| Brian Merriweather | |
| Career Position: | Shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 13 March 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Evansville, Indiana, U.S. |
| High School: | North (Evansville, Indiana) |
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| Draft Year: | 2001 |
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Brian Merriweather (born March 13, 1978)[1] is an American former basketball player. He played professionally for Basket Rimini in Italy,[1] but he is best known for his collegiate career at the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) between 1998–99 and 2000–01.
Merriweather, a 6'3" shooting guard from Evansville, Indiana,[1] [2] played for one season for Cumberlands College and then transferred to UTPA for his final three seasons.[3] [4] As a sophomore he averaged 23.7 point per game (ppg), as a junior he averaged 20.4 ppg, and as a senior he averaged 18.1 ppg;[4] his career average was 20.7 ppg.[4] Merriweather never played his senior season.[2] During his UTPA career he made 332 three-point field goals in 819 attempts, both of which are UTPA records;[4] [5] he also made at least 7 three-pointers in a game on seven times, with a school-record career high of 9 made.[5] In his first two seasons, Merriweather led NCAA Division I in three-pointers made per game with 4.07 each year.[6] He finished fourth in the nation in scoring his freshman year as well.[7] In only three collegiate seasons Merriweather amassed 1,738 points, the third-most in school history as of the end of the 2012–13 season.[5]
Merriweather played professionally, including time spent in Italy, although he never made the cut for a National Basketball Association team.[1]