Antonius Cleveland

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Antonius Cleveland
No. 0 – Illawarra Hawks
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1994-02-02) February 2, 1994 (age 28)
Memphis, Tennessee
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolFaith Baptist Christian Academy
(Ludowici, Georgia)
CollegeSoutheast Missouri State (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Santa Cruz Warriors
2017Dallas Mavericks
2017→Texas Legends
2018Atlanta Hawks
2018–2019Santa Cruz Warriors
2019–2020Dallas Mavericks
2019–2020→Texas Legends
2021Oklahoma City Blue
2021–presentIllawarra Hawks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Antonius Cleveland (born February 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball at Southeast Missouri State University. He attended high school at Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Ludowici, Georgia. He is from Memphis, Tennessee and was a 5'9" junior in high school.

College career[]

Cleveland played for Southeast Missouri State University for four seasons, where he was the team's leading scorer in his junior (15.2 PPG) and senior (16.6 PPG) years.[1][2]

Professional career[]

Dallas Mavericks (2017)[]

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Cleveland signed with the Portland Trail Blazers to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League. While playing for Portland, he averaged 5.8 ppg in six games coming off the bench. On July 27, 2017, Cleveland signed with the Golden State Warriors on a training camp deal. On September 30, Cleveland was waived by the Warriors.[3] He'd then be assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League affiliate team on October 24, 2017.

On November 17, 2017, Cleveland signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[4] He made his NBA debut later that night in a 111–87 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play.[5] Throughout his time on that two-way deal, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On December 18, 2017, he was injured in a 97–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He was waived from the team a day later, with his spot on the team being replaced by Kyle Collinsworth.[6]

Atlanta Hawks (2018)[]

On February 22, 2018, the Atlanta Hawks signed Cleveland to a 10-day contract.[7] He signed his second 10-day contract with Atlanta on March 4. On March 14, 2018, Atlanta signed Cleveland to a multi-year contract.[8] On July 21, 2018, Cleveland was placed on waivers by the Hawks.[9]

On July 23, 2018, the Chicago Bulls claimed Cleveland off waivers.[10] He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018.[11] He re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2018–19 season.[12]

Return to Dallas (2019–2020)[]

On July 25, 2019, Cleveland re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends.[13] He averaged 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the G League Legends.[14]

Oklahoma City Blue (2021)[]

On December 3, 2020, Cleveland signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day.[15][16] He then joined the Thunder's G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue.

Illawarra Hawks (2021–present)[]

On August 2, 2021, Cleveland signed with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for the 2021–22 NBL season.[17]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 13 0 6.2 .286 .000 .500 .8 .2 .5 .3 .8
2017–18 Atlanta 4 0 10.5 .571 1.000 1.000 1.0 .0 .3 .3 3.3
2019–20 Dallas 11 0 4.2 .286 .000 .600 .6 .1 .1 .3 1.0
Career 28 0 6.0 .343 .429 .636 .8 .1 .3 .3 1.2

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Dallas 2 0 4.5 .400 .000 .000 .5 .0 .5 .0 2.0
Career 2 0 4.5 .400 .000 .000 .5 .0 .5 .0 2.0

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Southeast Missouri State 32 21 22.3 .525 .359 .596 2.8 1.7 1.0 .5 9.1
2014–15 Southeast Missouri State 30 30 29.0 .472 .211 .568 4.8 1.8 1.3 .5 10.8
2015–16 Southeast Missouri State 26 24 31.4 .437 .174 .610 6.6 2.3 1.6 .6 15.2
2016–17 Southeast Missouri State 33 33 32.9 .543 .384 .660 5.1 2.2 1.4 .9 16.6
Career 121 108 28.8 .494 .288 .612 4.7 2.0 1.3 .6 12.9

References[]

  1. ^ "ANTONIUS CLEVELAND". gosoutheast.com. November 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Southeast Missouri State men's basketball star Antonius Cleveland reflects on journey heading into NBA Summer League". semoball.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ Letourneau, Connor (September 30, 2017). "Warriors waive Antonius Cleveland, Alex Hamilton". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mavericks sign Antonius Cleveland to two-way contract; waive Clavell". mavs.com. November 17, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Butler, balanced Wolves pull away from Mavs for 111–87 win". mavs.com. November 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Mavericks sign Kyle Collinsworth to two-way contract". National Basketball Association. December 19, 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Hawks Sign Antonius Cleveland To 10-Day Contract". National Basketball Association. February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hawks Sign Antonius Cleveland To Mult-Year Contract". National Basketball Association. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Atlanta Hawks Request Waivers on Antonius Cleveland". National Basketball Association. July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "BULLS CLAIM ANTONIUS CLEVELAND". National Basketball Association. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Bulls waive four players". National Basketball Association. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  12. ^ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2018 Training Camp Roster & Schedule". National Basketball Association. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  13. ^ "Impressive summer league earns Antonius Cleveland two-way contract with Mavs". Mavs.com. July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  14. ^ "Antonius Cleveland". National Basketball Association. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  15. ^ Adams, Luke (December 3, 2020). "Thunder Sign Antonius Cleveland". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Kirschenbaum, Alex (December 3, 2020). "Thunder Add Melvin Frazier Jr., Waive Antonius Cleveland". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  17. ^ "Hawks Sign Antonius Cleveland as Final Piece of Puzzle". NBL.com.au. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

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