Kyle Weems

Kyle Jordan Weems (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played collegiately for Missouri State University and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an All-American in 2011.

Kyle Weems
Weems in September 2019
No. 34 – Virtus Bologna
PositionSmall forward
LeagueItalian League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989
Topeka, Kansas
NationalityAmerican
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolHighland Park (Topeka, Kansas)
CollegeMissouri State (2008–2012)
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Bonn
2013–2014Bayreuth
2014–2015Nanterre
2015–2016Strasbourg
2016–2018Beşiktaş
2018–2019Tofaş
2019–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards

College career

Weems, a 6'6" forward from Topeka, Kansas, came to Missouri State in 2007. He redshirted the 2007–08 season and played his freshman season in 2008–09 season. As a freshman, Weems started 19 games and averaged 10.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) all-freshman team. As a sophomore, Weems helped lead the Bears to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) championship as he averaged 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. In the CIT final, Weems scored 14 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 4 shots against Pacific.[1]

In his junior season, Weems became a force in the MVC. He upped his averages to 16.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and led the Bears to their first MVC regular season championship.[2] At the end of the season, Weems was named the MVC Player of the Year[3] and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American - the first player so honored in MSU's Division I history.[1] The Bears played in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament, defeating Murray State in the first round before falling to Miami in the second round.

Prior to the start of his senior season, Weems was named to the preseason candidate list for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.[4] He was also named the preseason MVC Player of the Year.[5]

Professional career

Weems went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. On July 26, 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany's top professional league.[6] On August 19, 2013, he signed with BBC Bayreuth.[7]

On June 10, 2014, he signed with JSF Nanterre of the French LNB Pro A for the 2014–15 season.[8]

On July 5, 2015, he signed with Strasbourg IG for the 2015–16 season.[9]

On July 15, 2016, Weems signed a 1+1 deal with Turkish team Beşiktaş.[10] In the 2017-18 season he averaged 8.6 points per game. Weems signed with Tofaş S.K. on July 10, 2018.[11]

On July 20, 2019, he has signed with Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). [12] On 7 April 2020, after more than a month of suspension, the Italian Basketball Federation officially ended the 2019–20 season, due to the coronavirus pandemic that severely hit Italy.[13] Virtus ended the season first, with 18 wins and only 2 defeats, but the title was not assigned.[14] On 5 May, the EuroCup season ended too.[15]

References
  1. "MSU profile". Missouri State Athletics. 2011. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  2. "Bears Earn First MVC Regular-Season Title with 69-64 Win Over WSU". Missouri State Athletics. 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. Kevin Haskin (March 1, 2011). "Weems named Valley player of year". Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  4. "NCAA men's and women's basketball candidates announced for 2011-12 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award". Lowe's Senior CLASS. 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  5. "Creighton Picked to Win MVC Men's Basketball". Missouri Valley Conference. 2011. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  6. "Telekom Baskets Bonn land rookie Kyle Weems". Sportando.net. 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  7. "BBC Bayreuth signs Kyle Weems". Sportando.net. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  8. "PRO A: Kyle Weems, la deuxième recrue !". jsfnanterre.com. June 10, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  9. "SIG Strasbourg lands Kyle Weems". Sportando.com. July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  10. "Besiktas sign Kyle Weems". Sportando.com. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  11. "Tofas lands Kyle Weems". Sportando. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  12. "Virtus Bologna added Kyle Weems". Eurohoops. July 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  13. Italian Basketball Federation officially ends LBA 2019-20 season, Sportando
  14. Italian Basketball president Petrucci announces that LBA title won’t be assigned, Sportando
  15. Basketball’s EuroLeague cancels season because of virus, Washington Post
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