DeAndre Ayton

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DeAndre Ayton
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Ayton in 2017
Player information
Full name Deandre Edoneille Ayton
birthday 23rd July 1998 (age 22)
place of birth Nassau , Bahamas
size 211 cm
position Center / Power Forward
college Arizona
NBA draft 2018 , 1st pick , Phoenix Suns
Club information
society Phoenix Suns
league NBA
Jersey number 22nd
Clubs as active
Since 02018 United StatesUnited States Phoenix Suns

Deandre Edoneille Ayton (born July 23, 1998 in Nassau ) is a Bahamian basketball player who has been under contract with the Phoenix Suns in the US professional league NBA since 2018 .

career

Ayton grew up in Nassau on the Caribbean island of Bahamas . He lived there in a two-room apartment with his mother, stepfather and four siblings. At the age of twelve he was eight feet tall and was noticed by talent scouts at a basketball camp. As a seventh grader, he moved to San Diego in the United States and attended Balboa City School. This step was made possible by an American named Shaun Manning, who supported Ayton financially. In 2015 he moved to Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix . He developed into one of the greatest talents and was ranked number one in several US media junior rankings in his year.

college

Ayton decided to continue his basketball career at university level after leaving school and accepted a scholarship from the University of Arizona . In his first and only year in the university team of the University of Arizona, he made 35 appearances and closed the 2017/18 season with an average of 20.1 points and 11.6 rebounds, and he also blocked an average of 1.9 opposing throws per encounter and prepared 1.6 basket sets for his fellow men. He was named Player of the Year in the Pac-12 division and best power forward of the season in all college basketball .

NBA

After a year at the University of Arizona to Ayton decided to switch to the professional and for the draft process of the NBA to sign in June 2018th There he was selected in first position by the Phoenix Suns . In the 2018/19 game year he was used in 71 games and averages 16.3 points and 10.3 rebounds . In late October 2019, Ayton was suspended for 25 games for violating the NBA's doping rules after traces of an unacceptable diuretic was found. His suspension expired in mid-December 2019, in his first game the Bahamian suffered an ankle injury and therefore missed the next five games.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aytonde01.html
  2. ↑ 2018 NCAA tournament: Watch Arizona's Deandre Ayton while you can . In: USA TODAY . ( usatoday.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  3. ↑ Inside DeAndre Ayton's rise from the Bahamas to 2017's No. 1 prospect . In: SI.com . ( si.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  4. ^ DeAndre 'got in love with basketball' and the rest is history . ( tribune242.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  5. ↑ David Gardner: Deandre Ayton Could Be the No. 1 Pick in the NBA Draft — and He Knows It. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Balboa City coach Zack Jones puzzled by No. 1 junior DeAndre Ayton's departure . In: USA TODAY High School Sports . October 8, 2015 ( usatodayhss.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  7. ^ DeAndre Ayton - the nation's No. 1 basketball recruit - commits to Arizona . In: kentucky . ( kentucky.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  8. ↑ No. 1 overall recruit DeAndre Ayton picks Arizona over Kansas, Kentucky. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Deandre Ayton - 2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster - ArizonaWildcats.com | University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Deandre Ayton named Pac-12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year . In: Arizona Desert Swarm . ( azdesertswarm.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  11. ↑ Deandre Ayton wins Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award . In: The Daily Wildcat . ( arizona.edu [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  12. ↑ Deandre Ayton officially declares for the 2018 NBA Draft . In: Arizona Desert Swarm . ( azdesertswarm.com [accessed June 3, 2018]).
  13. ↑ Phoenix Suns select Deandre Ayton with No. 1 pick in 2018 NBA Draft - Sportsnet.approx . In: Sportsnet.ca . ( sportsnet.ca [accessed June 22, 2018]).
  14. ↑ NBA Advanced Stats: Deandre Ayton. In: stats.nba.com. Accessed April 27, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Phoenix Suns' Deandre Ayton suspended 25 games. In: nba.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Suns' Deandre Ayton returning after 5-game absence due to ankle sprain. December 31, 2019, accessed April 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Ayton, DeAndre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ayton, Deandre Edoneille
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bahamian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Nassau