Casper Ware

Casper Ware

Ware at the 2012 Big West Tournament
No. 2 – ASVEL Basket
Position Point guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1990-11-17) November 17, 1990
Cerritos, California
Nationality American
Listed height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Gahr (Cerritos, California)
College Long Beach State (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2013–2014 Virtus Bologna
2014 Philadelphia 76ers
2014–2015 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2015–2016 Tianjin Ronggang
2016–present ASVEL Basket
Career highlights and awards

Casper Ware II (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Long Beach State.

Collegiate career

Prior to the start of his senior year, Ware received national recognition as one of 50 players on the Wooden Award preseason watch list.[1] During his senior year he scored 28 points against the Pittsburgh Panthers. During the 2012 Big West Men's Basketball Tournament championship game he scored 33 Points against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos to lead his team to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

As a senior at Long Beach State, he averaged 17.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He was named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year after leading the 49ers to a Big West regular season title and National Invitation Tournament appearance. In addition, he was named to the First Team All-Big West and an AP Honorable Mention All-American.[2]

Professional career

A.S. Junior Casale (2012–2013)

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Ware joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with A.S. Junior Casale of the Italian 2nd Division.[3] He went on to be named the Italian 2nd Division's 2012–13 MVP, after averaging 20.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.[4]

Virtus Bologna (2013–2014)

In July 2013, Ware joined the Houston Rockets for the 2013 NBA Summer League. In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Virtus Bologna.[5] On March 10, 2014, he parted ways with Virtus.[6] In 22 games he averaged 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1 steal per game.[7]

Philadelphia 76ers (2014)

On March 24, 2014, Ware signed a 10-day contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[8] On March 27, 2014, Ware, in his second game for the 76ers, recorded his first points in the NBA. In just over 22 minutes of action, he recorded 7 points, along with 2 assists, 2 steals and 1 rebound, in a 98-120 loss to the Houston Rockets.[9][10] On April 4, 2014, he signed a second 10-day contract with the 76ers.[11] On April 15, 2014, he signed with the 76ers for the rest of the season.[12][13]

In July 2014, Ware joined the 76ers for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[14]

On October 24, 2014, Ware was traded by the 76ers to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Marquis Teague and a 2019 second-round pick.[15] The next day, he was waived by the Nets.[16]

EWE Baskets Oldenburg (2014–2015)

On November 1, 2014, Ware signed with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of Germany for the 2014–15 season.[17] In 27 games he averaged 13.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[7]

Tianjin Ronggang (2015–2016)

On September 6, 2015, Ware signed with Tianjin Ronggang of the Chinese Basketball Association.[18] In 12 games he averaged 20.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4 assists and 1.3 steals per contest.[7][19]

ASVEL Basket (2016–present)

On March 27, Ware signed with ASVEL Basket of the French LNB Pro A.[7][19]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Philadelphia 9 0 12.9 .429 .333 .833 1.0 1.1 .9 .0 5.3
Career 9 0 12.9 .429 .333 .833 1.0 1.1 .9 .0 5.3

Personal life

Ware is the son of Casper Sr. and Autheia Ware. He graduated with a Communications degree.

References

  1. ↑ "John R. Wooden Award Announces Men’s Preseason Top 50 List". WoodenAward.com. October 3, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Casper Ware Bio". LongBeachState.com. Retrieved October 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Casale officially signs Casper Ware". Sportando.com. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Basketball: Casper Ware Named MVP Of Italian League". Gazettes.com. June 25, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Virtus Bologna officially signs Casper Ware". Sportando.com. August 28, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Virtus Bologna, Casper Ware officially part ways". Sportando.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne Basket adds Ware to their roster, ex TianJin S.". Asia-Basket.com. March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sixers Sign Guard Casper Ware to 10-day Contract". NBA.com. March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Notebook: Rockets 120, 76ers 98". NBA.com. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Casper Ware Steals and Sinks the Half Court Buzzer-Beater". YouTube.com. March 27, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sixers Sign Casper Ware to Second 10-day Contract". NBA.com. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sixers sign Casper Ware for remainder of the season". Sportando.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Casper Ware Signs With 76ers For Remainder Of Season". RealGM.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sixers Announce Orlando Pro Summer League Camp Invitees". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Complete Trade With Philadelphia". NBA.com. October 24, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Waive Casper Ware". NBA.com. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Casper Ware signs with EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Sportando.com. November 1, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Casper Ware Signs With Tianjin Steel In China". RealGM.com. September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "ASVEL Villeurbanne inks Casper Ware". Sportando.com. March 27, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.

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