Troy De Vries

  • Nationality: USA
  • Date of Birth: 27/07/82
  • Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, Washington (USA)
  • Position: GRD
  • Height (CM): 193
  • Weight (KG): 91
  • Junior Assoc:
  • College: Portland State (2001–2003) / New México (2003–2005)
  • NBL DEBUT: 19/09/07
  • AGE AT DEBUT: 25
  • LAST NBL GAME: 10/12/10
  • AGE AT LAST GAME: 28
  • NBL History: West Sydney 2008 | Adelaide 2011
  • Championships: 0
  • None

BIO: Troy De Vries was born in Mount Vernon, Washington (USA).

NBL EXPERIENCE

Troy De Vries made his NBL debut with the West Sydney Razorbacks at 25 years of age. He scored 11 points in his first game.

A hip injury caused him to be cut mid-season during the 2010/11 season.

Troy De Vries played two seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Adelaide 36ers and the West Sydney Razorbacks. He averaged 15.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in 39 NBL games.

NBL TOTAL STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2010-1128Adelaide9-19 (8)92641043532926501814359636%155129%192576%48%44%20
2007-0825West Sydney10-20 (10)3083050871651754203536816035345%10022644%8812073%62%59%31
Totals391094612106972680253718219544943.4%11527741.5%10714573.8%60%56%31

NBL PER GAME STATISTICS

SEASONAGETEAMTEAM RECORDGPMINSPTSREBASTORDRSTLBLKTOPFFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%EFG%HS
2010-1128Adelaide9-19 (8)929.311.63.93.61.02.90.60.02.01.63.910.736%1.75.729%2.12.876%48%44%20
2007-0825West Sydney10-20 (10)3027.716.92.42.20.61.80.70.11.82.35.311.845%3.37.544%2.94.073%62%59%31
Total3928.115.72.72.50.72.10.60.11.82.15.011.543.4%0.00.041.5%2.97.173.8%60%56%31

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKS TURNOVERS TRIPLE DOUBLES
318112250

STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE

  • North West Tasmania (2007)



DeVries joined North West Tasmania for the 2007 SEABL season, playing for the Ulverstone-based Thunder in the South East Australian Basketball League.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Germany - BG Karlsruhe (2005–2006) | Ukraine - Sumykhimprom Sumy (2007–2008) | Spain - Plus Pujol Lleida (2008–2009), Sant Josep Girona (2009–2010), Melilla Baloncesto (2011–2012), Unicaja (2012), Bàsquet Manresa (2012–2013), Real Betis Baloncesto (2017) | Turkey - Torku Konyaspor (2013–2016) | Portugal - Porto (2016)

De Vries joined BG Karlsruhe for the 2005–06 German Basketball Bundesliga season, beginning his professional career in Germany before continuing to clubs across Europe.

In the 2007–08 season, De Vries moved to Ukraine to play for Sumykhimprom Sumy, then returned to Spain for the 2008–09 campaign with Plus Pujol Lleida and stayed in the country for the 2009–10 season with Sant Josep Girona as he continued building his résumé in Spanish leagues.

De Vries later re-entered the Spanish system with Melilla Baloncesto for the 2011–12 season, then stepped up to Liga ACB level in 2012 with Unicaja before playing the 2012–13 season with Bàsquet Manresa, where he was also credited with Liga ACB Player of the Week recognition during that year.

On September 13, 2013, De Vries signed with Torku Konyaspor in Turkey, and in the 2013–14 Turkish top-flight season he played 24 games and averaged 16.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game while sharing the roster with imports Troy Gillenwater and Sean Williams, plus guards such as Derrick Low and Tomas Delininkaitis.

On February 29, 2016, De Vries signed with FC Porto in Portugal, and on April 21, 2017, he signed with Real Betis Baloncesto in Spain, appearing in five Liga ACB games and averaging 9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in 17.0 minutes per game while shooting 46.2% on two-pointers, 35.3% from three, and 88.9% at the foul line across that stint.

COLLEGE

De Vries played college basketball at Portland State during the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons before transferring to New Mexico, where he competed from 2003–04 to 2004–05.

