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Dwight Buycks

Buycks in 2014
No. 20 – Trotamundos de Carabobo
Point guard / shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1989-03-06) March 6, 1989 (age 35) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
High school	Bay View (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
College	Indian Hills CC (2007–2009) Marquette (2009–2011)
NBA Draft	2011 / Undrafted
Pro career	2011–present
League	SPB
Career history
2011–2012	Tulsa 66ers
2012	Oostende
2012–2013	BCM Gravelines
2013–2014	Toronto Raptors
2014	→Bakersfield Jam
2014	Valencia
2014–2015	Tianjin Ronggang
2015	Oklahoma City Blue
2015	Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016	Fujian Sturgeons
2016	Oklahoma City Blue
2016–2017	Fujian Sturgeons
2017–2018	Detroit Pistons
2017–2018	→Grand Rapids Drive
2018–2020	Shenzhen Leopards
2020	Olympiacos
2020–2021	Nanterre 92
2021–2022	Indios de Mayagüez
2022	Al-Shamal SC
2023–present	Trotamundos de Carabobo
Career highlights and awards
French Leaders Cup winner (2013) French Pro A Foreign MVP (2013) French Pro A All-Star (2013) Belgian League champion (2012) NBA D-League All-Rookie First Team (2012)

Dwight Buycks (/ˈbaɪks/ bykes; born March 6, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Trotamundos de Carabobo of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB) in Venezuela. He played college basketball for the Indian Hills Warriors and Marquette Golden Eagles.

High school career

Buycks attended Bay View High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a four-year starter on the basketball team and finished his career with 1,312 points. He was the first player in school history to reach 1,000 points. He was named to the All-League Team all four years and the AP and Coaches All-State Team in his senior year. He was voted the top AAU player in the state and led his team to the state championship.

College career

Junior college

Buycks attended Indian Hills Community College for the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons. In his two years, he had 1,254 points, the third most in school history. During his time there, his team was 58–13. They also won a conference tournament championship and made a national tournament appearance. He was on the first team All-Region Team in both his seasons. He was also a First Team NJCAA All-American selection in his sophomore year. His team was ranked in the top five all year and were second in the final poll. They finished sixth in the national tournament.

2009–10 season

During the 2009–10 season, Buycks was mainly Marquette's sixth man. During the season, he started 11 games and averaged 24 minutes per game. He averaged 6.3 points per game and 3 rebounds per game while earning his first letter.

2010–11 season

In his senior season, Buycks had an increased role, averaging 28.1 minutes per game. In 36 games, he averaged 8.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

Professional career

2011–12 season

Buycks went undrafted in the 2011 NBA draft. In November 2011, he was acquired by the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League (D-League). On December 11, 2011, he signed with the Phoenix Suns. However, he was later waived by the Suns on December 19, 2011. He then returned to the 66ers. In April 2012, following the conclusion of the D-League season, he signed with Oostende of Belgium for the remainder of the 2011–12 Ethias League season.

2012–13 season

In July 2012, Buycks joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Orlando Summer League and the San Antonio Spurs for the Las Vegas Summer League. In August 2012, he signed with BCM Gravelines of France for the 2012–13 season.

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Buycks re-joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2013 Orlando Summer League. On July 16, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Raptors after playing well for them in the Las Vegas Summer League. On January 3, 2014, he was assigned to the Bakersfield Jam. On January 13, 2014, he was recalled by the Raptors. On March 5, 2014, he was reassigned to the Jam. On March 9, 2014, he was recalled by the Raptors.

2014–15 season

On July 19, 2014, Buycks was waived by the Toronto Raptors. Six days later, he signed a one-year deal with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB. On November 7, 2014, he parted ways with Valencia after five Spanish League games and three EuroLeague games. Head coach Velimir Perasović said that Buycks' release was consensual and that Valencia wanted to part ways with him due to bad results. Perasović pointed to himself as the possible reason as to why Buycks did not fit in with the team.

On December 16, 2014, Buycks signed with Tianjin Ronggang for the rest of the 2014–15 CBA season. Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he returned to the United States, and on March 4, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League. On April 3, he signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers to help the team deal with numerous injuries. The Lakers had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15. The Lakers parted ways with Buycks on April 13 after he suffered a broken right hand in the team's loss to the Dallas Mavericks the previous night.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Buycks re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On September 24, 2015, he signed with the Fujian Sturgeons for the 2015–16 CBA season, returning to China for a second stint. In 38 games for Fujian, he averaged 25.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game.

Following the conclusion of the CBA season, Buycks returned to the United States, where on February 27, he was re-acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue. He made his season debut for the Blue that night in a 90–78 win over the Austin Spurs, recording 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in 26 minutes.

2016–17 season

On August 7, 2016, Buycks re-signed with the Fujian Sturgeons for the 2016–17 CBA season.

2017–18 season

In July 2017, Buycks joined the Dallas Mavericks for the Orlando Summer League. He helped lead them to the championship, scoring a team-leading 28 points in their overtime win over the Detroit Pistons.

On September 12, 2017, Buycks signed a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Pistons and their NBA G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive. Four months later, on January 12, 2018, Buycks' deal would be converted into a full, regular season deal. He averaged 7.4 points and 2.0 assists per game. On July 7, 2018, he was waived by the Pistons.

2018–19 season

In November 2018 Buycks signed with the Shenzhen Leopards for the 2018–19 CBA season. He averaged 20.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

2019–20 season

Buycks signed with Olympiacos on February 16, 2020.

2020–21 season

On August 9, 2020, Buycks signed with Nanterre 92 of the LNB Pro A. In four games, he averaged 9.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Buycks parted ways with the team on November 9.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

International

Personal life

Buycks is the son of Maryann Woods and has a daughter named Sanyha and a son named Draylen.

See also

In Spanish: Dwight Buycks para niños

• Golden Eagles (TBT)