Sean Armand

{{short description|American professional basketball player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Sean Armand

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| position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 198

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|08|26}}

| birth_place = Brooklyn, New York

| high_school = Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
(New York City)

| college = Iona (2010–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Skyliners Frankfurt

| years2 = 2015–2017

| team2 = İstanbul BB

| years3 = 2017–2018

| team3 = Gaziantep

| years4 = 2018–2019

| team4 = Zenit Saint Petersburg

| years5 = 2019

| team5 = Bahçeşehir Koleji

| years6 = 2020–2021

| team6 = Élan Chalon

| years7 = 2021

| team7 = Fuenlabrada

| years8 = 2021–2022

| team8 = Petkim Spor

| years9 = 2022

| team9 = Dynamo Lebanon

| years10 = 2022–2023

| team10 = Al Ittihad Alexandria

| years11 = 2023

| team11 = Avtodor Saratov

| years12 = 2023

| team12 = Cedevita Olimpija

| years13 = 2024

| team13 = Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin

| years14 = 2024

| team14 = BC Šiauliai

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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}Sean Armand (born August 26, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who last played for BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He played college basketball at Iona College in New York state.{{Cite news |last=Kussoy |first=Howie |title=Sean Armand, the player nobody wanted, makes his name at Iona |newspaper=New York Post |publication-date=2013-12-13 |url=https://nypost.com/2013/12/13/sean-armand-the-player-nobody-wanted-makes-his-name-at-iona/}}

Professional career

On July 31, 2017, Armand signed a one-year deal with the Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol.{{cite news|title=Gaziantep inks Sean Armand | url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/cups/champions-league/242948/gaziantep-inks-sean-armand.html | work=Sportando.basketball | date=July 31, 2017 |accessdate=October 9, 2018}} In 44 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 15 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists

On July 23, 2018, Armand signed with the Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news|url=http://archive.sportando.basketball/it/europe/russia/283099/zenit-signs-sean-armand.html|title=Zenit signs Sean Armand |work=Sportando.basketball |date=July 23, 2018 |accessdate=October 9, 2018}}

On August 4, 2019, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/sean-armand-signs-with-bahcesehir/|title=Sean Armand signs with Bahcesehir|date=August 5, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=August 7, 2019}}

On January 16, 2020, he has signed with an agent Charles Misuraca and joined Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/elan-chalon-ink-sean-armand/|title=Elan Chalon ink Sean Armand|last=|first=|date=January 16, 2020|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 16, 2020}} On August 21, 2020, he has signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/maccabi-rishon-inks-sean-armand/|title=Maccabi Rishon inks Sean Armand|last=|first=|date=August 21, 2020|website=|publisher=Sportando|language=En|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 21, 2020}} Armand was released on September 21.{{cite web |title=Maccabi Rishon, Sean Armand part ways |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/maccabi-rishon-sean-armand-part-ways/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=September 21, 2020 |date=September 21, 2020}} He re-signed with Elan Chalon on October 1.{{cite web |title=Sean Armand returns to Elan Chalon |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/sean-armand-returns-to-elan-chalon/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=October 1, 2020 |date=October 1, 2020}} He averaged 16.8 points, 4.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. On August 16, 2021, Armand signed with Fuenlabrada of the Spanish Liga ACB.{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Fuenlabrada lands Sean Armand, ex Chalon |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Spain/news/700195/Fuenlabrada-lands-Sean-Armand,-ex-Chalon |website=Eurobasket |access-date=August 17, 2021 |date=August 16, 2021}} He averaged 11 points, 2.6 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.

On December 1, Armand signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League.{{cite web |last1=Yahyabeyoglu |first1=Fersu |title=Petkim adds Armand to their roster, ex Fuenlabrada |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/719005/Petkim-adds-Armand-to-their-roster,-ex-Fuenlabrada |website=Eurobasket |access-date=December 1, 2021 |date=December 1, 2021}}

In May 2022, he joined Lebanese side Dynamo.{{cite web |url=https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/eurocup/players/sean-armand/profile/008883/ |title=About Sean Armand |publisher=EuroLeague Basketball }} On August 23, 2022, Armand joined Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League.{{Cite news |last=Hamid Addasi |first=Abdul |date=2022-08-23 |title=Sean Armand agreed terms with Al Ettehad |work=Afrobasket.com |url=https://www.afrobasket.com/Egypt/news/765007/Sean-Armand-agreed-terms-with-Al-Ettehad |access-date=2022-09-16}} In February 2023, he transferred to Russian club Avtodor Saratov.

In August 2023, he signed with an agent Tadas Gimzauskas and joined Cedevita Olimpija for the 2023–24 season. Sean Armand averaged 6.3 points, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds per game in EuroCup Basketball tournament.

Later that season he joined Chinese Basketball Association side Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin. He averaged 8 points and 2.1 assists per game.

The Basketball Tournament

Sean Arman played for Gael Nation in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 22 points, 3.5 assists, and 3 steals per game. Gael Nation reached the second round before falling to Armored Athlete.