Brian Devincenzi made his NBL debut with the Sydney Supersonics on 4/2/1984. He scored 32 points in his first game.
Brian Devincenzi played two seasons the Sydney Supersonics. This included the Sydney Supersonics. He averaged 23.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 25 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | Adelaide | 20-6 (2) | 6 | 0 | 82 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 67 | 55% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 7 | 11 | 64% | 57% | 56% | 20 |
| 1984 | 0 | Sydney | 3-21 (17) | 19 | 0 | 500 | 145 | 19 | 49 | 96 | 19 | 16 | 66 | 62 | 212 | 388 | 55% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 75 | 109 | 69% | 57% | 55% | Totals | 25 | 0 | 582 | 179 | 28 | 63 | 116 | 27 | 23 | 78 | 87 | 249 | 455 | 54.7% | 2 | 7 | 28.6% | 82 | 120 | 68.3% | 57% | 55% | 42 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0 | Adelaide | 20-6 (2) | 6 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 11.2 | 55% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33% | 1.2 | 1.8 | 64% | 57% | 56% | 20 |
| 1984 | 0 | Sydney | 3-21 (17) | 19 | 0.0 | 26.3 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 11.2 | 20.4 | 55% | 0.1 | 0.2 | 25% | 3.9 | 5.7 | 69% | 57.3% | 55% | Total | 25 | 0.0 | 23.3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 18.2 | 54.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 28.6% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 68.3% | 57% | 55% | 42 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 42 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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Devincenzi played college basketball at Weber State, As a freshman in 1979–80 he was a reserve center on a Weber State team coached by Neil McCarthy that went 26–3 overall, finished 13–1 in the Big Sky, won both the regular-season conference title and the Big Sky tournament title, and reached the NCAA tournament before losing by one point to Lamar in Ogden.
He played 11 games as a freshman and averaged 0.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 0.0 assists in 2.1 minutes per game, while scoring 10 total points and grabbing 13 total rebounds.
Devincenzi shot 3-for-6 from the field for 50.0 percent and 4-for-9 from the free-throw line for 44.4 percent in that freshman season, and he also had 2 blocked shots.
As a sophomore in 1980–81, he moved into a larger role for a Weber State team that finished 8–19 overall and 5–9 in the Big Sky, tied for fifth place, and missed the four-team conference tournament after the Wildcats had previously dominated the league in the late 1970s.
He played 10 games and made 5 starts in 1980–81, averaging 12.5 minutes, 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game.
His sophomore totals were 34 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 assists, and he shot 13-for-24 from the field for 54.1 percent and 8-for-18 from the foul line for 44.4 percent.
One of the notable moments of his Weber State career came in November 1980 when he blocked 7 shots against Simon Fraser, a mark that stood as a Weber State single-game record and also matched the Big Sky single-game record for blocks.
As a junior in 1981–82, Devincenzi played on a Weber State team that improved to 15–13 overall and 6–8 in Big Sky play under McCarthy, finished tied for fourth in the conference, won the tiebreaker into the league tournament, and then lost 57–55 to Idaho in the semifinal at Moscow.
He appeared in 28 games as a junior and averaged 17.2 minutes, 4.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game.
His 1981–82 totals were 134 points, 112 rebounds, and 17 assists, and he shot 50-for-99 from the field for 50.5 percent and 34-for-63 from the free-throw line for 54.0 percent.
During that 1981–82 season he helped Weber State win key games in conference play, including a February win over Northern Arizona in which his late dunk snapped a 52–52 tie.
Across his three seasons at Weber State from 1979–80 through 1981–82, Devincenzi played 49 games and made 5 starts, averaging 3.6 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game in 12.9 minutes per outing.
His career totals at Weber State were 178 points, 140 rebounds, and 20 assists, while he shot 66-for-129 from the field for 51.2 percent and 46-for-90 from the free-throw line for 51.1 percent.
He spent his entire college career in the Big Sky and was part of one conference champion, one NCAA tournament team, one rebuilding season that missed postseason play, and one team that returned to the Big Sky tournament.
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