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Brent Petway

Petway with Olympiacos, in October 2013.
Personal information
Born (1985-05-12) May 12, 1985 (age 39)Warner Robins, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Griffin (Griffin, Georgia)
College Michigan (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career 2007–2018
Position Power forward
Career history
2007–2009 Idaho Stampede
2009 Ilysiakos
2010 JA Vichy
2010–2011 Harlem Globetrotters
2011–2013 Rethymno Aegean
2013–2015 Olympiacos
2015–2016 Dinamo Sassari
2016–2017 Pınar Karşıyaka
2017 Aris Thessaloniki
2018 Tuři Svitavy
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2013) Greek League champion (2015) Greek League Most Spectacular Player (2013) Greek League blocks leader (2013) Greek All-Star (2013) Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk champ (2013) Greek All-Star Game MVP (2013) All-Greek League Second Team (2013) NBA D-League champion (2008) D-League All-Star Game Slam Dunk champ (2008) D-League Defensive Player of the Year (2009)
Brent Petway
Current team
Team Panathinaikos eSports
Game NBA 2K
Personal information
Nationality American
Career information
Playing career 2020–present
Team history
2020– Panathinaikos eSports

Brenton LaJames "Brent" Petway (born May 12, 1985) is an American esport player of Panathinaikos eSports and a retired professional basketball player. Because of his leaping and dunking ability, he has been given the nickname "Air Georgia". This is similar to Vince Carter, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the Toronto Raptors.

Petway won the inaugural NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest, at D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Weekend. Petway defeated his Idaho Stampede teammate, Mike Taylor, in the finals, with an alley-oop, through-the-legs dunk. In October 2010, he became a member of the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, under the name Thunder Petway.[1]

Petway attended and played high school basketball at Griffin High School for two years, where he won a state championship. He also played at Eagle's Landing High School for one year, and at Union Grove High School for one year.

Petway played college basketball at the University of Michigan with the Michigan Wolverines, from 2003 to 2007.

With Michigan, he won the NIT Tournament championship in 2004. Petway averaged 5.8 points per game during his career at Michigan.[2]

Professional career

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Petway participated in training camp with the NBA team the Portland Trail Blazers in the fall of 2007. Petway played in the NBA D-League during the 2007–08 season with the Idaho Stampede, a development team for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics. He played with the 2008 Memphis Grizzlies Summer League team, and then returned to the Stampede for the 2008–09 season.

He played on the Toronto Raptors Summer League team in 2009. He then moved to the Greek League club Ilysiakos.[3] He joined the French League club JA Vichy in 2010.[4] He then moved to the Greek League club Rethymno Aegean.[5]

In June 2013, he joined the Greek EuroLeague team Olympiacos on a two-year deal.[6]

On July 30, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.[7]

On August 18, 2016, Petway signed a 1+1 contract with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka.[8]

On August 17, 2017, Petway signed with Greek club Aris for the 2017–18 season.[9] In December 2017, he parted ways with Aris.[10] On January 15, 2018, he signed with Tuři Svitavy of Czech Republic.[11]

On April 2, 2020, Petway signed with Greek e-club Panathinaikos eSports.[12]

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 PIR Performance Index Rating
Bold Career high

Awards and accomplishments

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  1. ^ "IHigh.com Former Griffin Grasshopper Brent Petway Signs With Harlem Globetrotters". Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Brent Petway Archived 2009-12-17 at the Wayback Machine profile. nba.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Brent Petway all'Ilysiakos". Sportando.net. 8 May 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Brent Petway signe à Vichy". LeParisien.fr (in French). February 19, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "AGOR Rethymno, arriva Brent Petway" [AGOR Rethymno tabs Brent Petway]. Sportando.net (in Italian). August 9, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Euroleague.net OLYMPIACOS PIREAUS adds explosive forward Petway.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Sassari signs highlight reel Petway". Euroleague.net. July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "Pinar Karsiyaka signs Brent Petway to a 1+1 contract" [Pinar Karsiyaka signs Brent Petway to a 1 + 1 contract] (in Italian). August 18, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  9. ^ "Petway officially in Aris Thessaloniki". Eurohoops.net. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  10. ^ To «αντίο» του Πέτγουεϊ, εκτός προπόνησης ο Μοράντ (in Greek)
  11. ^ AirGeorgia posiluje svitavské Tury
  12. ^ "Brent Petway joins Panathinaikos' esports department". Eurohoops. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-03.