Alex Wesby
American basketball player (born 1980)
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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 |
| 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 | |
Career
In 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
Club
- 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
- Basketligan MVP (1): 2010–11
- Ligan Best Defender (1): 2010–11
- Ligan All-Star (2): 2008, 2011
- All-DBL Team (1): 2011–12