Brian Wethers

Brian Wethers
Personal information
Born (1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 44)
Carson, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolMurrieta Valley (Murrieta, California)
CollegeCalifornia (1999–2003)
NBA draft2003: undrafted
Playing career2003–2010
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Career history
2003Energy Braunschweig
2003–2004Shandong Lions
2004St. Louis Skyhawks
2004–2005Hunter Pirates
2005–2006Hyères-Toulon
2006–2007New Zealand Breakers
2007Bakersfield Jam
2007Zhejiang Golden Bulls
2008Waikato Pistons
2008–2009Budivelnyk
2009Antranik
2009–2010Club Malvín
2010Khimik Yuzhny
2010Namika Lahti
Career highlights and awards

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

  1. ^ a b c "Player Bio: Brian Wethers". CalBears.com. University of California. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Brian Wethers" (PDF). NBA D-League. National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Freeman, Becky (March 30, 2005). "Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more". North County Times. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  4. ^ Wethers wins MVP
  5. ^ "NBA development league draft". Tulsa World. November 2, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  6. ^ "2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  9. ^ "Waikato see fresh break in Wethers". Waikato Times. March 6, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Brian Wethers joins Khimik". eurobasket.com. March 9, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "WET Basketball". Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2020.