Devonta Pollard (born July 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Ensenada Lobos of the Circuito de Baloncesto del Pacífico (CIBAPAC).
[1] His mother, Jessie Mae, played one season in the Women's Professional Basketball League before it folded in 1981, at which point she returned to Porterville and became a high school history teacher.
[1] His father, Ervin, was a forklift driver at a paper plant before he died of pancreatic cancer when Pollard was in high school.
As a senior, he led his team to the Mississippi 3A state championship, recording 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks in the 75–65 title game victory over Booneville.
[2] He averaged 23.8 points, 15.7 rebounds and 5.1 blocks per game to earn the Mississippi Mr. Basketball and McDonald's All-American honors.
Pollard became one of the top big men in the American Athletic Conference, averaging 11.4 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.