Brady Heslip

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Brady Heslip

| image = HeslipBulls.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Heslip with the Chicago Bulls at the 2017 NBA Summer League

| position = Shooting guard / point guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 180

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|6|19}}

| birth_place = Oakville, Ontario, Canada

| high_school =

| college = Baylor (2011–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Reno Bighorns

| years2 = 2015

| team2 = Igokea

| years3 = 2015–2016

| team3 = Cantù

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Raptors 905

| years5 = 2017–2018

| team5 = Trabzonspor

| years6 = 2018–2019

| team6 = Skyliners Frankfurt

| years7 = 2019

| team7 = İstanbul BŞB

| highlights =

NBA D-League champion (2017)
Turkish League 3-Point Contest champion (2018)
Bosnian League champion (2015)
Republic of Srpska Cup winner (2015)
Bosnian Cup winner (2015)
Bosnian Cup Grand Final MVP (2015)
NBA D-League single game three-point field goals record (13)
NIT champion (2013)

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Brady Heslip (born June 19, 1990) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represents the Canadian national team. As of 2022, Heslip serves as the general manager for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.{{Cite web |title=Heslip Appointed General Manager of Scarborough Shooting Stars |url=https://www.cebl.ca/heslip-appointed-general-manager-of-scarborough-shooting-stars

|date=April 6, 2022 |access-date=May 24, 2022 |website=CEBL.ca}}

High school career

Heslip attended Nelson High School in Burlington, Ontario where he was a three-time Halton all-star honouree and team captain in 2008–09. As a senior, he averaged 28 points, four rebounds and four assists per game. In February 2009, he scored a school-record 54 points in Nelson's game against Notre Dame. He also earned MVP honours at the 2009 All-Canada Classic.{{Cite web |title=Brady Heslip Bio |url=http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/heslip_brady00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126221104/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/heslip_brady00.html |archive-date=January 26, 2016 |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=BaylorBears.com}}

During the 2009 Fall semester, Heslip attended New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire where he averaged 15 points and seven rebounds before enrolling at Boston College.

College career

Heslip went mostly unrecruited, receiving an offer to play from only the University of Guelph in Ontario. However, he raised his stock after a solid summer playing in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).{{Cite news |last=Cacciola |first=Scott |date=November 18, 2014 |title=Prolific Shooter Aims Higher |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/sports/basketball/brady-heslip-78-points-in-2-games-give-him-hope-of-reaching-nba.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105231503/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/19/sports/basketball/brady-heslip-78-points-in-2-games-give-him-hope-of-reaching-nba.html?_r=1 |archive-date=November 5, 2015}} In December 2009, he joined the Boston College Eagles men's basketball team where he participated in practice but did not play for them in 2009–10. In April 2010, Heslip announced his decision to transfer from Boston College.{{Cite web |last=Seaver |first=Paul |date=April 17, 2010 |title=Boston College Losing Rakim Sanders, Brady Heslip to Transfer |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/380154-boston-college-losing-rakim-sanders-brady-heslip-to-transfer |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=BleacherReport.com}}

On June 9, 2010, Heslip signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Baylor University, and subsequently sat out the 2010–11 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.{{Cite web |last=Caplan |first=Jeff |date=June 9, 2010 |title=BC transfer fortifies Baylor backcourt |url=https://www.espn.com/dallas/news/story?id=5269199 |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=ESPN.com}} During 2010–11, he was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters.

As a redshirted sophomore in 2011–12, Heslip was named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team, Academic All-Big 12 second team, Las Vegas Classic All-Tournament team and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the fall 2011 and spring 2012 semesters. In 38 games (37 starts), he averaged 10.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 27.1 minutes per game.{{Cite web |title=Brady Heslip Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/brady-heslip-1.html |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=Sports-Reference.com}}

As a junior in 2012–13, Heslip was named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for both the fall 2012 and spring 2013 semesters. On April 4, 2013, he helped Baylor win the 2013 National Invitation Tournament championship with a 74–54 win over Iowa in the final.{{Cite web |last=Kilpatrick |first=Bryan |date=April 4, 2013 |title=Iowa vs. Baylor, 2013 NIT Championship final score: Bears rout Hawkeyes, 74–54 |url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-basketball/2013/4/4/4185204/iowa-baylor-2013-nit-championship-results |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=BleacherReport.com}} In 36 games (all starts), he averaged 8.6 points and 1.4 rebounds in 26.3 minutes per game.

