Brenton LaJames "Brent" Petway (born May 12, 1985) is an American esport player of Panathinaikos eSports and a retired professional

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player. Because of his leaping and dunking ability, he has been given the nickname "Air

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, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the

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. Petway won the inaugural

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, at D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Weekend. Petway defeated his

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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

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, under the name Thunder Petway.

High school career

Petway attended and played high school basketball at

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for two years, where he won a state championship. He also played at

Eagle's Landing High School Eagle's Landing High School is a high school located in McDonough, Georgia, United States. It is operated by the Henry County School System. Eagle's Landing was founded in 1990. Today, the school has 1,382 students enrolled in grades 9-12 and is ...

for one year, and at Union Grove High School for one year.

College career

Petway played

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at the

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with the

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, from 2003 to 2007. With Michigan, he won the NIT Tournament championship in

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. Petway averaged 5.8 points per game during his career at Michigan.Brent Petway
profile. nba.com. Retrieved August 17, 2017.

Professional career

Petway participated in training camp with the

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team the

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in the fall of 2007. Petway played in the

during the 2007–08 season with the

, a development team for the

and the

Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly shortened to Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle. The SuperSonics competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Division (1967–1970), and ...

. He played with the 2008

Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division of the ...

Summer League team, and then returned to the Stampede for the 2008–09 season. He played on the

Summer League team in 2009. He then moved to the Greek League club Ilysiakos. He joined the

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club

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Cler ...

in 2010. He then moved to the Greek League club Rethymno Aegean. In June 2013, he joined the Greek

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team

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

on a two-year deal. On July 30, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...

. On August 18, 2016, Petway signed a 1+1 contract with Turkish club

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. On August 17, 2017, Petway signed with Greek club

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for the 2017–18 season. In December 2017, he parted ways with Aris. On January 15, 2018, he signed with

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Esports career

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

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Awards and accomplishments

College career

* NIT Tournament Champion: (

)

Pro career

* NBA D-League All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champ: (2008) *

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: (2008) * NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year: (2009) * Greek League All-Star Game: (2013) * Greek All-Star Game Slam Dunk Champion: (2013) * Greek League All-Star Game MVP: (2013) * Greek League Most Spectacular Player: (2013) *

FIBA Intercontinental Cup The FIBA Intercontinental Cup, previously known to as the FIBA World Cup for Champion Clubs and the FIBA Club World Cup, is an annual international men's basketball competition organised by FIBA, the sport's global governing body. The competit ...

Champion: (

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

) * Greek League Champion: (

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

)

References

External links

Brent Petway
at espn.com
Brent Petway
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
Brent Petway
at lnb.fr * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petway, Brent 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players Aris B.C. players Basketball players from Georgia (U.S. state) Dinamo Sassari players Greek Basket League players Harlem Globetrotters players Idaho Stampede players Ilysiakos B.C. players JA Vichy players Karşıyaka basketball players Michigan Wolverines men's basketball players Olympiacos B.C. players Power forwards Rethymno B.C. players Tuři Svitavy players American esports players Panathinaikos eSports players