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Tim Begley
Personal information
Born (1983-08-08) August 8, 1983 (age 40)
Brose Bamberg
Career highlights and awards

Timothy Begley (born August 8, 1983) is an American former professional

Brose Bamberg from 2005 to 2008 after a highly successful college career at the University of Pennsylvania where he was named the 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year
.

Early life

Born in

NJSIAA Parochial "A" school championships.[1] In his senior year of 2000–01, Begley was named to the first team of All-Shore Conference, All-County, All-“A” North Jersey, Newark Star-Ledger, and Associated Press All-State.[1]

College

After high school, Begley enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in the Ivy League to play for the Quakers. He started all 32 games as a true freshman and averaged 6.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.[3] The next year, Begley earned an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention nod after averaging 6.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists while Penn repeated as Ivy League champions.[3] In 2003–04, his junior season, he made the biggest one-year statistical scoring jump of his career by averaging 13.1 points, to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists.[3] Even though the Quakers finished in second place (the only time during Begley's career they did not win the conference title), he was honored as an All-Ivy League Second Team player.[3] During Begley's final year in 2004–05, he averaged career-bests in points (13.9), rebounds (5.4), and assists (4.8) while leading Penn to a 20–9 overall record (13–1 Ivy) and a third trip to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in his four-year career.[3] He was name a unanimous All-Ivy First Team member,[1] and consequently the Ivy League Player of the Year, which was Penn's 13th total conference player of the year honor in the league's history.[1] The Associated Press also named him as an honorable mention All-American.[1]

Professional career and later life

Begley did not get selected in the ensuing

Brose Bamberg in Germany's top professional league, the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[4] He played from 2005 to 2008 and helped them to moderate success during this stretch, including a German Cup finals appearance in 2005–06 and a first-place finish atop the BBL in 2006–07. His final appearance for the club came in September 2008, where he played in one game in 2008–09 before retiring.[5]

In his post-basketball life, Begley has participated extensively in World Series of Poker tournaments, with career earnings of over USD$345,000 as of 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "2004–05 Men's Basketball Roster: Tim Begley". PennAthletics.com. Sidearm Sports. May 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    . Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Tim Begley college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Tim Begley – Shooting Guard – Pro Career". RealGM.com. RealGM LLC. May 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tim Begley, Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Eurobasket. 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "Tim Begley: The Herndon Mob". TheHerndonMob.com. Mediarex Enterprises LLC. August 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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