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Demarius Bolds (born May 6, 1984) is an American professional
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player for GS Pétroliers. Standing at , he plays the
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position. After two years at
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, Bolds entered the
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but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.


High school career

Bolds played high school basketball at
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, in
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.


College career

Bolds played college basketball for the
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from 2004 to 2006.


Playing career

After going undrafted in the
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Bolds played for the St. Louis Stunners during 2007–2008 season, as well as the Panevezys Techasas in 2008–2009. On October 3, 2014, Bolds joined Nift Al-Janoub from
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. On February 23, 2015, Bolds left Nift Al-Janoub and joined
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of the
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. He started the 2015–16 season with
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. On December 10, 2015, he signed with Greek team
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. He went on to average 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 16 games for Lavrio. On April 10, 2016, he signed with
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for the remainder of the season. On June 19, 2016, Bolds returned to Lavrio, renewing his contract for one more year. On August 17, 2017, Bolds joined
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of the
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. On March 27, 2018, Bolds left Al Mouttahed and joined
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of the Qatari Basketball League. He finished the season in
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with
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. On July 10, 2018 he joined Kymis of the
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. On October 20, 2018, he scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and gave 3 assists in a loss against Kolossos Rodou. On November 11, 2018, he left Kymis, after being replaced from
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in the team's squad. On November 20, 2018, he joined
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of the Lebanese Basketball League. On February 21, 2020, Bolds signed with GS Pétroliers in Algeria. However, the season was cancelled due to the
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.


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at draftexpress.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolds, Demarius 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Qatar American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom American men's basketball players Apollon Patras B.C. players Bashkimi Prizren players BC Kolín players BC Lietkabelis players Kymis B.C. players Lavrio B.C. players London Lions (basketball) players Missouri Western Griffons men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from East St. Louis, Illinois Basketball players from St. Clair County, Illinois Sagesse SC (basketball) players Al Mouttahed Tripoli players Final Gençlik ve Spor Kulübü players