David Weaver

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = David Weaver

| image =

| caption =

| position = Center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 250

| league =

| team = Free agent

| number =

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Asheville, North Carolina

| high_school = Charles D. Owen
(Black Mountain, North Carolina)

| college = Wake Forest (2006–2010)

| draft_year = 2010

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| years1 = 2010–2011

| team1 = Šiauliai

| years2 = 2011–2012

| team2 = Czarni Słupsk

| years3 = 2012–2013

| team3 = Riesen Ludwigsburg

| years4 = 2013

| team4 = Dnipro-Azot

| years5 = 2013–2014

| team5 = Benfica

| years6 = 2014–2015

| team6 = MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza

| years7 = 2015–2016

| team7 = Afyon Belediye

| years8 = 2016

| team8 = Shiga Lakestars

| years9 = 2017

| team9 = Nagoya Diamond Dolphins

| years10 = 2017–2018

| team10 = TED Ankara Kolejliler

| years11 = 2018

| team11 = Maccabi Rishon LeZion

| years12 = 2018–2019

| team12 = Ankara DSİ

| years13 = 2019–2020

| team13 = Kumamoto Volters

| years14 = 2020–2021

| team14 = Pallacanestro Mantovana

| highlights =

Israeli League Cup winner (2018)
Portuguese League champion (2014)
Portuguese Cup winner (2014)
Portuguese Super Cup winner (2013)
Polish League All-Star (2012)
Lithuanian League All-Star (2011)

}}

David Michael Weaver (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Mantovana of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for Wake Forest University before playing professionally in Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Portugal, Turkey, Japan and Israel.

Early life and college career

Weaver attended Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina, where he averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks per game as a junior. Weaver led the Warhorses to their first Western Highlands Conference title in 10 years and earned MVP honors at the conference tournament.{{cite news | url=https://wakeforestsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=502 | title=David Weaver – Wake Forest University | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=WakeForestSports.com}}

Weaver played college basketball for Wake Forest University's Demon Deacons, where he ranked 18th all-time at Wake Forest with 121 career games played. Weaver received the team's prestigious Murray Greason Award in 2008–09, the team's Skip Prosser Award in 2009–10 and won the team's Best Defensive Player Award in 2007–08.

Professional career

=Šiauliai (2010–2011)=

Weaver started his professional career with the Lithuanian team Šiauliai. On March 12, 2011, Weaver participated in the 2011 LKL All-Star Game and participated in the Dunk Contest during the same event. In 23 Lithuanian League games, he averaged 11.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

=Czarni Słupsk (2011–2012)=

On July 17, 2011, Weaver signed a one-year deal with the Polish team Czarni Słupsk.{{cite news | title=David Weaver moves to Energa Czarni Slupsk | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/87408/david-weaver-moves-to-energa-czarni-slupsk.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=July 17, 2011}} Weaver helped Słupsk reach the 2012 Polish League Playoffs.

=Riesen Ludwigsburg (2012–2013)=

On August 19, 2012, Weaver signed with the German team Riesen Ludwigsburg.{{cite news | title=Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg tabs David Weaver | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/94641/neckar-riesen-ludwigsburg-tabs-david-weaver.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=August 19, 2012}} However, on January 21, 2013, Weaver parted ways with Ludwigsburg after appearing in 18 games.{{cite news | title=Neckar Riesen Ludwigsburg waive David Weaver, Kammron Taylor | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/germany/bbl/98512/neckar-riesen-ludwigsburg-waive-david-weaver-kammron-taylor.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=January 21, 2013}} One Day later, Weaver joined the Ukrainian team Dnipro-Azot for the rest of the season.{{cite news | title=DniproAzot signs David Weaver | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/ukraine/98559/dniproazot-signs-david-weaver.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=January 22, 2013}}

=Benfica (2013–2014)=

On July 31, 2013, Weaver signed with the Portuguese team Benfica for the 2013–14 season.{{cite news | title=David Weaver is newcomer at Benfica | url=https://www.court-side.com/news/david-weaver-is-newcomer-at-benfica/ | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=court-side.com | date=July 31, 2013}} Weaver helped Benfica win the 2014 Portuguese League Championship and the 2014 Portuguese Cup titles.

