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| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 15, 1989 Homewood, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Homewood-Flossmoor ( Flossmoor, Illinois) |
| College |
|
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato |
| 2014 | VEF Rīga |
| 2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2015 | Cholet Basket |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Patras |
| 2016 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2017 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2017 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2018 | EGIS Körmend |
| 2019–2020 | Sigortam.net İTÜ BB |
| 2020–2021 | Soproni KC |
| 2021 | CS Dinamo București |
| 2021–2022 | KK Gostivar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Kevin Andre Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.
High school
Dillard attended and played high school basketball Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he was named the 2008 Illinois Mr. Basketball. [1]
College career
After graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High, Dillard played two years of college basketball for Southern Illinois University. After the 2009–10 season, Dillard transferred to Dayton. [2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules. [3] He was named to the All- Atlantic 10 Second Team, as a junior [4] and senior.
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Southern Illinois | 31 | 30.9 | .441 | .452 | .727 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.2 | |
| 2009–10 | Southern Illinois | 29 | 28.9 | .423 | .320 | .773 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
| 2011–12 | Dayton Flyers | 33 | 32.7 | .412 | .325 | .827 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.3 | |
| 2012–13 | Dayton Flyers | 31 | 33.0 | .405 | .396 | .892 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.3 |
Professional career
Dillard failed to be drafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy, for the 2013–14 season. [6]
On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia. [7] On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga. [8] On December 8, 2014, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France, for the rest of the season. [9]
On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany, for the 2015–16 season. [10] However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg, before appearing in a game for them. [11]
On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France. [12] On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet, and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras. [13] On April 2, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants, for the rest of the season. [14]
On July 27, 2016, Dillard signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka. [15] On December 4, 2016, he was excused from the team, with poor playing performance being cited as the reasons for the decision. [16] [17] In the wake of the falling out with his club, he did not re-join the team at all during the rest of December, while instead looking for another gig elsewhere. [18]
On January 7, 2017, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers, for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season. [19] On February 22, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. [20]
On July 8, 2017, Dillard signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek League. [21] On November 4, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK. [22] On January 18, 2018, he signed with Hungarian club EGIS Körmend. [23]
On October 10, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League. [24] Dillard averaged 10 points and 5.6 assists per game. On July 27, 2020, he signed in Hungary with Soproni KC. [25]
Dillard played one game for CS Dinamo București in 2021. On February 27, 2022, he signed with KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League. [26]
References
- ^ Southern Illinois' highly-touted 2008 recruiting class now gone after transfer of Kevin Dillard and Anthony Booker - ESPN Chicago
- ^ Mr. Basketball 2008 Kevin Dillard picks Dayton after leaving SIU - Chicago Tribune
- ^ Dillard already blending in with Flyers | Flyer Connection: University of Dayton sports
- ^ "Dunphy, Nicholson Take Top A-10 Men's Basketball Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Kevin Dillard". ESPN. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ Novipiu Casale signs Kevin Dillard
- ^ "VEF Rīga lands Kevin Dillard". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ Kevin Dillard leaves VEF Riga
- ^ Kevin Dillard joins Pau-Orthez
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg tab Kevin Dillard
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cuts Kevin Dillard
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Cholet Basket
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Apollon Patras
- ^ Antwerp Giants terminated the contract with Kwame Vaughn, Kevin Dillard will replace him
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka adds Kevin Dillard
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka excused Kevi Dillard from team activities
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Kevin Dillard kadro dışı (in Turkish)
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Dillard diretiyor (in Turkish)
- ^ BREAKERS BRING IN FRESH FACE FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON PUSH
- ^ Maccabi Ashdod signs Kevin Dillard to replace Daniel Ewing
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki inks Kevin Dillard
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki, Kevin Dillard officially part ways
- ^ Kevin Dillard inks with Egis Kormend
- ^ "İTÜ Basket'ten Kevin Dillard Hamlesi". Basketball.com.tr. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Sopron KC adds Kevin Dillard". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Najdovski, Darko (February 27, 2022). "Gostivar lands Kevin Dillard, ex Dinamo B." Eurobasket. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
External links
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Dayton Flyers College Bio
- New Breakers point guard Kevin Dillard feeling at home and ready to save season
- Living people
- 1989 births
- A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Antwerp Giants players
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- BC Körmend players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Cholet Basket players
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball players
- Élan Béarnais players
- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players
- Karşıyaka basketball players
- Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- People from Homewood, Illinois
- Point guards
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni
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| |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 15, 1989 Homewood, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Homewood-Flossmoor ( Flossmoor, Illinois) |
| College |
|
| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato |
| 2014 | VEF Rīga |
| 2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2015 | Cholet Basket |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Patras |
| 2016 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2017 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2017 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2018 | EGIS Körmend |
| 2019–2020 | Sigortam.net İTÜ BB |
| 2020–2021 | Soproni KC |
| 2021 | CS Dinamo București |
| 2021–2022 | KK Gostivar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Kevin Andre Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.
