Dwayne Lathan

Dwayne Lathan
Shreveport Mavericks
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	January 20, 1989 (age 35); Ruston, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	West Monroe (Monroe, Louisiana)
College	Louisiana Tech (2007–2008); Indiana State (2009–2012);
NBA draft	2012: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2013	Osaka Evessa
2013–2014	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2013–2014	North Dallas Vandals
2015–2016	Kentucky Mavericks
2016–2017	BC Sukhumi
2021–2022	Shreveport Mavericks
2022–2023	Potawatomi Fire

Dwayne Lathan (born January 20, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BC Sukhumi of the Georgian Superliga. He played college basketball at both Louisiana Tech University and Indiana State University.

College career[edit]

Lathan, a 6'3" guard from West Monroe High School in Monroe, Louisiana, played one season at Louisiana Tech before transferring to Indiana State University. After sitting out 2008–09 season due to NCAA transfer rules, he played for the Indiana State Sycamores in Terre Haute, Indiana from 2009 to 2012. While there, Lathan was a two-year starter and as a junior in the 2010–11 season led the Sycamores to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 11 years. That year, Lathan averaged 10.9 points to lead the Sycamores in scoring. He also led them in scoring his senior season (2011–12) with 12.3 points per game^[1] and to an appearance in the 2012 CiT.

For his Indiana State career he scored 983 points and 58 three-pointers; starting 51 games and appearing in 83 games; led them in scoring for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.^[2] He was part of a MVC Tournament Championship team and made three post-season appearances.^[3]

Professional career[edit]

Lathan went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. In October 2012, he signed with Osaka Evessa of Japan for the 2012–13 season.^[4] However, he didn't make his debut until December 2012.

On November 1, 2013, Lathan was selected in the 7th round of the 2013 NBA Development League draft by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.^[5] On February 17, 2014, he was waived by the Vipers.

On November 22, 2015, Lathan was signed by the Kentucky Mavericks of the Premier Basketball League, based in Owensboro, Kentucky.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Statistics Summary for 2011-12" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "Individual Career Records" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "#20 Dwayne Lathan". GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
^ "Lathan to Play in Japan". YouTube. October 26, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
^ "2013 NBA Development League Draft". NBA.com. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
^ Kentucky Mavericks Updated Roster

[1] "Statistics Summary for 2011-12" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[2] "Individual Career Records" (PDF). GoSycamores.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[3] "#20 Dwayne Lathan". GoSycamores.com. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[4] "Lathan to Play in Japan". YouTube. October 26, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[5] "2013 NBA Development League Draft". NBA.com. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[6] Kentucky Mavericks Updated Roster

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