Dwayne Sutton (born February 26, 1997) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball at UNC Asheville and

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Early life and high school

Sutton grew up in the Russell neighborhood of

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and attended

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. Sutton was named All-Seventh Region and honorable mention All-State by ''

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'' after averaging 21 points per game in his junior season. As a senior, he finished eighth in the state with 24.4 points per game and sixth with 12.1 rebounds per game and was named first team All-State and a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball. Sutton committed to play college basketball at UNC Asheville during the summer going into his senior year over offers Wright State, Wofford, St. Francis and Pikeville.

College career

Sutton began his collegiate career at UNC Asheville. As a freshman, he averaged 12 points and 7.7 rebounds per game and was named to the

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All-Freshman team. He had 25 points and 18 rebounds in the Big South tournament title game against Winthrop and was named the tournament MVP. Following the end of the season, Sutton left the program and transferred to

. Sutton joined the Cardinals as a walk-on and sat out one season due to NCAA transfer rules. As a sophomore, he came off the bench to average 4.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. He became a starter as a redshirt junior and averaged 10 points, 6.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 0.9 steals per game. Sutton was named the

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(ACC) Player of the Week on January 14, 2019, after scoring 12 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in an 89–86 overtime loss to

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and scoring 17 points with 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in 83–62 win over 12th ranked

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. As a redshirt senior, Sutton averaged 9.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 31 games and was named honorable mention All-ACC.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Sutton signed a contract with the

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with the expectation that he would compete in training camp for a

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with the team. On December 18, 2020, the Warriors released Sutton.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)

On January 12, 2021, Sutton was included in roster of

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which would participate the 2020–21 season in the

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located near

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. On February 23, 2021, the

announced that they had released Sutton due to a season-ending injury.

Cleveland Charge (2022)

Following his rehab from injury, Sutton signed with the

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, but did not appear in a game for the team. On January 28, 2022, his rights were traded to the

in exchange for Sheldon Mac. On February 24, 2022, Sutton's rights were traded to the

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in exchange for Cameron Young.

References

External links

Louisville Cardinals bio
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