Byron Mullens

Byron Mullens
Player information
Full name	Byron James Mullens
Nickname	BJ
birthday	February 14, 1989
place of birth	Canal Winchester (OH), USA
size	213 cm
position	center
college	Ohio State
NBA draft	2009 , 24th pick , Dallas Mavericks
Club information
society	Shanxi Zhongyu
league	ChBA
Clubs as active
2009–2011 Oklahoma City Thunder 2009–2011 → Tulsa 66ers 2011 Panionios BC 2011–2013 Charlotte Bobcats 2013–2014 Los Angeles Clippers 2014 Philadelphia 76ers Since 2014 Shanxi Zhongyu ( ChBA ) 00000 00000 0
National team
since 2012 00	Great Britain

Byron James "BJ" Mullens (born February 14, 1989 in Canal Winchester , Ohio ) is a British - American basketball player .

Career

After graduating from high school , he went to Ohio State University to study , where he played basketball for the college team Buckeyes in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference . At the Buckeyes he came initially mainly as a reserve player from the bank, where he was able to achieve 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman in his first and ultimately only college year . Afterwards he already registered for the entry draft of the highest endowed professional league NBA .

In the 2009 NBA Draft , he was selected in 24th place by the Dallas Mavericks , but their rights to him shortly thereafter exchanged for the rights to Rodrigue Beaubois , so that Mullens came to the Oklahoma City Thunder. With the Thunder, Mullens could not play in the rotation, so he was repeatedly posted to the Tulsa 66ers farm team in the NBA Development League (D-League) to gain match practice and experience that Mullens had in his short NCAA career could not collect. During the lockout in 2011, Mullens played three weeks for the Greek first division club Panionios Athens, but returned to his home country at the start of the European season in early October before the end of the lockout.

At the end of the lockout, Mullens was then transferred to the Charlotte Bobcats on December 19, 2011, where he received more game shares so that he could improve significantly. On April 6, 2012 Mullens set up personal career records with 31 points and 14 rebounds in the largely unsuccessful team. Mullens was able to improve his values ​​in the 2012/13 season , but after 2 years Mullens left the Bobcats for the 2013/14 season and joined the Los Angeles Clippers . However, Mullens only played for the Clippers until February 2014. Shortly before the end of the transition period, Mullens came to the Philadelphia 76ers in a player swap .

After the end of the season, Mullens signed a contract with the Chinese Basketball Association for the Zhongyu from Shanxi in the summer of 2014 .

National team

Due to his British mother, Mullens is eligible to play for the UK national team. He was appointed to the squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics , but had to cancel due to an injury.

Web links

Commons : Byron Mullens  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Byron Mullens - player profile on NBA.com
• Byron Mullens - player profile on basketball-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Darnell Mayberry: Thunder's Byron Mullens leaves Greek League team. The Oklahoman , October 9, 2011, accessed January 4, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Bobcats Mullens. (No longer available online.) National Basketball Association , December 19, 2011, archived from the original on April 13, 2014 ; accessed on January 4, 2014 (English, media info Bobcats). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Brendan Gallagher: London 2012 Olympics: Byron Mullens pulls out but Team GB basketball squad are hopeful Ben Gordon will play. The Daily Telegraph , June 21, 2012, accessed January 4, 2015 .