Chad Timberlake

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Chad Timberlake

| image = Chad Timberlake.jpg

| image_size = 170px

| caption = Timberlake with Neuchâtel in 2021

| position = Assistant coach

| career_number = 8

| career_position = Shooting guard

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 210

| team = Union Neuchâtel

| league = Swiss Basketball League

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|1}}

| birth_place = Wiesbaden, Germany

| high_school = New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)

| college = Fairleigh Dickinson (2002–2006)

| draft_year = 2006

| career_start = 2006

| career_end = 2021

| coach_start = 2021

| years1 = 2006–2007

| team1 = Nový Jičín

| years2 = 2007–2008

| team2 = Albany Patroons

| years3 = 2008–2009

| team3 = Sokol Znicz

| years4 = 2010

| team4 = ZTE

| years5 = 2010–2011

| team5 = Elitzur Yavne

| years6 = 2011–2012

| team6 = Falco KC Szombathely

| years7 = 2012–2013

| team7 = Mitteldeutscher BC

| years8 = 2013–2014

| team8 = Falco KC Szombathely

| years9 = 2014–2015

| team9 = Crailsheim Merlins

| years10 = 2015

| team10 = Lukoil Academic

| years11 = 2016

| team11 = Montey

| years12 = 2016–2017

| team12 = Lions de Genève

| years13 = 2017–2019

| team13 = Fribourg Olympic

| years14 = 2019–2021

| team14 = Monthey-Chablais

| years15 =2021–present

| team15=Union Neuchâtel

| cyears1 =2021–present

| cteam1=Union Neuchâtel (assistant)

| highlights =

Swiss League champion (2018)
2× Swiss Cup winner (2017, 2018)
SBL Cup winner (2018)
Hungarian League champion (2010)
Hungarian Cup winner (2010)
Hungarian League All-Star (2012)
Polish League All-Star (2009)
AP Honorable mention All-American (2006)
NEC Player of the Year (2006)
First-team All-NEC (2006)
NEC All-Rookie Team (2003)

}}

Chad Timberlake (born January 1, 1984) is an American basketball coach and player. Currently, he is an assistant coach with Union Neuchâtel of the Swiss Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, where in 2006 he was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year.

College career

Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Timberlake came to Fairleigh Dickinson from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn. In his first season he came off the bench to average 6.2 points and 2.7 assists per game, earning Northeast Conference All-Rookie team honors. He moved into the starting lineup for his remaining three years, helping lead the team to an NCAA Tournament berth as a junior. He earned NEC Player of the Year unanimously as a senior during the 2005–06 season after averaging 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game and leading the Knights to a conference regular season championship.{{cite news|title=Elder Knights holding court|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66348294/the-record/|newspaper=The Record|date=March 2, 2006|page=S4|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 29, 2020}} {{Open access}}

Professional career

Timberlake was not drafted in the 2006 NBA draft. He has played professionally in several countries before settling in Switzerland since 2016. He signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Basketball League after stints with Lions de Genève and Fribourg Olympic.{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2020 |title=CHAD TIMBERLAKE BEIM BBC MONTHEY-CHABLAIS BESTÄTIGT |url=https://swiss.basketball/de/news/8105_chad-timberlake-confirme-au-sein-de-leffectif-de-bbc-monthey-chablais |access-date=December 29, 2020 |website=Swiss Basketball |language=de}}

Coaching career

In August 2021, immediately after his retirement, Timberlake signed as assistant coach of Union Neuchâtel.{{cite web |title=Chad Timberlake nommé entraîneur-assistant d’Union Neuchâtel |url=https://www.arcinfo.ch/dossiers/union-neuchatel/articles/chad-timberlake-nomme-entraineur-assistant-d-union-neuchatel-1091412 |work=ArcInfo |access-date=28 September 2021|lang=fr}}

References

External links

[https://swiss.basketball/national-competitions/sbl/men/players?pid=78937&league=LNAM Swiss Basketball League profile]
[https://fduknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/chad-timberlake/44 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights bio]
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/chad-timberlake-1.html College stats @ basketball-reference.com]

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