Alex Wesby
 Wesby for GasTerra Flames in 2011 | |
| No. 13 – LF Basket Norrbotten | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketligan |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 5, 1980 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Saint-Étienne Basket |
| 2003–2004 | Steiner Swans Gmunden |
| 2004–2005 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2005–2006 | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2006–2007 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2007–2009 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2009–2010 | ETHA Engomis |
| 2010–2011 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2011–2012 | GasTerra Flames |
| 2012–2013 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2013–2014 | Joensuun Kataja |
| 2014–present | LF Basket Norrbotten |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Alex Wesby (born July 5, 1980) is an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia. He has played as a professional player in multiple countries in Europe.
Career
In the 2010–11 season Wesby played in Sweden for Sundsvall Dragons. He won the MVP award of the Swedish League, as well as the award for the Best Defender.[1]
Wesby signed with GasTerra Flames from Groningen, Netherlands for the 2011–12 season.[2][3] He reached the semifinals with Groningen and was named to the All-DBL Team.
He returned to the Sundsvall Dragons for his fourth stand with the club for the 2012–13 season. He signed till 2015.[4] He started the 2013–14 season in Sweden, but left the club in December 2013 because of personal reasons.[5]
In the 2014 offseason he signed with another Swedish team: LF Basket Norrbotten.
Honours
Club
- Korisliiga finalist (2): 2005–06, 2013–14
- Finnish cup runner-up (1): 2005–06
- Austrian Basketball Cup (1): 2003–04
- Ligan (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Individual
- Basketligan MVP (1): 2010–11
- Ligan Best Defender (1): 2010–11
- Ligan All-Star (2): 2008, 2011
- All-DBL Team (1): 2011–12
References
- ↑ "BallinEurope, the European Basketball news site » Blog Archive » Celebrating the best in Sweden, 2010-11". Ballineurope.com. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "GASTERRA tabs Alex Wesby - Eurocup 2011-12 - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Alex Wesby tekent contract bij GasTerra Flames » GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Gasterraflames.nl. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Sweden - Sundsvall Dragons lock Alex Wesby until 2015 | MLBB - Sports Agency WebSite Template". Mlbb.d11.gr. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
- ↑ "Alex Wesby exits Sundsvall - Court Side Basketball News | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
External links
- Alex Wesby – baskethotel.com
- R.H. Consultancy profile (English)
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Draft Express profile