Dominique Sutton

Dominique Sutton
SLUC Nancy Basket
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1986-10-20) October 20, 1986
Durham, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
High school Jordan (Durham, North Carolina)
The Patterson School
(Lenoir, North Carolina)
College
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Tulsa 66ers
2013 Titanes del Licey
2013–2014 Ikaros Chalkidas
2014 Air21 Express
2014–2015 Santa Cruz Warriors
2015–2016 Dolomiti Energia Trento
2016 GlobalPort Batang Pier
2016 ratiopharm Ulm
2016–present SLUC Nancy Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA D-League champion (2015)
  • NBA D-League All-Defensive Third Team (2015)
  • First-team All-MEAC (2012)

Dominique Leondres Sutton (born October 20, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Kansas State University and North Carolina Central University.

High school career

As a freshman and sophomore, Sutton attended Jordan High School in Durham, North Carolina. As a sophomore in 2004–05, he averaged 19.7 points per game as he guided the Falcons to a 19-8 record and the 4-A Western Regional semi-finals. He subsequently earned Associated Press second-team all-state honors and was named the Durham Sun-Herald and PAC-6 4-A Player of the Year.[1]

In 2005, Sutton transferred to The Patterson School in Lenoir, North Carolina where he played for coach Chris Chaney as a junior and senior. In November 2006, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Kansas State University.[2]

As a senior in 2006–07, Sutton averaged 15.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and a team-leading 3.0 steals per game as he and teammate Jamar Samuels helped the Bulldogs to a 36-4 overall record and No. 3 national prep school ranking. Patterson advanced to the inaugural Prep School National Championship, where they lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Notre Dame Prep led by Michael Beasley.[1]

College career

In his freshman season at Kansas State, Sutton saw action in 19 games with eight starting assignments. He did not join the squad until December 26, 2007 after completing necessary academic requirements, missing the first 11 games. He also missed three games in February due to a knee sprain. He averaged 3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 13.4 minutes per game.[1][3]

In his sophomore season, Sutton saw action in 34 games with 32 starting assignments, as he was one of seven players to see time in all 34 games. He recorded 10 double-digit scoring games and one 20-point game with a then career-high 21 points against Wagner on December 30, 2008. He averaged 7.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.1 steals in 22.9 minutes per game.[1][3]

In his junior season, Sutton saw action in all 37 games with 36 starting assignments, as he was one of four players to see time in all 37 games. He averaged 7.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 24.2 minutes per game.[1][3]

In July 2010, Sutton transferred to North Carolina Central University and subsequently redshirted the 2010–11 season.[4]

In his senior season at North Carolina Central, Sutton earned first-team All-MEAC and second-team NABC Division I All-District 15 honors. In 32 games (25 starts), he averaged 16.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.2 steals in 33.9 minutes per game.[3]

Professional career

2012–13 season

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Sutton joined the Orlando Magic for the 2012 NBA Summer League where he averaged 3.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in five games. On October 5, 2012, he joined Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A for a one-week tryout.[5] He later parted ways with Chalon on October 14 after not passing the tryout.[6] On November 2, 2012, he was selected by the Tulsa 66ers with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA Development League Draft.[7]

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Sutton joined the Brooklyn Nets for Orlando Summer League and the NBA D-League Select Team for the Las Vegas Summer League.[8] On August 23, 2013, he joined Titanes del Licey for their LNB Finals series against Indios de San Francisco de Macorís.[9]

On September 23, 2013, Sutton signed with Ikaros Chalkidas of Greece for the 2013–14 season.[10] In May 2014, he signed with Air21 Express as an import for the 2014 PBA Governors' Cup.[11]

2014–15 season

On December 4, 2014, Sutton was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[12] On April 26, 2015, he won the D-League championship with the Warriors.[13]

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Sutton joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[14] Later that month, on the 24th, he signed a one-year deal with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Serie A.[15] In 32 league games, he averaged 7.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

On June 12, 2016, Sutton signed with GlobalPort Batang Pier for the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup.[16][17] On July 23, he was released by GlobalPort per his request, after Sutton received an offer to workout with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[18]

2016–17 season

On September 5, 2016, Sutton signed a two-month deal with German club ratiopharm Ulm.[19] On November 14, 2016, he signed with French club SLUC Nancy Basket for the rest of the 2016–17 Pro A season.[20]

Personal

Sutton is the son of Quintin Sutton and Katrina Reid, and has a brother, Lavaedeau Lee.[1] He and his partner have two daughters.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dominique Sutton - 2011-12 Men's Basketball". nccueaglepride.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ Mendoza, Anthony (November 9, 2006). "Beasley keeps his word, signs with K-State". KUSports.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Dominique Sutton Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (July 5, 2010). "K-State transfer Dominique Sutton puts family before basketball". Yahoo.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rookie Dominique Sutton on tryout with Chalon". Sportando.com. October 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Dominique Sutton did not pass the tryout period with Chalon". Sportando.com. October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  7. ↑ "66ers Add Eight Players in 2012 NBA D-League Draft". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Roster Set for NBA D League Select Team". NBA.com. July 8, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ Olivo, Jordan (August 23, 2013). "Dominique Sutto debuta hoy con los Titanes en lugar de Gary Flowers". DiarioDom.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Dominique Sutton signs with Ikaros". Court-Side.com. September 23, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  11. ↑ Jimenez, Bryan (May 19, 2014). "The imports of the 2014 Governors' Cup - part one". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Sign Dominique Sutton". OurSportsCentral.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Title Wave: Santa Cruz Wins NBA D-League Championship". NBA.com. April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Warriors Announce 2015 NBA Summer League Roster and TV Schedule". NBA.com. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Trento adds swingman Sutton". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  16. ↑ Castillo, Musong R. (June 12, 2016). "Returnee Dominique Sutton beefs up GlobalPort". Inquirer.net. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ Sacamos, Karlo (June 12, 2016). "GlobalPort signs up Dominique Sutton after securing import's release from TNT". Spin.ph. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ Giongco, Mark (July 23, 2016). "Globalport lets Sutton pursue NBA dream, taps Mike Glover". Inquirer.net. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Dominique Sutton signs two-months deal with Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  20. ↑ "DOMINIQUE SUTTON EN RENFORT !". sluc-basket.fr (in French). November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  21. ↑ Brennan, Eamonn (July 6, 2010). "Dominique Sutton leaves hole at K-State". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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