Kevin Andre Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American-Albanian professional basketball player for KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.
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| Free Agent | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 15, 1989 Homewood, Illinois |
| Nationality | American/Albanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2013: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2014 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato |
| 2014 | VEF Rīga |
| 2014–2015 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
| 2015 | Cholet Basket |
| 2015–2016 | Apollon Patras |
| 2016 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2016 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2017 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2017 | Maccabi Ashdod |
| 2017 | PAOK Thessaloniki |
| 2018 | EGIS Körmend |
| 2019–2020 | Sigortam.net İTÜ BB |
| 2020–2021 | Soproni KC |
| 2021 | CS Dinamo București |
| 2021–2022 | KK Gostivar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school
editDillard attended and played high school basketball Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he was named the 2008 Illinois Mr. Basketball.[1]
College career
editAfter graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High, Dillard played two years of college basketball for Southern Illinois University. After the 2009–10 season, Dillard transferred to Dayton.[2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules.[3] He was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team, as a junior[4] and senior.
College statistics
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Southern Illinois | 31 | 30.9 | .441 | .452 | .727 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.2 | |
| 2009–10 | Southern Illinois | 29 | 28.9 | .423 | .320 | .773 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.3 | |
| 2011–12 | Dayton Flyers | 33 | 32.7 | .412 | .325 | .827 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 13.3 | |
| 2012–13 | Dayton Flyers | 31 | 33.0 | .405 | .396 | .892 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 15.3 |
Professional career
editDillard failed to be drafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy, for the 2013–14 season.[6]
On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia.[7] On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga.[8] On December 8, 2014, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France, for the rest of the season.[9]
On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany, for the 2015–16 season.[10] However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg, before appearing in a game for them.[11]
On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France.[12] On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet, and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras.[13] On April 2, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants, for the rest of the season.[14]
On July 27, 2016, Dillard signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka.[15] On December 4, 2016, he was excused from the team, with poor playing performance being cited as the reasons for the decision.[16][17] In the wake of the falling out with his club, he did not re-join the team at all during the rest of December, while instead looking for another gig elsewhere.[18]
On January 7, 2017, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers, for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season.[19] On February 22, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod.[20]
On July 8, 2017, Dillard signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek League.[21] On November 4, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK.[22] On January 18, 2018, he signed with Hungarian club EGIS Körmend.[23]
On October 10, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.[24] Dillard averaged 10 points and 5.6 assists per game. On July 27, 2020, he signed in Hungary with Soproni KC.[25]
Dillard played one game for CS Dinamo București in 2021. On February 27, 2022, he signed with KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.[26]
References
edit- ^ Southern Illinois' highly-touted 2008 recruiting class now gone after transfer of Kevin Dillard and Anthony Booker - ESPN Chicago
- ^ Mr. Basketball 2008 Kevin Dillard picks Dayton after leaving SIU - Chicago Tribune
- ^ Dillard already blending in with Flyers | Flyer Connection: University of Dayton sports
- ^ "Dunphy, Nicholson Take Top A-10 Men's Basketball Honors". Atlantic 10 Conference. Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ "Kevin Dillard". ESPN. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ Novipiu Casale signs Kevin Dillard
- ^ "VEF Rīga lands Kevin Dillard". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
- ^ Kevin Dillard leaves VEF Riga
- ^ Kevin Dillard joins Pau-Orthez
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg tab Kevin Dillard
- ^ MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cuts Kevin Dillard
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Cholet Basket
- ^ Kevin Dillard signs with Apollon Patras
- ^ Antwerp Giants terminated the contract with Kwame Vaughn, Kevin Dillard will replace him
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka adds Kevin Dillard
- ^ Pinar Karsiyaka excused Kevi Dillard from team activities
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Kevin Dillard kadro dışı (in Turkish)
- ^ Pınar Karşıyaka'da Dillard diretiyor (in Turkish)
- ^ BREAKERS BRING IN FRESH FACE FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON PUSH
- ^ Maccabi Ashdod signs Kevin Dillard to replace Daniel Ewing
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki inks Kevin Dillard
- ^ PAOK Thessaloniki, Kevin Dillard officially part ways
- ^ Kevin Dillard inks with Egis Kormend
- ^ "İTÜ Basket'ten Kevin Dillard Hamlesi". Basketball.com.tr. October 10, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ "Sopron KC adds Kevin Dillard". Sportando. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^ Najdovski, Darko (February 27, 2022). "Gostivar lands Kevin Dillard, ex Dinamo B." Eurobasket. Retrieved February 27, 2022.