Scottie Wilbekin
Darüşşafaka | |
2018–2022 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
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2022–present | Fenerbahçe Beko |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Scottie Jordan Wilbekin (born April 5, 1993) is an American, formerly naturalized Turkish, professional
College career
After skipping his senior year at The Rock, Wilbekin accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
Professional career
Cairns Taipans (2014–2015)
After going undrafted in the
On February 16, 2015, at the Taipans' annual awards night, Wilbekin was named the club Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player.[7] He and the Taipans went on to defeat the New Zealand Breakers in the final game of the regular season on February 22 to finish on top of the ladder for the first time in club history with a win–loss record of 21–7.[8] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for Round 20 after scoring 18 of his 25 points in the second half of the Taipans' 81–77 win over the Breakers which helped them secure the club's first ever minor premiership.[9] After sweeping the Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals, the Taipans faced the Breakers in the Grand Final series, going on to lose the series 2–0 following a game-winning shot by Ekene Ibekwe in Game 2.[10] Wilbekin appeared in all 32 games for the Taipans and averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[11]
AEK (2015)
On March 12, 2015, Wilbekin signed with the Greek Basket League club AEK, for the rest of the 2014–15 Greek Basket League season.[12] In nine games with AEK, he averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.
Philadelphia 76ers (2015)
On June 30, 2015, Wilbekin joined the Orlando Magic white team for the Orlando Summer League.[13] On July 3, 2015, he re-signed with the Taipans for the 2015–16 NBL season.[14] Later that month however, after a stint with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Las Vegas Summer League,[15] Wilbekin opted out of his deal with the Taipans in order to sign in the NBA.[16] On July 24, 2015, he signed a four-year deal with the 76ers.[17][18] However, he was later waived by the team on October 26 after appearing in five preseason games.[19]
Darüşşafaka (2015–2018)
On October 31, 2015, he signed with
On March 28, 2017, Wilbekin signed a two-year contract extension with Darüşşafaka.[21] In his second season with Daçka, Wilbekin helped the team to reach the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Quarterfinals.
On January 1, 2018, Wilbekin was named
Maccabi Tel Aviv (2018–2022)
On July 10, 2018, Wilbekin signed a two-year deal with Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague.[26] On October 18, 2018, Wilbekin scored a EuroLeague career-high 28 points, shooting 10-of-16 from the field, along with five assists and four rebounds in a 78–68 win over Budućnost.[27] Two days later, Wilbekin was named EuroLeague Round 3 co-MVP, alongside Rodrigue Beaubois.[28] On January 20, 2019, Wilbekin recorded a season-high 36 points, shooting 7-of-15 from 3-point range, along with four assists and three steals in a 94–104 overtime loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv.[29] In the fourth quarter of that game, Wilbekin scored an Israeli League-record 25 points for a single quarter.[30] On February 7, 2019, Wilbekin recorded 17 points, including a game-winner shot with 4.4 seconds left in a 65–64 win over Olympiacos.[31]
On October 27, 2019, Wilbekin recorded 26 points, while shooting 6-of-7 from three-point range, including 13 points in 70 seconds during the third quarter, as he led Maccabi to an 89–73 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Two days later, He was named Israeli League Round 4 MVP.[32] On December 23, 2019, Wilbekin recorded a season-high 35 points, along with nine assists and five rebounds in a 112–110 double overtime win over Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[33]
On January 29, 2020, Wilbekin signed a three-year contract extension with Maccabi.[34]
Fenerbahçe Beko (2022–present)
On June 26, 2022, Wilbekin signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[35]
National team career
On June 18, 2018, Wilbekin got a Turkish passport. He was subsequently named a member of the senior
Personal life
Wilbekin's younger brother, Mitchell, played college basketball for Wake Forest University from 2014–2018; appearing in 119 games, starting 89, over his four-year career.[42] Scottie's other younger brother, Andrew, is currently attending Husson University in Maine.[43]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
† | Denotes seasons in which Wilbekin won the EuroCup |
Led the league |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2015–16 | Darüşşafaka
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20 | 5 | 21.3 | .377 | .350 | .756 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.3 | 7.8 |
2016–17 | 31 | 17 | 25.1 | .429 | .404 | .870 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | .0 | 11.6 | 11.1 | |
2018–19 | Maccabi | 29 | 29 | 24.3 | .397 | .328 | .800 | 1.8 | 3.1 | .9 | .0 | 12.9 | 11.0 |
2019–20 | 26 | 25 | 26.1 | .436 | .435 | .813 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .0 | 16.1 | 15.8 | |
2020–21 | 34 | 34 | 27.0 | .496 | .328 | .891 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 13.8 | 13.6 | |
2021–22 | 35 | 35 | 29.0 | .472 | .379 | .941 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | |
2022–23 | Fenerbahçe Beko | 25 | 23 | 23:4 | .506 | .357 | .733 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
Career | 200 | 168 | 25.7 | .409 | .369 | .848 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
EuroCup
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2017–18 | Darüşşafaka
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18 | 18 | 31.8 | .451 | .428 | .829 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 19.7 | 21.3 |
Career | 18 | 18 | 31.8 | .451 | .428 | .829 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 19.7 | 21.3 |
College
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010–11 | Florida | 37 | 1 | 17.1 | .348 | .283 | .600 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.4 |
2011–12 | 37 | 1 | 15.2 | .434 | .457 | .714 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .6 | .1 | 2.6 | |
2012–13 | 35 | 29 | 31.9 | .453 | .359 | .725 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | .1 | 9.1 | |
2013–14 | 34 | 33 | 33.8 | .402 | .390 | .725 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .0 | 13.1 | |
Career | 143 | 65 | 24.2 | .416 | .376 | .711 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .1 | 6.6 |
Source: RealGM
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External links
- Scottie Wilbekin at Eurobasket.com
- Scottie Wilbekin at EuroLeague
- Scottie Wilbekin at Sports-Reference.com College Basketball
- Scottie Wilbekin at Florida Gators at the Wayback Machine (archived September 24, 2015)
- Scottie Wilbekin at TBLStat.net
- Scottie Wilbekin on Twitter