Dominique Archie

Dominique Archie (born August 19, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Champagne Châlons-Reims in the 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.

Dominique Archie

No. 2 – Champagne Châlons-Reims
Position	Forward
League	Pro A
Personal information
Born	August 19, 1987 Augusta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	T. W. Josey (Augusta, Georgia)
College	South Carolina (2005–2010)
NBA draft	2010 / Undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2011	Austin Toros
2011–2013	Timișoara
2013–2015	Orlandina Basket
2015–2016	Oostende
2016–2017	Orlandina Basket
2017–2018	Bnei Herzliya
2018–2019	Pallacanestro Varese
2019–present	Champagne Châlons-Reims
Career highlights and awards
2× Belgian League champion (2015, 2016) Belgian Cup Winner (2016) Second-Team All-SEC (2009) SEC All-Defensive Team (2009) SEC All-Freshman Team (2007)

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]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	MPG	Minutes per game	FG%	Field goal percentage
3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game
PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high		Led the league

Domestic Leagues

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

Source: RealGM

References

1. "LSU sweeps major SEC awards". blog.al.com. March 10, 2009.
2. "Leo Lyons and Aubrey Coleman acquired by Austin Toros". Sportando.com. January 6, 2011.
3. "BC Timișoara adds American forward Dominique Archie". BalkanLeague.net. July 18, 2011.
4. "Capo d'Orlando lands Dominique Archie". Sportando.com. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
5. "Dominique Archie extends with Orlandina Basket". Sportando.com. July 21, 2014.
6. "Dominique Archie is a new player of Telenet Oostende". Sportando.com. April 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
7. "Telenet Oostende signs Nedim Buza, re-signs Dominique Archie". Sportando.com. June 5, 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
8. "Dominique Archie returns to Orlandina Basket". Sportando.com. June 17, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
9. "Dominique Archie signs with Bnei Herzliya". Sportando.com. June 17, 2017.
10. "Winner League, Game 27: Nahariya Vs Herzliya". basket.co.il. April 30, 2018.
11. "Pallacanestro Varese signs Dominique Archie". Sportando.com. June 13, 2018.
12. "Umana Venezia 79 at OpenJobMetis Varese 87". RealGM.com. March 31, 2019.
13. "Dominique Archie Joins Chalons-Reims". BallersAbroad.com. June 19, 2019.
14. "Chalons-Reims re-signs Dominique Archie". Sportando. June 2, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

External links

• RealGM profile