Brian Wethers

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Brian Wethers
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980
Carson, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, California)
College California (1999–2003)
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Pro playing career 2003–2010
Career history
2003 Energy Braunschweig
2003–2004 Shandong Lions
2004 St. Louis Skyhawks
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
  • NZNBL champion (2008)
  • NZNBL All-Star five (2008)
  • NZNBL scoring leader (2008)
  • ANBL MVP (2005)

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.

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

Brian Weathers was going to play for the Golden State Warriors or Los Angeles Lakers however his try-outs with the Golden State Warriors and the Lakers was cut short when he tore an achilles tendon.[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 24.1 points a game and being named the NBL MVP. Wether's 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 Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released.[4][5][6]

He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with BC Budivelnyk Kyiv.[2][7]

In 2008 Wethers spent time at the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League.[8]

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.[9]

Post Basketball Career

Wethers is now the owner of Wethers' Elite Training.[10] The company provides private training, camps, clinics, and travel team opportunities for boys and girls.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Player Bio: Brian Wethers". CalBears.com. University of California. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Brian Wethers". NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Freeman, Becky (30 March 2005). "Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more". North County Times. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  4. "NBA development league draft". Tulsa World. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  5. "2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  6. "Bakersfield Jam Acquire Scooter McFadgon". NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  7. "BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  8. "Waikato see fresh break in Wethers". Waikato Times. 6 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  9. "Brian Wethers joins Khimik". eurobasket.com. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010. 
  10. "WET Basketball". 

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