=Dąbrowa Górnicza (2014–2015)=

On September 11, 2014, Weaver returned to Poland for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza.{{cite news | title=MKS Dabrowa Gornicza sign David Weaver | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/poland/134406/mks-dabrowa-gornicza-sign-david-weaver.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=September 11, 2014}} On February 7, 2015, Weaver recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 13-of-17 from the field, along with eight rebounds and two blocks in a 95–96 loss to Siarka Tarnobrzeg.{{cite news | url=https://basketball.realgm.com/international/boxscore/2015-02-07/Siarka-Tarnobrzeg-at-MKS-Dabrowa-Gornicza/192564 | title=Siarka Tarnobrzeg 96 at MKS Dabrowa Gornicza 95 | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=RealGM.com | date=February 7, 2015}}

=Afyon Belediye (2015–2016)=

On August 6, 2015, Weaver signed a one-year deal with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball First League.{{cite news | title=Polonya Ligi'nden Afyon Belediyespor'a | url=http://www.basketbolig.com/haber/polonya-liginden-afyon-belediyespora/6349/ | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=basketbolig.com | date=August 6, 2015 | language=tr}} In 27 games played during the 2015–16 season, he averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Weaver helped Afyon reach the TBL playoffs.

=Shiga Lakestars / Nagoya Diamond Dolphins (2016–2017)=

On August 10, 2016, Weaver signed with the Japanese team Shiga Lakestars.{{cite news | title=Weaver to continue pro career in Japan | url=https://www.citizen-times.com/story/sports/2016/08/10/weaver-continue-pro-career-japan/88529950/ | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=citizen-times.com | date=August 10, 2016}} On February 20, 2017, Weaver joined the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins for the rest of the season.{{cite news | title=David Weaver moved to Nagoya Dolphins | url=https://www.court-side.com/news/david-weaver-moved-nagoya-dolphins/ | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=court-side.com | date=February 20, 2017}}

=TED Ankara Kolejliler (2017–2018)=

On August 24, 2017, Weaver returned to Turkey for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with TED Ankara Kolejliler.{{cite news | title=David Weaver'ı TED Kolejliler'de | url=http://www.anadolugazete.com.tr/david-weaveri-ted-kolejlilerde-53288h.htm | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=basketbolig.com | date=August 24, 2017 | language=tr}} In 33 games played for Ankara, he averaged 15.8 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

=Maccabi Rishon LeZion / Ankara DSİ (2018–2019)=

On September 20, 2018, Weaver signed with Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news | title=Maccabi Rishon LeZion signs David Weaver | url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/289216/maccabi-rishon-lezion-signs-david-weaver.html | access-date=September 20, 2018 | work=Sportando.basketball | date=September 20, 2018}} In October 2018, Weaver helped Rishon LeZion win the 2018 Israeli League Cup. He parted ways with Rishon LeZion on November 26, 2018, after appearing in seven games.{{cite news | title=זעזוע במכבי ראשל"צ: צביקה שרף עוזב | url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19587 | date=November 26, 2018 | work=basket.co.il | access-date=November 26, 2018 | language=he}} Two days later, Weaver returned to Turkey for a third stint, signing with a one-year deal with Ankara DSİ.{{cite news | title=David Weaver (ex Maccabi Rishon) signs at Ankara D.S.I. | url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/555787/David-Weaver-(ex-Maccabi-Rishon)-signs-at-Ankara-D.S.I. | date=November 28, 2018 | work=Eurobasket.com | access-date=December 4, 2018}} In 23 games played for Ankara, he averaged 16.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

=Kumamoto Volters (2019–2020)=

On July 1, 2019, Weaver signed with the Kumamoto Volters of the Japanese B.League.{{cite news | title=David Weaver（デイビッド・ウィーバー）選手　選手契約合意のお知らせ | url=https://www.volters.jp/news/detail/id=12714 | date=July 1, 2019 | work=volters.jp | access-date=July 1, 2019 | language=Japanese}} He averaged 12.7 points and 6.2 assists per game.{{cite web |title=Mantova signs David Weaver |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/mantova-signs-david-weaver/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 5, 2020 |date=August 5, 2020}}