Brian Wethers

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| name = Brian Wethers

| image =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lbs = 215

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| position = Shooting guard / small forward

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|12|17}}

| birth_place = Carson, California, U.S.

| high_school = {{nowrap|Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, California)}}

| college = California (1999–2003)

| draft_year = 2003

| career_start = 2003

| career_end = 2010

| years1 = 2003

| team1 = Energy Braunschweig

| years2 = 2003–2004

| team2 = Shandong Lions

| years3 = 2004

| team3 = St. Louis Skyhawks

| years4 = 2004–2005

| team4 = Hunter Pirates

| years5 = 2005–2006

| team5 = Hyères-Toulon

| years6 = 2006–2007

| team6 = New Zealand Breakers

| years7 = 2007

| team7 = Bakersfield Jam

| years8 = 2007

| team8 = Zhejiang Golden Bulls

| years9 = 2008

| team9 = Waikato Pistons

| years10 = 2008–2009

| team10 = Budivelnyk

| years11 = 2009

| team11 = Antranik

| years12 = 2009–2010

| team12 = Club Malvín

| years13 = 2010

| team13 = Khimik Yuzhny

| years14 = 2010

| team14 = Namika Lahti

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Brian Augustus Wethers (born December 17, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wethers_brian00.html|title=Player Bio: Brian Wethers|work=CalBears.com|publisher=University of California|accessdate=March 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321225616/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wethers_brian00.html|archivedate=March 21, 2012}} Wethers primarily played the small forward or shooting guard position. This career ended with a foot injury.

Basketball career

=High school=

Wethers graduated from Murrieta Valley High School in 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/media/dleague/brian_wethers.pdf|title=Brian Wethers|work=NBA D-League|publisher=National Basketball Association|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/03/30/sports/amateur/32905210024.txt |title=Wethers rules in Australia, looks for more|last=Freeman|first=Becky|date=March 30, 2005|publisher=North County Times|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}

=College basketball=

Wethers attended college at the University of California in Berkeley.

=Professional career=

After college, Wethers tore an Achilles tendon during a tryout for the Golden State Warriors.

Wethers played for Phantoms Braunschweig in Germany and Shandong in China in the 2003–2004 season.

He moved in 2004 to the Hunter Pirates in the Australian National Basketball League. Wethers was a standout for the Pirates during the 2004–2005 NBL season leading the league in scoring with 24.3 points a game and being named the NBL MVP.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050713084933/http://nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=1793 Wethers wins MVP] Wethers' strong play took the Pirates to the playoffs, after they had previously only won 2 matches the season before.

After the end of the NBL season Wethers moved to Hyères-Toulon in France where he played 24 matches during the 2005–2006 season.

He returned to the NBL in 2006 signing for the New Zealand Breakers, who had struggled in the league since their inception in 2003–2004.

Wethers was a fourth round selection in the 2007 NBA Development League Draft by the Bakersfield Jam, however he only played two matches before being released.{{cite news|url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?articleID=071102_2_B6_hFirs88160|title=NBA development league draft |date=November 2, 2007|publisher=Tulsa World|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/teams/BAK/2008.html|title=2007-08 Bakersfield Jam Statistics|publisher=basketball-reference.com|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/mcfadgon_071126.html|title=Bakersfield Jam Acquire Scooter McFadgon|date=November 26, 2007|work=NBA D-League|publisher=National Basketball Association|accessdate=March 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217232932/http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/mcfadgon_071126.html|archivedate=December 17, 2009}}

He moved to Ukraine in 2008, signing with BC Budivelnyk Kyiv.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=UKR&PlayerID=32711|title=BRIAN WETHERS basketball profile|publisher=eurobasket.com|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}

In 2008 Wethers spent time at the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/sport/302852|title=Waikato see fresh break in Wethers |date=March 6, 2008|publisher=Waikato Times|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}

In 2009, he played for Antranik SC in Lebanon before in late 2009 moving to Uruguay to play for Club Malvín.

Wethers was signed in March 2010 to Khimik Yuzhny.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Ukraine/basketball.aspx?NewsID=186007|title=Brian Wethers joins Khimik|publisher=eurobasket.com|date=March 9, 2010|accessdate=March 12, 2010}}

=Post basketball career=

Wethers is now the owner of Wethers' Elite Training.{{cite web|url=http://www.wetbasketball.com|title=WET Basketball|access-date=July 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207212403/http://www.wetbasketball.com/|archive-date=February 7, 2016|url-status=dead}} The company provides private training, camps, clinics, and travel team opportunities for boys and girls.