Von Wafer

Vakeaton Quamar "Von" Wafer (born July 21, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player.

Tim Loring, the coach of the Arkansas Wings AAU team, invited Wafer to play for them the summer before his senior year.

This allowed Wafer to display his skills on a wider stage, and by the end of the summer, he was considered to be one of the top ten seniors on many recruiting lists.

Paschal High School and Laurinburg Institute his senior year before deciding to attend and play at Heritage Christian Academy in Cleveland, Texas, where he averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 blocks per game.

[2] During his freshman year at Florida State University in the 2003–04 season, Wafer averaged 7.9 points in 17.5 minutes a game with the Seminoles.

He ranked third among all ACC freshmen with 43 three-point field goals made and scored in double figures 12 times.

Wafer was not invited to the annual Chicago pre-draft camp, which provides players who are not viewed as first-round prospects a chance to display their abilities in front of NBA team personnel.

[11] On February 21, 2008, the Denver Nuggets traded Wafer to the Portland Trail Blazers for Taurean Green.

[13] Wafer was signed by the Houston Rockets and managed to keep a spot on the team due to his hot shooting in the preseason.

He continued to impress by scoring 21 points versus the Jazz and hitting the game-winning three at a game in Boston that the Rockets won 89–85.

Wafer joined the Greek Euroleague club Olympiacos Piraeus in August 2009, signing a two-year $10 million gross income contract.

[26] Wafer moved to China in 2012, signed a one-year contract with Xinjiang Flying Tigers worth $2 million.