Brian Wethers

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Brian Wethers
Personal information
Born (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 43)
Khimik Yuzhny
2010Namika Lahti
Career highlights and awards

Brian Augustus Wethers (born December 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player.[1] Wethers primarily played the small forward or shooting guard position. This career ended with a foot injury.

Basketball career

High school

Wethers graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999.[1][2][3]

College basketball

Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley.[1]

Professional career

After college, Wethers tore an Achilles tendon during a tryout for the Golden State Warriors.[3]

Wethers played for

Shandong in China in the 2003–2004 season.[2]

He moved in 2004 to the

Wethers' 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

Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released.[5][6][7]

He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with

In 2008 Wethers spent time at the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League.[9]

In 2009, he played for

Antranik SC in Lebanon before in late 2009 moving to Uruguay to play for Club Malvín
.

Wethers was signed in March 2010 to

Post basketball career

Wethers is now the owner of Wethers' Elite Training.[11] The company provides private training, camps, clinics, and travel team opportunities for boys and girls.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Player Bio: Brian Wethers". CalBears.com. University of California. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Brian Wethers" (PDF). NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Freeman, Becky (March 30, 2005). "Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more". North County Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Wethers wins MVP
  5. ^ "NBA development league draft". Tulsa World. November 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  7. ^ "Bakersfield Jam Acquire Scooter McFadgon". NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. November 26, 2007. Archived from the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  8. ^ "BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Waikato see fresh break in Wethers". Waikato Times. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Brian Wethers joins Khimik". eurobasket.com. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "WET Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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