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Haywood Lee Highsmith Jr. (born December 9, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Highsmith was born in Baltimore. He played college basketball for Wheeling Jesuit University and was the NCAA Division II Player of the Year as a senior in 2018.

Haywood Highsmith

No. 24 – Miami Heat
Position	Small forward
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 25) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Archbishop Curley (Baltimore, Maryland)
College	Wheeling (2014–2018)
NBA draft	2018 / Undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2019	Delaware Blue Coats
2019	Philadelphia 76ers
2019	→Delaware Blue Coats
2019–2020	Delaware Blue Coats
2020–2021	Crailsheim Merlins
2021–2022	Delaware Blue Coats
2021–present	Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
First-team Division II All-American – NABC (2018) MEC Player of the Year (2018) 2× First-team All-MEC (2016, 2018) MEC tournament MVP (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

After not being selected in the 2018 NBA draft, Highsmith began his professional basketball career with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League in 2018. Late in the 2018–19 season, Highsmith made his NBA debut with the Blue Coats' parent team Philadelphia 76ers. In later years, Highsmith played in multiple stints with the Blue Coats, the Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga, and the Miami Heat of the NBA.

Early life and college career

Originally from Baltimore, Highsmith graduated from Archbishop Curley High School in Baltimore in 2014. His high school coach Brian Hubbard told The Baltimore Sun that Highsmith had little interest from NCAA Division I colleges.[1]

After high school, Highsmith attended Wheeling Jesuit University (now Wheeling University) and played four seasons for the Wheeling Jesuit Cardinals from 2014 to 2018. He 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).[2] In his junior season, Highsmith averaged 15.3 points and 10.8 rebounds and was named second team All-MEC.[3] 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.[4]

Professional career

2018–19 season

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Highsmith signed with the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League through a local tryout. He averaged 13.7 points per game in 21 appearances.[5]

Highsmith was signed to a two-way contract by the Philadelphia 76ers on January 8, 2019. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the 76ers and the Blue Coats.[6] 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.[7] 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).[8]

On June 24, 2019, the 76ers waived Highsmith.[9]

2019–20 season

After his Exhibit 10 deal with the Phoenix Suns fell through,[10] Highsmith returned to the 76ers to sign an Exhibit 10 contract.[11]

Highsmith re-joined the Blue Coats for the 2019–20 season.[12] On December 31, Highsmith posted 20 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal in a loss to the Maine Red Claws.[13] He averaged 10.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game.[14]

2020–21 season

On September 4, 2020, Highsmith signed with the Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga.[15]

2021–22 season

On July 27, 2021, Highsmith signed with Vanoli Cremona of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA)[16] with an NBA exit option. As an Exhibit 10 offer arrived from the Philadelphia 76ers, he decided to withdraw from Cremona and return to the U.S.[17] On September 30, he signed and was waived by the 76ers.[18]

Highsmith rejoined the Blue Coats in 2021. He averaged 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[19]

On December 30, 2021, Highsmith signed a 10-day contract with the Miami Heat via the hardship exemption.[19]

On January 9, 2022, Highsmith was reacquired by the Delaware Blue Coats.[20]

On February 15, 2022, Highsmith signed a standard 10-day contract with the Miami Heat.[21] Ten days later, he signed a second 10-day contract.[22] Following the expiration of the second 10-day contract, Highsmith signed a standard contract to remain with the Heat.

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
2018–19	Philadelphia	5	0	8.0	.400	.200	.000	1.0	.4	.2	.0	1.8
2021–22	Miami	19	1	8.6	.348	.321	.400	1.4	.3	.1	.2	2.3
Career		24	1	8.5	.357	.303	.286	1.3	.3	.1	.1	2.2

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2022	Miami	8	0	3.9	.429	.600	—	.6	.4	.0	.0	1.1
Career		8	0	3.9	.429	.600	—	.6	.4	.0	.0	1.1

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com 
• Wheeling Cardinals bio

На других языках

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Haywood Highsmith Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland, 9 de diciembre de 1996) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Miami Heat de la NBA. Con 1,93 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de alero.

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