Dominique Archie

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Dominique Archie

| image =

| caption =

| position = Forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 205

| league =

| team = Free Agent

| number =

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|8|19|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Augusta, Georgia

| high_school = T. W. Josey (Augusta, Georgia)

| college = South Carolina (2005–2010)

| draft_year = 2010

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| years1 = 2010–2011

| team1 = Austin Toros

| years2 = 2011–2013

| team2 = Timișoara

| years3 = 2013–2015

| team3 = Orlandina Basket

| years4 = 2015–2016

| team4 = Oostende

| years5 = 2016–2017

| team5 = Orlandina Basket

| years6 = 2017–2018

| team6 = Bnei Herzliya

| years7 = 2018–2019

| team7 = Pallacanestro Varese

| years8 = 2019–2021

| team8 = Champagne Châlons-Reims

| years9 = 2021

| team9 = Ottawa Blackjacks

| years10 = 2021–2022

| team10 = Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez

| highlights =

French Cup champion (2022)
2× Belgian League champion (2015, 2016)
Belgian Cup Winner (2016)
Second-Team All-SEC (2009)
SEC All-Defensive Team (2009)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2007)

}}

Dominique Archie (born August 19, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina before playing professionally in the D-League and later in Romania, Italy, Belgium and Israel.

Early life and college career

Archie attended T. W. Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

As a freshman in college, Archie was named to the All-Freshman Team of the Southeastern Conference. In his junior year, Archie was named to the All-SEC Second Team and also to the SEC All-Defensive team.{{cite news|title=LSU sweeps major SEC awards|url=http://blog.al.com/chatter/2009/03/lsu_sweeps_major_sec_awards.html|work=blog.al.com|date=March 10, 2009}}

Professional career

On November 1, 2010, Archie was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2010 NBA D-League by the Austin Toros. On January 6, 2011, The Austin Toros placed Archie on waivers due to injury.{{cite news|title=Leo Lyons and Aubrey Coleman acquired by Austin Toros|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/usa/g-league/84783/leo-lyons-and-aubrey-coleman-acquired-by-austin-toros.html|work=Sportando.com|date=January 6, 2011}}

On July 18, 2011, Archie signed a two-year deal with the Romanian team Timișoara.{{cite news|title=BC Timișoara adds American forward Dominique Archie|url=http://balkanleague.net/en/news.php?id=15566|work=BalkanLeague.net|date=July 18, 2011}} In his first year with the team, he helped Timișoara reach the 2012 Romanian League Finals, where they eventually lost to CSU Ploiești.

On July 15, 2013, Archie signed with the Italian team Orlandina Basket for the 2013–14 season.{{cite news|title=Capo d'Orlando lands Dominique Archie|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/103677/capo-d-orlando-lands-dominique-archie.html|work=Sportando.com|date=July 15, 2013|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913182932/http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/103677/capo-d-orlando-lands-dominique-archie.html|archive-date=September 13, 2017|url-status=dead}} That season, Archie led Orlandina win the 2014 Serie A2 Championship, earning a promotion to the Serie A.

On July 21, 2014, Archie signed a two-year contract extension with Orlandina.{{cite news|title=Dominique Archie extends with Orlandina Basket|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/128318/dominique-archie-extends-with-orlandina-basket.html|work=Sportando.com|date=July 21, 2014}} However, On April 12, 2015, Archie parted ways with Orlandina to join the Belgian team Oostende for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Dominique Archie is a new player of Telenet Oostende|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/158089/dominique-archie-is-a-new-player-of-telenet-oostende.html|work=Sportando.com|date=April 12, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135312/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/158089/dominique-archie-is-a-new-player-of-telenet-oostende.html|archive-date=September 13, 2017|url-status=dead}} Archie helped Oostende win the 2015 Belgian League Championship.

On June 5, 2015, Archie signed a one-year contract extension with Oostende.{{cite news|title=Telenet Oostende signs Nedim Buza, re-signs Dominique Archie|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/163008/telenet-oostende-signs-nedim-buza-re-signs-dominique-archie.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 5, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812213209/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/163008/telenet-oostende-signs-nedim-buza-re-signs-dominique-archie.html|archive-date=August 12, 2017|url-status=dead}} That season, Archie helped Oostende win the Belgian League Championship and the Belgian Cup titles.

On June 17, 2016, Archie returned to Orlandina for a second stint, signing a one-year contract.{{cite news|title=Dominique Archie returns to Orlandina Basket|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/202526/dominique-archie-returns-to-orlandina-basket.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100036/http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/202526/dominique-archie-returns-to-orlandina-basket.html|archive-date=September 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}

On June 17, 2017, Archie signed with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|title=Dominique Archie signs with Bnei Herzliya|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/237433/dominique-archie-signs-with-bnei-herzliya.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 17, 2017}} On April 30, 2018, Archie recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range, along with five rebounds, two steals and two assists in an 82–83 loss to Ironi Nahariya.{{cite news|title=Winner League, Game 27: Nahariya Vs Herzliya|url=http://basket.co.il/game-zone.asp?GameId=23315&lang=en|work=basket.co.il|date=April 30, 2018}}

On June 13, 2018, Archie returned to Italy for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese.{{cite news|title=Pallacanestro Varese signs Dominique Archie|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/276980/pallacanestro-varese-signs-dominique-archie.html|work=Sportando.com|date=June 13, 2018}} On March 31, 2019, Archie recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds, leading Varese to an 87–79 win over Reyer Venezia.{{cite news|title=Umana Venezia 79 at OpenJobMetis Varese 87|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2019-03-31/Umana-Venezia-at-OpenJobMetis-Varese/331608|work=RealGM.com|date=March 31, 2019}} Archie helped Varese reach the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by s.Oliver Würzburg.

On June 19, 2019, Archie signed with the French team Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news|title=Dominique Archie Joins Chalons-Reims|url=https://www.ballersabroad.com/news/dominique-archie-joins-chalons-reims|work=BallersAbroad.com|date=June 19, 2019}} He re-signed with the team on June 2, 2020.{{cite news|title=Chalons-Reims re-signs Dominique Archie|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/chalons-reims-re-signs-dominique-archie/|website=Sportando|date=June 2, 2020|accessdate=June 2, 2020 |last1=Carchia |first1=Emiliano }}

On April 23, 2021, Archie signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.{{cite web|title=Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Veteran Forward Dominique Archie|url=https://www.theblackjacks.ca/ottawa-blackjacks-sign-veteran-forward-dominique-archie|website=TheBlackjacks.ca|date=April 23, 2021|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}

On July 28, 2021, he has signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elan-bearnais.fr/actualite/vert-blanc/dominique-archie-boucle-la-raquette|title=Dominique Archie Boucle la Raquette|last=|first=|date=July 28, 2021|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 9, 2021}}