Trae Anthoney Bell-Haynes (born September 5, 1995) is a Canadian basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Bell-Haynes played at Bill Crothers Secondary School, just outside his Toronto home, where he was a team captain in grade 12 and led the team in scoring and assists on the way to a 36–6 record. He was also named the MVP of the 2014 Ontario Prep Championships Tournament.

College career

Bell-Haynes starred as a freshman for Vermont, earning America East All-Rookie Team honours in 2014–15, averaging 8.8 points a contest. In his sophomore season, Bell-Haynes took on a larger role, becoming the Catamount's leading scorer with 12.2 points per game, and garnering All- America East Third Team honours, as well as All-Tournament Team after the Catamounts reached the America East Basketball Championship game, falling to Stony Brook. As a junior, Bell-Haynes was named America East Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference as he guided the Catamounts to a 29–6 overall record and perfect 16–0 mark in conference play along with a 21-game win streak en route to its sixth America East men's basketball title in

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, securing the automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament. Bell-Haynes followed up his senior season repeating as America East Player of the Year, becoming the third Catamount in Vermont history to repeat as the conference's top player, joining Taylor Coppenrath and Marqus Blakely, and the eighth player to repeat in America East history. Bell-Haynes finished his Vermont career with 1,629 points, good for eighth all-time in school history, and fifth all-time in assists with 518.

Professional career

Skyliners Frankfurt (2018–2019)

Bell-Haynes was not selected in the

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but he signed with the

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for NBA Summer League. He signed a three month deal, with an option for the remainder of the season, with the Skyliners Frankfurt of the German

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on August 28, 2018. On February 18, 2019, Bell-Haynes parted ways with the club.

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On March 8, 2019, Bell-Haynes signed with the

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of the

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, appearing in eight games.

Niagara River Lions (2019)

Bell-Haynes signed with the Niagara River Lions of the upstart

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on April 29, 2019.

European experience

Bell-Haynes signed in

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with the Helsinki Seagulls team on September 9, 2019. He averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. On June 30, 2020, he signed with Crailsheim Merlins. Bell-Haynes was named player of the week on November 17 after contributing 23 points, six rebounds and nine assists in a win against

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Second stint with the Niagara River Lions (2021)

On February 10, 2021, Bell-Haynes re-signed with the Niagara River Lions.

Río Breogán (2021–2022)

On July 13, 2021, he has signed with Río Breogán of the Spanish

KK Budućnost (2022–2023)

On July 16, 2022, he has signed with Budućnost VOLI of the

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Basket Zaragoza (2023–present)

On June 5, 2023, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the

References

External links

Vermont Catamounts bio
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