Dwayne Lathan
{{short description|American professional basketball player (born 1989)}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dwayne Lathan
| image =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 190
| league =
| team =
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|20}}
| birth_place = Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
| highschool = West Monroe (Monroe, Louisiana)
| college =
- Louisiana Tech (2007–2008)
- Indiana State (2009–2012)
| draft_year = 2012
| career_start = 2012
| career_end =
| years1 = 2012–2013
| team1 = Osaka Evessa
| years2 = 2013–2014
| team2 = Rio Grande Valley Vipers
| years3 = 2013–2014
| team3 = North Dallas Vandals
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = Kentucky Mavericks
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = Sukhumi
| years6 = 2019
| team6 = Hefei Yuanchuang
| highlights =
}}
Dwayne Lathan (born January 20, 1989) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at both Louisiana Tech University and Indiana State University.
College career
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{{cite web|url=http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/1112ISUMBB.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222182014/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/1112ISUMBB.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Statistics Summary for 2011-12 |access-date=January 27, 2014 |work=GoSycamores.com }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222174838/http://www.gosycamores.com/fls/15200//statistics/alltimembbstats/INSAll-TimeCareerRecords.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 22, 2014 |title=Individual Career Records |access-date=January 27, 2014 |work=GoSycamores.com }} He was part of a MVC Tournament Championship team and made three post-season appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.gosycamores.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15200&ATCLID=1612414|title=#20 Dwayne Lathan|access-date=January 27, 2014|work=GoSycamores.com}}
Professional career
Lathan went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. In October 2012, he signed with Osaka Evessa of Japan for the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll6ZPpDV0mE|title=Lathan to Play in Japan|work=YouTube|date=October 26, 2012|access-date=February 3, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft2013/|title=2013 NBA Development League Draft|work=NBA.com|date=November 1, 2013|access-date=February 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208013013/http://www.nba.com/dleague/draft2013/|archive-date=February 8, 2014}} 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160320094725/http://www.mavup.com/news.php?id=224&cid= Kentucky Mavericks Updated Roster]
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140211100526/http://www.nba.com/dleague/playerfile/dwayne_lathan/ NBA D-League Profile]
- [https://basketball.usbasket.com/player/Dwayne_Lathan/136866 Eurobasket.com Profile]
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