Dyshawn Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional

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player for Fenerbahçe of the

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(BSL) and the

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. He is from

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and played

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for the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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and

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positions.

Early life

Pierre was born in

. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back

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championships in 2011 and 2012.

College career

He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the

. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset

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(6 seed). Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen. Dayton went on to beat

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, but lost to the

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in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points. Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection. As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The

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that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points in a close come-back win for the

against the

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to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded

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for an upset win, 66-53. Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "

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" foul shot. Pierre was accused of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on April 23, 2015 and was reported to the University of Dayton in May. Pierre denied the allegations, stating that the sex was consensual. The

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prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the basketball player, citing insufficient evidence. Nonetheless, the University of Dayton suspended Pierre for the fall semester, meaning he would be eligible to play basketball on December 22. He hired a lawyer to fight the suspension.

Professional career

Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the

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Löwen Braunschweig (2016–2017)

In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with

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of the German

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. Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing.

Dinamo Sassari (2017–2020)

Pierre signed with Italian side

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for the 2017-18 campaign. On 1 May 2019, he helped

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with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in final's second match to won its first European title after beating

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in the

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Fenerbahçe (2020–present)

On July 8, 2020, Pierre signed with

side Fenerbahçe Beko of the

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(BSL). Pierre averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He signed a new three-year contract with the club on June 14, 2021. On May 30, 2023, Pierre renewed his contract through 2026. On May 25, 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in

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The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in

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for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.

National team career

Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011), winning bronze with teammates like

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, Anthony Bennett and

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 29 , , 22 , , 22.8 , , .482 , , .486 , , .586 , , 3.8 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , .2 , , 7.2 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 27 , , 24 , , 19.8 , , .441 , , .302 , , .917 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 5.6 , , 8.0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2024–25† , 25 , , 1 , , 11.3 , , .500 , , .367 , , .941 , , 2.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , .2 , , 3.3 , , 4.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 145 , , 79 , , 21.4 , , .550 , , .384 , , .833 , , 3.5 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .2 , , 6.9 , , 9.3

Basketball Champions League

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, 14 , , 9 , , 27.4 , , .603 , , .297 , , .735 , , 5.7 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .6 , , 12.6'' , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 16 , , 16 , , 31.3 , , .430 , , .329 , , .721 , , 8.4 , , 2.4 , , .9 , , .4 , , 12.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 30 , , 25 , , 29.5 , , .500 , , .318 , , .727 , , 7.2 , , 2.4 , , .8 , , .5 , , 12.6

FIBA Europe Cup

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, 2 , , 2 , , 23.9 , , .500 , , .333 , , 1.000 , , 5.5 , , .5 , , , , 1.0 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2018–19† , 18 , , 12 , , 20.7 , , .427 , , .323 , , .714 , , 4.3 , , 2.2 , , .7 , , .1 , , 7.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 20 , , 14 , , 21.0 , , .434 , , .324 , , .739 , , 4.5 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , 7.6

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 29 , , 23.0 , , .516 , , .370 , , .800 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 39 , , 24.4 , , .530 , , .468 , , .768 , , 5.1 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", LBA , , 21 , , 30.8 , , .515 , , .450 , , .761 , , 6.9 , , 2.8 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 26 , , 25.3 , , .583 , , .453 , , .754 , , 3.7 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2021–22† , , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , , style="text-align:center;", TBSL , , 23 , , 24.1 , , .514 , , .314 , , .725 , , 5.2 , , 2.4 , , .7 , , .3 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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College

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, 37 , , 36 , , 26.9 , , .519 , , .409 , , .676 , , 5.5 , , 1.6 , , .5 , , .4 , , 11.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

, 36 , , 35 , , 33.4 , , .508 , , .356 , , .676 , , 8.1 , , 2.9 , , .6 , , .4 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 20 , , 33.2 , , .500 , , .347 , , .846 , , 8.5 , , 2.3 , , .6 , , .2 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 126 , , 119 , , 29.9 , , .520 , , .384 , , .706 , , 6.7 , , 2.2 , , .5 , , .3 , , 11.3

References

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