Pele Paelay (born June 15, 1984) is a Liberian former professional basketball player. Although he was born in Liberia, he grew up in the state of Maryland before playing at Coastal Carolina University from 2002 to 2006. Paelay was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year in his junior season in 2004–05. Upon graduation in 2006, he began his professional career which has taken him to numerous countries abroad. Paelay is now the assistant coach for the girls varsity basketball team at the Steward School.
Paelay attended Magruder High School in Derwood, Maryland. He graduated in 2002 after starring in both basketball and soccer. On the pitch, Paelay was named the Washington, D.C. Area Player of the Year in fall 2001 after scoring 19 goals, recording 12 assists and leading Magruder to their first ever boys' soccer state championship.[1][2] He scored eight goals in the playoffs alone, five of which were game winners. Among the game winners, Paelay scored with less than 30 seconds remaining in the state championship game to give Magruder the 3–2 win.[3]
In basketball, Paelay led Magruder to a 27–0 record and a state championship during his junior season in 2000–01.[1] He was named the Most Valuable Player of the state Final Four.[1] As a senior, he averaged 17.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and was named to the Second Team All-Metro and All-County squads.[1] He was also a participant in the D.C. Capital Classic, a postseason all-star game featuring the best high school seniors from the Washington area.[1]
Collegeedit
Paelay enrolled at Coastal Carolina in fall 2002 to play basketball for the Chanticleers. During his four-year career he recorded 1,178 points, 439 rebounds, 199 assists and 139 steals.[4] His best season came in his junior year of 2004–05: his career-highs of points (16.8) and steals (2.4) per game led the Big South Conference, as did his field goals made (175) and attempted (401), 70 steals, and total points (488).[4] Paelay was honored as the Big South Player of the Year and the Associated Press named him an Honorable Mention All-American.[1][5] Although Paelay did not have quite as much personal success the next year, his senior season in 2005–06, he was the second best player behind sophomore teammate Jack Leasure (who happened to be that season's conference player of the year), and the two of them teamed up to give Coastal Carolina a 20-win season and second-place finish in the Big South.[6]
Professionaledit
No National Basketball Association teams showed interest in drafting nor signing Paelay to a contract upon his graduation, so he began his professional career overseas. Since 2006, he has played in leagues in France, Israel, Germany, and Turkey.[7]
Footnotesedit
a Pele Paelay was born in Liberia but is still considered American.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef. GoCCUsports.com. Coastal Carolina University. 2005. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^"All-Mets: Boys' Soccer". Washington Post. Fall 2001. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
^Max, Nathan (November 16, 2001). "'Perfect shot' nips Perry Hall late". Boys' soccer. The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
pele, paelay, born, june, 1984, liberian, former, professional, basketball, player, although, born, liberia, grew, state, maryland, before, playing, coastal, carolina, university, from, 2002, 2006, paelay, named, south, conference, player, year, junior, season. Pele Paelay born June 15 1984 is a Liberian former professional basketball player Although he was born in Liberia he grew up in the state of Maryland before playing at Coastal Carolina University from 2002 to 2006 Paelay was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year in his junior season in 2004 05 Upon graduation in 2006 he began his professional career which has taken him to numerous countries abroad Paelay is now the assistant coach for the girls varsity basketball team at the Steward School Pele PaelayPersonal informationBorn 1984 06 15 June 15 1984 age 39 Monrovia LiberiaNationalityLiberian AmericanListed height6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Listed weight195 lb 88 kg Career informationHigh schoolMagruder Derwood Maryland CollegeCoastal Carolina 2002 2006 NBA draft2006 undraftedPlaying career2006 2015PositionShooting guardCareer history2006 2007Minot SkyRockets2008Great Falls Explorers2008 2009Saar Pfalz Braves2009JL Bourg2009 2010Etoile Charleville Mezieres2010 2011S Oliver Baskets2011 2012UJAP Quimper 292012 2013Elitzur Yavne2013Vestelspor Manisa2013 2014JA Vichy2015SokhumiCareer highlights and awardsAP Honorable mention All American 2005 Big South Player of the Year 2005 First team All Big South 2005 Contents 1 High school 2 College 3 Professional 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksHigh school editPaelay attended Magruder High School in Derwood Maryland He graduated in 2002 after starring in both basketball and soccer On the pitch Paelay was named the Washington D C Area Player of the Year in fall 2001 after scoring 19 goals recording 12 assists and leading Magruder to their first ever boys soccer state championship 1 2 He scored eight goals in the playoffs alone five of which were game winners Among the game winners Paelay scored with less than 30 seconds remaining in the state championship game to give Magruder the 3 2 win 3 In basketball Paelay led Magruder to a 27 0 record and a state championship during his junior season in 2000 01 1 He was named the Most Valuable Player of the state Final Four 1 As a senior he averaged 17 7 points 6 0 rebounds and 3 0 assists per game and was named to the Second Team All Metro and All County squads 1 He was also a participant in the D C Capital Classic a postseason all star game featuring the best high school seniors from the Washington area 1 College editPaelay enrolled at Coastal Carolina in fall 2002 to play basketball for the Chanticleers During his four year career he recorded 1 178 points 439 rebounds 199 assists and 139 steals 4 His best season came in his junior year of 2004 05 his career highs of points 16 8 and steals 2 4 per game led the Big South Conference as did his field goals made 175 and attempted 401 70 steals and total points 488 4 Paelay was honored as the Big South Player of the Year and the Associated Press named him an Honorable Mention All American 1 5 Although Paelay did not have quite as much personal success the next year his senior season in 2005 06 he was the second best player behind sophomore teammate Jack Leasure who happened to be that season s conference player of the year and the two of them teamed up to give Coastal Carolina a 20 win season and second place finish in the Big South 6 Professional editNo National Basketball Association teams showed interest in drafting nor signing Paelay to a contract upon his graduation so he began his professional career overseas Since 2006 he has played in leagues in France Israel Germany and Turkey 7 Footnotes edita Pele Paelay was born in Liberia but is still considered American 8 References edit a b c d e f Pele Paelay profile GoCCUsports com Coastal Carolina University 2005 Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved September 20 2013 All Mets Boys Soccer Washington Post Fall 2001 Retrieved September 20 2013 Max Nathan November 16 2001 Perfect shot nips Perry Hall late Boys soccer The Baltimore Sun Retrieved September 20 2013 a b Pele Paelay statistics sports reference com Sports Reference LLC 2013 Retrieved September 20 2013 Zakour Kent August 3 2011 Former Magruder players head for Europe Gazette net Archived from the original on September 21 2013 Retrieved September 20 2013 2005 06 Big South Conference Season Summary sports reference com Sports Reference LLC 2006 Retrieved September 20 2013 Pele Paelay Eurobasket Inc 2013 Retrieved September 20 2013 Pele Paelay joins Vestelspor Manisa Court Side Newspaper February 13 2013 Retrieved September 20 2013 External links editCoastal Carolina profile Archived 2013 09 21 at the Wayback Machine College statistics sports reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pele Paelay amp oldid 1199802699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
