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Sir'Dominic Denzel Pointer (born May 6, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for APOEL of the Cyprus Basketball Division A. He played college basketball at St. John's. He was drafted 53rd overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sir'Dominic Pointer

Pointer in 2016
No. 15 – APOEL
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Cyprus Basketball Division A Cypriot Basketball Cup
Personal information
Born	(1992-05-06) May 6, 1992 (age 30) Detroit, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school	Quality Education Academy (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
College	St. John's (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 53rd overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Canton Charge
2016	Hapoel Eilat
2016–2017	Ironi Kiryat Ata
2017	Byblos Club
2018	Trotamundos de Carabobo
2018	Alba Fehérvár
2018–2021	Canton / Cleveland Charge
2021–present	APOEL
Career highlights and awards
NBA G League All-Defensive Team (2020) Haggerty Award (2015) Second-team All-Big East (2015) Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2015) Big East Most Improved Player (2015)
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life

Pointer was born on May 6, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan to Anthony Nolan and San Pointer. He has two sisters, Connae and twin Miz'Unique. According to him, his desire to outwork others came from his cousin Michael Robinson, who was shot and killed at age 26. Robinson helped him stay in school, motivated Pointer in basketball, and helped him avoid influence from gangs. Pointer later used his cousin's picture as his profile picture on Twitter and said, "I appreciate him for that."[1]

High school career

Pointer moved to Roseville, Michigan prior to playing his first two years of high school basketball at Roseville High School. He attended Quality Education Academy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in his final two seasons.[2] Following graduation, some recruiting services rated him as 8th best small forward and 24th best player of his class.[3]

College career

As a senior at St. John's, Pointer received the Haggerty Award honoring the best college basketball player in New York City metropolitan region.[4] He was named to the All Big East Second Team after averaging 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game.[5]

Professional career

Canton Charge (2015–2016)

On June 25, 2015, Pointer was drafted with the 53rd pick of the 2015 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6] On October 30, he was acquired by the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League, the affiliate team of Cleveland.[7] On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 106–99 loss to the Maine Red Claws, recording 11 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in 29 minutes.[8] Pointer averaged 6.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 1.4 blocks in 20.3 minutes per game with Canton.[9]

Israel (2016–2017)

In June, 2016, Pointer joined the Cavaliers for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[9] On August 28, 2016, he signed with Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli League.[9] He left Hapoel after appearing in only two games. He then joined the Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Liga Leumit.

Byblos (2017)

In July 2017, Pointer re-joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2017 NBA Summer League.[10] On October 16, 2017, he signed with Byblos Club of the Lebanese Basketball League.[11] He left Byblos after appearing in nine games.

Alba Fehérvár (2018)

On January 13, 2018, Pointer signed with Hungarian club Alba Fehérvár.[12]

Second stint with the Canton / Cleveland Charge (2018–2021)

Pointer was included in the training camp roster announced on October 20, 2018[13] and the opening night roster announced on November 1, 2018 by the Canton Charge.[14]

It was reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers signed and waived Pointer in early October, 2019.[15] Pointer was later included in the training camp roster announced on October 26, 2019[16] and the opening night roster announced on November 7, 2019 by the Canton Charge.[17]

On March 4, 2020, Pointer signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[18] However, the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Pointer's deal expired before he appeared in a game for the team. He rejoined the Charge for the 2020–21 season.[19]

APOEL (2021–present)

On July 27, 2021, Pointer signed with APOEL of the Cyprus Basketball Division A.[20]

References

External links

• St. John's Red Storm bio

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