Awvee Storey

Infobox NBA Player
name = Awvee Storey
number =


image_size =
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 225
league = NBA
team = Free agent
position = Guard/forward
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|5|18
birth_place = Chicago, Illinois
highschool = Proviso West
college = Illinois
Arizona State
nationality = USA
draft = Not drafted
draft_year =
former_teams = New Jersey Nets (2004-2005)
Washington Wizards (2005-2006)
Dakota Wizards (2006-2007]
Milwaukee Bucks (2007-2008)
career_start = 2004
career_end =
awards =

Awvee Storey (born April 18 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. He plays the guard/forward position.

High school career

Storey did not play his first full year of basketball until his senior year at Proviso West High School. He was named to the All-State team in Illinois that year. He then signed with Tennessee out of high school, but ultimately decided to attend New Hampton Prep in 1996–97, averaging 30 points and 12 boards.

College career

Storey played his freshman season at the University of Illinois before transferring to Arizona State University. He would sit out the 1998–99 season.

Storey was one of the top rebounders in the Pac-10, at only 6–6. He made an immediate impact and gave the young squad some veteran leadership despite being only a sophomore. Blessed with excellent athletic ability, Storey was able to defend guards, forwards and, when necessary, a center. He posted 16 double-doubles in his 85-game career. In 2000–01, he earned Pac-10 Honorable Mention honours, after posting career-highs in points (13.1) and rebounds (9.1), the latter a conference best.

Storey earned his bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree with concentrations in communications and sociology at ASU. In the summer of 2001, he worked for Fox Sports Arizona as a production department intern.

Professional career

Not chosen in the 2002 NBA Draft, Storey spent 2002–04 playing in Venezuela, South Korea and the USBL.

The New Jersey Nets signed him for the start of the 2004–05 season, in which he played 9 contests. Soon waived, he wrapped up the season splitting time with the CBA's Idaho Stampede and again in Korea, appearing for the Wonju TG Sambo Xers. The following season, Storey appeared to work in 25 games with the Washington Wizards.

Over the Memorial Day weekend in 2006, Storey and teammate Gilbert Arenas were arrested and charged for disobeying the police at Miami Beach. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2461375 Wizards' Arenas, Storey arrested in Miami Beach] ] The charges were dropped after Storey made a $250 donation to charity. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2602795 Charges dropped against former Wiz Awvee Storey] ] On a similar note, while playing with the Dakota Wizards of the NBDL, Storey was involved in an altercation with teammate Martynas Andriuškevičius. Storey punched Andriuškevičius in the head during practice, [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2707338 One player suspended, another hospitalized after fight] ] leaving Andriuškevičius with a fractured skull, severe concussion, and a bruise. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2707438 Bulls say Andriuškevičius recovering from minor skull fracture] ] Though Andriuškevičius did not file charges, Storey was suspended by the league [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2706826 Dakota Wizards player suspended after fight] ] and, on January 5, 2007, Dakota terminated his contract. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2721362 NBA Development League dismisses Awvee Storey] ]

In 2007–08, Storey signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=2965477 Bucks impressed by Storey, sign veteran guard-forward] ] . His contract expired at the end of the year, and Storey signed a non-guaranteed contract with his former team New Jersey Nets.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | New Jersey
9 || 0 || 3.6 || .300 || .500 || .500 || .6 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .9
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Washington
25 || 1 || 4.6 || .390 || .429 || .571 || .9 || .2 || .1 || .0 || 1.7
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Milwaukee
26 || 0 || 10.0 || .438 || .000 || .483 || 2.1 || .6 || .3 || .0 || 3.5
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
60 || 1 || 6.8 || .414 || .250 || .511 || 1.4 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 2.4
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References

External links

* [http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/storey_awvee00.html Arizona State profile]
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/awvee_storey/ NBA.com profile]
* [http://www.basketballreference.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STOREAW01 NBA stats] @ basketballreference.com