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Dyshawn Pierre

No. 21 – [[Fenerbahçe Beko|Fenerbahçe Beko]]
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-17) November 17, 1993 (age 31) Whitby, Ontario, Canada
High school	Anderson CVI (Whitby, Ontario)
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 5.95 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
College	Dayton (2012–2016)
NBA Draft	2016 / Undrafted
Pro career	2016–present
League	BSL EuroLeague
Career history
2016–2017	Löwen Braunschweig
2017–2020	Dinamo Sassari
2020–present	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
2x Turkish League champion (2022, 2024) Turkish Cup winner (2024) All-Champions League Second Team (2020) FIBA Europe Cup champion (2019) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Canada FIBA World U17 Cup Bronze 2010 Germany Under-17

Dyshawn Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.

Early life

Pierre was born in Whitby, Ontario. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2011 and 2012.

College career

He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the Dayton Flyers. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset Ohio State University (6 seed). Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen. Dayton went on to beat Stanford, but lost to the Florida Gators in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points.

Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection. As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The University of Dayton Arena that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points in a close come-back win for the Dayton Flyers against the Boise State Broncos to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded Providence Friars for an upset win, 66-53. Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "and one" foul shot.

Professional career

Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the Indiana Pacers. In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga. Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing.

Pierre signed with Italian side Dinamo Basket Sassari for the 2017-18 campaign.

On July 8, 2020, Pierre signed with EuroLeague side Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Pierre averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He signed a new three-year contract with the club on June 14, 2021. On May 30, 2023, Pierre renewed his contract through 2026.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.

National team career

Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011), winning bronze with teammates like Andrew Wiggins, Kevin Pangos, Anthony Bennett and Olivier Hanlan.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Basketball Champions League

FIBA Europe Cup

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Löwen Braunschweig	BBL	32	32.9	.490	.311	.807	7.9	2.8	1.1	.2	14.9
2017–18	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	29	23.0	.516	.370	.800	4.1	1.1	.5	.3	7.9
2018–19	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	39	24.4	.530	.468	.768	5.1	1.8	.7	.1	10.1
2019–20	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	21	30.8	.515	.450	.761	6.9	2.8	1.1	.4	13.8
2020–21	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	26	25.3	.583	.453	.754	3.7	3.0	.6	.2	9.5
2021–22	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	23	24.1	.514	.314	.725	5.2	2.4	.7	.3	8.5
2022–23	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	24	25.2	.475	.382	.788	4.9	2.4	.7	.2	8.4
2023–24	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	15	19.9	.541	.385	.852	3.2	1.4	.4	.3	7.5

College

Source: SRCBB

See also

In Spanish: Dyshawn Pierre para niños