Jarrad Weeks
No. 97 – Tasmania JackJumpers | |
---|---|
Position | Point guard |
League | NBL |
Personal information | |
Born | Melbourne, Australia | 11 July 1989
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Barker College (Sydney, Australia) |
NBA draft | 2011 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2010–present |
Career history | |
2010–2011 | Sydney Kings |
2012–2014 | Sydney Kings |
2014–2015 | Erdgas Ehingen |
2015–2016 | Illawarra Hawks |
2016–2018 | Cairns Taipans |
2017–2018 | Southland Sharks |
2018–2021 | New Zealand Breakers |
2021 | Sydney Kings |
2021–present | Tasmania JackJumpers |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Jarrad Weeks (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the National Basketball League (NBL).[1][2]
Early life[]
Born in Melbourne, Australia, Weeks graduated from Barker College in Sydney, and played one season of college basketball for Macquarie University.[3]
Professional career[]
On 23 April 2018, Weeks signed with the New Zealand Breakers on a two-year deal.[4] On 5 March 2020, Weeks signed a one-year extension with the Breakers for the 2020–21 NBL season, but he was released mid-season.[5][6]
On 14 July 2021, Weeks signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers on a two-year deal.[7]
National team career[]
On 17 February 2019, Weeks was called up by head coach Andrej Lemanis to be a part of the Australia national basketball team for the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Iran.[8][9] Weeks played in both games.[10][11]
References[]
- ^ "National Basketball League | NBL".
- ^ "Jarrad Weeks Signs with Sydney". nbl.com.au. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=146234528732925&story_fbid=2323601654329524
- ^ "Breakers Sign Jarrad Weeks on Two-Year Deal". NBL.com.au. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Jarrad Weeks Extends with NZ Breakers". NBL.com.au. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Breakers and Weeks Part Ways". NBL.com.au. 1 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "JackJumpers Add Weeks and Krslovic For NBL22". NBL.com.au. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Breakers Official Website".
- ^ Ward, Roy (17 February 2019). "Lemanis calls up young guns for Boomers away games". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Kazakhstan v Australia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers 2019 - 21 February".
- ^ "Iran v Australia boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers 2019 - 24 February".
External links[]
- Jarrad Weeks at nbl.com.au
- Jarrad Weeks at archive.fiba.com
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Australian men's basketball players
- Cairns Taipans players
- Ehingen Urspring players
- Illawarra Hawks players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- New Zealand Breakers players
- Point guards
- Southland Sharks players
- Sportspeople from Porirua
- Sydney Kings players
- Tasmania JackJumpers players