Dwayne Bacon

Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr. (born August 30, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Florida State Seminoles.

Dwayne Bacon
Bacon with the Charlotte Hornets in 2019
No. 8 – Orlando Magic
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-08-30) August 30, 1995
Lakeland, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeFlorida State (2015–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2020Charlotte Hornets
2017–2020→Greensboro Swarm
2020–presentOrlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career
Bacon at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game

Dwayne Bacon attended the McKeel Academy in his native Lakeland, Florida until transferring to the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida for his junior season. At Mckeel Academy, Bacon averaged 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals as a sophomore in 2012-2013. He led Mckeel to a 17-8 overall record and to the FHSAA championship tournament regional semifinals in 2013. In his junior season of 2013-2014 at IMG Academy Bacon was IMG's leading scorer. In his only season at IMG he averaged 19.3 ppg and led in assist with 4.0 apg while shooting 42% from the field and 70% from the free throw line in 12 games played.[1] Bacon transferred to the Oak Hill Academy for his senior season.[2] On September 5, 2014. Dwayne Bacon committed to Florida State over offers from Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, and Auburn.[3] In his senior year at Oak Hill, Dwayne Bacon led Oak Hill to an undefeated regular season with a record of 45-0 and averaged 24.4 points per game, 4.4 rebounds per game, 3.4 assists per game, and 2.2 steals per game. He was ranked 14th on ESPN 100.[4] Bacon played for the Showtime Ballers AAU program based in Orlando for three seasons.

College career

Dwayne Bacon signed with Florida State on September 5, 2015. As a freshman at Florida State Bacon received the National Freshman of the week honors from CBS Sports on November 21. He was a three time ACC rookie of the week (Nov 16, Dec 21 and 28). In his first career game Bacon had 23 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist. Bacon achieved his first career win over Charleston Southern with 20 points and 10 rebounds.[1] He appeared in every game during the 2015-16 season for the Seminoles and averaged 15.8 points and 5.8 rebounds over 28.8 minutes per game. On March 23, Bacon announced via Twitter that he would test his draft status for the 2016 NBA Draft. He did not hire an agent and retained his amateur status and the ability to return to Florida State for the 2016-17 season.[5] However, on March 28 he announced he will return to college.[6]

During his sophomore season, Bacon was named a member of the All-ACC second team for his work with Florida State that season. After his team was eliminated from the 2017 NCAA Tournament, Bacon declared for the 2017 NBA Draft (with a commitment that he'd sign with an agent soon afterward) on March 22, 2017.

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2017–2020)

On June 22, 2017, Bacon was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 40th overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Charlotte Hornets on draft night.[7] On July 6, 2017, he signed with the Hornets.[8] Dwayne Bacon made his debut in the NBA on October 18, 2017 with a loss against the Detroit Pistons, scoring 8 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Bacon scored a career high 18 points against the San Antonio Spurs on November 3, 2017 with 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. On December 26, 2017, Bacon and Malik Monk got assigned from the Hornets to the Greensboro Swarm. Later, Julyan Stone got assigned from the Hornets to the Swarm. On that same day, Bacon got assigned back to the Charlotte Hornets from the Swarm.

Orlando Magic (2020–present)

On November 24, 2020, Bacon signed with the Orlando Magic.[9]

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  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Charlotte 53613.5.375.256.8992.3.7.3.03.3
2018–19 Charlotte 431317.7.475.437.7392.11.1.3.17.3
2019–20 Charlotte 391117.6.348.284.6602.61.3.6.15.7
Career 1353016.0.403.345.7182.31.0.4.15.3

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Greensboro 4435.7.423.360.9006.84.31.5.026.5
Career 4435.7.423.360.9006.84.31.5.026.5

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Florida State 343228.8.447.281.7145.81.51.0.015.8
2016–17 Florida State 353528.8.452.333.7544.21.71.0.117.2
Career 696728.8.449.312.7335.01.61.0.116.5

References
  1. "Dwayne Bacon - Player Profile". Seminoles.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. Jordan, Jason (March 12, 2015). "Oak Hill Academy star Dwayne Bacon hasn't lost but all he wants to be is a winner". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  3. Payne, Terrence (September 5, 2015). "Five-star small forward Dwayne Bacon commits to Florida State". nbcsports.com. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. "Dwayne Bacon-Recruiting-Player Profiles". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. "Florida State freshman Dwayne Bacon declares for NBA draft". Sports Illustrated. March 23, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Pelicans Acquire Draft Rights to Frank Jackson". NBA.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  8. "Hornets Sign Guard Dwayne Bacon". NBA.com. July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  9. "Orlando Magic Sign Free Agent Dwayne Bacon". NBA.com. November 24, 2020.
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