Izett Buchanan

William Izett Buchanan (born May 8, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player.

Early life Buchanan hails from Goshen, New York and attended Goshen Central High School. He graduated in 1990 having scored 1,344 points during his high school career. During his four-year career, he scored 1,593 points, including a school single game-record 51 against Long Island during the 1993–94 season. He finished his Marist career in the top 10 of other major statistical categories, including career steals (137), rebounds (613), scoring average (16.6), and free throws made (390). This did not affect his NCAA eligibility or cause any repercussions for him with the Marist basketball program.

Professional career Buchanan has been a journeyman in his professional career, playing for myriad teams in different countries. He then played a brief stint at ESPE Basket Châlons-en-Champagne in early 1995. In 1996, Buchanan was a member of BK Ventspils.

In the 1996-97 season, Buchanan played for Hapoel Givataim in Israel's second-tier league, Ligua Leumit. In 1997, he played for the Polluelos de Aibonito in Puerto Rico, averaging 19.3 points per game across 25 games played. He returned to Israel to play 2 games for Hapoel Tel Aviv in 1998.

In 1999, he played 2 games for in Argentina, before leaving due to a payment dispute.

In 2005, Buchanan played for the Venezuelan team Gatos de Monagas and a Brazilian team in Jundiaí. In February 2006, he signed to Assis Basket. In January 2007, he signed to the Argentinian team Club La Unión.