Derek Raivio (born November 9, 1984) is an American former professional

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player who last played for Benfica of the Portuguese Basketball League.

College career

Raivio played for four seasons at

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under coach Mark Few from 2003 to 2007. Prior to Gonzaga, Raivio played for Mountain View High School in Vancouver. Raivio set both season and career school records, scoring 1,568 points. At Gonzaga he was named co- West Coast Conference Player of the Year his senior season. Raivio was named West Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year as a senior, sharing the honor with Sean Denison of Santa Clara. He finished his collegiate career as the second all-time career

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shooting percentage leader in

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Division I history (.927). He finished his career at Gonzaga as the school's 12th all-time leading scorer. He was also second all-time in steals, fourth in assists, and fourth in three-point field goals made at the end of his Gonzaga career.

Professional career

In 2007, Raivio signed with the

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's TBB Trier. In 2010, he signed with the Erie Bayhawks of the NBA D-League. He split the season between the Bayhawks and the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. He played the 2011–12 season in

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for the expansion Shinshu Brave Warriors. In 2012, Raivio signed with Okapi Aalstar of the Ethias League of Belgium. Raivio had an excellent season with Okapi, as he led the league in points (18.7 per game) and index rating (20.7 per game). He led the no. 5 seeded team to a surprising Finals berth, in which Okapi eventually lost 3–2 to Telenet Oostende. On June 25, 2014, Raivio signed a deal with ČEZ Nymburk, a team based in

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and plays in the Eurocup. On July 11, 2015, he signed with the French club SLUC Nancy Basket. On August 16, 2016, Raivio signed with Portuguese club Benfica.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Raivio, Derek 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington (state) Basketball Nymburk players Erie BayHawks (2008–2017) players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball players Köln 99ers players Okapi Aalstar players Point guards Shinshu Brave Warriors players Shooting guards S.L. Benfica basketball players SLUC Nancy Basket players Sportspeople from Vancouver, Washington