Scottie Wilbekin

Scottie Wilbekin
Wilbekin playing for Florida, 2012
No. 1 – Maccabi Tel Aviv
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Israeli Premier League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1993-04-05) April 5, 1993
Gainesville, Florida
Nationality American / Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school The Rock School
(Gainesville, Florida)
College Florida (2010–2014)
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Cairns Taipans
2015 AEK Athens
2015–2018 Darüşşafaka
2018–present Maccabi Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Scottie Jordan Wilbekin (born April 5, 1993) is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.

College career

Wilbekin accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. During his 2013–14 senior season, he led the Florida Gators to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship and the SEC Tournament title, and he was named the SEC Player of the Year by the conference's coaches and the Associated Press.[1][2] In addition, The Sporting News named him a third-team All-American.[3] With Wilbekin as the team's senior leader, the Gators advanced to the 2014 NCAA Final Four.

Professional career

Cairns Taipans (2014–2015)

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wilbekin joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the Orlando Summer League and the Philadelphia 76ers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 22, 2014, he signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2014–15 NBL season.[4] On October 14, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 1 after scoring 23 points against Adelaide on October 10 and 27 points against Melbourne on October 12.[5] On November 6, 2014, he was named Player of the Month for October after guiding the Taipans to a 6–0 unbeaten start to the season.[6]

On February 16, 2015 at the Taipans' annual awards night, Wilbekin was named the club Defensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player.[7] He and the Taipans went on to defeat the New Zealand Breakers in the final game of the regular season on February 22 to finish on top of the ladder for the first time in club history with a win/loss record of 21–7.[8] He was subsequently named Player of the Week for Round 20 after scoring 18 of his 25 points in the second half of the Taipans' 81–77 win over the Breakers which helped them secure the club's first ever minor premiership.[9] After sweeping the Perth Wildcats in the semi-finals, the Taipans faced the Breakers in the Grand Final series, going on to lose the series 2–0 following a game-winning shot by Ekene Ibekwe in Game 2.[10] Wilbekin appeared in all 32 games for the Taipans and averaged 15.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[11]

AEK Athens (2015)

On March 12, 2015, Wilbekin signed with the Greek Basket League club AEK, for the rest of the 2014–15 Greek Basket League season.[12] In nine games with AEK, he averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.

Philadelphia 76ers (2015)

On June 30, 2015, Wilbekin joined the Orlando Magic white team for the Orlando Summer League.[13] On July 3, 2015, he re-signed with the Taipans for the 2015–16 NBL season.[14] Later that month however, after a stint with the Philadelphia 76ers at the Las Vegas Summer League,[15] Wilbekin opted out of his deal with the Taipans in order to sign in the NBA.[16] On July 24, 2015, he signed a four-year deal with the 76ers.[17][18] However, he was later waived by the team on October 26 after appearing in five preseason games.[19]

Darüşşafaka (2015–2018)

On October 31, 2015, he signed with Darüşşafaka Doğuş of Turkey for the 2015–16 season, with the option to extend for one season.[20]

On March 28, 2017, Wilbekin signed a two-year contract extension with Darüşşafaka.[21] In his second season with Daçka, Wilbekin helped the team to reach the 2017 EuroLeague Playoffs as the eighth seed, but they eventually were eliminated by Real Madrid in the Quarterfinals.

On January 1, 2018, Wilbekin was named EuroCup Regular Season MVP.[22] On March 23, 2018, Wilbekin recorded a career-high 41 points by shooting 10-for-15 from three point range – which is a EuroCup all-time records in both categories for a non-overtime game, and led Darüşşafaka to the 2018 EuroCup Finals after a 87–83 win over Bayern Munich.[23] On April 6, 2018, Wilbekin was named Eurocup MVP and earned a spot in the All-EuroCup First Team.[24] On April 13, 2018, Wilbekin led Darüşşafaka to win the 2018 EuroCup Championship after beating Lokomotiv Kuban in the Finals, where he averaged 26 points per game. He was subsequently named the EuroCup Finals MVP.[25]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2018–present)

On July 10, 2018, Wilbekin signed a three-year deal with Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague.[26][27]

