David Kravish

David Kravish
No. 45 – Unicaja
PositionCenter
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1992-09-12) September 12, 1992 (age 32)
Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Bulgarian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolLee's Summit North
(Lee's Summit, Missouri)
CollegeCalifornia (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016BC Nokia
2016–2017Czarni Słupsk
2017–2018BC Tsmoki-Minsk
2018–2019BC Avtodor
2019–2020Baxi Manresa
2020–2021Brose Bamberg
2021–2022Galatasaray Nef
2022–presentUnicaja
Career highlights and awards

David Jeffrey Kravish (born September 12, 1992) is an American-born naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for California. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.

College career

Kravish played for seasons with the California Golden Bears. He became a starter for the team during his freshman season, appearing in all 34 of California's games with 24 starts and averaging 6.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while leading the team with 41 blocked shots (1.2 per game). Kravish was named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, he averaged 7.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game.[1] In his junior season, Kravish averaged 11.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game and set a school record with 73 blocked shots which has since passed by Kingsley Okoroh.[2][3] He averaged 11.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as a senior.[4]

Professional career

Nokia

Kravish began his professional career playing for BC Nokia in the Finnish Korisliiga, where he averaged 13.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in 47 games as the team finished in third place.[5]

Słupsk

Kravish signed with Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League (PLK) on July 31, 2016.[6] In 41 games, Kravish averaged 12.9 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.[7]

Minsk

Kravish signed with the Belarusan club BC Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League. He averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game in VTB United League play. He also averaged 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 blocks in 14 FIBA Europe Cup games and 9.7 points and 8.7 rebounds in six Champions League games.[7]

Avtodor

Kravish remained in the United League for a second season, signing with the Russian club BC Avtodor on June 21, 2018.[7] He averaged 12.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 block in United League play and was twice named the player of the week. In 13 Europe Cup games Kravish averaged 10.2 points per game and 7.8 rebounds per game, highest in the competition.[8]

Manresa

Kravish signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB on August 4, 2019.[9] He averaged 11.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.[10]

Brose Bamberg

On August 4, 2020, Kravish signed with Brose Bamberg of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[10]

Galatasaray

On August 12, 2021, Kravish signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[11]

Unicaja

On June 23, 2022, he has signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[12]

National team career

He has received Bulgarian citizenship and represents the Bulgarian national team.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Goldberg, Wes (November 5, 2013). "Bay Area college basketball preview: A look at the men's teams". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Vernon, Mike (November 12, 2014). "Cal men's preview: New coach Martin brings high energy". SFGate.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Simmons, Rusty (March 15, 2017). "Cal men's basketball season ends in NIT splat". New Haven Register. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "California Preview Capsule". Chico Enterprise-Record. Associated Press. October 28, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Wódecki, Bartosz (July 31, 2016). "TBL: American center of Energa Black". ProBasket.pl (in Polish). Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "David Kravish: new Energa Black center". GP24.pl (in Polish). July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Avtodor inks David Kravish, ex Tsmoki-Minsk". EuroBasket.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  8. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 4, 2019). "Manresa inks David Kravish, ex Avtodor". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  9. ^ "Baxi Manresa signs the American David Kravish". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). August 4, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 4, 2020). "Brose Bamberg announces David Kravish". Sportando. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "David Kravish Galatasaray'da". galatasaray.org. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "David Kravish, experiencia, rebotes y tapones para la pintura del Unicaja". unicajabaloncesto.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "David Kravish - Profile". FIBA. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Дейвид Кравиш: Горд съм, че ме поканиха в националния отбор" [David Kravish: I am proud to be invited to the Bulgarian national team] (in Bulgarian). BGBasket. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.