Dwayne Broyles (born July 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who has played in the

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, was an All-Star in four different European leagues and won three consecutive Belgium Championships. Broyles is currently an executive of a sports firm that represented NBA players and some of the best American players in Europe. Broyles is also a trainer and entrepreneur.

Career

Though Broyles was a standout player at

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and an all-conference player, Broyles went undrafted by the

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. Dwayne Broyles then started his career in the eastern European bloc, countries like Croatia and Latvia playing for three teams before being recognized for his good play and moving to historic Belgian Champion Club

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. For the 2012–13 season, Broyles signed with

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, but before the season started he got injured. He later made an agreement with the club to leave and get surgery on his knee. Broyles had his surgery performed by the renown Dr. James Andrews. In November 2013, he signed a two-month deal with

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. On February 21, 2014 Broyles returned to

for the rest of the season. On October 31, 2016, Broyles retired from basketball.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broyles, Dwayne 1982 births Living people ABA League players American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Latvia ASK Riga players Basketball players from Canton, Ohio Bnei Herzliya basketball players James Madison Dukes men's basketball players KK Zagreb players Small forwards Spirou Charleroi players American men's basketball players