Brent Petway

Education

University of Michigan.

Career

This is similar to Vince Carter, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the Toronto Raptors. Petway defeated his Idaho Stampede teammate, Mike Taylor, in the finals, with an alley-oop, through-the-legs dunk. He also played at Eagle"s Landing High School for one year, and at Union Grove High School for one year.

Petway played college basketball at the University of Michigan with the Michigan Wolverines, from 2003 to 2007.

Petway averaged 5.8 points per game during his career at Michigan. Petway participated in training camp with the National Basketball Association team the Portland Trail Blazers in the fall of 2007.

Petway played in the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League during the 2007-2008 season with the Idaho Stampede, a development team for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Seattle SuperSonics. He played with the 2008 Memphis Grizzlies Summer League team, and then returned to the Stampede for the 2008-2009 season.

He played on the Toronto Raptors Summer League team in 2009.

He then moved to the Greek League club Ilysiakos. He joined the French League club JA Vichy in 2010. He then moved to the Greek League club Rethymno Aegean.

In June 2013, he joined the Greek Euroleague team Olympiacos on two-year deal.

On July 30, 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Dinamo Sassari.

Achievements

• Petway won the inaugural National Basketball Association Doctorate-League Slam Dunk Contest, at Doctorate-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 National Basketball Association All-Star Game Weekend. Petway attended and played high school basketball at Griffin High School for two years, where he won a state championship. With Michigan, he won the National Institute of Technology Tournament championship in 2004.

Membership

In October 2010, he became a member of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, under the name Thunder Petway.