Brian Wethers
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| Khimik Yuzhny | |
| Guard/Forward | |
| Born | December 17, 1980 Carson, California |
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| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| League | Ukrainian Basketball League |
| College | University of California, Berkeley |
| Draft | Undrafted |
| Former teams | Shandong Lions Hunter Pirates New Zealand Breakers BC Budivelnyk Kyiv |
| Awards | NBL MVP (2005) |
Brian Wethers (born December 17, 1980 in Carson, California, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player.[1] Wethers primarily plays the small forward or shooting guard position.
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[edit] Basketball career
[edit] High school
Wethers graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999.[1][2][3]
[edit] College basketball
Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley.[1]
[edit] Professional career
Wethers had unsuccessful NBA pre-draft workouts with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. His try-out with Golden State was cut short when he tore an achilles tendon[3]
Wethers played for Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany and Shandong in China in the 2003-2004 season.[2]
He moved in 2004 to the Hunter Pirates in the Australian National Basketball League. Wethers was a standout for the Pirates during the 2004-2005 NBL season leading the league in scoring with 24.1 points a game and being named the NBL MVP. Wether's strong play took the Pirates to the playoffs, after they had previously only won 2 matches the season before.
After the end of the NBL season Wethers moved to Hyères-Toulon in France where he played 24 matches during the 2005-2006 season.[2]
He returned to the NBL in 2006 signing for the New Zealand Breakers, who had struggled in the league since their inception in 2003-2004.[2]
Wethers was a fourth round selection in the 2007 NBA Development League Draft by Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released.[4][5][6]
He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with BC Budivelnyk Kyiv.[7][2]
In 2008 Wethers spent time at the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League.[8]
In 2009 he played for Antranik SC in Lebanon before in late 2009 moving to Uruguay to play for Club Malvín.
Wether was signed in March 2010 to Khimik Yuzhny.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Brian Wethers". CalBears.com. University of California. http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wethers_brian00.html. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Brian Wethers". NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. http://www.nba.com/media/dleague/brian_wethers.pdf. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ a b Freeman, Becky (30 March 2005). "Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more". North County Times. http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/30/sports/amateur/32905210024.txt. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "NBA development league draft". Tulsa World. 2 November 2007. http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?articleID=071102_2_B6_hFirs88160. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics". basketball-reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/teams/BAK/2008.html. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Bakersfield Jam Acquire Scooter McFadgon". NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. 26 November 2007. http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/mcfadgon_071126.html. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=UKR&PlayerID=32711. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Waikato see fresh break in Wethers". Waikato Times. 6 March 2008. http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/302852. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ "Brian Wethers joins Khimik". eurobasket.com. 9 March 2010. http://www.eurobasket.com/Ukraine/basketball.asp?NewsID=186007. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Matthew Nielsen |
NBL Most Valuable Player 2005 |
Succeeded by Chris Anstey |
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