High school
Dillard attended and played high school basketball Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he was named the 2008 Illinois Mr. Basketball. [1]
College career
After graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High, Dillard played two years of college basketball for Southern Illinois University. After the 2009–10 season, Dillard transferred to Dayton. [2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules. [3] He was named to the All- Atlantic 10 Second Team, as a junior [4] and senior.
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Southern Illinois | 31 | 30.9 | .441 | .452 | .727 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.2 | |
| 2009–10 | Southern Illinois | 29 | 28.9 | .423 | .320 | .773 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
| 2011–12 | Dayton Flyers | 33 | 32.7 | .412 | .325 | .827 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.3 | |
| 2012–13 | Dayton Flyers | 31 | 33.0 | .405 | .396 | .892 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.3 |
Professional career
Dillard failed to be drafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy, for the 2013–14 season. [6]
On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia. [7] On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga. [8] On December 8, 2014, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France, for the rest of the season. [9]
On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany, for the 2015–16 season. [10] However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg, before appearing in a game for them. [11]
On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France. [12] On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet, and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras. [13] On April 2, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants, for the rest of the season. [14]
On July 27, 2016, Dillard signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka. [15] On December 4, 2016, he was excused from the team, with poor playing performance being cited as the reasons for the decision. [16] [17] In the wake of the falling out with his club, he did not re-join the team at all during the rest of December, while instead looking for another gig elsewhere. [18]
On January 7, 2017, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers, for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season. [19] On February 22, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. [20]
On July 8, 2017, Dillard signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek League. [21] On November 4, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK. [22] On January 18, 2018, he signed with Hungarian club EGIS Körmend. [23]
On October 10, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League. [24] Dillard averaged 10 points and 5.6 assists per game. On July 27, 2020, he signed in Hungary with Soproni KC. [25]
Dillard played one game for CS Dinamo București in 2021. On February 27, 2022, he signed with KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League. [26]
References
- ^ Southern Illinois' highly-touted 2008 recruiting class now gone after transfer of Kevin Dillard and Anthony Booker - ESPN Chicago
- ^ Mr. Basketball 2008 Kevin Dillard picks Dayton after leaving SIU - Chicago Tribune
- ^ Dillard already blending in with Flyers | Flyer Connection: University of Dayton sports
- ^ "Dunphy, Nicholson Take Top A-10 Men's Basketball Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Kevin Dillard". ESPN. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ Novipiu Casale signs Kevin Dillard
- ^ "VEF Rīga lands Kevin Dillard". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ Kevin Dillard leaves VEF Riga
- ^ Kevin Dillard joins Pau-Orthez
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg tab Kevin Dillard
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cuts Kevin Dillard
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Cholet Basket
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Apollon Patras
- ^ Antwerp Giants terminated the contract with Kwame Vaughn, Kevin Dillard will replace him
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka adds Kevin Dillard
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka excused Kevi Dillard from team activities
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Kevin Dillard kadro dışı (in Turkish)
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Dillard diretiyor (in Turkish)
- ^ BREAKERS BRING IN FRESH FACE FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON PUSH
- ^ Maccabi Ashdod signs Kevin Dillard to replace Daniel Ewing
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki inks Kevin Dillard
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki, Kevin Dillard officially part ways
- ^ Kevin Dillard inks with Egis Kormend
- ^ "İTÜ Basket'ten Kevin Dillard Hamlesi". Basketball.com.tr. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Sopron KC adds Kevin Dillard". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Najdovski, Darko (February 27, 2022). "Gostivar lands Kevin Dillard, ex Dinamo B." Eurobasket. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
External links
- Greek Basket League Profile (in English)
- Greek Basket League Profile (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Dayton Flyers College Bio
- New Breakers point guard Kevin Dillard feeling at home and ready to save season
- Living people
- 1989 births
- A.S. Junior Pallacanestro Casale players
- American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Hungary
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
- American expatriate basketball people in Romania
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- American men's basketball players
- Antwerp Giants players
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- BC Körmend players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Cholet Basket players
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball players
- Élan Béarnais players
- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. players
- Karşıyaka basketball players
- Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- P.A.O.K. BC players
- People from Homewood, Illinois
- Point guards
- Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois
- Homewood-Flossmoor High School alumni