Dwayne Broyles
{{short description|American basketball player (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dwayne Broyles
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| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|07|10}}
| birth_place = Canton, Ohio
| nationality = American
| high_school = Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio)
| college = James Madison (2000–2004)
| draft_year = 2004
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2014
| years1 = 2004–2005
| team1 = Šibenik
| years2 = 2005–2007
| team2 = Zagreb
| years3 = 2007–2008
| team3 = ASK Riga
| years4 = 2008–2012
| team4 = Spirou Charleroi
| years5 = 2013–2014
| team5 = Bnei Herzliya
| years6 = 2014
| team6 = Spirou Charleroi
| highlights =
- 3× Belgian League champion (2009–2011)
- Belgian Cup winner (2009)
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Dwayne Broyles (born July 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the Euroleague, was an All-Star in four different European leagues and won three consecutive Belgium Championships.
Broyles is currently an executive of a sports firm that represented NBA players and some of the best American players in Europe. Broyles is also a trainer and entrepreneur.{{cite news|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Belgium/news/467668/Dwayne-Broyles-Retires-Creates-New-Agency| title = Dwayne Broyles Retires Creates Agency| publisher = Eurobasket.com}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20150126/Sports/150129447| title = Pro Athletes Return to Canton to Train the Young| publisher = Canton Rep}}
Career
Though Broyles was a standout player at James Madison University and an all-conference player, Broyles went undrafted by the NBA. Dwayne Broyles then started his career in the eastern European bloc, countries like Croatia and Latvia playing for three teams before being recognized for his good play and moving to historic Belgian Champion Club Spirou Charleroi. For the 2012–13 season, Broyles signed with Orléans Loiret Basket,{{cite web|title=Orleans signs Dwayne Broyles|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/42521/orleans-signs-dwayne-broyles.html|work=Sportando.net|accessdate=22 April 2013}} but before the season started he got injured.{{cite web|title=Orleans' Dwayne Broyles to miss eight weeks|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/43653/orleans-dwayne-broyles-to-miss-eight-weeks.html|work=Sportando.net|accessdate=22 April 2013}} He later made an agreement with the club to leave and get surgery on his knee.{{cite web|title=Orleans part ways with Broyles, extends Chris Hill|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/france/46993/orleans-part-ways-with-broyles-extends-chris-hill.html|work=Sportando.net|accessdate=22 April 2013}} Broyles had his surgery performed by the renown Dr. James Andrews. In November 2013, he signed a two-month deal with Bnei Herzliya.{{cite news|title=Bnei Herzliya signs a two-month deal with Dwayne Broyles|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/israel/68210/bnei-herzliya-signs-a-two-month-deal-with-dwayne-broyles.html|accessdate=5 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=25 November 2013}} On February 21, 2014 Broyles returned to Spirou Charleroi for the rest of the season.{{cite news | url = http://www.sport.be/nl/tijdlijn/?Article_ID=99941 | title = Broyles returns to Charleroi | language = Dutch | publisher = sport.be | date= 2014-02-21 | accessdate= 2014-02-21 }} On October 31, 2016, Broyles retired from basketball.
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Dwayne_Broyles/47008 Eurobasket.com Profile]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000430&clubcode=CHA& Euroleague.net Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141218223048/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6025584/playerview.html FIBA.com Profile]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel
Category:American expatriate basketball people in Latvia
Category:Basketball players from Canton, Ohio
Category:Bnei Herzliya basketball players
Category:James Madison Dukes men's basketball players