{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1992)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Desi Washington | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 183 | league = Lebanese First Division |team = Club Jeunesse Sportif Batroun | number = 11 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|6}} | birth_place = Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. | nationality = American | high_school = Central Dauphin<br/>(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) | college = *Delaware State (2010–2011) *Saint Peter's (2012–2015) | draft_year = | career_start = 2016 | career_end = | years1 = 2015–2016 | team1 = Ohud Medina | years2 = 2017 | team2 = Igokea | years3 = 2017–2018 | team3 = Dynamic | years4 = 2018 | team4 = Student Mostar | years5 = 2018–2019 | team5 = GTK Gliwice | years6 = 2019–2020 | team6 = Anadolu Basket Ankara | years7 = 2020 | team7 = Hapoel Holon | years8 = 2020–2021 | team8 = 1881 Düzce | years9 = 2021 | team9 = Antalya Güneşi | years10 = 2021–2022 | team10 = Élan Chalon | years11 = 2022–2023 | team11 = Szedeák | years12 = 2023 | team12 = Apollon Patras | years13 = 2023–2024 | team13 = ESSM Le Portel | years14 = 2024–present | team14 = Lobos Plateados de la BUAP | highlights = }} '''Desmond "Desi" Washington''' (born July 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Club Jeunesse Sportif of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played college basketball with the Delaware State Hornets and Saint Peter's Peacocks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2014/3/7/5479958/desi-washington-st-peters-fairfield-conference-tournaments|title=Onions! The tale of St. Peter's' Desi Washington, who daggered Fairfield three times|date=7 March 2014|publisher=sbnation.com|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2015/02/desi_washington_suspended_from_st_peters_game_satu.html|title=Desi Washington suspended from St. Peter's game Saturday|date=7 February 2015|publisher=nj.com|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref>
==Early life== During high school, Washington attended Central Dauphin High School, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
== College career == After high school, Washington played college basketball for Delaware State, from 2010 to 2011 and for Saint Peter's, from 2012 to 2015.
==Professional career== On July 17, 2017, he signed with Igokea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/ABA-League/news/497938/Desi-Washington-(ex-Uhud)-signs-at-Igokea|title=Desi Washington (ex Uhud) signs at Igokea|publisher=eurobasket.com|accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> He made his debut for the Igokea in their season opener on October 2, 2017, scoring 35 points, six rebounds, four assists and one steal against Petrol Olimpija.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aba-liga.com/match.php?id=3&sez=17&lea=1&tab=statistic_Overview|title=ABA League first round, season 2017/2018|publisher=aba-liga.com|accessdate=2 October 2017}}</ref> On November 24, 2017, he left Igokea and signed with Dynamic.<ref>{{cite news|title=DESMOND WASHINGTON POTPISAO ZA DINAMIK|url=http://kkdynamic.rs/desmond-washington-potpisao-za-dinamik/|accessdate=November 25, 2017|work=kkdynamic.rs|date=November 24, 2017|language=Serbian}}</ref> He left Dynamic after the end of Adriatic season.
On May 13, 2020, Washington joined Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/hapoel-holon-signs-desi-washington/|title=Hapoel Holon signs Desi Washington|newspaper=Sportando|publisher=sportando.basketball|accessdate=14 May 2020}}</ref>
On July 24, 2020, Washington signed with 1881 Düzce Belediye.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/duzce-belediye-officially-signs-desi-washington/|title = Duzce Belediye officially signs Desi Washington|newspaper = Sportando}}</ref> He joined Antalya Güneşi of the Turkish Basketball First League in 2021, and averaged 16.9 points, 5.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.
On November 26, 2021, Washington signed with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro B.<ref>{{cite web |title=Desi Washington (ex Antalya) joins Chalon |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/718103/Desi-Washington-(ex-Antalya)-joins-Chalon |website=Eurobasket |access-date=November 26, 2021 |date=November 26, 2021}}</ref>
On August 14, 2023, Washington moved to Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AS Apollon Patras land Desi Washington |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/news/824496/AS-Apollon-Patras-land-Desi-Washington |access-date=2023-08-18 |website=www.eurobasket.com}}</ref> On December 29, 2023, he parted ways with the club. In 11 games, he averaged 13.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=Paulus Finalizes 2024-25 Roster |url=https://purpleeagles.com/news/2024/6/24/mens-basketball-paulus-finalizes-2024-25-roster.aspx |access-date=2025-08-11 |website=Niagara University Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Desi-Washington/BC-Igokea-Aleksandrovac/208041 Eurobasket.com profile] *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Desi-Washington/Summary/23573 RealGM profile] *[http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/52078/desi-washington ESPN profile profile] *[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2701 ABA League profile] *[http://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/desi-washington-player-stats FOX Sports profile] *[http://www.dsuhornets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12900&ATCLID=204995506 DSUHornets profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829115939/http://www.dsuhornets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12900&ATCLID=204995506 |date=2017-08-29 }}
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