Aaron Westbrooks
{{Short description|Irish basketball player (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Irish English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Aaron Westbrooks
| image = AWestbrooks.jpg
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 200
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|11|25}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| high_school = St. Fintan's (Dublin, Ireland)
| college = Trinity (CT) (2005–2009)
| draft_year = 2010
| career_start = 2009
| career_end = 2010
| career_number =
| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward
| years1 = 2004–2005
| team1 = Killester
| years2 = 2009–2010
| team2 = Leicester Riders
| highlights =
- NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year (2008)
}}
Aaron Matthew Westbrooks (born 25 November 1986) is an Irish former professional basketball player. He played for the Irish Under 20 national team, and the senior national team.[http://nehoopnews.com/news/irish-national-team-has-a-nescac-family-feel#.Vhftq7Sqqko Irish National Team Has a NESCAC, Family Feel]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Early career
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Westbrooks attended St. Fintan's High School where he was part of the All-Ireland Championship team. His father, Jerome, coached Killester of the Irish Superleague during the 2004–05 season. As a 17-year-old, Westbrooks was entrusted by his father to fill the void left by a departing player.[http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/killester-plan-without-tabb-1.1168564 Killester plan without Tabb][http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/more-player-woe-for-killester-1.1169477 More player woe for Killester] In 19 games for Killester in 2004–05, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
College career
In 2005, Westbrooks moved to the United States and enrolled at Trinity College. He subsequently joined the Bantams men's basketball team for his freshman season in 2005–06. He went on to help the Bantams win the 2008 NESCAC championship[http://www.nescac.com/sports/mbkb/2007-08/championship/championship_release Trinity Wins 2008 NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship][http://www.nescac.com/sports/mbkb/2007-08/championship/index 2008 NESCAC Men's Basketball Championship] while garnering NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honours for the season.[http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/mbkb/2008-09/bios/WESTSBROOKS_AARON Aaron Westbrooks bio] In his four-year career at Trinity, he played 102 games (100 starts) and averaged 6.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.[http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/mbkb/2008-09/stats/HISTCARR.HTM#13 Individual Career History – 2008–09 squad]
Professional career
After graduating from Trinity College in 2009, Westbrooks signed with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League for the 2009–10 season. In his lone professional season, he played 37 games and averaged 3.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.[http://www.sportingpulse.com/team_info.cgi?client=0-8647-131185-242953-18057504&sID=&action=PSTATS&pID=195453606 Player statistics for Aaron Westbrooks]
Westbrooks was set to re-join Killester for the 2010–11 season,[http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2010/0930/271339-superleague/ Preview for opening weekend of SuperLeague][http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/killester-crave-more-27963209.html Killester crave more] but ultimately did not.
Personal life
Westbrooks is the son of Jerome and Lois Westbrooks, and has four siblings: Michael, Isaac, Leah and Eric.[http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/westbrooks-clan-carve-out-a-special-irish-niche-1.911372 Westbrooks clan carve out a special Irish niche][http://www.independent.ie/sport/man-of-god-who-brought-the-gospel-from-chicago-26203194.html Man of God who brought the gospel from Chicago] Michael and Isaac both played alongside Westbrooks with the Irish national team during the 2009 European qualifiers.[http://www.rte.ie/sport/basketball/2009/0807/252974-ireland/ Ireland squad named for European qualifiers] All three of his brothers also had stints playing for Killester, while his sister played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland.
Westbrooks is the Founder and Camp Director of Euro Star Basketball Camp.[https://eurostarbbc.com/coach-bios/ Coach Bios – Euro Star Basketball Camp]
References
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External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Aaron_Westbrooks/69304 Eurobasket.com profile]
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_UIfgjyQcGqk-fPlnl66Tj0.season_2006.roundID_4967.teamID_305.playerID_52103.html FIBA Europe profile]
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Category:Irish men's basketball players
Category:Leicester Riders players
Category:Sportspeople from Dublin (city)
Category:Trinity Bantams men's basketball players
Category:Black Irish sportspeople
Category:21st-century Irish sportsmen
Category:Irish expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom