Dion Waiters
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Waiters with the Miami Heat
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| No. 11 – Miami Heat | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
December 10, 1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Life Center Academy (Burlington, New Jersey) |
| College | Syracuse (2010–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2015–2016 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2016–present | Miami Heat |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Dion Waiters (born December 10, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Syracuse and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown, Waiters was raised by his mother, who had him when she was 17; his father was in jail at the time of his birth. Four hours after Waiters was born, his grandmother died. Waiters grew up playing basketball wherever he could, regardless of weather or time of day. Away from basketball, his home life revolved around his mother and stepfather, James Barnes.
As a freshman, Waiters attended Bartram High School and South Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, but did not play basketball at either school. In his sophomore year of high school, Waiters attended South Kent School. Waiters then played basketball at Life Center Academy his junior and senior years. Following his senior year, Waiters was ranked as the 15th best overall recruit according to ESPNU and ranked as the No. 2 best shooting guard in the ESPN 100. Waiters was also ranked as the 29th best overall recruit by Rivals.com.
In his freshman season at Syracuse, Waiters averaged 6.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. In a second round loss to Marquette in the NCAA Tournament, Waiters shot 8-for-10 with 18 points.
In his sophomore season at Syracuse, Waiters averaged 12.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year, earned third team All-Big East honors, was named AP Honorable Mention All-American, and was selected to the All Big East Tournament team.
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