1. Kavell Chevano Bigby-Williams was born on 7 October 1995 and is a British professional basketball player for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.
20 Facts About Kavell Bigby-Williams
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Kavell Bigby-Williams was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year as a sophomore at Gillette College in 2016, before playing college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and the LSU Tigers.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams was a 6'6 goalkeeper at the age of 15 when he broke his leg.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams committed to play college basketball at Montana State but failed to qualify academically, so he instead ended up at Gillette College in Wyoming.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams was the top-ranked junior college prospect and signed with Oregon in April 2016.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams received more playing time after Chris Boucher was injured in the Pac-12 Tournament.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams was signed by the Pelicans on 6 August 2019 to an Exhibit 10 contract.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams joined their affiliate in the NBA G League, the Erie BayHawks.
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On 10 January 2020, Kavell Bigby-Williams missed a game with an undisclosed injury.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams averaged 8.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in 25 games.
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On 27 February, Kavell Bigby-Williams was traded to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in exchange for a 2020 2nd round pick and the rights of Isaiah Hartenstein.
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On 14 December 2020, he signed with Pallacanestro Cantu of the Lega Basket Serie A On 11 March 2021, Bigby-Williams left Cantu and moved to Belgium in the Pro Basketball League, signing with the Antwerp Giants.
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On 1 February 2022, Kavell Bigby-Williams was re-acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League through his returning player rights.
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On 12 September 2023, Bigby-Williams signed with the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P League+.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams joined the Astros de Jalisco of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacifico in Mexico ahead of the 2024 CIBACOPA season, arriving in time to participate in the preseason Copa Salsa Huichol.
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On 29 October 2024, Kavell Bigby-Williams signed with the Al Ahli Tripoli of the Libyan Division I Basketball League.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams represented Great Britain in its Under-20 and Under-18 teams, averaging 8.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game between the two squads.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams represented the senior national team at EuroBasket 2022.
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Kavell Bigby-Williams is a cousin of the British-Canadian boxer Lennox Lewis.