Alex Wesby (born July 5, 1980) is an American retired basketball player from Philadelphia. He played for Temple in college and played as a professional player in multiple countries in Europe.
 Wesby for GasTerra Flames in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1980 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Temple (1999–2003) |
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2003–2018 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 9 |
| Career history | |
| 2003 | Saint-Étienne Basket |
| 2003–2004 | Swans Gmunden |
| 2004–2005 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2005–2006 | Kataja |
| 2006–2007 | Torpan Pojat |
| 2007–2009 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2009–2010 | ETHA Engomis |
| 2010–2011 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2011–2012 | GasTerra Flames |
| 2012–2013 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2013–2014 | Kataja |
| 2014–2016 | LF Basket Norrbotten |
| 2016–2018 | Swans Gmunden |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
editIn the 2010–11 season, Wesby played in Sweden for Sundsvall Dragons. He won the Most Valuable Player award of the Swedish League, as well as the award for the Best Defender.[1]
Wesby signed with GasTerra Flames from Groningen, Netherlands for the 2011–12 season.[2][3] He reached the semifinals with Groningen and was named to the All-DBL Team.
He returned to the Sundsvall Dragons for his fourth stand with the club for the 2012–13 season. He signed till 2015.[4] He started the 2013–14 season in Sweden, but left the club in December 2013 because of personal reasons.[5]
In the 2014 offseason he signed with another Swedish team, LF Basket Norrbotten.
Honours
editClub
edit- Korisliiga finalist (2): 2005–06, 2013–14
- Finnish cup runner-up (1): 2005–06
- Austrian Basketball Cup (1): 2003–04
- Ligan (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
Individual
edit- Basketligan MVP (1): 2010–11
- Ligan Best Defender (1): 2010–11
- Ligan All-Star (2): 2008, 2011
- All-DBL Team (1): 2011–12
References
edit- ^ "BallinEurope, the European Basketball news site » Blog Archive » Celebrating the best in Sweden, 2010-11". Ballineurope.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "GASTERRA tabs Alex Wesby - Eurocup 2011-12 - Welcome to Eurocup". Eurocupbasketball.com. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Alex Wesby tekent contract bij GasTerra Flames » GasTerra Flames" (in Dutch). Gasterraflames.nl. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Sweden - Sundsvall Dragons lock Alex Wesby until 2015 | MLBB - Sports Agency WebSite Template". Mlbb.d11.gr. June 13, 2012. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Alex Wesby exits Sundsvall - Court Side Basketball News | Court Side Basketball News". Court-side.com. November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2014.