Trayvon Palmer
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Trayvon Palmer
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 200
| league = SPB
| team = Marinos B.B.C.
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|13}}
| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
| high_school = Brown Deer (Brown Deer, Wisconsin)
| college =
- {{nowrap|NDSCS (2013–2014)}}
- Chicago State (2014–2017)
| draft_year = 2017
| career_start = 2017
| years1 = 2017–2018
| team1 = Worcester Wolves
| years2 = 2018
| team2 = Santa Cruz Warriors
| years3 = 2018–2023
| team3 = Northern Arizona Suns / Motor City Cruise
| years4 = {{nbay|2021|full=y}}
| team4 = Detroit Pistons
| years5 = 2024–present
| team5 = Marinos B.B.C.
| highlights =
}}
Trayvon Palmer (born November 13, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Marinos de Oriente of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). He played college basketball for the North Dakota State College of Science (NDSCS) and Chicago State University.
College career
Palmer played one season of junior college basketball for NDSCS, averaging 13.3 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in the 2013–14 season. He then transferred to NCAA Division I Chicago State.{{cite web |last1=Kramer |first1=Jesse |title=2014-15 WAC Preview: Who can challenge New Mexico State? |url=http://thecatchandshoot.com/wac-preview-2014-15-preseason/ |website=The Catch and Shoot |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=October 13, 2014}} He averaged 9.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game as a junior.{{cite web |title=Chicago State |url=https://madison.com/chicago-state/article_1551263b-881a-5e0d-85eb-3942e3e8e657.html |website=Wisconsin State Journal |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=October 20, 2016}} As a senior, Palmer averaged 15.1 points and 9.4 rebounds per game and earned Chicago State's Student-Athlete of the Year honors.{{cite web |last1=Miggins |first1=Corey |title=Trayvon Palmer Inks Deal with Worcester Wolves |url=https://www.gocsucougars.com/news/2017/8/10/mens-basketball-trayvon-palmer-inks-deal-with-worcester-wolves.aspx |website=Chicago State Cougars |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=August 10, 2017}}
Professional career
=Worcester Wolves (2017–2018)=
Palmer began his professional career in 2017 with the Worcester Wolves of the British Basketball League.{{cite web|last=Cossali-Francis|first=Marcello|title=Worcester Wolves: ex-forward signs for Detroit Pistons in NBA|url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/19813812.worcester-wolves-ex-forward-signs-detroit-pistons-nba/|website=Worcester News|date=December 29, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Worcester Wolves swoop to sign American prospect Trayvon Palmer from Chicago State University |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/15454874.worcester-wolves-swoop-to-sign-american-prospect-trayvon-palmer-from-chicago-state-university/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=Worcester News |date=4 August 2017}} After a year in England, in which he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, he returned to the United States.
=Santa Cruz Warriors (2018)=
Palmer joined the NBA G League, signing with the Santa Cruz Warriors on November 28, 2018.{{cite web |title=Santa Cruz Warriors Acquire Guard Trayvon Palmer |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/santa-cruz-warriors-acquire-guard-trayvon-palmer/n-5423232 |website=Our Sports Central |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=November 28, 2018}}
=Northern Arizona Suns / Motor City Cruise (2018–2021)=
After averaging 8.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in two games, he was acquired by the Northern Arizona Suns in December 2018.{{cite web |last1=Withee |first1=Jake |title=Northern Arizona Suns Acquire Trayvon Palmer |url=https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/northern-arizona-suns-acquire-trayvon-palmer/ |website=Signals AZ |access-date=December 30, 2021 |date=December 18, 2018}} Palmer moved with the team to Detroit as the team became the Motor City Cruise in 2021.{{cite web|title=Trayvon Palmer NBA G League profile|url=https://stats.gleague.nba.com/player/1629309/career/|website=NBA.com|access-date=December 29, 2021}} He averaged 11.1 points and six rebounds per game for the Cruise.
=Detroit Pistons (2021–2022)=
On December 28, 2021, Palmer was signed to a 10-day contract by the Detroit Pistons of the NBA under league hardship exceptions concerning COVID-19.{{cite web|last=Sankofa II|first=Omari|title=Detroit Pistons sign Trayvon Palmer, Justin Robinson to 10-day contracts|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2021/12/28/detroit-pistons-roster-trayvon-palmer-justin-robinson-10-day-deals/9037284002/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=December 28, 2021|access-date=December 29, 2021}} He made his NBA debut the following day in a 94–85 loss to the New York Knicks, grabbing two rebounds.{{cite news |author1=Ben Steele |title=16 minutes and 46 seconds in the NBA: A dream fulfilled for Brown Deer's Trayvon Palmer, but he wants more |url=https://eu.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2022/01/17/trayvon-palmer-went-brown-deer-chicago-state-nba-pistons/6531272001/ |access-date=26 March 2022 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=17 January 2022}}
=Return to the Cruise (2022–2023)=
On January 3, 2022, Palmer was reassigned to the Motor City Cruise.{{cite news|title=Pistons' Trayvon Palmer: Bound for G League|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/pistons-trayvon-palmer-bound-for-g-league/|work=CBS Sports|date=January 3, 2022|access-date=January 6, 2022}} He then was placed there at the expiration of his 10-day contract.
=Marinos de Oriente (2024–present)=
On February 20, 2024, Palmer signed with the Marinos de Oriente of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto.{{cite news|title=TRAVYON PALMER ES EL PRIMER IMPORTADO DE MARINOS DE ORIENTE|url=https://canchalatina.com/2024/02/20/travyon-palmer-es-el-primer-importado-de-marinos-de-oriente/|website=CanchaLatina.com|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=March 10, 2024|language=Spanish}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
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| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2021}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit
| 1 || 0 || 17.0 || .000 || — || — || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 1 || 0 || 17.0 || .000 || — || — || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
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References
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External links
- [https://www.gocsucougars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/trayvon-palmer/1617 Chicago State Cougars bio]
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/trayvon-palmer-1.html College stats @ sports-reference.com]
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