Eugene Spates (born January 11, 1987) is an American professional

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player. A Dallas, Texas native, Spates played collegiately with the Northeastern University Huskies in

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from 2006 to 2009. With Northeastern, Spates averaged 7.5 points in 95 career games. In 2009, Spates signed with BC Mess of Luxembourg where he averaged 34.6 points and 13.2 rebounds per game during the 2009–10 season. On November 1, 2010, he was selected by the

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in the seventh round of the 2010 NBA Development League Draft. On February 14, 2011, he was traded to the

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in exchange for

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. In 52 games for Maine and Springfield in 2010–11, he averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He returned to the Armor for the 2011–12 season and averaged 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 34 games.Eugene Spates D-League Stats
/ref> In 2012, Spates joined Al-Nweidrat of the

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. In 2013, he moved to Qatar where he joined Al Gharafa Doha for the 2013–14 season. He then returned to Al-Nweidrat for the 2014–15 season.

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Eurobasket.com profile

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