Juvonte Reddic

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Juvonte Reddic

| image = Juvonte Reddic.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Reddic warms up before a game in November, 2013.

| position = Power forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 247

| league = Israeli Basketball Premier League

| team = Hapoel Haifa

| number = 51

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|5|23|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.

| high_school = Quality Education Academy
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)

| college = VCU (2010–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end =

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro

| years2 = 2015

| team2 = Virtus Bologna

| years3 = 2015–2016

| team3 = Canton Charge

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Kolossos Rodou

| years5 = 2017–2018

| team5 = Belfius Mons-Hainaut

| years6 = 2018–2020

| team6 = Falco Szombathely

| years7 = 2020–2022

| team7 = Chorale Roanne Basket

| years8 = 2022–2023

| team8 = Ironi Kiryat Ata

| years9 = 2023-2024

| team9 = Astros de Jalisco

| years10 = 2024-present

| team10 = Hapoel Haifa

| highlights =

Hungarian League champion (2019)
2× Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2013, 2014)

}}

Juvonte Reddic (born May 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. A 6' 9" power forward, Reddic played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).

College career

Reddic chose VCU over Maryland, Ole Miss and Oklahoma out of Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.{{cite web | last = | first = | title = VCU lands post player Juvonte Reddic | work = Richmond Times-Dispatch | date = March 22, 2010 | url = http://www.timesdispatch.com/sports/vcu-lands-post-player-juvonte-reddic/article_68963c73-0a4a-50bf-bff4-acd07300b164.html | accessdate = October 12, 2014}} As a freshman, Reddic was a role player, but did contribute to the Rams' run to the 2011 NCAA Final Four. He moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore, averaging 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game and earning third-team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors.{{cite web | last = Davis | first = Marc | title = Four VCU players earn All-CAA honors | work = wtoc.com | date = March 2, 2012 | url = http://www.wtoc.com/story/17061775/four-vcu-players-earn-all-caa-honors | accessdate = October 12, 2014}}

As a junior and senior, Reddic became one of the top big men in the Atlantic 10 Conference, earning second-team all-conference honors both seasons and earned national recognition in his senior season as he was one of 50 players nationally added to the John R. Wooden Award watch list for national player of the year.{{cite web | last = Fagan | first = Ryan | title = Wooden Award 2013–14 Watch List Released | work = Sporting News | date = November 12, 2013 | url = http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2013-11-12/wooden-award-2013-14-preseason-watch-list-finalists | accessdate = October 12, 2014 | archive-date = September 24, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132344/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2013-11-12/wooden-award-2013-14-preseason-watch-list-finalists | url-status = dead }} Reddic finished with 1,438 points and 895 rebounds for his career.{{cite web | last = Pearrell | first = Tim | title = Reddic signs to play in Italy | work = Richmond Times-Dispatch | date = August 5, 2014 | url = http://vcusports.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2014/08/05/reddic-signs-play-italy/ | accessdate = October 12, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141016205705/http://vcusports.blogs.timesdispatch.com/2014/08/05/reddic-signs-play-italy/ | archive-date = October 16, 2014 | url-status = dead }}

Professional career

=2014–15 season=

Following the close of his college career, Reddic was not drafted in the 2014 NBA draft. On August 6, 2014, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/130490/consultinvest-pesaro-announces-rookie-juvonte-reddic.html Consultinvest Pesaro announces rookie Juvonte Reddic] In January 2015, he left Pesaro and signed with Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna for the rest of the season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/149012/virtus-bologna-pursuing-juvonte-reddic.html Virtus Bologna pursuing Juvonte Reddic][http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/149209/virtus-bologna-lands-juvonte-reddic.html Virtus Bologna lands Juvonte Reddic]

=2015–16 season=

In July 2015, Reddic joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[http://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-announce-summer-league-roster-and-schedule-2015 BROOKLYN NETS ANNOUNCE SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER AND SCHEDULE] On October 31, Reddic was selected by the Canton Charge in the third round of the 2015 NBA Development League draft.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|title=2015 NBA D-League Draft Board|date=October 31, 2015|work=NBA.com|accessdate=November 1, 2015|archive-date=October 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022072934/http://dleague.nba.com/news/2015-nba-d-league-draft-board/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=5065477|title=Charge Select Five Players in 2015 NBA D-League Draft|date=October 31, 2015|work=OurSportsCentral.com|accessdate=November 1, 2015}}

=2016–17 season=

On August 22, 2016, Reddic signed with the Greek team Kolossos Rodou.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2016/08/kolossos-sign-juvonte-reddic.html Kolossos sign Juvonte Reddic A1Basket.gr] He was voted as the Greek Basket League MVP of the 1st round.[http://www.a1basket.gr/2017/01/basketleague-greece-2016-2016-first-round-teams-players-statistics-leaders.html#more BasketLeague Greece 2016-2016 First Round statistics and leaders A1Basket.gr]

=2017–present=

Reddic played for Falco KC Szombathely of the Hungarian League. In the 2019–20 season he averaged 15.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. On May 29, 2020, he signed with Chorale Roanne Basket of the LNB Pro A.{{cite web |title=Juvonte Reddic inks with Roanne |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/juvonte-reddic-inks-with-roanne/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=May 29, 2020 |date=May 29, 2020}} Reddic averaged 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. He re-signed with the team on June 19, 2021.{{cite web |title=Juvonte Reddic, Ronald March re-sign with Roanne |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/juvonte-reddic-ronald-march-re-sign-with-roanne/ |website=Sportando |access-date=June 19, 2021 |date=June 19, 2021}}

In the summer of 2022, he signed with Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

References

External links

[http://web.legabasket.it/player/RED-JUV-92/reddic_juvonte Italian League profile]
[https://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/bios/reddic_juvonte_gthj?view=bio VCU Rams bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013135640/https://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2013-14/bios/reddic_juvonte_gthj?view=bio |date=2019-10-13 }}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Belgium

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Greece

Category:American expatriate basketball people in Hungary

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Category:American men's basketball players

Category:Basketball players from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Category:Belfius Mons-Hainaut players

Category:Canton Charge players

Category:Chorale Roanne Basket players

Category:Falco KC Szombathely players