Troy DeVries
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Troy Anthony DeVries is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional basketball player, who currently plays for Melilla Baloncesto
Melilla Baloncesto
Club Melilla Baloncesto are a professional basketball team based in Melilla that plays in the LEB league. This is the only team in Spain that played all LEB seasons....

, in the LEB Oro
Liga Española de Baloncesto
Liga Española de Baloncesto is the second league of the Spanish basketball league system behind the ACB. It is run by the FEB. The Liga Española de Baloncesto is divided into two categories and they are sponsored by Adecco. The names of the two leagues are Adecco Oro and Adecco Plata.The LEB league...

, the Spanish second basketball league.

Player career

  • 2001/03   Portland State Vikings
    Portland State Vikings
    Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...

  • 2003/05   New Mexico Lobos
  • 2005/06   BG Karlsruhe
    BG Karlsruhe
    BG Karlsruhe is a basketball club based in Karlsruhe, Germany that plays in the 2nd Basketball Bundesliga-Pro A. Their home arena is Europahalle.It plays in the 2nd German basketball league ....

  • 2007/08   West Sydney Razorbacks
  • 2007/08   Sumykhimprom Sumy
    Sumykhimprom Sumy
    Sumykhimprom Sumy is a Ukrainian professional basketball club that is based in Sumy and sponsored by Sumykhimprom. The club competes in the Ukrainian Basketball Super League. The club's home arenas are the Complex of Ukrainian Academy of Banking and the Basketball Center "Olymp"...

  • 2008/09   Plus Pujol Lleida
  • 2009/10   Sant Josep Girona
  • 2010/11   Adelaide 36ers
    Adelaide 36ers
    The Adelaide 36ers are Adelaide's men's professional basketball team, established as the Adelaide City Eagles when they joined the National Basketball League in 1982. The Adelaide 36ers tally of four championships is equal with the Melbourne Tigers and second behind the Perth Wildcats as the most...

  • 2011/   Melilla Baloncesto
    Melilla Baloncesto
    Club Melilla Baloncesto are a professional basketball team based in Melilla that plays in the LEB league. This is the only team in Spain that played all LEB seasons....


Portland State Career

A Guard who transferred from Portland State after the 2002 fall semester. Played in five games at Portland State in the fall of 2002, costing him the entire 2002-03 year of eligibility. Finished as one of the top 3-pt and FG shooters in MWC history. Career 3-pt average of 45.0% is the highest mark in UNM history. His 48.0* career accuracy in MWC games is the highest in MWC history. 147 career 3-pt FGs is tied with Lamont Long for eighth place in UNM history. Hit a 3-pt in 29 consecutive games, the second longest streak in UNM history.

2001-02 Freshman Season (Portland State)
Devries saw action in 27 games with six starts and averaged 4.7 ppg and 1.1 assists as a freshman and hit 41.2% of 3-point attempts and was named Academic All-Big Sky.

2002-03 Sophomore Season (Portland State)
Played in five games at Portland State, averaged 11.8 ppg and 4.2 rpg but sat out the second semester after transferring to UNM.

2003-04 Junior Season

Named honorable mention All-MWC for the 2003-04 season. Devries earned CoSIDA Academic All-District and Academic All-MWC honors in 2003-04 for having over a 3.5 g.p.a as a communications major. Started 21 of 22 games after making his debut against Coppin State on 12-21-03, Averaged 10.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 2.95 apg, Shot 44.4% from the field and 44.6% from 3-pt range is 6th all-time for a season at UNM and would have ranked 14th in the NCAA had he made one more 3-pt to qualify.

2004-05 Senior Season

Named 3rd Team All-MWC after shooting 45.1% from 3-pt. range, ranking third in the league and fifth highest mark in school history also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District VI honors and MWC Scholar Athlete recognition, MVP of the 2004 Cmcast Lobo Invitational after scoring 49 points on 16-24 shooting, 13-20 from 3-pt range, in the two-game event and made 93 3-pt which is the fourth most in a season at UNM, Averaged 11.0 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 2.5 apg, Was ninth in the NCAA in 3-pt led the MWC with 2.82 3-pt per-game and ranked 38th in the NCAA, Shot 51.3% from 3-pt range in MWC play, the third highest mark in MWC history .

NBL

Joining the West Sydney Razorbacks
West Sydney Razorbacks
The Sydney Spirit were a professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League...

 mid-season in 07/08 as an import player DeVries has been influential in getting the Razorbacks off the bottom of the ladder. He is in the top 20 in the league for 3-pt % with 42.8, is averaging 43.p from the field, 75.5 from the strike and is averaging 16.7 ppg in 27.8 per game.

DeVries will return to the Australian NBL in 2010, after signing with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2010/11 season. On December 13, 2010, it was announced DeVries had been cut by the 36ers.

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