Brett Eppehimer | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 170 |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1976 |
Birth Place: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Nationality: | American / Italian |
High School: | The Hill School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) |
College: | Lehigh (1995–1999) |
Career Start: | 1999 |
Career End: | 2006 |
Years1: | 1999 |
Years2: | 1999–2000 |
Years3: | 2000–2001 |
Years4: | 2001–2002 |
Years5: | 2002–2003 |
Years6: | 2003 |
Years7: | 2003–2004 |
Years8: | 2005 |
Years9: | 2005–2006 |
Brett Eppehimer (born May 28, 1976, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is an American-Italian[1] [2] former NCAA Division I and professional basketball player.
Eppehimer attended Lehigh University (1995–1999), in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he played NCAA Division I basketball and finished with 1,742 career points. The point guard/shooting guard averaged over 20 points per game, in three different seasons, and led the Patriot League in scoring twice. In 1998, Eppehimer finished as the 4th leading scorer in college basketball, averaging 24.7 points per game.
Following university, Eppehimer signed in Europe, with Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga. During his first professional season, he averaged 20.7 points and 6.2 assists per game, both top-10 in the league. Eppehimer (a dual citizen of the United States and Italy) earned All-Bosman 1st team, awarded to the best European players in Germany.
Eppehimer played another seven seasons professionally. The clubs he played for included: Tenerife CB (Tenerife, Spain), London Towers (London, England) of the BBL and EuroLeague, Ilysiakos Athens (Athens, Greece), CB Los Barrios (Los Barrios, Spain), Sicilia Messina (Messina, Italy), Legea Scafati (Scafati, Italy), and the Polynorm Giants in Bergen-op-Zoom, Netherlands.
Eppehimer is the older brother of professional basketball player Nick Eppehimer.