Kevin Galloway

Kevin Dwayne Galloway (born May 23, 1988) is an Iraqi-American[1] professional basketball player for Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.

Kevin Galloway
No. 13 – Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
PositionGuard / Small forward
LeagueLebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-05-23) May 23, 1988
Fresno, California
NationalityIraqi / American
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolSacramento (Sacramento, California)
College
NBA draft2011 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Idaho Stampede
2012–2013Hamamatsu Phoenix
2013–2014Osaka Evessa
2014–2015Apollon Patras
2015–2016Al Gharafa Doha
2016–2017Homenetmen
2017–2018Faros Larissas
2018Club Malvín
2018-presentAl Riyadi Beirut
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-SWAC (2011)

High school

Galloway attended Sacramento Charter High School, in Sacramento, California, where he played high school basketball.

College career

Galloway played NCAA Division I college basketball at USC (2006–2007), the College of Southern Idaho (2007–2008), Kentucky (2008–2009), and Texas Southern (2010–2011).

Professional career

Galloway began his pro career in the 2011–12 season, the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede. In the 2014–15 season, he played with the Greek Basket League club Apollon Patras.[2] In the 2015–16 season, he played with the Lebanese club Homenetmen Beirut B.C. till the end of 2016–17 season. In the 2017–18 season, he joined the Greek club Faros Larissas.[3] He left Faros and joined Club Malvín of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. On October 4, 2018, Galloway came back to the Lebanese Basketball League, and he signed with Al Riyadi Beirut

National team career

Galloway became a naturalized citizen of Iraq,[4] and was a member of the senior Iraqi national basketball team at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, in Tehran, Iran. He led the Iraqi team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals at the tournament.[1]

References
  1. Kevin Dwayne Galloway, FIBA.com, accessed February 2, 2017.
  2. "Apollon Patras signed Kevin Galloway". eurobasket.com. August 4, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  3. "Kevin Galloway (ex Homenetmen) is a newcomer at G.Larissa-Faros". eurobasket.com. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  4. "Iraq drub Qatar with strong finish". fiba.basketball. October 9, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2018.


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