Brent Petway
Forward, Basketball Player
1985 –
Who is Brent Petway?
Brenton "Brent" LaJames Petway is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek League. Because of his leaping and dunking ability, he has been given the nickname "Air Georgia". This is similar to Vince Carter, who was nicknamed Air Canada, while playing for the Toronto Raptors.
Petway won the inaugural NBA D-League Slam Dunk Contest, at D-League Dream Factory Friday Night, on February 15, during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game Weekend. Petway defeated his Idaho Stampede teammate, Mike Taylor, in the finals, with an alley-oop, through-the-legs dunk. In October 2010, he became a member of the world famous Harlem Globetrotters, under the name Thunder Petway.
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- Born
- May 12, 1985
Warner Robins - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Lived in
- Warner Robins
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on July 23, 2013
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