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Trae Bell-Haynes
Bell Haynes playing for Vermont
Crailsheim Merlins
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (1995-09-05) September 5, 1995 (age 29)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
High schoolBill Crothers (Unionville, Ontario)
CollegeVermont (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Skyliners Frankfurt
2019Wisconsin Herd
2019Niagara River Lions
2019–2020Helsinki Seagulls
2020–presentCrailsheim Merlins
Career highlights and awards

Trae Bell-Haynes (born September 5, 1995) is a Canadian basketball player for the Crailsheim Merlins of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[1] He played college basketball for the Vermont Catamounts.[2]

High school career

Bell-Haynes played at Bill Crothers Secondary School, just outside his Toronto home, where he was a team captain as a senior and led the team in scoring and assists on the way to a 36-6 record. He was also named the MVP of the 2014 Ontario Prep Championships Tournament.[3]

College career

Bell-Haynes starred as a freshman for Vermont, earning America East All-Rookie Team honors in 2014-15, averaging 8.8 points a contest.[4] In his sophomore season, Bell-Haynes took on a larger role, becoming the Catamount's leading scorer with 12.2 points per game, and garnering All-America East Third Team honors, as well as All-Tournament Team after the Catamounts reached the America East Basketball Championship game, falling to Stony Brook.[5] As a junior, Bell-Haynes was named America East Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference as he guided the Catamounts to a 29-6 overall record and perfect 16-0 mark in conference play along with a 21-game win streak en route to its sixth America East men's basketball title in 2017, securing the automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Tournament.[6] Bell-Haynes followed up his senior season repeating as America East Player of the Year, becoming the third Catamount in Vermont history to repeat as the conference's top player, joining Taylor Coppenrath and Marqus Blakely, and the eighth player to repeat in America East history.[7]

Bell-Haynes finished his Vermont career with 1,629 points, good for eighth all-time in school history, and fifth all-time in assists with 518.

Professional career

Skyliners Frankfurt (2018–2019)

Bell-Haynes was not selected in the 2018 NBA draft but he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks for NBA Summer League.[8] He signed a three month deal, with an option for the remainder of the season, with the Skyliners Frankfurt of the German Basketball Bundesliga on August 28, 2018.[9] On February 18, 2019, Bell-Haynes parted ways with the club.[10]

Wisconsin Herd (2019)

On March 8, 2019, Bell-Haynes signed with the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League, appearing in eight games.[11][12]

Niagara River Lions (2019)

Bell-Haynes signed with the Niagara River Lions of the upstart Canadian Elite Basketball League on April 29, 2019.[13][1]

European experience

Bell-Haynes signed in Finland with the Helsinki Seagulls team on September 9, 2019.[14] He averaged 12.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. On June 30, 2020, he signed with Crailsheim Merlins.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Trae Bell-Haynes". www.riverlions.ca.
  2. ^ "Trae Bell-Haynes College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Trae Bell-Haynes". UVM Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Warney Highlights 2014-15 Men's Basketball Award Winners Presented by Under Armour". America East Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "Cats Well Represented on America East All-Conference Teams - University of Vermont". Vermont Catamounts. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "Vermont's Historic Season Leads to Sweep of Men's #AEHoops Major Awards". America East Conference. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  7. ^ "UVM's Bell-Haynes repeats as America East player of year". Burlington Free Press. March 1, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Trae Bell-Haynes to join Milwaukee Bucks' summer league team". Burlington Free Press. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ^ "Fraport Skyliners sign Eric Murphy and Trae Bell-Haynes". Sportando. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  10. ^ Lupo, Nicola (February 18, 2019). "Trae Bell-Haynes, Fraport Skyliners part ways". Sportando. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  11. ^ "Herd Acquires Trae Bell-Haynes". NBA G League. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Trae Bell-Haynes". NBA G League Stats.
  13. ^ "Trae Bell-Haynes '18 Inks Deal with CEBL's Niagara River Lions". University of Vermont Athletics.
  14. ^ "TRAE BELL – HAYNES TÄYDENTÄÄ SEAGULLSIN TAKAKENTÄN" (in Finnish). helsinkiseagulls.com. 9 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Crailsheim Merlins land Trae Bell-Haynes". Sportando. June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
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