Corey Brewer (basketball, born 1975)
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| Born | January 2, 1975 West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2011 | Lleida Bàsquet | ||||||||||||||
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Corey Lavelle Brewer (born January 2, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player.
After graduating from
Navarro Junior College (1994–1995) and Carl Albert State College (1995–1996) before transferring to the University of Oklahoma, where he played two seasons for coach Kelvin Sampson.[1][2] The 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 190 lb (86 kg) point guard was named to the Under-22 USA Basketball Team in July 1997.[3]
Brewer was selected by the Miami Heat with the 51st overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft, but spent the 1998–1999 season in the Continental Basketball Association, playing for the Grand Rapids Hoops. He was signed by the Heat on September 29, 1999, but was waived a month later without playing in any NBA games.
The 1999–2000 season found Brewer in the
LEB Oro
League.
Personal life
At age fifteen, Brewer survived a shotgun wound after reportedly trying to mediate a street altercation.[4]
Notes
- ^ Johnson, Brian (February 26, 2000). "Top-seeded Carl Albert State has another star out of West Memphis, Ark. in Daryan Selvy". Shawnee News-Star. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ "Prospect Profile: Corey Brewer". NBA. Archived from the original on February 7, 2001.
- ^ "Three Boilermakers Selected for Under-22 USA Basketball Team". Purdue University athletics dept. July 21, 1997. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved 2007-07-06.
- ^ Wright, Ken (March 12, 1998). "Shooting helped Sooners' Brewer turn life around". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2007-07-06.