Kevin Dillard Explained

Kevin Dillard
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:182
Team:Free Agent
Birth Date:15 October 1989
Birth Place:Homewood, Illinois
Nationality:American/Albanian
High School:Homewood-Flossmoor
(Flossmoor, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Novipiù Casale Monferrato
Years2:2014
Team2:VEF Rīga
Years3:2014–2015
Years4:2015
Years5:2015–2016
Years6:2016
Team6:Antwerp Giants
Years7:2016
Team7:Pınar Karşıyaka
Years8:2017
Team8:New Zealand Breakers
Years9:2017
Team9:Maccabi Ashdod
Years10:2017
Years11:2018
Years12:2019–2020
Team12:Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
Years13:2020–2021
Team13:Soproni KC
Years14:2021
Team14:CS Dinamo București
Years15:2021–2022
Team15:KK Gostivar
Highlights:

Kevin Andre Dillard (born October 15, 1989) is an American-Albanian professional basketball player for KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.

High school

Dillard attended and played high school basketball Homewood-Flossmoor High School, in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he was named the 2008 Illinois Mr. Basketball.[1]

College career

After graduating from Homewood-Flossmoor High, Dillard played two years of college basketball for Southern Illinois University. After the 2009–10 season, Dillard transferred to Dayton.[2] He had to sit out one season under NCAA rules.[3] He was named to the All-Atlantic 10 Second Team, as a junior[4] and senior.

College statistics

[5] |-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| Southern Illinois| 31 || || 30.9 || .441 || .452 || .727 || 2.0 || 4.2 || 1.3 || 0.2 || 12.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Southern Illinois| 29 || || 28.9 || .423 || .320 || .773 || 3.1 || 5.0 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 12.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Dayton Flyers| 33 || || 32.7 || .412 || .325 || .827 || 2.7 || 6.0 || 1.4 || 0.4 || 13.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| Dayton Flyers| 31 || || 33.0 || .405 || .396 || .892 || 1.9 || 4.5 || 1.1 || 0.1 || 15.3

Professional career

Dillard failed to be drafted at the 2013 NBA draft. On August 7, 2013, he signed with A.S. Junior Casale of Italy, for the 2013–14 season.[6]

On July 4, 2014, he signed with VEF Rīga of Latvia.[7] On November 8, 2014, he parted ways with VEF Rīga.[8] On December 8, 2014, he signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez of France, for the rest of the season.[9]

On August 1, 2015, he signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany, for the 2015–16 season.[10] However, on September 4, 2015, he parted ways with Ludwigsburg, before appearing in a game for them.[11]

On October 27, 2015, he signed with Cholet Basket of France.[12] On November 25, 2015, he left Cholet, and signed with the Greek club Apollon Patras.[13] On April 2, 2016, he signed with the Belgian club Antwerp Giants, for the rest of the season.[14]

On July 27, 2016, Dillard signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka.[15] On December 4, 2016, he was excused from the team, with poor playing performance being cited as the reasons for the decision.[16] [17] In the wake of the falling out with his club, he did not re-join the team at all during the rest of December, while instead looking for another gig elsewhere.[18]

On January 7, 2017, he signed with the New Zealand Breakers, for the rest of the 2016–17 NBL season.[19] On February 22, 2017, he signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod.[20]

On July 8, 2017, Dillard signed with PAOK Thessaloniki of the Greek League.[21] On November 4, 2017, he parted ways with PAOK.[22] On January 18, 2018, he signed with Hungarian club EGIS Körmend.[23]

On October 10, 2019, he has signed with Sigortam.net İTÜ BB of the Basketball Super League.[24] Dillard averaged 10 points and 5.6 assists per game. On July 27, 2020, he signed in Hungary with Soproni KC.[25]