As a senior in 2013–14, Heslip played 38 games (19 starts) and averaged 11.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 27.4 minutes per game.

Professional career

=2014–15 season=

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Heslip joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2014 NBA Summer League where he shot 7-for-10 on three-point field goals in five games. On September 18, 2014, he signed with the Timberwolves,{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2014 |title=Timberwolves Sign Kyrylo Fesenko and Brady Heslip |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/timberwolves-sign-kyrylo-fesenko-and-brady-heslip |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=NBA.com}} but was later waived on October 25 as one of their final cuts from training camp.{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2014 |title=Timberwolves waive Brady Heslip |url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=16741 |access-date=October 25, 2014 |website=InsideHoops.com}} On November 1, 2014, he was selected by the Reno Bighorns with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2014 |title=BIGHORNS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AFTER D-LEAGUE DRAFT |url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106210413/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html |archive-date=November 6, 2014 |access-date=November 5, 2014 |website=NBA.com}} Playing under new Reno coach David Arseneault Jr., who was installing a fast-paced system based on his father's Grinnell System, Heslip scored 78 points and made 20 three-pointers in his first two D-League games. In his professional debut on November 14, he shot 11-of-18 to set a D-League single-game three-point shots made record against the Iowa Energy, and 15 days later he shot 13-of-20 to break his own record against the Idaho Stampede.{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2014 |title=Brady Heslip Breaks His Own Record With 13 Three-Pointers Against the Idaho Stampede |url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/brady-heslip-breaks-his-own-record-with-13-three-pointers/ |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=NBA.com |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217062844/http://dleague.nba.com/news/brady-heslip-breaks-his-own-record-with-13-three-pointers/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2014 |title=Iowa Energy @ Reno Bighorns – Friday, November 14th, 2014 |url=http://stats.nbadleague.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=2021400004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206065408/http://stats.nbadleague.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=2021400004 |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=NBA.com}}{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2014 |title=Reno Bighorns @ Idaho Stampede – Saturday, November 29th, 2014 |url=http://stats.nbadleague.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=2021400048 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206065658/http://stats.nbadleague.com/gameDetail.html?GameID=2021400048 |archive-date=December 6, 2014 |access-date=December 5, 2014 |work=NBA.com}} His final game with the Bighorns came on January 18, 2015, after which he left the team in order to sign in Europe.{{Cite news |date=January 23, 2015 |title=Brady Heslip to sign with BC Igokea |work=Sportando.com |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/149606/brady-heslip-to-sign-with-bc-igokea.html |access-date=January 22, 2015}} His 13 3-point effort was eventually matched by Tyler Harvey on February 2, 2019, but {{as of|2022|3|3|df=US}} it still stood as the league record.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/breaking-down-nik-stauskas-wild-57-point-performance|title=Breaking Down Nik Stauskas' Wild Two-Game Stretch|accessdate=May 7, 2022|date=March 3, 2022|work=NBA.com}}

On January 23, 2015, Heslip signed with Bosnian club Igokea for the remainder of the season.{{Cite news |date=January 23, 2015 |title=Igokea agreed with Brady Heslip |work=abaliga.com |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a9106/News/Igokea_agreed_with_Brady_Heslip.html |url-status=dead |access-date=January 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150124203314/http://www.abaliga.com/a9106/News/Igokea_agreed_with_Brady_Heslip.html |archive-date=January 24, 2015}} With Igokea, he was named the 2015 Bosnian Cup Grand Final MVP after helping his team win.{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2015 |title=Igokea wins Bosnian Cup, Brady Heslip named MVP |work=Sportando.com |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/bosnia/153207/igokea-wins-bosnian-cup-brady-heslip-named-mvp.html |access-date=February 23, 2015}} In 15 Bosnian national league games for Igokea, he averaged 18.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He also averaged 23.7 points in seven Adriatic League games.

