Bill Amis
Amis in March 2011 with Hawaii | |
No. 4 – Crelan Okapi Aalstar | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Euromillions Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | October 25, 1987
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Putnam City (Warr Acres, Oklahoma) |
College |
Pratt CC (2006–2007) Hawaii (2007–2011) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2012 | Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond (Estonia) |
2013–2014 | Keravnos (Cyprus) |
2014–2015 | Steaua București (Romania) |
2015 | CSU Asesoft Ploiești (Romania) |
2015–2016 | Steaua București (Romania) |
2016- present | Crelan Okapi Aalstar |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Bill Amis (pronounced A-miss) (born October 25, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.
Early life and college career
Amis was born in Oklahoma City and graduated from Putnam City High School in 2006. He enrolled at Pratt Community College in Kansas and transferred to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after one year.[1]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bill Amis C |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Pratt CC | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 13, 2007 | |
Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC Rivals: JC | ||||||
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Amis played in the forward position with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. In his senior season, Amis was team co-captain with Hiram Thompson and was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.[1] After graduating from Hawaii, Amis tried out with his hometown NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder.[2]
Professional career
For the 2011–12 season he signed with Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond of Estonia. Amis took a year off of professional basketball on July 15, 2012 to pursue a real estate career.[3]
In July 2013, Amis signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany.[4] However he did not passed the tryout period so he was released before the season began.[5] He then moved to Cyprus and signed with Keravnos.
In July 2014, he signed with Steaua București of Romania.[6]
In June 2016, Amis signed with Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.
References
- 1 2 "Bill Amis". Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Retrieved March 4, 2012.
- ↑ McInnis, Brian (June 18, 2011). "Amis says working out for Thunder was 'really cool'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ↑ http://vimeo.com/48581854
- ↑ Eisbaren-Bremerhaven announced Bill Amis
- ↑ Eisbaren-Bremerhaven replace Bill Amis with Brian Harper
- ↑ Bill Amis (ex Keravnos) agreed terms with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti