| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
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Athlete Basketball player |
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| From | United States of America | ||||
| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 9 December 1996, Baltimore, United States of America | ||||
| Age: | 23 years | ||||
| Star sign | Sagittarius | ||||
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Haywood Highsmith (born December 9, 1996) is an American basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Wheeling Jesuit University.
College career
Highsmith played four seasons for the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals and became a starter for the team towards the end of his freshman season. He averaged 14.5 points and 9.4 rebounds as a sophomore, his full year as a starter, and was named first team All-Mountain East Conference (MEC). In his junior season, Highsmith averaged 15.3 points and 10.8 rebounds and was named second team All-MEC. As a senior, High smith averaged 22 points and 12.6 rebounds per game and was named first team All-MEC, MEC Player of the Year, and the MVP of the MEC Conference Tournament. Nationally, he was named first team Division II All-America by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and the National Player of the Year by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association.
Professional career
Delaware Blue Coats (2018–2019)
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Highsmith signed with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League through a local try-out. He averaged 13.7 points per game in 21 appearances.
Philadelphia 76ers (2019)
Highsmith was signed to a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers on January 8, 2019. Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the 76ers and the Blue Coats. Highsmith made his NBA debut the same day, scoring three points in five minutes of play in a 132-115 win over the Washington Wizards, after also playing in a game for the Blue Coats against Raptors 905 earlier in the day. Highsmith finished his first professional season averaging 1.8 points and one rebound over five NBA games and 12.2 points, 6.8 rebounds , 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals over 46 G League games (42 starts).
On June 24, 2019, the 76ers waived Highsmith.
Return to Delaware (2019–present)
After having his Exhibit 10 deal with the Phoenix Suns fall through, Highsmith returned to the 76ers to sign an Exhibit 10 contract.
He then re-joined the Blue Coats for the 2019–20 season.
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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Philadelphia | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | .400 | .200 | .000 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Career | 5 | 0 | 8.0 | .400 | .200 | .000 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | .0 | 1.8 | |