Willie Deane (born February 23, 1980) is an American-Bulgarian former professional basketball player. Deane has won three Bulgarian championships, one Bulgarian Cup, a French championship, a French Super Cup and an Italian championship. College career Dean played high school basketball at Schenectady High School, in Schenectady, New York. He played college basketball at Boston College for one season before transferring to Purdue University to complete his final three years of eligibility. Professional career In 2008, Deane became a household name in European Basketball when he signed a contract with Zalgiris rumored to be excess of $600,000. In June 2012, Deane signed with Ukrainian team BC Khimik. Deane signed with BC Krasny Oktyabr for the 2013–14 season. On May 12, 2014, he signed with Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the rest of the 2013–14 season. On September 19, 2014, Deane signed with Pallacanestro Varese. On February 27, 2015, he left Varese and returned to his former team Krasny Oktyabr for the rest of the season. On November 5, 2015, Deane signed with STB Le Havre of the French LNB Pro A. In March 2016, he left Le Havre and signed with Latvian club Ventspils for the rest of the season. On July 26, 2016, he re-signed with Ventspils for the 2016–17 season. On June 16, 2017, Deane signed with French club Châlons-Reims for the 2017–18 season. References External links Eurobasket.com profile Euroleague.net profile FIBA.com profile DraftExpress.com profile 1980 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Latvia American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Basketball players from New York (state) BC Krasny Oktyabr players BC Odessa players BC Spartak Primorye players BK Ventspils players BC Žalgiris players Boston College Eagles men's basketball players Bulgarian men's basketball players Bulgarian expatriate basketball people in France Bulgarian expatriate basketball people in the United States CB Estudiantes players Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket players Ilysiakos B.C. players Liga ACB players Olimpia Milano players Pallacanestro Varese players PBC Academic players Point guards Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball players SLUC Nancy Basket players Sportspeople from Schenectady, New York STB Le Havre players Türk Telekom B.K. players Virtus Bologna players