Trevor Lacey[1] (born October 13, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Vanoli Cremona of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for Alabama and North Carolina State.
 Lacey with NC State in 2015 | |
| No. 13 – Vanoli Cremona | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 13, 1991 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Butler (Huntsville, Alabama) |
| College | |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Consultinvest Pesaro |
| 2016–2017 | Dinamo Sassari |
| 2017–2019 | Lokomotiv Kuban |
| 2019–2020 | Wisconsin Herd |
| 2021 | Rostock Seawolves |
| 2021–2022 | APU Udine |
| 2022–present | Vanoli Cremona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editLacey played at Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama, where he helped the Rebels to Class 5A titles in 2008 and 2009, earning three consecutive Class first-team selections, including a Player of the Year selection in 2010. He added the Class 4A championship in 2011 and added Class Player of the Year and first team selections again after averaging almost 32 points a game. After first receiving the award in 2010, Lacey was named Alabama Mr. Basketball in 2011, becoming only the second player to win it twice.[2]
College career
editThe Alabama native played collegiately for Alabama of the Southeastern Conference in the NCAA Division I from 2011 to 2013.[3]
He transferred to NC State of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2013, sitting out the 2013–14 season. His junior season was his only one with the Wolfpack, averaging 15.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.5 assists as the side reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. He received Second Team All-ACC honours at the end of the season.[4]
Professional career
editLacey declared for the 2015 NBA draft prior to his senior season, forgoing his final year of eligibility.[5] He would go undrafted, later playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Las Vegas Summer League during July 2015.[6]
The same month, Lacey joined Italian Serie A side Consultinvest Pesaro.[7]
On June 24, 2016, Lacey signed with Dinamo Sassari for the 2016–17 season.[8]
On July 10, 2017, Lacey signed a two-year contract with Russian club Lokomotiv Kuban.[9]
For the 2019–20 season, Lacey joined the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.[10] On March 7, 2020, he posted 16 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 136–122 win over the Capital City Go-Go.[11] Lacey averaged 4.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 36 games for the Wisconsin Herd.[12]
In February 2021, Lacey was signed by German second-division side Rostock Seawolves, coached by Dirk Bauermann.[13] Lacey made 16 appearances for the Rostock team in 2020–21, averaging 14.8 points, 4.7 assists and 4.4 rebounds per contest.[1] He signed with APU Udine of the Serie A2 on July 6, 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Trevor Lacey". 2basketballbundesliga.de. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ Bean, Josh (April 6, 2011). "Butler senior Trevor Lacey named Alabama's Mr. Basketball for second straight season". al.com. Birmingham (Alabama): Press-Register. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Trevor Lacey". RollTide.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "1 Trevor Lacey". GoPack.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "N.C. State guard Lacey declares for NBA Draft". NBA.com. Raleigh (North Carolina). Associated Press. April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Cavs Announce 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Cleveland: Cleveland Cavaliers. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Lacey è il primo USA della VL" [Lacey is VL's first American]. VictoriaLibertas.it (in Italian). July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
- ^ "Dinamo Sassari signs Trevor Lacey". Sportando.com. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ "Lokomotiv Kuban signs Trevor Lacey". Sportando.com. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Beasley, Jordan (November 7, 2019). "Herd announces 2019–20 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Trevor Lacey: Goes for 16 points". CBS Sports. March 8, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (March 31, 2020). "Bryce Brown, Trevor Lacey playing in NBA 2K tournament". AL.com. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ "Nach Yakhchali-Ausfall: Trevor Lacey kommt – ROSTOCK SEAWOLVES BASKETBALL" (in German). February 23, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ Centenari, Andrea (July 6, 2021). "Trevor Lacey (ex Rostock) signs at Udine". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 6, 2021.