Kyle Weaver

Kyle Donovan Weaver (born February 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Polski Cukier Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Washington State University, and was drafted 38th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2008 NBA draft. Weaver, a 6'6" (1.98 m) shooting guard-small forward, was born in Beloit, Wisconsin. His father, LaMont Weaver, played collegiate basketball at the University of Wisconsin.[1][2]

Kyle Weaver
Weaver with Washington State in January 2008
No. 25 – Polski Cukier Toruń
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1986-02-18) February 18, 1986
Beloit, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolBeloit Memorial
(Beloit, Wisconsin)
CollegeWashington State (2004–2008)
NBA draft2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Bobcats
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2010Oklahoma City Thunder
2009–2010→Tulsa 66ers
2010–2011Iowa Energy
2011Austin Toros
2011Utah Jazz
2011Spirou Charleroi
2011–2012Alba Berlin
2012–2013Austin Toros
2013Canton Charge
2013–2014Azzurro Napoli
2014–2015Bnei Herzliya
2015Caciques de Humacao
2015–2016Roseto Sharks
2016–2017Pierniki Toruń
2017–2018Aris Thessaloniki
2018Science City Jena
2018–2019Neptūnas Klaipėda
2019–presentPolski Cukier Toruń
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-10 (2007)
  • Second-team All-Pac-10 (2008)

High school

Weaver attended Beloit Memorial High School, in Beloit, Wisconsin, where he played high school basketball.

College career

Weaver had a career-high 25 points and 12 rebounds in a 75–68 Washington State loss to Stanford on March 14, 2008, at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California.[3]

Professional career

On August 11, 2008, Weaver was traded by the Charlotte Bobcats to the Oklahoma City Thunder, for a second-round draft pick from the 2009 NBA draft, which originally belonged to the New Jersey Nets.[4] The Thunder assigned Weaver to the NBA Development League affiliate Tulsa 66ers, in April 2009,[5] November 2009,[6] March 2010,[7] and April 2010.[8]

Weaver spent the 2010 training camp with the Chicago Bulls,[9] but he was waived on October 21. After spending several months in the NBA D-League, he was signed by the Utah Jazz, on March 30, 2011.[10]

In April 2011, he signed with Spirou Charleroi in Belgium.[11]

In July 2011, he joined the German team Alba Berlin.[12]

In October 2012, he signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.[13] On October 23, 2012, Weaver was waived by the Grizzlies. Weaver then signed with the Austin Toros.[14] On February 25, 2013, Weaver was traded to the Canton Charge.[15]

On August 19, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Azzurro Napoli.[16]

On October 28, 2014, he signed with Bnei Herzliya of Israel, for the 2014–15 season.[17] On January 9, 2015, he was released by the Israeli team.[18] On March 7, he signed with Caciques de Humacao, of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[19] He left the club after appearing in only two games.

On August 28, 2015, Weaver signed with the Roseto Sharks, for the 2015–16 Serie A2 Basket season.[20]

On October 4, 2016, Weaver signed with the Polish club Pierniki Toruń, for the 2016–17 PLK season.[21][22]

On August 3, 2017, Weaver signed with the Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the 2017–18 season.[23]

On August 8, 2018, Weaver inked with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian league.[24]

On August 27, 2019, he has signed with Polski Cukier Toruń of the PLK. [25]


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
2008–09 Oklahoma City 561920.8.459.344.7072.41.8.8.45.3
2009–10 Oklahoma City 12012.0.364.368.8331.5.9.5.53.0
2010–11 Utah 5013.8.360.429.8752.01.4.4.45.6
Career 731918.9.441.353.7362.21.6.8.55.0

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Oklahoma City 1012.0.250.000.0002.02.0.0.02.0
Career 1012.0.250.000.0002.02.0.0.02.0

References
  1. Weaver's heave in 1969 remains clear to all 40 years later
  2. LaMont Weaver. sportsreference.com
  3. Brook Lopez' double-double helps Cardinal hold off Cougars
  4. Bobcats Acquire 2009 Second-Round Draft Pick Archived 2009-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Oklahoma City’s Weaver Assigned To Tulsa 66ers. April 1, 2009.
  6. Oklahoma City Assigns Kyle Weaver and Byron Mullens To Tulsa. November 21, 2009.
  7. Thunder Assigned Mullens and Weaver To Tulsa. March 2, 2010.
  8. Thunder Assign Kyle Weaver To Tulsa. April 8, 2010.
  9. K.C. Johnson. "Heat don't intimidate Bulls". Chicago Tribune. September 28, 2010.
  10. Austin's Kyle Weaver Signs With Utah
  11. Spirou Basket Signs Kyle Weaver
  12. Alba Berlin tabs scoring guard Weaver
  13. Grizzlies add Ronald Murray and Kyle Weaver to training camp
  14. Austin Toros Announce 2012-13 Returning Players and Camp InviteesArchived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  15. IDAHO ACQUIRES FARRAKHAN, JOHNSON Archived 2013-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "Azzurro Napoli Basket lands Kyle Weaver". Sportando.net. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  17. Kyle Weaver signs in Israel with Bnei Herzliya
  18. Bnei Herzliya signs Julian Wright and Deron Washington
  19. Caciques de Humacao sign Dan Jennings and Kyle Weaver
  20. Roseto Sharks sign Kyle Weaver, re-sign Sylvere Bryan
  21. Polski Cukier Torun lands Kyle Weaver
  22. Kyle Weaver nowym Twardym Piernikiem! (in Polish)
  23. ARIS LANDS KYLE WEAVER
  24. "BC Neptunas signs Kyle Weaver". Sportando. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  25. "Kyle Weaver returns to Polski Cukier Torun". Sportando. August 27, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
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