Dewarick Antwain Spencer (born May 4, 1982) is an American professional

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player who plays for AlKaramah SC of the Syrian Basketball League . Nicknamed "Dee," he is tall and plays both

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and

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positions. From

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, he played in college at Iowa Western CC from 2000–2001, Faulkner State CC from 2001–2002 and

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in the

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from 2003–2005.

Professional career

Spencer made a name for himself in Europe after winning the

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championship, the French League scoring title, the French League Foreign Player's MVP, and the French All-Star Game

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during the 2006-07 season while he was with

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. In 2008, Spencer transferred from the Italian League club

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to the

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club

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, after Efes released Drew Nicholas for refusing to travel with the team to

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. For the 2008-09 season, he returned to France after signing with the

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club

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. With Le Mans he won the French Semanes de As and French Cup in 2009. In 2010, he joined

BC Budivelnyk BC Budivelnyk Kyiv (in Ukrainian: Будівельник Київ) is a Ukrainian professional basketball club based in Kyiv. The club plays in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague. In June 2018, it was forced to withdraw from the Superleague d ...

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. In 2011 Dee Spencer won the gold of the Ukrainian championship with Budivelnik. He averaged 20,3 mpg, 10,4 ppg, 1,8 apg, 3,8 rpg with 9,5 EFF. During 2013, he played in the Lebanese league with

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basketball club. In August 2013, he signed with Petrochimi Bandar Imam. In December 2013, he was loaned to

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. In March 2014, he came back to play in the Lebanese league but this time with

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. In December 2014, he signed with

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. In April 2015, he left Al Mouttahed and signed with Guaros de Lara of Venezuela. In September 2017, Spencer signed with the

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of the

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. In December 2017, he left Goyang and signed with Lebanese club

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. On January 16, 2022, Spencer was announced by Egyptian club

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ahead of the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileDraftexpress.com Profile

TBLStat.net ProfileItalian League Profile

French League Profile

ESPN.com College Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Dewarick 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Iran American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Arkansas State Red Wolves men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama BC Budivelnyk players Chorale Roanne Basket players Faulkner State Sun Chiefs men's basketball players Goyang Sono Skygunners players Guaros de Lara players Iowa Western Reivers men's basketball players Jilin Northeast Tigers players Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Sportspeople from Mobile County, Alabama Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players Point guards Seoul SK Knights players Shooting guards Virtus Bologna players Zhejiang Golden Bulls players Sagesse SC (basketball) players Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players Macau Black Bears players Mighty Sports players Al Mouttahed Tripoli players Iranian Basketball Super League players