Dontaye Draper

Dontaye Dominic Draper (born August 10, 1984) is an American-Croatian former professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he played at the point guard position.

Dontaye Draper
Draper with Real Madrid in March 2013.
Personal information
Born (1984-08-10) August 10, 1984
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican / Croatian
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolWalbrook (Baltimore, Maryland)
CollegeCollege of Charleston (2003–2007)
NBA draft2007 / Undrafted
Playing career2007–2018
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2007–2008Sydney Kings
2008Hyeres-Toulon
2008–2009Oostende
2009–2010Prima Veroli
2010–2012Cedevita Zagreb
2012–2014Real Madrid
2014–2015Anadolu Efes
2015–2016Lokomotiv Kuban
2016–2017Real Madrid
2017–2018Real Betis Energía Plus
Career highlights and awards

High school

Draped played high school basketball at Walbrook High School, in Baltimore, Maryland. He averaged 18 PPG in his first year. In his second year he averaged 34 PPG highschool high for PPG. Later touring his ACL. Made a come back though.

College career

Draper played college basketball at the College of Charleston, with the Charleston Cougars, from 2003 to 2007.

Professional career

Draper began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the [[National Basketball League club the Sydney Kings. He then joined the French League club Hyeres-Toulon for the start of the 2008–09 season. In December 2008, he joined the Belgian League club BC Oostende.

He then signed with the Italian Second Division club Prima Veroli for the 2009–10 season. He next joined the Adriatic League club Cedevita Zagreb for the 2010–11 season. He was named the EuroCup MVP in 2011.[1] After two seasons with Cedevita Zagreb, he was signed by Real Madrid.[2]

On July 2, 2014, Draper signed a two-year deal with the Turkish team Anadolu Efes.[3] On August 3, 2015, he left Efes, and signed a one-year deal with the Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.[4]

On July 20, 2016, Draper returned to Real Madrid for the 2016–17 season.[5][6]

On November 14, 2017, Draper signed with Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the 2017–18 ACB season.[7] On February 13, 2018, he parted ways with Sevilla after appearing in eight games.[8]

Croatian national team

While in the process of acquiring his Croatian citizenship, Draper made the list of 25 players who were senior Croatian national team candidates for the EuroBasket 2011.[9] In July 2011, shortly after having received his Croatian citizenship, Draper played his first game for the national team.[10] He also played at the 2013 EuroBasket.

He also represented Croatia at the 2015 EuroBasket,[11] where they were eliminated in the round of final 16 by the Czech Republic.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

2013 24.6 PPG 6.6 AST 7.7 REB Rookie of Year 2014 27.4 PPG 7.3 AST 7.5 REB 2015 27.3 PPG 5.8 AST 7.2 REB 2016 28.1 PPG 5.0 AST 9.0 REB 2017 30.3 PPG 6.3 AST 8.7 REB MVP

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2012–13 Real Madrid 26410.8.258.250.7864.75.0.7.120.41.5
2013–14 20111.2.282.333.8336.48.3.8.025.51.5
2014–15 Anadolu Efes 281523.9.428.360.8335.97.81.0.327.78.2
2015–16 Lokomotiv 30022.3.393.353.7868.25.31.1.124.55.4
2016–17 Real Madrid 29213.4.536.286.8247.99.3.8.026.62.7
Career 1042017.7.376.342.8107.78.8.9.130.14.4

References
  1. Eurocupbasketball.com 2010-11 Eurocup MVP: Dontaye Draper, Cedevita Zagreb.
  2. Dontaye Draper, nuevo jugador del Real Madrid (in Spanish)
  3. "Anadolu Efes Istanbul signs Dontaye Draper". Sportando.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  4. "Lokomotiv lands playmaker Draper". Euroleague.net. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. "Official Announcement: Draper". realmadrid.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  6. "This is how Dontaye Draper plays". realmadrid.com. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  7. "Dontaye Draper signs with Real Betis". Sportando.com. November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  8. "Dontaye Draper, Real Betis Energia Plus part ways". Sportando.com. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  9. "Joke Vranković objavio popis za Euro: Draper pozvan, Planinić i Kus ne!". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 21 June 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  10. "Amer je ozbiljno shvatio hrvatsko državljanstvo!". sportski.net.hr (in Croatian). 27 July 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  11. "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  12. "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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