Antonius Cleveland
Antonius Cleveland (born February 2, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball at Southeast Missouri State University. He attended high school at Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Ludowici, Georgia. He is from Memphis, Tennessee and was a 5'9" junior in high school. College career. Cleveland played for Southeast Missouri State University for four seasons, where he was the team's leading scorer in his junior (15.2 PPG) and senior (16.6 PPG) years. Professional career. Dallas Mavericks (2017). After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA  draft, Cleveland signed with the Portland Trail Blazers to join their roster for the 2017 NBA Summer League. While playing for Portland, he averaged 5.8 ppg in six games coming off the bench. On July 27, 2017, Cleveland signed with the Golden State Warriors on a training camp deal. On September 30, Cleveland was waived by the Warriors. He'd then be assigned to the Santa Cruz Warriors NBA G League affiliate team on October 24, 2017. On November 17, 2017, Cleveland signed a two-way contract with the Dallas Mavericks. He made his NBA debut later that night in  a 111–87 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, recording 2 points and 2 rebounds in 6 minutes of play. Throughout his time on that two-way deal, he would split his playing time between the Mavericks and their G League affiliate, the Texas Legends. On December 18, 2017, he was injured in a 97–91 loss to the Phoenix Suns. He was waived from the team a day later, with his spot on the team being replaced by Kyle Collinsworth. Atlanta Hawks (2018). On February 22, 2018, the Atlanta Hawks signed Cleveland to a 10-day contract. He signed his second  10-day contract with Atlanta on March 4. On March 14, 2018, Atlanta signed Cleveland to a multi-year contract. On July 21, 2018, Cleveland was placed on waivers by the Hawks. On July 23, 2018, the Chicago Bulls claimed Cleveland off waivers. He was waived by the Bulls on October 12, 2018. He re-joined the Santa Cruz Warriors for the 2018–19 season. Return to Dallas (2019–2020). On July 25, 2019, Cleveland re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends. He averaged 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the G League Legends . Oklahoma City Blue (2021). On December 3, 2020, Cleveland signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but was waived the same day. He then joined the Thunder's G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. Illawarra Hawks (2021–present). On August 2, 2021, Cleveland signed with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia for the 2021–22 NBL season. He was named the NBL Best Defensive Player.