| Chad Timberlake | |
| 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: | 1 January 1984 |
| 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 |
| Cyears1: | 2021–present |
| Cteam1: | Union Neuchâtel (assistant) |
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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.
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.[1]
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.[2]
In August 2021, immediately after his retirement, Timberlake signed as assistant coach of Union Neuchâtel.[3]