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Dominic Artis
No. 5 – SIG Strasbourg
Point guard
Personal information
Born (1993-07-07) July 7, 1993 (age 32)
Oakland, California, U.S.
High school Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nevada)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College
  • Oregon (2012–2014)
  • UTEP (2015–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Undrafted
Pro career 2017–present
League Pro A
Career history
2017–2018 Czarni Słupsk
2018 Igokea
2018–2019 VL Pesaro
2019–2020 Dąbrowa Górnicza
2020 Cedevita Olimpija
2020–2021 Kolossos Rodou
2021–2023 Cholet Basket
2023–2024 Çağdaş Bodrumspor
2024–present SIG Strasbourg
Career highlights and awards

Dominic Jordan Artis (born July 7, 1993) is an American-born Kosovan professional basketball player. He plays as a Point guard for SIG Strasbourg in the French LNB Pro A league.

Playing Basketball in College

Dominic Artis played college basketball for two different universities. From 2012 to 2014, he played for the Oregon Ducks at the University of Oregon.

Later, from 2015 to 2017, he played for the UTEP Miners at the University of Texas at El Paso. In his final year, he was a very strong player. He scored about 15.0 points and grabbed 6.5 rebounds per game. Because of his great performance, he was named to the Second-team All-Conference USA.

Professional Basketball Career

After college, Dominic Artis started his professional basketball journey.

Early Career in Europe

On August 10, 2017, Artis signed with Czarni Słupsk in the Polish Basketball League. He played well, averaging 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game. On January 10, 2018, he left the team.

Just two days later, he joined Igokea for the rest of the 2017–18 season. There, he averaged 13 points and 5 assists per game. On August 3, 2018, Artis signed with VL Pesaro in Italy.

Moving to New Teams

On August 19, 2019, he signed with Dąbrowa Górnicza, another team in the Polish Basketball League.

On January 30, 2020, Artis moved to Cedevita Olimpija in the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. However, in May 2020, he parted ways with this team.

Playing in Greece and France

On August 14, 2020, Artis went to Greece to play for Kolossos Rodou. He had a strong season, averaging 14.4 points, 5.5 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.6 steals in the Greek Basket League.

On July 25, 2021, Artis signed with Cholet Basket in the French LNB Pro A league. He played there for two seasons.

Recent Teams

On July 6, 2023, Artis signed with Çağdaş Bodrumspor in Turkey's Basketbol Süper Ligi.

Most recently, on July 4, 2024, he signed with SIG Strasbourg. This team also plays in the French LNB Pro A league.

Playing for His Country

Dominic Artis became a naturalized citizen of Kosovo in 2023. This means he can now play for the Kosovan national basketball team.

See also

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