Demarius Bolds Explained

Demarius Bolds
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:198
League:Iraqi Basketball League
Team:Al-Shorta
Nationality:American
Birth Date:6 May 1984
Birth Place:East St. Louis, Illinois
Highschool:East St. Louis
(East St. Louis, Illinois)
College:
Draft Year:2006
Career Start:2007
Years1:2007–2008
Team1:St. Louis Stunners
Years2:2008–2009
Team2:Panevezys Techasas
Years3:2009–2010
Team3:Bashkimi Prizren
Years4:2011–2012
Team4:Milton Keynes Lions
Years5:2012–2013
Team5:BC Kolín
Years6:2013–2014
Team6:Apollon Patras
Years7:2014–2015
Team7:Naft Al-Janoob
Years8:2015
Team8:Al Rayyan
Years9:2015
Team9:Al-Shorta
Years10:2015–2016
Team10:Lavrio
Years11:2016
Team11:Sagesse
Years12:2016–2017
Team12:Lavrio
Years13:2017–2018
Team13:Al Mouttahed Tripoli
Years14:2018
Team14:Al Wakrah
Years15:2018
Team15:Al Muharraq
Years16:2018
Team16:Kymis
Years17:2018–2019
Team17:Champville SC
Years18:2019
Team18:Atlas Ferzol
Years19:2023–present
Team19:Al-Shorta
Highlights:

Demarius Bolds (born May 6, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for GS Pétroliers. Standing at, he plays the shooting guard position. After two years at Missouri Western State University, Bolds entered the 2006 NBA draft but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

High school career

Bolds played high school basketball at Cahokia High School, in Cahokia, Illinois.

College career

Bolds played college basketball for the Missouri Western Griffons from 2004 to 2006.

Playing career

After going undrafted in the 2006 NBA draft Bolds played for the St. Louis Stunners during 2007–2008 season, as well as the Panevezys Techasas in 2008–2009.

On October 3, 2014, Bolds joined Nift Al-Janoub from Iraq.[1] On February 23, 2015, Bolds left Nift Al-Janoub and joined Al Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League.[2]

He started the 2015–16 season with Final Gençlik. On December 10, 2015, he signed with Greek team Lavrio.[3] He went on to average 15.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 16 games for Lavrio. On April 10, 2016, he signed with Sagesse for the remainder of the season.[4]

On June 19, 2016, Bolds returned to Lavrio, renewing his contract for one more year.[5]

On August 17, 2017, Bolds joined Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League.[6] On March 27, 2018, Bolds left Al Mouttahed and joined Al Wakrah of the Qatari Basketball League.[7] He finished the season in Bahrain with Al Muharraq.

On July 10, 2018 he joined Kymis of the Greek Basket League.[8] On October 20, 2018, he scored 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and gave 3 assists in a loss against Kolossos Rodou. On November 11, 2018, he left Kymis, after being replaced from Reggie Holmes in the team's squad. On November 20, 2018, he joined Champville SC of the Lebanese Basketball League.[9]

On February 21, 2020, Bolds signed with GS Pétroliers in Algeria.[10] However, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Demarius Bolds pens with Nift Al-Janoub. September 15, 2018. court-side.com. October 3, 2014.
  2. News: Bolds and Ewing meet in Al Rayyan Doha. September 15, 2018. Sportando.com. February 23, 2015.
  3. News: Demarius Bolds moves to Lavrio BC. June 27, 2016. Sportando.com. December 11, 2015.
  4. News: Sagesse lands Demarius Bolds, ex Lavrio !!. June 27, 2016. Eurobasket.com. December 11, 2015.
  5. http://www.a1basket.gr/2016/06/demarius-bolds-renews-with-lavrio.html A1Basket.gr Demarius Bolds renews with Lavrio
  6. News: Demarius Bolds (ex Targu Mures) signs at Moutahed. January 16, 2018. Eurobasket.com. September 21, 2017.
  7. News: Demarius Bolds (ex Moutahed) is a newcomer at Al Wakrah. September 11, 2018. Eurobasket.com. March 27, 2018.
  8. News: Kymis signs Demarius Bolds. July 20, 2018. sportando.com. July 20, 2018. July 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165525/https://sportando.basketball/m/en/europe/greece/282645/kymis-signs-demarius-bolds.html. dead.
  9. News: Demarius Bolds (ex Kymis) agreed terms with Champville. November 20, 2018. eurobasket.com. November 23, 2018.
  10. Web site: GS Petroliers sign Demarius Bolds, ex Atlas F.. Eurobasket.com. 16 March 2020.