Devonte Upson

Upson was born in Augusta, Georgia, to Zwencyl Upson and Lelinda Parksand, and lived in Amarillo, Texas. He is tall, and weighs . Playing basketball for the high school as a senior, Upson averaged 11.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 4.4 blocks per game. ==College career==

In 2011–13, Upson attended and played basketball at Trinidad State College in Trinidad, Colorado. In his sophomore year, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks (2nd in NJCAA Region IX) per game. In 2013–15, he attended and played basketball at Southeastern Louisiana University ('15). In 2013–14, Upson averaged 8.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.7 blocked shots per game. In 2015, he averaged 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game and was All-Southland Conference Honorable Mention. ==Professional career==

In 2015–16, Upson played for Starwings Basket Regio Basel of Switzerland's LNA. In 2016–17, he played for Helsinki Seagulls of Finland's Korisliiga. In 2017–18, he played for Rapla BS of Estonia's Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Playing for them, he averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game. In 2018–19, Upson played for Polski Cukier Pszczolka Start Lublin of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 9.7 points, 6.4 rebounds (5th in the league), and 1.1 blocks (2nd) per game. In 2019–20, he played for Asseco Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League, averaging 7.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game. In 2020, Upson played one game for Strasbourg IG of France's Jeep Elite, before the pandemic ended the season. In 2020–21, he played for Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, and averaged 7.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks per game. In 2022–23, Upson played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On the 8 February 2024, Upson signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague. On August 3, 2024, he joined Greek club PAOK Thesssaloniki. On November 11, 2025, he joined Jilin Northeast Tigers of the CBA. ==References==