Zach Graham
| No. 32 – Guaros de Lara | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| League | LPB |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
March 28, 1989 Suwanee, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee, Georgia) |
| College | Ole Miss (2007–2011) |
| NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| 2012 | Air21 Express |
| 2012–2013 | Maliye Milli Piyango |
| 2013 | Air21 Express |
| 2013–2014 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2014 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2014 | Caciques de Humacao |
| 2014–2015 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2015 | Brujos de Guayama |
| 2015 | Estudiantes |
| 2016–present | Guaros de Lara |
| 2016 | Mighty Sports |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Zachary Darnell Graham (born March 28, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Guaros de Lara of the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). He played college basketball at Mississippi for four years. He was undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft.
Early life and college career
Zach Graham was born on March 28, 1989 in Suwanee, Georgia, and graduated from Peachtree Ridge High School in 2007. Graham played for Ole Miss Rebels from 2007 to 2011, where he averaged 9.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 23.4 minutes while playing 135 games for them.
Professional career
Graham was automatically eligible for the 2011 NBA draft but he was not drafted.
Graham then played for the Reno Bighorns of the D-League where he played 43 games for them, 23 of them on which he started, averaging 10.9 points and 3.2 rebounds in 23.8 minutes.[1]
On December 9, 2011, Graham was signed by the Atlanta Hawks but was released on December 17 of the same year.[2]
The Air21 Express selected him as their import for the 2012 Governors' Cup where he played and started all 9 games and averaged 37.6 points and 12.6 rebounds in 44.8 minutes of action.
After his stint with Air21, Grahan them played for Maliye Milli Piyango in Turkey.
Graham once again returned to Air21, this time in the 2013 Governors' Cup, playing in 8 games and averaging 27 points and 9.8 rebounds in 44 minutes of action.[3]
Graham was signed by Soles de Mexicali in 2012 where he played 43 games for them and averaged 18.8 points and 3.2 rebounds.
Graham was signed by Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional of Puerto Rico on March 17, 2014, but only played 5 games for them.
Graham was signed by Caciques de Humacao on April 19, 2014.[4] He played 15 games for them.
In September 2014, he returned to Soles de Mexicali.[5] In 50 games with them he averaged 20.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On May 9, 2015, he signed with Brujos de Guayama of Puerto Rico for the 2015 BSN season.[6]
On August 21, 2015, he signed with the Spanish club Estudiantes of the Liga ACB.[7] On December 29, 2015, he parted ways with Estudiantes after appearing in seven games.[8]
On September 18, 2016, Graham won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Guaros de Lara, and was named the FIBA Intercontinental Cup MVP after scoring 19 points in the game.[9]
References
- ↑ Player Profile at Basketball.RealGM.com
- ↑ "Hawks Release Charles Garcia and Zach Graham". Atlanta Hawks Blog. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ "Air21 expects to soar in Governors' Cup with return of high-scoring import Zach Graham". News5. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ↑ Zach Graham signs with Caciques de Humacao
- ↑ Zach Graham firmó para esta temporada con Soles de Mexicali !
- ↑ "Zach Graham signs with Bruyos de Guyama". Sportando.com. May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
- ↑ Zach Graham signs with Estudiantes
- ↑ Estudiantes, Zach Graham part ways
- ↑ "Guaros de Lara win Intercontinental Cup, 74-69 vs Skyliners Frankfurt". Sportando.com. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.