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Devin Cannady ’20 Signs With Lakeland Magic
January 13, 2021 | Men's Basketball
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Lakeland Magic, the NBA G-League developmental affiliate of the Orlando Magic, announced former Princeton University men's basketball student-athlete Devin Cannady '20 will be joining them for the 2021 season Wednesday evening.
The NBA G League tips off in February at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The complete G League schedule will be released at a later date.
This will be Cannady's second season in the G League, as he played for the Long Island Nets last season. In his first G League season, Cannady averaged 14.4, points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He scored a career-high 33 points in a 109-95 win over the Erie BayHawks on December 27, 2019.
Prior to signing with Lakeland, Cannady appeared in two preseason games for the Orlando Magic. Against the Atlanta Hawks on December 11, 2020, Cannady scored three points and had one block, one assist and one rebound. He also added three points and one rebound against the Charlotte Hornets on December 19, 2020.
Cannady earned a pair of All-Ivy League and All-District honors during his time as a Tiger. He finished as Princeton's fifth-leading all-time scorer with 1,515 points and is the program's leading free throw shooter by percentage, among those with at least 100 attempts, at .896. His 268 made three-pointers rank third all-time in school history while his 81 made three pointers in 2016-17 and 80 made three-pointers in 2016-17 are the fifth and sixth most three-pointers made in a season by a Tiger.
Along with his individual accolades, Cannady was part of the Tigers 2016-17 team that won the Ivy League championship and went 14-0 in conference play.
Cannady is one of nine Princeton men's basketball alumni currently playing professional basketball.
The NBA G League tips off in February at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando. The complete G League schedule will be released at a later date.
This will be Cannady's second season in the G League, as he played for the Long Island Nets last season. In his first G League season, Cannady averaged 14.4, points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He scored a career-high 33 points in a 109-95 win over the Erie BayHawks on December 27, 2019.
Prior to signing with Lakeland, Cannady appeared in two preseason games for the Orlando Magic. Against the Atlanta Hawks on December 11, 2020, Cannady scored three points and had one block, one assist and one rebound. He also added three points and one rebound against the Charlotte Hornets on December 19, 2020.
Cannady earned a pair of All-Ivy League and All-District honors during his time as a Tiger. He finished as Princeton's fifth-leading all-time scorer with 1,515 points and is the program's leading free throw shooter by percentage, among those with at least 100 attempts, at .896. His 268 made three-pointers rank third all-time in school history while his 81 made three pointers in 2016-17 and 80 made three-pointers in 2016-17 are the fifth and sixth most three-pointers made in a season by a Tiger.
Along with his individual accolades, Cannady was part of the Tigers 2016-17 team that won the Ivy League championship and went 14-0 in conference play.
Cannady is one of nine Princeton men's basketball alumni currently playing professional basketball.
Lakeland Magic 2021 Roster: #30 Devin Cannady (@devin_cannady3) - @PrincetonMBB pic.twitter.com/0i1suMQrqE
— Lakeland Magic (@LakelandMagic) January 13, 2021
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