Brian Wethers
Personal information | |
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Born | Carson, California | December 17, 1980
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, California) |
College | California (1999–2003) |
NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2010 |
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
Career history | |
2003 | Energy Braunschweig |
2003–2004 | Shandong Lions |
2004 | |
2004–2005 | Hunter Pirates |
2005–2006 | Hyères-Toulon |
2006–2007 | New Zealand Breakers |
2007 | Bakersfield Jam |
2008 | Waikato Pistons |
2008–2009 | Budivelnyk |
2009 | Antranik |
2009–2010 | Club Malvín |
2010 | Khimik Yuzhny |
2010 | Namika Lahti |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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 Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany and Shandong in China in the 2003–2004 season.[2]
He moved in 2004 to the Hunter Pirates in the Australian National Basketball League. Wethers was a standout for the Pirates during the 2004–2005 NBL season leading the league in scoring with 24.3 points a game and being named the NBL MVP.[4] 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 2007 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released.[5][6][7]
He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with BC Budivelnyk Kyiv.[2][8]
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 Khimik Yuzhny.[10]
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[]
- ^ a b c "Player Bio: Brian Wethers". CalBears.com. University of California. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Brian Wethers" (PDF). NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Freeman, Becky (March 30, 2005). "Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more". North County Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ Wethers wins MVP
- ^ "NBA development league draft". Tulsa World. November 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Waikato see fresh break in Wethers". Waikato Times. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Brian Wethers joins Khimik". eurobasket.com. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "WET Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
External links[]
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- 1980 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Australia
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- American expatriate basketball people in Finland
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Germany
- American expatriate basketball people in Lebanon
- American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand
- American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine
- American expatriate basketball people in Uruguay
- American men's basketball players
- Bakersfield Jam players
- Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players
- Basketball players from California
- BC Budivelnyk players
- BC Khimik players
- California Golden Bears men's basketball players
- Club Malvín basketball players
- Hunter Pirates players
- Namika Lahti players
- New Zealand Breakers players
- People from Carson, California
- Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin players
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California