De Vries suited up for Portland State during the 2001–02 season, which the program’s year-by-year records list as a 12–16 campaign (6–8 Big Sky) under head coach Joel Sobotka.

In that 2001–02 season, De Vries appeared in 27 games and made 6 starts, averaging 14.3 minutes while producing 4.7 points per game on 39-for-93 shooting from the field (41.9%), including 35-for-85 from three-point range (41.2%), and 13-for-18 at the free-throw line (72.2%).

Across those 27 games at Portland State in 2001–02, he totaled 126 points, 27 rebounds (2 offensive, 25 defensive), 29 assists, 18 steals, 0 blocks, 23 turnovers, and 47 personal fouls.

De Vries’ Portland State sophomore season came in 2002–03, when the Vikings went 5–22 (3–11 Big Sky) under head coach Heath Schroyer.

In 2002–03, De Vries played in 10 games and started all 10, averaging 14.1 minutes and 6.2 points per game while shooting 19-for-44 from the field (43.2%), 12-for-30 from three (40.0%), and 12-for-19 at the line (63.2%), alongside 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

In those 10 Portland State games in 2002–03, he totaled 62 points, 24 rebounds, 10 assists, and 0 blocks, with 12 made three-pointers in 30 attempts and 141 total minutes logged.

During Portland State’s early 2002–03 stretch, De Vries scored 13 points in a Nov. 30, 2002 game against Portland, sharing team-high scoring on the night.

De Vries also recorded a 27-point performance against Cascade on Dec. 3, 2002, going 8-for-14 from the field and 6-for-11 from three, with a 21-point burst over a nine-minute span in the second half noted in team coverage that week.

A Nov. 24, 2002 box score versus UNLV credited De Vries with a technical foul in that game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Across his Portland State career (2001–02 to 2002–03), De Vries played 37 games with 16 starts, averaging 5.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists, while shooting 47-for-115 from three-point range (40.9%).

Portland State materials have also listed De Vries as an Academic All-Conference honoree for 2001–02 in the Big Sky era.

De Vries transferred to New Mexico and became eligible to play for the Lobos on December 21, 2003, with UNM noting at the time that he had played 16 games for New Mexico since becoming eligible and was averaging 11.6 points per game while hitting 43.5% of his three-point attempts at that point in the season.

De Vries’ first season on the floor at New Mexico was the 2003–04 campaign, when he played 22 games, started 21, and averaged 31.6 minutes while posting 10.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game, shooting 75-for-169 from the field (44.4%) and 54-for-121 from three (44.6%).

In totals during 2003–04 at New Mexico, De Vries scored 235 points with 64 rebounds, 65 assists, 15 steals, 1 block, and 41 turnovers across 696 minutes, and his 54 made threes came on 121 attempts.

New Mexico announced on Feb. 21, 2004 that De Vries was named to the CoSIDA District VI All-Academic team, listing him with a 3.67 GPA and noting his major as University Studies.

De Vries’ senior season at New Mexico was 2004–05, when he started all 33 games and averaged 30.6 minutes, 11.0 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 119-for-263 from the field (45.2%) and 93-for-206 from three (45.1%).

Across the full 2004–05 season, his totals included 364 points, 78 rebounds, 84 assists, 27 steals, 1 block, and 63 turnovers in 1,011 minutes, and his 93 made three-pointers ranked among the top single-season marks in New Mexico history as captured in New Mexico career lists and summaries.

During the Dec. 29, 2004 Lobo Invitational championship game against Troy State, De Vries hit seven three-pointers and finished with 27 points, with New Mexico’s postgame notes also crediting him with a season-high 6 assists and a season-high 4 rebounds in that contest.

Over his two seasons at New Mexico (2003–04 and 2004–05), De Vries played 55 games and made 54 starts, averaging 10.9 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists, while shooting 147-for-327 from three-point range (45.0%).

Across his full Division I career (Portland State and New Mexico combined), De Vries played 92 games with 70 starts and averaged 8.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.0 assists, shooting 194-for-442 from three (43.9%) and 252-for-569 overall from the field (44.3%).

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