Eugene Spates

Eugene Spates

Personal information
Born	(1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 Dallas, Texas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Hillcrest (Dallas, Texas)
College	Collin College (2005–2006) Northeastern (2006–2009)
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2009–2015
Position	Small forward
Number	24
Career history
2009–2010	BC Mess
2010–2011	Maine Red Claws
2011–2012	Springfield Armor
2012–2013	Al-Nweidrat
2013–2014	Al Gharafa Doha
2014–2015	Al-Nweidrat
Career highlights and awards
Qatari League champion (2014) Qatari Emir Cup champion (2014)

Eugene Spates (born January 11, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. A Dallas, Texas native, Spates played collegiately with the Northeastern University Huskies in Boston, Massachusetts 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 Maine Red Claws in the seventh round of the 2010 NBA Development League Draft. On February 14, 2011, he was traded to the Springfield Armor in exchange for Vernon Goodridge. 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.

In 2012, Spates joined Al-Nweidrat of the Bahraini Premier League. 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.

External links

• Eurobasket.com profile
• Making the most when he's getting the chance