Damyean Dotson

Damyean Da'Kethe Dotson (born May 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Dotson previously has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Oregon and Houston before being selected with the 44th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Knicks.

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Dotson with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2021
Shooting guard
(1994-05-06) May 6, 1994Houston, Texas, U.S.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Yates (Houston, Texas)
Oregon (2012–2014)
Houston (2015–2017)
2017: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
New York Knicks
2017–present
New York Knicks
→Westchester Knicks
Cleveland Cavaliers
Austin Spurs
New York Knicks
Gaziantep Basketbol
Ningbo Rockets
Nanjing Monkey Kings
Petkim Spor
First-team All-AAC (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Damyean Da'Kethe Dotson (born May 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). Dotson previously has played for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Oregon and Houston before being selected with the 44th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Knicks.

He played two seasons for the University of Oregon. After his sophomore season, he and teammates Dominic Artis and Brandon Austin were dismissed due to sexual assault allegations. No one was ever charged due to a lack of evidence and conflicting statements made by the victim. He subsequently enrolled at Houston Community College where he did not play basketball but took anger management courses with John Lucas II.

He transferred to the University of Houston. As a senior, he averaged 17.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game and was named to the First Team American Athletic Conference.

Dotson with the New York Knicks in 2018

On August 7, 2017, Dotson signed with the Knicks and during his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. On November 29, Dotson became the eleventh player in history to play in the G League and NBA in the same day. On April 6, 2018, Dotson scored a career-high 30 points and a career high 11 rebounds in a 122–98 win off the bench against the Miami Heat.

On November 25, 2020, Dotson signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. On September 10, 2021, Dotson was waived by the Cavaliers.

On October 14, 2021, Dotson was signed by the San Antonio Spurs. However, he was waived two days later and joined their G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs on October 27. In 12 games, he averaged 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.9 assists over 34.9 minutes per game.

On December 21, 2021, Dotson was signed by the New York Knicks. Dotson was signed on a ten-day deal, via New York's 'hardship' exception. He signed a second ten-day contract with the Knicks on December 31.

On January 11, 2022, Dotson was reacquired by the Austin Spurs.

On June 23, 2022, Dotson signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Basketball Super League.

On September 17, 2023, Dotson signed with the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association.

On September 20, 2024, Dotson signed with Nanjing Monkey Kings. He is the second foreign player on the roster as T. J. Leaf signed to the team earlier.

On November 18, 2024, he signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

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  • Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
  • Houston Cougars bio Archived June 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine