Dwayne Sutton
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dwayne Sutton
| image = Dwayne Sutton.jpg
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 220
| league =
| team = Free agent
| number =
| birth_date = {{birth_date_and_age|1997|2|26}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school =
- duPont Manual
(Louisville, Kentucky)
| college =
- UNC Asheville (2015–2016)
- Louisville (2017–2020)
| draft_year = 2020
| career_start = 2021
| years1 = 2021
| team1 = Santa Cruz Warriors
| years2 = 2022
| team2 = Cleveland Charge
| highlights =
- Big South tournament MVP (2016)
}}
Dwayne Sutton (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at UNC Asheville and Louisville.
Early life and high school
Sutton grew up in the Russell neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky and attended duPont Manual High School.{{cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1729738/2020/04/09/a-tour-of-dwayne-suttons-louisville/|title=A tour of Dwayne Sutton's Louisville|first=Danielle|last=Lerner|website=The Athletic|date=April 9, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}} Sutton was named All-Seventh Region and honorable mention All-State by The Courier-Journal after averaging 21 points per game in his junior season. As a senior, he finished eighth in the state with 24.4 points per game and sixth with 12.1 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State and a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball.{{cite web|last=Hill|first=Drew|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2017/07/03/louisville-has-beast-transfer-dwayne-sutton/441244001/|title=Louisville has a 'beast' in transfer Dwayne Sutton from Manual High|work=The Courier-Journal|date=July 3, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2020}} Sutton committed to play college basketball at UNC Asheville during the summer going into his senior year over offers Wright State, Wofford, St. Francis and Pikeville.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/recruiting/2014/08/22/dwayne-sutton-commits-to-unc-asheville/14443849/|title=Manual's Sutton commits to UNC-Asheville|last=Steve|first=Jones|work=The Courier-Journal|date=August 22, 2014|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
College career
Sutton began his collegiate career at UNC Asheville. As a freshman, he averaged 12 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and was named to the Big South Conference All-Freshman team. He had 25 points and 18 rebounds in the Big South tournament title game against Winthrop and was named the tournament MVP.{{cite web|last=Berghaus|first=Bob|url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/2016/04/04/freshman-star-sutton-transfer-unc-asheville/82633506/|title=Freshman star Sutton to transfer from UNC Asheville|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2020}} Following the end of the season, Sutton left the program and transferred to Louisville.{{cite web|last=Greer|first=Jeff|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2016/04/08/ex-manual-star-dwayne-sutton-commits-louisville-basketball/82814716/|title=Ex-Manual star Dwayne Sutton commits to Louisville|work=The Courier-Journal|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
Sutton joined the Cardinals as a walk-on and sat out one season due to NCAA transfer rules.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/louisville/LongFormArticle/lousville-cardinals-basketball-senior-day-dwayne-sutton-144445245/|title=Senior Day Spotlight: Dwayne Sutton|first=Micahel|last=McCammon|website=247Sports|date=February 29, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}} As a sophomore, he came off the bench to average 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.{{cite news |last1=Lerner |first1=Danielle |title=Louisville basketball 2018-19: Possibilities endless for Dwayne Sutton |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2018/08/13/louisville-basketball-dwayne-sutton-junior-year-player-preview/975705002/ |access-date=November 23, 2020 |work=The Courier-Journal |date=August 13, 2018}} He became a starter as a redshirt junior and averaged 10 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 0.9 steals per game.{{cite web|url=https://www.cardchronicle.com/2019/11/5/20949764/player-spotlights-steven-enoch-dwayne-sutton-ryan-mcmahon|title=Player spotlights: Steven Enoch, Dwayne Sutton, Ryan McMahon|first=Justin|last=Renck|website=CardChronicle.com|publisher=SB Nation|date=November 5, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2020}} Sutton was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Week on January 14, 2019, after scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in an 89–86 overtime loss to Pittsburgh and scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in 83–62 win over 12th ranked North Carolina.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2019/01/14/louisville-basketball-dwayne-sutton-named-acc-player-week/2573470002/|title=Louisville basketball: Sutton named ACC Player of the Week|work=The Courier-Journal|date=January 14, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2020}} As a redshirt senior, Sutton averaged 9.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 31 games and was named honorable mention All-ACC.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Dwayne-Sutton-to-join-Warriors-for-training-camp-15749124.php|title=Dwayne Sutton to join Warriors for training camp in hopes of earning 2-way deal|first=james|last=Letourneau|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2020/03/09/louisville-basketball-jordan-nwora-dwayne-sutton-all-acc/4999491002/|title=Two Louisville basketball players land on All-ACC awards lists ahead of March Madness|first=Lucas|last=Aulbach|work=The Courier-Journal|date=March 9, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, Sutton signed a contract with the Golden State Warriors with the expectation that he would compete in training camp for a two-way contract with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/nba-rumors-undrafted-dwayne-sutton-warriors-reach-contract-agreement|title=Report: Warriors agree to deal with undrafted wing Sutton|first=Drew|last=Shiller|website=NBC Sports Bay Area|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/23/warriors-sign-former-louisville-guard-dwayne-sutton|title=Warriors sign former Louisville guard Dwayne Sutton|work=The Mercury News|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-training-camp-roster-20201204|title=Warriors Announce Roster for 2020-21 Training Camp, Fueled by Gatorade|work=NBA.com|date=December 3, 2020|access-date=December 6, 2020}} On December 18, 2020, the Warriors released Sutton.{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors-waive-sutton-toupane-wesson-20201218|title=Warriors Waive Forwards Sutton, Toupane and Wesson|work=NBA.com|date=December 18, 2020|access-date=December 18, 2020}}
=Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)=
On January 12, 2021, Sutton was included in roster of Santa Cruz Warriors which would participate the 2020–21 season in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex of Walt Disney World Resort located near Orlando.{{cite web|url=https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/news/santa-cruz-warriors-announce-2020-21-roster|title=Santa Cruz Warriors announce 2020-21 roster|date=January 12, 2021|website=NBA.com|access-date=January 12, 2021}} On February 23, 2021, the Santa Cruz Warriors announced that they had released Sutton due to a season-ending injury.{{cite web|url=https://santacruz.gleague.nba.com/news/warriors-acquire-jacob-evans-iii|title=Warriors Acquire Jacob Evans III|date=February 23, 2021|website=NBA.com|accessdate=February 23, 2021}}
=Cleveland Charge (2022)=
Following his rehab from injury, Sutton signed with the Stockton Kings, but did not appear in a game for the team. On January 28, 2022, his rights were traded to the Cleveland Charge in exchange for Sheldon Mac.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League Transactions|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2022}}
On February 24, 2022, Sutton's rights were traded to the Memphis Hustle in exchange for Cameron Young.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/transactions/|website=gleague.nba.com|title=2021-22 NBA G League Transactions|date=February 24, 2022|access-date=February 24, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://gocards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dwayne-sutton/9623 Louisville Cardinals bio]
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Category:American men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball players
Category:Santa Cruz Warriors players