Charlie Westbrook
| No. 9 – Juventud Sionista | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Liga Nacional de Básquet |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 21, 1989 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Riverside University HS (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Tezenis Verona |
| 2013–2014 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 2014 | Austin Toros |
| 2014 | Springfield Armor |
| 2014–2015 | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2016–present | Juventud Sionista |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Charlie Westbrook (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Juventud Sionista of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) in Argentina. He played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and the University of South Dakota.
College career
Westbrook attended the University of South Dakota after transferring from Iowa Western Community College starting 58 games for the Coyotes in his two-year career. He became the 23rd player under Coyote head coach Dave Boots, and 42nd in school history, to reach the 1,000-point mark as he ended his career with 1,009 points. He is the first two-year, junior college player under Boots to score 1,000 points.[1]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Westbrook joined the Orlando Magic for the 2012 NBA Summer League.[1] In August 2012, he signed with Tezenis Verona of the Italian Legadue Basket for the 2012–13 season.[2]
On September 30, 2013, Westbrook signed with the Miami Heat.[3] However, he was later waived by the Heat on October 21, 2013.[4]
On December 7, 2013, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League.[5] On January 4, 2014, he was traded to the Austin Toros.[6] On March 15, 2014, he was waived by the Toros. On April 4, 2014, he was acquired by the Springfield Armor.[7]
On September 29, 2014, he signed with Hyères-Toulon of France.[8]
On September 18, 2015, Westbrook signed with the Milwaukee Bucks,[9] however, he was waived on October 7.[10] On December 29, he was acquired by Juventud Sionista of the Argentinian League.[11]
References
- 1 2 "WESTBROOK SELECTED TO ORLANDO MAGIC SUMMER LEAGUE TEAM". Goyotes.com. July 4, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Tezenis Verona tabs rookie Charlie Westbrook". Sportando.com. August 17, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ↑ "HEAT Set Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 30, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "HEAT Waive Varnado, Drew and Westbrook". NBA.com. October 21, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
- ↑ "Skyforce Acquires Charlie Westbrook". NBA.com. December 7, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Skyforce Acquires Tre Kelley From Toros". NBA.com. January 4, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Charlie Westbrook Player Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Charlie Westbrook signs with Hyeres-Toulon". Sportando.com. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ↑ "BUCKS ANNOUNCE 2015 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ "BUCKS REQUEST WAIVERS ON HORFORD AND WESTBROOK". NBA.com. October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Tortul, Marcelo (December 29, 2015). "Charlie Westbrook es la nueva ficha foránea de Sionista". BasquetPlus.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 29, 2015.