October 2013, he returned to Hungary and signed with

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. In February 2014, he parted ways with Kaposvári. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On January 20, 2015, he was waived by the Israeli club. In March 2014, Chism signed with the

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of the

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as the team's import for the

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. In February 2015, he returned to Philippines for his second tour of duty as import for

Chism led the Elasto Painters to a league-leading 8–3 win–loss record (a record they tied with Talk 'N Text) and to a finals stint before losing to Talk 'N Text in seven games. For his contributions to the team, Chism was awarded the Best Import of the Conference award at the end of the conference. In November 2015, Chism signed to play and return to the Philippines for the third time, again playing for Rain or Shine as the team's import for the

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. However, on February 18, 2016, in a game against

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, he injured his

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, and was doubtful to play for the rest of the conference. Two days later, he was released by the team and was replaced by NBA veteran Antonie Wright. In October 2016, Chism signed with Garzas de Plata Hidalgo of the Mexican LNBP. In August 2017, Chism signed with

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of the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chism, Wayne 1987 births Living people Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket players Alba Fehérvár players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi players Basketball players from Tennessee Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Kaposvári KK players Magnolia Hotshots players NLEX Road Warriors players Sportspeople from Jackson, Tennessee Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards Rain or Shine Elasto Painters players Tennessee Volunteers basketball players American men's basketball players Sagesse SC (basketball) players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen Bahraini men's basketball players Manama Club basketball players Naturalised basketball players Basketball players at the 2022 Asian Games Bahraini expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia