Kyvon Davenport
| No. 10 – South China | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Hong Kong A1 Division Championship Basketball Champions League Asia |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 28, 1996 Gainesville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | East Hall (Hall County, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Eilat |
| 2020 | Cholet Basket |
| 2021 | BC Budivelnyk |
| 2021–2022 | Orléans Loiret Basket |
| 2023 | Héroes de Falcón |
| 2023–2024 | Sabah |
| 2024 | Al Bataeh Club |
| 2026–present | South China |
Kyvon Davenport (born August 28, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for South China of the Hong Kong A1 Division Championship and Basketball Champions League Asia . He played college basketball for Georgia Highlands College and the University of Memphis before playing professionally in Israel. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he primarily plays at the power forward position.
High school career
[edit]Davenport grew up in Gainesville, Georgia. He attended East Hall High School in Hall County, Georgia, where he averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shots per game as a senior. Davenport led his team to the Class AAA state quarterfinals, while earning the AAA All-State First Team honors in 2014–15.[1]
College career
[edit]Davenport started his college basketball career at Georgia Highlands College, where he was named a First Team Junior College All-American by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Davenport averaged 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while leading his team to a 32–2 overall record.[1] On April 9, 2017, Davenport committed to the University of Memphis after receiving offers from ETSU, Ole Miss, Murray State and UTE.[2]
Davenport played his final two years of college at Memphis under head coaches Tubby Smith and Penny Hardaway respectively. On December 15, 2018, Davenport recorded a college career-high 31 points, shooting 12-of-17 from the field, along with 11 rebounds in a 92–102 loss to Tennessee.[3] Davenport led the Tigers in rebounding (6.9) and averaged 13.1 points per game in his senior year.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On August 15, 2019, Davenport started his professional career with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Premier League, signing a one-year deal.[4] On October 14, 2019, Davenport recorded 21 points in his second game with Eilat, he shot 6-of-11 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two blocks in an 86–102 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv.[5] He averaged 13.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. On June 25, 2020, Davenport signed with Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A.[6] He averaged 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in seven games. On January 11, 2021, Davenport signed with BC Budivelnyk of the Ukrainian league.[7] He averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game. On September 23, 2021, Davenport signed with Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.[8]
He played for the Héroes de Falcón in Venuezela during the summer of 2023. For the 2023–24 season, Davenport joined Sabah BC of the Azerbaijan Basketball League.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kyvon Davenport – University of Memphis". GoTigersGo.com. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "JUCO forward Kyvon Davenport commits to Memphis Tigers". CBSsports.com. April 9, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Schofield scores 29, No. 3 Tennessee beats Memphis 102–92". CBSsports.com. December 15, 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Kyvon Davenport signs with Hapoel Eilat". Sportando. August 15, 2019. Archived from the original on August 16, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "Winner League, Game 2: M. Tel-Aviv Vs Hapoel Yossi Avrahami Eilat". basket.co.il. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (June 25, 2020). "Cholet Basket announces deal with Kyvon Davenport". Sportando. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ^ Chelidze, Dimitri (January 11, 2021). "Kyvon Davenport (ex Cholet) joins Budivelnyk". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (September 23, 2021). "Kyvon Davenport (ex Budivelnyk) is a newcomer at Orleans". Eurobasket. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1996 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Cholet Basket players
- Hapoel Eilat basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Memphis Tigers men's basketball players
- Orléans Loiret Basket players
- South China AA basketball players
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Gainesville, Georgia
- Sabah BC players
- Héroes de Falcón players