Devonta Pollard (born July 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pioneros de Los Mochis. A 6'8 power forward, Pollard played college basketball for Alabama, East Mississippi CC and Houston.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1994-07-07) July 7, 1994 (age 27) Porterville, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kemper County (De Kalb, Mississippi) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016 | Liepājas Lauvas |
| 2016–2017 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| 2017 | Al Sadd Doha |
| 2018–2019 | Niagara River Lions |
| 2019 | Pioneros de Los Mochis |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Pollard played high school basketball at Kemper County. Pollard was a 5-star prospect by Rivals.com and was ranked as the seventh-best small forward in his class and the 22nd best prospect in the nation by the organization. He led team to the Mississippi 3A State Championship, averaging 23.8 points, 15.7 rebounds and 5.1 blocks to earn Mississippi Mr. Basketball title.
Pollard chose Alabama to start his college career. As a freshman, Pollard was a role player, but he did have a lot of playing time. The following year, he transferred to East Mississippi Community College in order to be closer to his family. As a sophomore, Pollard averaged 12 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, being the third best scorer of the team.
As a junior, he decided to join Houston, being coached by Kelvin Sampson. Pollard became one of the top big men in the American Athletic Conference, averaging 11.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Pollard finished his senior season averaging 14 points and 5.7 rebounds per game being the second scoring and rebounding leader for the Cougars.[1]
Following the close of his college career, Pollard was not drafted in the 2016 NBA draft. On October 5, 2016, he signed with Liepājas Lauvas of the Latvian Basket League.[2] In November 2016, he left Liepājas and signed with Koroivos Amaliadas for the rest of the season.[3]
On October 30, 2017, he moved to Al Sadd Doha of the Qatari Basketball League.[4]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Alabama | 36 | 7 | 17.9 | .371 | .125 | .614 | 3.1 | 0.6 | .7 | .6 | 3.9 |
| 2014–15 | Houston | 32 | 26 | 30.5 | .457 | .000 | .725 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .4 | 11.4 |
| 2015–16 | Houston | 32 | 25 | 29.7 | .479 | .500 | .747 | 5.7 | 1.6 | .9 | .6 | 14.0 |
| Career | 100 | 58 | 25.7 | .450 | .158 | .719 | 5.0 | 1.1 | .9 | .2 | 9.5 | |