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Quenton DeCosey

Quenton D. DeCosey Jr. (born August 8, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League. He played for Temple University men's basketball for four years before turning professional in 2016.

Quenton DeCosey
DeCosey in action with Salt Lake City Stars.
Personal information
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 30)
Union Township, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Joseph (Metuchen, New Jersey)
CollegeTemple (2012–2016)
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2016–2017Universo Treviso
2017Pallacanestro Chieti
2017–2018Koroivos Amaliadas
2018–2019Maine Red Claws
2019Salt Lake City Stars
2019–2020Lavrio
2020–2021Aris Thessaloniki
2021Start Lublin
2021–2022ZTE KK
2022–2023Alba Fehérvár
2023Saskatchewan Rattlers
2023–2024Rabotnički
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-AAC (2016)

High school career

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DeCosey, a native of Union, New Jersey attended St. Joseph High School, a Catholic all-boys school in Metuchen, New Jersey.[1] He played varsity basketball from grades 10–12, leading his team its first ever state title just before graduating in 2012. During his senior year, he averaged 24.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists. He also, joined the school's 1,000 point club having scored 1,608 points during his career and currently, he holds the highest career scoring average out of all players that came through the program. He played alongside Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves for a year before graduating and committing to Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

College career

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In a program that rarely allows freshman premium playing time, DeCosey averaged 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 0.4 assists having played only 195 minutes during his entire year. Many began to see how vital the shooting guard would be during the coming years when he scored 13 points in 18 minutes in a loss against the Duke Blue Devils.[4]

During the 2013–2014 year, DeCosey saw his playing time increase drastically. He went on to average 15.4 points, making him 8th in the American Athletic Conference in Points Scored Per Game for the season.[4]

In his junior year, DeCosey was named to Second Team All-Philadelphia Big 5. He averaged 12.3 points per game and 4.6 rebounds. He led in scoring in 11 games and recorded his first career double-double with a game-high 21 points and career-best 11 rebounds in a NIT Quarterfinal win over Louisiana Tech.[4][5]

As a senior, DeCosey led his team to win the AAC regular season. His performance throughout the year and overall leadership of his team helped them make their way into the 2016 NCAA tournament.[6][7]

One of the biggest moments of DeCosey's college career came during the last few seconds of regulation in their 1st-round game against Iowa in the NCAA tournament. DeCosey was fouled on a three-point shot attempt at the buzzer. He went on to make all three foul shots, sending the game into overtime. DeCosey scored a game-high 26 points on 10–22 shooting in the overtime loss.[8]

He was one of two players from the American Athletic Conference selected as a unanimous decision for First Team All-Conference, putting him in the running for Player of the Year.[9] He also was named to All-Philadelphia Big 5 First Team and NABC All-District First Team.[10]

DeCosey left Temple as the 51st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. By the end of his career, he scored 1,513 to rank 16th all-time in program history. He averaged 15.9 points per game during the 2015–16 season, (1st on Team, 3rd in Conference).

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA Draft, DeCosey joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League[11] and on July 29, 2016, he signed with Universo Treviso.[12] On February 15, 2017, he left Trevisio and signed with Pallacanestro Chieti for the rest of the season.[13]

On September 5, 2017, DeCosey joined Koroivos of the Greek Basket League.[14] In October 2018 DeCosey was added to the training camp roster of the Maine Red Claws.[15]

After a stint with the Salt Lake City Stars, DeCosey returned to Greece and signed with Lavrio on the day of his birthday, August 8, 2019.[16] On September 22, 2020, he joined Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League.[17] He played 20 games with them, averaging 10.3 points (48.1% from the two-point line, 36.9% from behind the arc), 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game. On August 26, 2021, DeCosey signed with Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League.[18] He averaged 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. On December 21, DeCosey signed with ZTE KK of the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A.[19]

On June 27, 2023, DeCosey signed with the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[20]

On August 11, 2023, DeCosey signed with Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League.[21]

The Basketball Tournament

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Quenton Decosey played for Hall In in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. In 2 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. Hall In reached the second round before falling to the Golden Eagles.

References

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  1. ^ Hunt, Donald. "Quenton DeCosey loves playing in historic Palestra", Philadelphia Tribune, December 9, 2014. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Temple shooting guard Quenton DeCosey has learned about playing basketball in the Philadelphia Big 5. DeCosey hails from Union, N.J. where he played basketball for St. Joseph’s-Metuchen High School."
  2. ^ "Quenton DeCosey: N.J.'s best-kept secret – ESPNHS New Jersey". ESPN. February 29, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  3. ^ John Haley (March 16, 2012). "Everything you need to know about St. Joseph Metuchen basketball". NJ.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Temple University Athletics – Quenton DeCosey – 2015–16". Owlsports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "News | Philadelphia big 5 announces 2014–2015 men's basketball awards". Philadelphia Big 5. March 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Temple University Athletics – Champions!! Men's Basketball Topples Tulane to Win Conference Regular Season Title Outright". Owlsports.com. November 3, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  7. ^ Rothstein, Jon (March 3, 2016). "Observations: Temple's Quenton DeCosey should be AAC Player of Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Temple University Athletics – Temple is Going Dancing; Owls to Face Iowa in NCAA First Round in Brooklyn". Owlsports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Temple's Quenton DeCosey named to AAC First Team". CSN Philly. March 8, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "News | Big 5 announces men's and women's award winners". Philadelphia Big 5. March 21, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 UTAH SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER". NBA.com. July 1, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "Quenton DeCosey signs with De Longhi Treviso". sportando.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  13. ^ "Quenton DeCosey leaves Treviso to sign with Chieti". sportando.com. February 15, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "Quenton DeCosey signs with Koroivos BC". sportando.com. September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "Red Claws Draft Four, Announce Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 20, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  16. ^ "Lavrio signs Quenton DeCosey". Sportando. August 8, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Quenton DeCosey joins Aris Thessaloniki". sportando.com. September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Start tabs Quenton DeCosey". Eurobasket. August 26, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  19. ^ Gabor, Winter (December 21, 2021). "Quenton DeCosey (ex Start) signs at Zalakeramia ZTE KK". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  20. ^ "Rattlers Add Versatile Wing to Roster Ahead of East Road Trip". CEBL.ca. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  21. ^ Najdovski, Darko (August 11, 2023). "Quenton DeCosey (ex Saskatchewan) joins Rabotnicki". USBasket.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
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