Dyshawn Pierre

Dyshawn Dylan Pierre (born November 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He is from Whitby, Ontario and played college basketball for the Dayton Flyers. Standing at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.

Dyshawn Pierre

Free agent
Position	Power forward / small forward
Personal information
Born	(1993-11-17) November 17, 1993 (age 31) Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
High school	Anderson CVI (Whitby, Ontario)
College	Dayton (2012–2016)
NBA draft	2016: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Löwen Braunschweig
2017–2020	Dinamo Sassari
2020–2025	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights
EuroLeague champion (2025) 3× Turkish League champion (2022, 2024, 2025) 2x Turkish Cup winner (2024, 2025) FIBA Europe Cup champion (2019) All-Champions League Second Team (2020) Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Canada FIBA World U17 Cup 2010 Germany Under-17

Early life

Pierre was born in Whitby, Ontario. In high school, Pierre led the Anderson Raiders to back-to-back OFSAA championships in 2011 and 2012.^[1][2]

College career

He averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds in his second season as a 6'6' shooting guard for the Dayton Flyers. In the 2014 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament, Pierre's free throw shooting in the final minute of the opening game helped the Flyers (11 seed) upset Ohio State University (6 seed).^[3] Pierre also hit three of four free throws in the final minutes of the second round game against the Syracuse Orangemen (a 3 seed) to put the Flyers in the sweet sixteen.^[4] Dayton went on to beat Stanford, but lost to the Florida Gators in the elite eight, where Pierre scored 18 points.^[5]

Dyshawn Pierre was chosen as an All-Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team Selection.^[6] As a junior playing as a starter in the guard position, Pierre appeared in the "First Four" game held at The University of Dayton Arena that opened the 2015 NCAA Men's Division 1 basketball tournament. He scored nine points ^[7] in a close come-back win for the Dayton Flyers against the Boise State Broncos to earn a place in the 64 team tournament. Comically, he found his shorts around his ankles ^[8] after retrieving one of his six rebounds in the middle of the second half. In the second game of the tournament, Pierre scored 20 points, leading the Flyers over the sixth-seeded Providence Friars for an upset win, 66-53.^[9] Notably, Pierre spun inside with two minutes to play, put the ball in the hoop, and sank the "and one" foul shot.

Pierre was accused of sexual assault which was alleged to have occurred on April 23, 2015 and was reported to the University of Dayton in May. Pierre denied the allegations, stating that the sex was consensual. The Montgomery County, Ohio prosecutor's office declined to press charges against the basketball player, citing insufficient evidence. Nonetheless, the University of Dayton suspended Pierre for the fall semester, meaning he would be eligible to play basketball on December 22. He hired a lawyer to fight the suspension.^[10]

Professional career

Coming out of college, Pierre made the summer league roster of the Indiana Pacers.^[11]

Löwen Braunschweig (2016–2017)

In late August 2016, he signed his first overseas contract with Basketball Löwen Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[12] Grabbing 7.9 boards a contest, he led the German league in rebounding in the 2016-17 season and also averaged 14.9 points per outing.^[13]

Dinamo Sassari (2017–2020)

Pierre signed with Italian side Dinamo Basket Sassari for the 2017-18 campaign.^[14]

On 1 May 2019, he helped Dinamo Sassari with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist in final's second match to won its first European title after beating s.Oliver Würzburg in the 2019 FIBA Europe Cup Finals.^[15]

Fenerbahçe (2020–2025)

On July 8, 2020, Pierre signed with EuroLeague side Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).^[16] Pierre averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He signed a new three-year contract with the club on June 14, 2021.^[17] On May 30, 2023, Pierre renewed his contract through 2026.

On May 25, 2025, he helped Fenerbahçe to their second EuroLeague championship in Abu Dhabi.^[18] On July 7, 2025, Pierre parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse after five seasons and six titles in total.

The Basketball Tournament (TBT) (2017–present)

In the summer of 2017, Pierre played in The Basketball Tournament on ESPN for the Broad Street Brawlers. He competed for the $2 million prize, and for the Brawlers, he averaged 20.5 points per game along with shooting 52 percent behind the free-throw line. Pierre helped the Brawlers reach the second round of the tournament, only then losing to Team Colorado 111-95.^[19]

National team career

Pierre has played with Canada Basketball on the Cadet team (2010) and Junior team (2011),^[20] winning bronze with teammates like Andrew Wiggins, Kevin Pangos, Anthony Bennett and Olivier Hanlan.

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high	†	Won a EuroLeague championship

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2020–21	Fenerbahçe	36	6	24.2	.547	.417	.880	3.3	2.0	.5	.4	9.1	11.9
2021–22		28	26	27.8	.471	.313	.829	4.4	2.0	1.0	.4	8.3	11.4
2022–23		29	22	22.8	.482	.486	.586	3.8	1.6	.3	.2	7.2	9.3
2023–24		27	24	19.8	.441	.302	.917	3.9	1.0	.6	.1	5.6	8.0
2024–25†		25	1	11.3	.500	.367	.941	2.0	.8	.3	.2	3.3	4.8
Career		145	79	21.4	.550	.384	.833	3.5	1.5	.5	.2	6.9	9.3

Basketball Champions League

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Dinamo Sassari	14	9	27.4	.603	.297	.735	5.7	2.4	.6	.6	'12.6
2019–20		16	16	31.3	.430	.329	.721	8.4	2.4	.9	.4	12.6
Career		30	25	29.5	.500	.318	.727	7.2	2.4	.8	.5	12.6

FIBA Europe Cup

†	Denotes seasons in which Pierre won the EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Dinamo Sassari	2	2	23.9	.500	.333	1.000	5.5	.5	—	1.0	8.5
2018–19†		18	12	20.7	.427	.323	.714	4.3	2.2	.7	.1	7.4
Career		20	14	21.0	.434	.324	.739	4.5	2.1	.7	.2	7.6

Domestic leagues

†	Denotes seasons in which Pierre won the domestic league

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Löwen Braunschweig	BBL	32	32.9	.490	.311	.807	7.9	2.8	1.1	.2	14.9
2017–18	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	29	23.0	.516	.370	.800	4.1	1.1	.5	.3	7.9
2018–19	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	39	24.4	.530	.468	.768	5.1	1.8	.7	.1	10.1
2019–20	Dinamo Sassari	LBA	21	30.8	.515	.450	.761	6.9	2.8	1.1	.4	13.8
2020–21	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	26	25.3	.583	.453	.754	3.7	3.0	.6	.2	9.5
2021–22†	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	23	24.1	.514	.314	.725	5.2	2.4	.7	.3	8.5
2022–23	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	24	25.2	.475	.382	.788	4.9	2.4	.7	.2	8.4
2023–24†	Fenerbahçe	TBSL	15	19.9	.541	.385	.852	3.2	1.4	.4	.3	7.5

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Dayton	31	28	27.3	.567	.462	.671	5.1	2.0	.4	.2	8.8
2013–14	Dayton	37	36	26.9	.519	.409	.676	5.5	1.6	.5	.4	11.2
2014–15	Dayton	36	35	33.4	.508	.356	.676	8.1	2.9	.6	.4	12.7
2015–16	Dayton	22	20	33.2	.500	.347	.846	8.5	2.3	.6	.2	12.6
Career		126	119	29.9	.520	.384	.706	6.7	2.2	.5	.3	11.3