Bill Amis Explained

Bill Amis
Number:4
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:231
League:Belgian League
Team:Crelan Okapi Aalstar
Birth Date:25 October 1987
Birth Place:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nationality:American
High School:Putnam City (Warr Acres, Oklahoma)
College:
Draft Year:2011
Career Start:2011
Career End:2019
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:Tartu
Years2:2013–2014
Team2:Keravnos
Years3:2014–2016
Team3:Steaua București
Years4:2016–2019
Team4:Okapi Aalstar
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Wilburn Davis "Bill" Amis IV (pronounced A-miss) (born October 25, 1987) is a former American professional basketball player who last played for Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

Early life and college career

Amis was born in Oklahoma City and graduated from Putnam City High School in 2006. He enrolled at Pratt Community College in Kansas and transferred to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after one year.

Amis played in the forward position with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. In his senior season, Amis was team co-captain with Hiram Thompson and was a second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection. He averaged 15.2 points and 7.8 rebounds.[1] After graduating from Hawaii, Amis tried out with his hometown NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder.[2]

Professional career

For the 2011–12 season he signed with Tartu Ülikool Korvpallimeeskond of Estonia.

In July 2013, Amis signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of Germany.[3] However, he did not passed the tryout period so he was released before the season began.[4] He then moved to Cyprus and signed with Keravnos.

In July 2014, he signed with Steaua București of Romania.[5]

In June 2016, Amis signed with Crelan Okapi Aalstar of the Euromillions Basketball League in Belgium.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Amis. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. March 4, 2012.
  2. News: McInnis. Brian. Amis says working out for Thunder was ‘really cool’. March 11, 2012. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. June 18, 2011.
  3. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/104931/eisbaren-bremerhaven-announced-bill-amis.html Eisbaren-Bremerhaven announced Bill Amis
  4. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/105837/eisbaren-bremerhaven-replace-bill-amis-with-brian-harper.html Eisbaren-Bremerhaven replace Bill Amis with Brian Harper
  5. https://www.eurobasket.com/Cyprus/basketball.aspx?NewsID=368158 Bill Amis (ex Keravnos) agreed terms with Steaua CSM EximBank Bucuresti