Kwame Donte Vaughn[1] (born May 31, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Maccabi Haifa from the Israeli Basketball National League. He is a 1.91 m (6'3") tall point guard-shooting guard.[2] He finished his college basketball career at Cal State Fullerton.
Maccabi Haifa | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | Liga Leumit Balkan League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1990-05-31) May 31, 1990 (age 32) Oakland, California |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Skyline (Oakland, California) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2013 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2014 | Fortitudo Agrigento |
2014–2015 | Ironi Ramat Gan |
2015–2016 | Antwerp Giants |
2016 | Ironi Nahariya |
2016 | ASVEL Basket |
2016–2017 | Skyliners Frankfurt |
2017 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2018 | Partizan |
2018–2019 | Zadar |
2019–2020 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah |
2020–2021 | KB Prizreni-16 |
2021 | CSU Ploiești |
2022–present | Maccabi Haifa |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats ![]() | |
Vaughn attended Skyline High School, in Oakland, California, where he played high school basketball.
Vaughn played NCAA Division I college basketball at the University of San Francisco, with the San Francisco Dons, from 2008 to 2010. He then played college basketball at Cal State Fullerton, with the Cal State Fullerton Titans, from 2011 to 2013.
On August 26, 2013, Vaughn signed with Italian Serie A2 club Fortitudo Agrigento for the 2013–14 season.[3] For the 2014–15 season he moved to the Israeli Liga Leumit club Ironi Ramat Gan.
On August 5, 2015, Vaughn signed with Belgian club Antwerp Giants.[4] On April 12, 2016, Antwerp has terminated the deal with Vaughn for disciplinary reasons.[5] Three days later, he signed with Israeli club Ironi Nahariya for the rest of the season.[6]
In July 2016, Vaughn joined the Philadelphia 76ers' summer league squad, for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[7] On July 13, 2016, Vaughn signed with ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[8] On October 14, 2016, he moved to the German club Skyliners Frankfurt for the rest of the season.[9]
On September 4, 2017, Vaughn signed a one-year deal with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki.[10] In late November 2017, he was released by Aris.[11] On January 14, 2018, he signed with Serbian club Partizan for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[12] On November 18, 2018, he signed with Croatian club Zadar for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[13] In March 2019, he left Zadar.[14]
In 2021, Vaughn joined CSU Ploiești of the Romanian league, but left the team in November after averaging 15.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. On January 11, 2022, Vaughn signed with Maccabi Haifa from the Israeli Basketball National League.[15]