Casey Calvary (born April 27, 1979) is an American former professional

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player. He played professionally in Japan, the United States, Spain and Australia, including two seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL).

College career

Calvary, a 6'8

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, played collegiate basketball at

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. Calvary helped lead the Zags to three straight Sweet Sixteen appearances in

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. Calvary was a starter on all three teams, earning first team All-

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honors as a junior and senior and was the WCC player of the year in 2001. In his Gonzaga career, Calvary scored 1,509 points and grabbed 757 rebounds, placing him in the Zags' all-time top ten in both categories at the time of his graduation.

Professional career

Following his Gonzaga career, Calvary was not selected in the

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. He instead headed to Japan to begin his professional career with the Isuzu Giga Cats. From there, he played in France for

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and in the U.S. in the Continental Basketball Association's

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. Calvary then played two seasons for the

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of the Australian NBL, and was named a league All-Star in 2005. Calvary then spent two years in Spain before retiring in 2008.Calvary Eurobasket profile
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References

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