The Crailsheim Merlins Add EX NBA Player Haywood Highsmith

- September 4, 2020
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Haywood Highsmith
Haywood Highsmith

The Crailsheim Merlins have found their last puzzle piece for this upcoming season with ex NBA player Haywood Highsmith (201-F-96, college: WJU, agency: UNLTD). Highsmith is a 23 year old 201cm forward from Baltimore, Maryland that will be playing his third professional season and first in Germany and played 5 NBA games with the Philadelphia 76ers. Last season he played with the Delaware Blue Coats (NBA G League) playing 43 games averaging 10.4ppg, 6.7rpg, 2.5apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 48.1%, 3PT: 33.7%, FT: 70.2%. "Haywood is a physical player and all rounder", stressed Merlins manager ingo Enskat. Last season in the G-League he scored in double figures in 23 games including 26 points against the Long Island Nets and 20 points against Canton and Maine.


Highsmith began his basketball career with Archbishop Curley High School and then played at Wheeling Jesuit University (NCAA2) from 2014-2018 playing a total of 110 games. In his freshman season he averaged 9.5ppg, 6.1rpg, 1.2bpg, FGP: 64.1%, 3PT: 25.0%, FT: 56.8%. In his second NCAA 2 season he averaged 14.5ppg, 9.4rpg, 2.1apg, 1.2spg, 1.4bpg, FGP: 56.2%, 3PT: 35.3%, FT: 63.8%. His junior season at Wheeling Jesuit University (NCAA2) saw him average 15.4ppg, 11.0rpg, 2.7apg, 1.1spg, 1.2bpg, FGP: 60.0%, 3PT: 33.3%, FT: 64.0% and in his senior year he exploded averaging 22.0ppg, 12.5rpg, 3.0apg, 1.9spg, 1.8bpg, FGP: 55.4%, 3PT: 40.5%, FT: 75.7%. He scored 31 points against Charleston and Shepherd. He turned professional in 2018-2019 playing 5 games for the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) averaging 1.8ppg, 1.0rpg, and played also with the Delaware Blue Coats (NBA G League) playing 45 games averaging 12.3ppg, 6.9rpg, 2.5apg, 1.2spg, FGP: 50.4%, 3PT: 34.0%, FT: 66.7%. Awards and achievements in his basketball career have been MEC Tournament Semifinals -15, 16, 17, MEC Regular Season Runner-Up -16, 18, All-MEC 1st Team -16, 18, All-MEC 2nd Team -17, MEC All-Tournament Team -17, 18, NCAA D2 Sweet 16 -17, MEC Tournament Winner -18, All-MEC All-Tournament MVP -18, All-MEC Player of the Year -18, NABC NCAA D2 All-Atlantic District 1st Team -18, and NABC NCAA D2 All-America Team -18.
Source:Crailsheim Merlins


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12-2
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Thueringen
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7-3
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6-4
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Thueringen West
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1-1
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Group B
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2-0
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1-1
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0-2
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