David Weaver

David Weaver
No. 44 – Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Position Center
League Israeli Premier League
Personal information
Born (1987-10-09) October 9, 1987
Asheville, North Carolina
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Charles D. Owen
(Black Mountain, North Carolina)
College Wake Forest (2006–2010)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2010–present
Career history
2010–2011 Šiauliai
2011–2012 Czarni Słupsk
2012–2013 Riesen Ludwigsburg
2013 Dnipro-Azot
2013–2014 Benfica
2014–2015 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2015–2016 Afyon Belediye
2016 Shiga Lakestars
2017 Nagoya Diamond Dolphins
2017–2018 TED Ankara Kolejliler
2018–present Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Career highlights and awards

David Michael Weaver (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Wake Forest University.

Early life and college career

Weaver attended Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game as a junior. Weaver led the Warhorses to their first Western Highlands Conference title in 10 years and earned MVP honors at the conference tournament.[1]

Weaver played college basketball for Wake Forest University's Demon Deacons, where he ranked 18th all-time at Wake Forest with 121 career games played. Weaver received the team's prestigious Murray Greason Award in 2008-09, the team's Skip Prosser Award in 2009-10 and won the team's Best Defensive Player Award in 2007-08.[1]

Professional career

Weaver started his professional career with the Lithuanian team Šiauliai. On March 12, 2011, Weaver participated in the 2011 LKL All-Star Game and participated in the Dunk Contest during the same event. In 23 Lithuanian League games, Weaver averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

On July 17, 2011, Weaver signed a one-year deal with the Polish team Czarni Słupsk.[2] Weaver helped Słupsk to reach the 2012 Polish League Playoffs.

On August 19, 2012, Weaver signed with the German team Riesen Ludwigsburg.[3] However, on January 21, 2013, Weaver parted ways with Ludwigsburg after appearing in 18 games.[4] One Day later, Weaver joined the Ukrainian team Dnipro-Azot for the rest of the season.[5]

On July 31, 2013, Weaver signed with the Portuguese team Benfica for the 2013–14 season.[6] Weaver helped Benfica to win the 2014 Portuguese League Championship and the 2014 Portuguese Cup titles.

On September 11, 2014, Weaver returned to Poland for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.[7] On February 7, 2015, Weaver recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two blocks in a 95–96 loss to Siarka Tarnobrzeg.[8]

On August 6, 2015, Weaver signed a one-year deal with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball First League.[9] In 27 games played during the 2015–16 season, Weaver averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

On August 10, 2016, Weaver signed with the Japanese team Shiga Lakestars.[10] On February 20, 2017, Weaver joined the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins for the rest of the season.[11]

On August 24, 2017, Weaver returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with TED Ankara Kolejliler.[12] In 33 games played for Ankara, Weaver averaged 15.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

On September 20, 2018, Weaver signed with Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2018–19 season.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "David Weaver – Wake Forest University". WakeForestSports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "David Weaver moves to Energa Czarni Slupsk". Sportando.basketball. July 17, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg tabs David Weaver". Sportando.basketball. August 19, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg waive David Weaver, Kammron Taylor". Sportando.basketball. January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "DniproAzot signs David Weaver". Sportando.basketball. January 22, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "David Weaver is newcomer at Benfica". court-side.com. July 31, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "MKS Dabrowa Gornicza sign David Weaver". Sportando.basketball. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Siarka Tarnobrzeg 96 at MKS Dabrowa Gornicza 95". RealGM.com. February 7, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Polonya Ligi'nden Afyon Belediyespor'a". basketbolig.com (in Turkish). August 6, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Weaver to continue pro career in Japan". citizen-times.com. August 10, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ "David Weaver moved to Nagoya Dolphins". court-side.com. February 20, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "David Weaver'ı TED Kolejliler'de". basketbolig.com (in Turkish). August 24, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Maccabi Rishon LeZion signs David Weaver". Sportando.basketball. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.