# Devan Downey

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**Devan Deangelo Downey** (born September 28, 1987) is an American professional [basketball](/source/Basketball) player.

## Amateur career

He was born in [Chester, South Carolina](/source/Chester,_South_Carolina) where he attended Chester High School. Named S.C. Class AAA Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball as a senior at Chester High Devan Downey Averaged 36.9 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 4.7 steals his senior year under coach De'Andre Scott.

He played collegiately for the [University of Cincinnati](/source/University_of_Cincinnati) and then the [University of South Carolina](/source/South_Carolina_Gamecocks_men's_basketball), where he was an honorable mention All-American and 1st team All-SEC player in 2008–09.[1] Downey went undrafted in the [2010 NBA draft](/source/2010_NBA_draft).

Perhaps the most notable game of his career occurred on January 26, 2010, when he scored 30 points in a victory over a previously undefeated [University of Kentucky](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Kentucky_Wildcats_men's_basketball_team) team which aired nationally on [ESPN](/source/ESPN). The game was the first loss for [John Wall](/source/John_Wall), [DeMarcus Cousins](/source/DeMarcus_Cousins), and [John Calipari](/source/John_Calipari) while at the University of Kentucky.[2] The game and particularly the performance by Downey is revisited by hosts [Gary Parrish](/source/Gary_Parrish) and [Matt Norlander](/source/Matt_Norlander) of [CBS Sports](/source/CBS_Sports) three times a week on their podcast, Eye on College Basketball.[3]

## Professional career

In July 2010 he signed with [Antalya BSB](/source/Antalya_B%C3%BCy%C3%BCk%C5%9Fehir_Belediyesi) in Turkey.[4] In January 2011 he signed with [KK Zadar](/source/KK_Zadar) in Croatia, but because of the financial problems of the club left the team in March 2011 and then signed with [Chorale Roanne](/source/Chorale_Roanne_Basket) in France.[5] In March 2013, he signed with [BC Timișoara](/source/BC_Timi%C8%99oara) in Romania. He later went on to play for the Dominican Republic and eventually snagged a two-year contract with Venezuela. In 2019 the pandemic impacted sports all over the world. Devan has been unsigned since 2019 and is currently unemployed.[6]

## See also

- [List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career steals leaders](/source/List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men's_basketball_career_steals_leaders)

## References

1. [Player Bio](http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/downey_devan00.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100413220057/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/downey_devan00.html) April 13, 2010 at the Wayback Machine at gamecocksonline.cstv.com

1. ["Down Goes No. 1 – Gamecocks Upset Kentucky, 68-62"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120138/http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012610aaa.html). *gamecocksonline.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/012610aaa.html) on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

1. ["Why One national voice made a point to shout out South Carolina's win vs. Kentucky"](http://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-mens-basketball/article195074384.html). *thestate.com*. Retrieved January 18, 2018.

1. [Devan Downey Off to a Good Start in Turkey](http://www.leftoverhotdog.com/articles/basketball/devan-downey-off-to-a-good-start-in-turkey.html)

1. [Le compte y est](http://www.chorale-roanne.com/?id=1&num=2249) (in French)

1. ["Devan Downey added by BC Timișoara"](http://www.court-side.com/news/blog/devan-downey-added-by-bc-timisoara/). *court-side.com*. March 4, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

## External links

- [Turkish League stats](https://www.tblstat.net/player/1671)
- [Player Bio](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/26951) on ESPN
- [Eurobasket.com profile](http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Devan_Downey/90528)
- [RealGM.com profile](https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Devan-Downey/Summary/2529)

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