Zwencyl DeVonte Upson (born March 23, 1993) is an American basketball player for Trepça in the Kosovo Superleague.[1] He plays the center position.[2] He played college basketball for Trinidad State College and Southeastern Louisiana University.
_(cropped).jpg) Upson during The Basketball Tournament 2019 | |
| No. 9 – Trepça | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | Kosovo Superleague Liga Unike |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 23, 1993 Augusta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Harrison High School |
| College |
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| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Starwings Basel |
| 2016–2017 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2017–2018 | Rapla KK |
| 2018 | Beijing Bucks |
| 2018–2019 | Start Lublin |
| 2019 | Comunicaciones Mercedes |
| 2019–2020 | Arka Gdynia |
| 2020 | SIG Strasbourg |
| 2020–2021 | Pallacanestro Trieste |
| 2021–2022 | Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli |
| 2022–2023 | Hapoel Haifa B.C. |
| 2023–2024 | Büyükçekmece Basketbol |
| 2024–present | Trepça |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
Upson was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Zwencyl Upson and Lelinda Parksand, and lived in Amarillo, Texas.[3][2][4] He is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).[4]
He attended Harrison High School ('11) in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[4][5] Playing basketball for the high school as a senior, Upson averaged 11.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.4 blocks per game.[2][6]
College career
In 2011-13, Upson attended and played basketball at Trinidad State College.[4] In his freshman season, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game, shooting 61.8% from the field.[7] In his sophomore year, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks (2nd in NJCAA Region IX) per game.[2][8]
In 2013-15, he attended and played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University ('15).[4][5] In 2013-14, Upson averaged 8.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocked shots per game.[2] In 2015, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention.[4]
Professional career
In 2015-16, Upson played for Starwings Basket Regio Basel of Switzerland's LNA.[4] He averaged 14.6 points, 9.6 rebounds (3rd in the LNA) and 1.0 blocks (3rd) per game.[9] In 2016-17, he played for Helsinki Seagulls of Finland's Korisliiga.[4] He averaged 19.6 points and 0.9 blocks (5th in the league) per game.[10]
In 2017-18, he played for Rapla BS of Estonia's Korvpalli Meistriliiga.[4] Upson averaged 10.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks (2nd in the league) per game.[10] In June 2018, he was signed by the Beijing Bucks in the Chinese National Basketball League.[11] Playing for them, he averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game.[12]
In 2018-19, Upson played for Polski Cukier Pszczolka Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds (5th in the league), and 1.1 blocks (2nd) per game.[4] In 2019, he played for Comunicaciones Mercedes of Argentina's Liga, averaging 5.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 0.9 blocks per game.[4][13][14]
In 2019-20, he played for Asseco Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 7.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.[4][15][16][17] In 2020, Upson played one game for Strasbourg IG of France's Jeep Elite, before the pandemic ended the season.[4][18][19]
In 2020-21, he played for Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A,[4][20] and averaged 7.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game.[4] In 2021-22, he played for Merkezefendi Belediyesi Denizli Basket of Turkey's Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4] He averaged 8.8 points, 6.8 rebounds (9th in the league), and 0.8 blocks (6th) per game, while shooting 68% from the field.[4][21][22]
In 2022-23, Upson played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4][23]
On the 8 February 2024, Upson signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.[24]