Wayne Chism
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Devon Dwayne Chism also known as Wayne Chism, is an America
United States
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n basketball player who played for the Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers basketball
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. He is currently playing in the Hungarian Basketball League for the Albacomp Fehérvár.

Chism was the focus of the team's offense during his senior season. He averaged 12.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 1.3 bpg, all team highs. He also led UT to its first Elite Eight appearance in school history, where they were defeated by the Michigan State Spartans
Michigan State Spartans
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 by a final score of 70-69.

He's the winningest player ever for UT basketball, and one of the first Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Dean-Fredrick Pearl is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball coach. He was the first coach to lead...

 recruits to graduate from Tennessee.

His trademark is wearing his headband in a fashion where it appears to be falling.

Chism was not selected in the 2010 NBA Draft
2010 NBA Draft
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, but received summer league invitations from the New Jersey Nets
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 and Sacramento Kings
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.

He played for Antalya BSB in Turkey, but was released in December 2010. He then signed to play with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBADL.
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