Devin Antonio Sweetney (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional

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player for

Zob Ahan Isfahan BC Zob Ahan Basketball Club ( fa, باشگاه بسکتبال ذوب‌آهن اصفهان, ''Bashgah-e Beskâtbal-e Zubâhen Esfehan'') is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Isfahan, Iran. They compete in the Iranian Basketball Super L ...

of the

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. He played college basketball for

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and won the

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after leading the

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(NBL) in scoring with the

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Early life and career

Sweetney was born on October 23, 1987, in

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He attended

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. He was high school basketball teammates with

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and

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, who would both reach the

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(NBA). Sweetney was a co-captain for Riverdale Baptist, and his team won the Falconers Summer Basketball League in July 2004. In early December 2004, he was sidelined from the Lone Star Invitational in

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, but Riverdale Baptist was still able to win the event. On December 14, he scored 15 points as his team defeated

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in a non-league contest. He added 12 points and 11 rebounds vs.

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for the

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. His arrival on the basketball team was highly anticipated, but he chose to

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the 2005–06 season. He averaged 16.9 points per game during his senior year in 2009–10. Sweetney left college with 1,529 points, seventh most in school history.

Professional career

After spending the 2010 pre-season with the

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, Sweetney joined

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, of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, in January 2011 where he went on to average 27.6 points in 7 games. He later joined Barons Kvartāls of Latvia in March for the rest of the season. Sweetney sat out the 2011–12 season, only to return in 2012–13 and claim NBL Canada Most Valuable Player honors playing for the

. In July 2013, Sweetney signed with

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of the

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and went on to help the team win the 2013–14 championship. Sweetney returned to Switzerland to begin the 2014–15 season, playing four games for

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before leaving the club and joining

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in January 2015. He played a further 16 games for Monthey before joining Huracanes del Atlántico of the Dominican Republic in June 2015. On September 28, 2015, Sweetney signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games. On November 29, he signed with

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of the

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. He averaged 17.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists with Veracruz. On February 25, 2016, Sweetney signed with

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of the

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. On June 27, 2016, Sweetney signed with betFirst Liège Basket, remaining in Belgium. For the 2018–19 season, Sweetney signed with the

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of the

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. He was waived by the Go-Go on December 6, 2018. Sweetney signed with Biguá of the Uruguayan league in 2019. He averaged 15.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. On January 3, 2020, Sweetney signed with

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of the

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. In seven games, he averaged 8.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On October 24, Sweetney signed with

of the

The Basketball Tournament (TBT)

In the summer of 2017, Sweetney competed in

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for the City of Gods. In their first-round matchup, Sweetney scored eight points in the City of Gods' 88-86 loss to Gael Nation, a team composed of

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basketball alum. Goss also played for the City of Gods in 2015. That summer, Sweetney averaged 12.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on 51% shooting over the course of six games. The City of Gods advanced to the 2015 TBT Championship Game where they fell 84-71 to

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. In TBT 2018, Sweetney suited up for HBC Sicklerville. He finished with 5 points and 2 rebounds in the team's first-round loss to the Talladega Knights.

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