Dillard played one game for CS Dinamo București in 2021. On February 27, 2022, he signed with KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espn.com/chicago/news/story?id=5140840 Southern Illinois' highly-touted 2008 recruiting class now gone after transfer of Kevin Dillard and Anthony Booker - ESPN Chicago
  2. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-0525-prep-dillard-dayton,0,1409988.story Mr. Basketball 2008 Kevin Dillard picks Dayton after leaving SIU - Chicago Tribune
  3. http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/daytonflyers/entries/2010/07/01/dillard_already_blending_in_wi.html Dillard already blending in with Flyers | Flyer Connection: University of Dayton sports
  4. Web site: Dunphy, Nicholson Take Top A-10 Men's Basketball Honors . . March 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309003846/http://www.atlantic10.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030512aaa.html . March 9, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Kevin Dillard. ESPN. June 18, 2013.
  6. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/104707/novipiu-casale-signs-kevin-dillard.html Novipiu Casale signs Kevin Dillard
  7. Web site: VEF Rīga lands Kevin Dillard . 2014-07-04 . 2017-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170805145210/http://www.vefriga.com/en/news/news/vef-riga-lands-kevin-dillard-1620 . dead .
  8. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/latvia/140447/kevin-dillard-leaves-vef-riga.html Kevin Dillard leaves VEF Riga
  9. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/144072/kevin-dillard-joins-pau-orthez.html Kevin Dillard joins Pau-Orthez
  10. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/171306/mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg-tab-kevin-dillard.html MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg tab Kevin Dillard
  11. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/174863/mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg-cuts-kevin-dillard.html MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg cuts Kevin Dillard
  12. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/france/180073/kevin-dillard-signs-with-cholet-basket.html Kevin Dillard signs with Cholet Basket
  13. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/183045/kevin-dillard-signs-with-apollon-patras.html Kevin Dillard signs with Apollon Patras
  14. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/196815/antwerp-giants-terminated-the-contract-with-kwame-vaughn-kevin-dillard-will-replace-him.html Antwerp Giants terminated the contract with Kwame Vaughn, Kevin Dillard will replace him
  15. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/207832/pinar-karsiyaka-adds-kevin-dillard.html Pinar Karsiyaka adds Kevin Dillard
  16. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/219310/pinar-karsiyaka-excused-kevi-dillard-from-team-activities.html Pinar Karsiyaka excused Kevi Dillard from team activities
  17. http://www.fanatik.com.tr/2016/12/04/pinar-karsiyaka-da-kevin-dillard-kadro-disi-1265529 Pınar Karşıyaka'da Kevin Dillard kadro dışı
  18. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/pinar-karsiyakada-dillard-diretiyor-40321139 Pınar Karşıyaka'da Dillard diretiyor
  19. http://www.nzbreakers.co.nz/news/breakers-bring-fresh-face-final-regular-season-push/ BREAKERS BRING IN FRESH FACE FOR FINAL REGULAR SEASON PUSH
  20. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/israel/226750/maccabi-ashdod-signs-kevin-dillard-to-replace-daniel-ewing.html Maccabi Ashdod signs Kevin Dillard to replace Daniel Ewing
  21. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/240418/paok-thessaloniki-inks-kevin-dillard.html PAOK Thessaloniki inks Kevin Dillard
  22. https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/252642/paok-thessaloniki-kevin-dillard-officially-part-ways.html PAOK Thessaloniki, Kevin Dillard officially part ways
  23. https://www.sportando.com/en/europe/hungary/261658/kevin-dillard-inks-with-egis-kormend.html Kevin Dillard inks with Egis Kormend
  24. Web site: İTÜ Basket'ten Kevin Dillard Hamlesi. October 10, 2019. Basketball.com.tr. En. October 14, 2019. February 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213004646/http://basketball.com.tr/itu-basketten-kevin-dillard-hamlesi/. dead.
  25. News: Sopron KC adds Kevin Dillard . Sportando . July 27, 2020 . July 27, 2020.
  26. Web site: Najdovski . Darko . Gostivar lands Kevin Dillard, ex Dinamo B. . Eurobasket . February 27, 2022 . February 27, 2022.