Charlie Westbrook (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and the University of South Dakota.
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| 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 |
| 2015–2016 | Juventud Sionista |
| 2018–2019 | Krosno |
| 2019–2020 | Umeå BSKT |
| 2022 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
College career
editWestbrook 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
editAfter 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]
On October 13, 2016, Westbrook signed with Polish club MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.[12] However, only five days later he left the club after failing to pass medical tests.[13]
Westbrook signed with KKK MOSiR Krosno of the Polish Basketball League on August 17, 2018.[14]
On March 3, 2022, Westbrook was acquired via available player pool by the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[15] He was then later waived that same day.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Charlie Westbrook nowym zawodnikiem MKS-u!". mksdabrowa.pl (in Polish). October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ "Charlie Westbrook nie zostanie w Dąbrowie Górniczej". mksdabrowa.pl (in Polish). October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Miasto Krosno signs Charlie Westbrook". Sportando. Retrieved August 17, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SKYFORCE ACQUIRES CHARLIE WESTBROOK". gleague.nba.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.