Dominique Archie Explained

Dominique Archie
Position:Forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:205
Team:Free Agent
Nationality:American
Birth Date:August 19, 1987
Birth Place:Augusta, Georgia
High School:T. W. Josey (Augusta, Georgia)
College:South Carolina (2005–2010)
Draft Year:2010
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:Austin Toros
Years2:2011–2013
Team2:Timișoara
Years3:2013–2015
Team3:Orlandina Basket
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:Oostende
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Orlandina Basket
Years6:2017–2018
Team6:Bnei Herzliya
Years7:2018–2019
Team7:Pallacanestro Varese
Years8:2019–2021
Team8:Champagne Châlons-Reims
Years9:2021
Team9:Ottawa Blackjacks
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez
Highlights:

Dominique Archie (born August 19, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of South Carolina before playing professionally in the D-League and later in Romania, Italy, Belgium and Israel.

Early life and college career

Archie attended T. W. Josey High School in Augusta, Georgia. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

As a freshman in college, Archie was named to the All-Freshman Team of the Southeastern Conference. In his junior year, Archie was named to the All-SEC Second Team and also to the SEC All-Defensive team.[1]

Professional career

On November 1, 2010, Archie was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2010 NBA D-League by the Austin Toros. On January 6, 2011, The Austin Toros placed Archie on waivers due to injury.[2]

On July 18, 2011, Archie signed a two-year deal with the Romanian team Timișoara.[3] In his first year with the team, he helped Timișoara reach the 2012 Romanian League Finals, where they eventually lost to CSU Ploiești.

On July 15, 2013, Archie signed with the Italian team Orlandina Basket for the 2013–14 season.[4] That season, Archie led Orlandina win the 2014 Serie A2 Championship, earning a promotion to the Serie A.

On July 21, 2014, Archie signed a two-year contract extension with Orlandina.[5] However, On April 12, 2015, Archie parted ways with Orlandina to join the Belgian team Oostende for the remainder of the season.[6] Archie helped Oostende win the 2015 Belgian League Championship.

On June 5, 2015, Archie signed a one-year contract extension with Oostende.[7] That season, Archie helped Oostende win the Belgian League Championship and the Belgian Cup titles.

On June 17, 2016, Archie returned to Orlandina for a second stint, signing a one-year contract.[8]

On June 17, 2017, Archie signed with the Israeli team Bnei Herzliya for the 2017–18 season.[9] On April 30, 2018, Archie recorded a season-high 22 points, shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range, along with five rebounds, two steals and two assists in an 82–83 loss to Ironi Nahariya.[10]

On June 13, 2018, Archie returned to Italy for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with Pallacanestro Varese.[11] On March 31, 2019, Archie recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 10-of-12 from the field, along with three rebounds, leading Varese to an 87–79 win over Reyer Venezia.[12] Archie helped Varese reach the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Semifinals, where they eventually were eliminated by s.Oliver Würzburg.

On June 19, 2019, Archie signed with the French team Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket for the 2019–20 season.[13] He re-signed with the team on June 2, 2020.[14]

On April 23, 2021, Archie signed with the Ottawa Blackjacks in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[15]

On July 28, 2021, he has signed with Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A.[16]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2010–11| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Austin Toros| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| D-League|| 15 || 18.6 || .392 || .214 || .857 || 3.2 || 1.0 || .4 || .3 || 5.4|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2011–12| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Timișoara| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Liga Națională|| 40 || 36.3 || .455 || .409 || .771 || 7.1 || 1.9 || 1.7 || 1.0 || 13.5|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2012–13|| 32 || 32.5 || .489 || .357 || .717 || 5.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 1.1 || 13|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2013–14| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Orlandina| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Serie A2|| 41 || 33.3 || .522 || .364 || .732 || 6.9 || 1.5 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 15.4|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2014–15| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Serie A|| 26 || 32.5 || .452 || .381 || .736 || 6.3 || 1.3 || .8 || .3 || 13.1|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2015| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Oostende| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| BLB Division 1|| 14 || 17.7 || .567 || .517 || .731 || 3.2 || .7 || .9 || .2 || 7.8|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2015–16|| 39 || 17.7 || .569 || .537 || .653 || 3.1 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 7.2|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2016–17| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Orlandina| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Serie A|| 27 || 31.1 || .494 || .421 || .763 || 5.5 || 1.0 || 1.3 || .9 || 13.7|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2017–18| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Herzliya| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| IPL|| 33 || 25.8 || .442 || .355 || .632|| 4.4 || 1.5 || .8 || .8 || 8.5|-| style="text-align:center;" | 2018–19| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Varese| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Serie A|| 28 || 26.6 || .428 || .338 || .723 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .5 || 11.2|-|}Source: RealGM

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Notes and References

  1. News: LSU sweeps major SEC awards. blog.al.com. March 10, 2009.
  2. News: Leo Lyons and Aubrey Coleman acquired by Austin Toros. Sportando.com. January 6, 2011.
  3. News: BC Timișoara adds American forward Dominique Archie. BalkanLeague.net. July 18, 2011.
  4. News: Capo d'Orlando lands Dominique Archie. Sportando.com. July 15, 2013. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913182932/http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a2-est/103677/capo-d-orlando-lands-dominique-archie.html. September 13, 2017. dead.
  5. News: Dominique Archie extends with Orlandina Basket. Sportando.com. July 21, 2014.
  6. News: Dominique Archie is a new player of Telenet Oostende. Sportando.com. April 12, 2015. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135312/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/158089/dominique-archie-is-a-new-player-of-telenet-oostende.html. September 13, 2017. dead.
  7. News: Telenet Oostende signs Nedim Buza, re-signs Dominique Archie. Sportando.com. June 5, 2015. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812213209/http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/belgium/163008/telenet-oostende-signs-nedim-buza-re-signs-dominique-archie.html. August 12, 2017. dead.
  8. News: Dominique Archie returns to Orlandina Basket. Sportando.com. June 17, 2016. September 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170926100036/http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/202526/dominique-archie-returns-to-orlandina-basket.html. September 26, 2017. dead.
  9. News: Dominique Archie signs with Bnei Herzliya. Sportando.com. June 17, 2017.
  10. News: Winner League, Game 27: Nahariya Vs Herzliya. basket.co.il. April 30, 2018.
  11. News: Pallacanestro Varese signs Dominique Archie. Sportando.com. June 13, 2018.
  12. News: Umana Venezia 79 at OpenJobMetis Varese 87. RealGM.com. March 31, 2019.
  13. News: Dominique Archie Joins Chalons-Reims. BallersAbroad.com. June 19, 2019.
  14. News: Chalons-Reims re-signs Dominique Archie. Sportando. June 2, 2020. June 2, 2020 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  15. Web site: Ottawa BlackJacks Sign Veteran Forward Dominique Archie. TheBlackjacks.ca. April 23, 2021. July 10, 2021.
  16. Web site: Dominique Archie Boucle la Raquette. July 28, 2021. Sportando. En. August 9, 2021.