Turkey national team

On June 18, 2018, Wilbekin got a Turkish passport. He was subsequently named a member of the Turkey national basketball team for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification games.[28] He made his debut with Turkey on June 28, 2018, scoring 13 points in a win over Ukraine.[29]

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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes seasons in which Wilbekin won the EuroCup
Led the league

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Darüşşafaka 20521.3.377.350.7561.52.31.0.110.37.8
2016–17 311725.1.429.404.8701.83.21.4.011.611.1
Career 512223.6.408.383.8271.72.91.3011.19.8

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Darüşşafaka 181831.8.451.428.8292.44.81.6019.721.3
Career 181831.8.451.428.8292.44.81.6019.721.3

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Florida 37117.1.348.283.6001.51.61.0.02.4
2011–12 37115.2.434.457.7141.51.6.6.12.6
2012–13 352931.9.453.359.7252.95.01.5.19.1
2013–14 343333.8.402.390.7252.43.61.6.013.1
Career 1436524.2.416.376.7112.02.91.1.16.6

Source: RealGM

Personal life

Wilbekin's younger brother, Mitchell, played college basketball for Wake Forest University from 2014-2018; appearing in 119 games, starting 89, over his four year career. [30] Scottie's other younger brother, Andrew, is currently attending Husson University in Maine. [31]

References

  1. ↑ "2014 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Wilbekin, Donovan, Randle take AP SEC honors". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sporting News' college basketball All-Americans for 2013-14". SportingNews.com. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Scottie Wilbekin Signs With The Cairns Taipans". PickAndRoll.com.au. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "R1 Player of the Week: Scottie Wilbekin". NBL.com.au. October 14, 2014. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  6. ↑ "NBL Awards: October". NBL.com.au. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Wilbekin scoops awards at Taipans' night of nights". Taipans.com. February 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "R20 Report: Wilbekin leads Taipans to historic finish". Taipans.com. February 22, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  9. ↑ "R20 Player of the Week: Scottie Wilbekin". NBL.com.au. February 25, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Grand Final Report: Ibekwe jumper wins Breakers the Championship". NBL.com.au. March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Player statistics for Scottie Wilbekin". FoxSportsPulse.com. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Συμφωνία με Ουίλμπεκιν". AEKBC.gr (in Greek). March 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Orlando Magic Announce Rosters for Southwest Airlines Orlando Pro Summer League". NBA.com (Press release). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Snakes secure Wilbekin for 15/16". Taipans.com. NBL.com.au. July 3, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  15. ↑ Soboleski, Adam (July 13, 2015). "Can Florida standout Scottie Wilbekin latch on with Sixers?". CSN Philly. Comcast SportsNet. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Wilbekin linked with Philadelphia 76ers". Taipans.com. NBL.com.au. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Sixers Sign Scottie Wilbekin". NBA.com. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  18. ↑ Pompey, Keith (July 18, 2015). "Sixers to sign Wilbekin". Philly.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  19. ↑ "PHILADELPHIA 76ERS WAIVE FIVE". NBA.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Scottie Wilbekin Darüşşafaka Doğuş'ta". Aksam.com (in Turkish). October 31, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Darussafaka Dogus signs Scottie Wilbekin to a two-year contract extension". Sportando.com. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ "7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Darussafaka". eurocupbasketball.com. January 1, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Wilbekin's historic night sends Darussafaka to finals!". eurocupbasketball.com. March 23, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  24. ↑ "2017-18 7DAYS EuroCup MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Darussafaka Istanbul". eurocupbasketball.com. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  25. ↑ "2018 7DAYS EuroCup Finals MVP: Scottie Wilbekin, Darussafaka Istanbul". eurocupbasketball.com. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Maccabi pens EuroCup MVP Wilbekin to multi-year deal". EuroLeague.net. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Maccabi adds EuroCup champ and MVP Scottie Wilbekin". maccabi.co.il. July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Scottie Wilbekin officially gets Turkish passport, named to Turkey's NT roster". Sportando.com. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Turkey v Ukraine boxscore - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers 2019 - 28 June - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "Mitchell Wilbekin Bio - Wake Forest Men's Basketball". WakeForestSports.com.
  31. ↑ "Andrew Wilbekin - Husson Athletics". hussoneagles.com.
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