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Brett Eppehimer

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Brett Eppehimer
Personal information
Born (1976-05-28) May 28, 1976 (age 48)
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolThe Hill School
(Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
CollegeLehigh (1995–1999)
Playing career1999–2006
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1999Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
1999–2000SG Braunschweig
2000–2001Tenerife
2001–2002London Towers
2002–2003Ilysiakos
2003Los Barrios
2003–2004Sicilia Messina
2005Eurorida Scafati
2005–2006Giants Bergen op Zoom

Brett Eppehimer (born May 28, 1976 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is a former NCAA Division I and professional basketball player.

Eppehimer attended Lehigh University (1995–1999) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he played NCAA Division I basketball and finished with 1,742 career points. The point guard/shooting guard averaged over 20 points per game in three different seasons and led the Patriot League in scoring twice. In 1998 Eppehimer finished as the 4th leading scorer in college basketball, averaging 24.7 points per game.

Following university, Eppehimer signed in Europe with Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga. During his first professional season he averaged 20.7 points and 6.2 assists per game, both top-10 in the league. Eppehimer (a dual citizen of the United States and Italy) earned All-Bosman 1st team, awarded to the best European players in Germany.

Eppehimer played another seven seasons professionally. The clubs included Tenerife CB (Tenerife, Spain), London Towers (London, England) of the BBL and Euroleague, Ilisiakos Athens (Athens, Greece), CB Los Barrios (Los Barrios, Spain), Sicilia Messina (Messina, Italy), Legea Scafati (Scafati, Italy), and the Polynorm Giants in Bergen-op-Zoom, Netherlands.

Eppehimer is the older brother of professional basketball player Nick Eppehimer.

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