Avis Jawan Wyatt (born August 20, 1984) is an American retired
basketball
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player. Wyatt is and played as power forward and center. After four years playing in college for
Virginia State, Wyatt played in the Netherlands, Cyprus and Greece.
Biography
Avis is a native of
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,458 with a majority bla ...
. He attended
Petersburg High School as well as
Virginia State University
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. While attending Virginia State University, Avis pledged
Phi Beta Sigma
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fraternity, Fall 2004.
[Kathleen Lindsay, Alumna of Virginia State University, Class of 2008]
Career
Wyatt started his professional career in 2007, in the Netherlands with
MyGuide Amsterdam. Here he played for two seasons and won the
DBL championship two times. The next year, Wyatt moved to Cyprus to play for
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
, reaching the finals of the Cypriot League.
On June 17, 2011, Wyatt signed with
GasTerra Flames
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to return to the Netherlands. In his year with Flames, Wyatt averaged 8.7 points and 6 rebounds per game. The team reached the semi-finals of the
2011–12 DBL season.
Honours
*
MyGuide Amsterdam
**2x
Dutch Champion (2): 2008, 2009
*
AEL Limassol
Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team.
AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...
**All-League First Team (1): 2011
*
GasTerra Flames
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**
DBL blocks leader (1): 2012
References
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1984 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands
American men's basketball players
Amsterdam Basketball players
Basketball players from Virginia
Centers (basketball)
Donar (basketball club) players
Dutch Basketball League players
Power forwards
Sportspeople from Petersburg, Virginia
Virginia State Trojans men's basketball players
ETHA Engomis players