Kyle Weems
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Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
.jpg) Weems in September 2019 | |
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 23, 1989 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highland Park (Topeka, Kansas) |
| College | Missouri State (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2013–2014 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2014–2015 | JSF Nanterre |
| 2015–2016 | Strasbourg |
| 2016–2018 | Beşiktaş |
| 2018–2019 | Tofaş |
| 2019–2023 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2023–2025 | Derthona Basket |
| Career highlights | |
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Kyle Jordan Weems (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Derthona Basket of the Italian 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.
Weems, a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 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 eight rebounds and blocked four 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]