Dwayne Lamar Fontana (born 21 February 1973) is an American former basketball player. He played

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for

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before going on to play professionally. In 2001, he was the leading scorer of the Icelandic

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High school career

Fontana attended Riordan High in San Francisco where he played basketball.

College career

Fontana played four years for Arizona State, averaging 10.1 points and 5.9 rebounds over his career. During his senior year the University was rocked by a

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scandal involving teammates Hedake Smith and Isaac Burton. He was interviewed in the

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series ''Bad Sport'' about his teammates' involvement.

Professional career

In September 2000, Fontana signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club

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. On 13 October he scored a season high 48 points against Valur/Fjölnir. On 21 February, he grabbed 15 offensive rebounds against

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. For the season, Fontana averaged a league leading 33.0 points and 13.9 rebounds per game. Following his stay in Iceland, Fontana played shortly in Spain and

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before retiring from basketball.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontana, Dwayne 1973 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Iceland American expatriate basketball people in Luxembourg American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) Dwayne Fontana Dwayne Fontana 20th-century American sportsmen