=2015–16 season=

In July 2015, Heslip re-joined the Minnesota Timberwolves for the 2015 NBA Summer League.{{Cite news |date=July 6, 2015 |title=Wolves Announce Summer League Roster |work=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/wolves-announce-summer-league-roster |access-date=July 7, 2015}} On July 31, he signed with Acqua Vitasnella Cantù of Italy for the 2015–16 season.{{Cite news |date=July 31, 2015 |title=Pallacanestro Cantù announces Brady Heslip |work=Sportando.com |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/171124/pallacanestro-cantu-announces-brady-heslip.html |access-date=July 31, 2015}} In 29 Italian national league games for Cantù, he averaged 12.7 points per game. He also averaged 16.9 points in 12 FIBA Europe Cup games.

=2016–17 season=

On September 20, 2016, Heslip signed with the Toronto Raptors.{{Cite web |date=September 20, 2016 |title=Raptors Sign Canadian Guard Brady Heslip |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/heslip-092016 |access-date=September 20, 2016 |website=NBA.com}} However, he was later waived on October 22 after appearing in four preseason games.{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2016 |title=Raptors Release Five From Roster |url=http://www.nba.com/raptors/press-releases/roster-102216 |access-date=October 22, 2016 |website=NBA.com}} On October 30, he was acquired by Raptors 905, Toronto's D-League affiliate team.{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2016 |title=TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE |url=http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/training-camp-roster-schedule/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104011449/http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/training-camp-roster-schedule/ |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |website=NBA.com}} In 48 regular season games, he averaged 16.1 points per game, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, while shooting 41.9% from 3-point range. In 7 D-League playoff games, Heslip averaged 14.3 points per game, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.4 assists while shooting 35.9% from 3-point range, and & would go on to win the 2017 D-League championship with them.

=2017–18 season=

In July 2017, Heslip joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2017 NBA Summer League.{{Cite news |date=July 5, 2017 |title=BULLS ANNOUNCE 2017 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER |work=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-announce-2017-summer-league-roster/ |access-date=July 20, 2017}} On July 20, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor for the 2017–18 BSL season.{{Cite news |date=July 20, 2017 |title=Trabzonspor signs Brady Heslip |work=Sportando.com |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/241742/trabzonspor-signs-brady-heslip.html |access-date=July 20, 2017}}

=2018–19 season=

Heslip signed with the German team Skyliners Frankfurt on July 31, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Brady Heslip signs with Fraport Skyliners |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/284102/brady-heslip-signs-with-fraport-skyliners.html |access-date=August 6, 2018 |website=Sportando}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

National team career

In 2013, Heslip was a member of the Canadian national team that competed in the World University Games, Continental Cup and FIBA Americas Championship.{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2013 |title=FIBA Americas: Brady Heslip leads Canada to victory over Mexico |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2013/09/05/fiba_americas_brady_heslip_leads_canada_to_victory_over_mexico.html |access-date=September 18, 2014 |website=TheStar.com}} In July 2015, he was named to the Canadian national team roster for the 2015 Pan American Games,{{Cite news |date=July 18, 2015 |title=CANADIAN MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR TORONTO 2015 PAN AM GAMES |work=Basketball.ca |url=http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/canadian-mens-basketball-team-announced-for-toronto-2015-pan-am |access-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721002240/http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/canadian-mens-basketball-team-announced-for-toronto-2015-pan-am |url-status=dead }} where he won a silver medal. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, where he won a bronze medal. Heslip has played in every FIBA World Cup qualifying game for team Canada.

Post-playing career

On April 6, 2022, Heslip was introduced as the general manager of the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.

Personal life

Heslip is the son of Jody Triano and Tom Heslip. His father was an All-Canadian player at the University of Guelph in 1980. His uncle, Jay Triano, played for the Canadian national team for 11 years and later became the national team head coach. Jay is also the former head coach of the Toronto Raptors and is currently an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160126221104/http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/heslip_brady00.html Baylor Bears bio]
[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/95271/sid/6584/tid/257/_/2013_FIBA_Americas_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA.com profile]
[http://stats.nbadleague.com/player/#!/204029/ NBA D-League profile]

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