Levy Middlebrooks Explained

Levy Middlebrooks
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:244
Birth Date:4 February 1966
Nationality:American
High School:St. Ignatius Prep
(San Francisco, California)
College:Pepperdine (1984–1988)
Draft Year:1988
Career Start:1988
Career End:2002
Career Position:Power forward
Years1:1988–1989
Team1:Obradoiro CAB
Years2:1989–1991
Team2:Valvi Girona
Years3:1991–1992
Team3:Bakersfield Jammers
Years4:1992–1993
Team4:Pezoporikos Larnaca
Years5:1993–1997
Team5:Fighting Eagles Nagoya
Years6:1998–1999
Team6:MZT Skopje
Years7:1999
Team7:San Luis
Years8:2000
Team8:Olimpia Venado Tuerto
Years9:2000–2001
Team9:CB Tarragona
Years10:2001
Team10:Dorados de Chihuahua
Years11:2001
Team11:Tecolotes de la UAG
Years12:2002
Team12:Circuito Mexicano de Básquetbol
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Levy Middlebrooks (born February 4, 1966)[1] is an American former professional basketball player. He is best known for college career at Pepperdine University, however, from 1984 to 1988.

A native of San Francisco, California, Middlebrooks attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and was a standout player for the Wildcats.[2] He earned a scholarship to play for the Waves and thus he enrolled in the fall of 1984. During his freshman year he helped lead them to a West Coast Athletic Conference championship and a berth into the 1985 NCAA Tournament, where Pepperdine would lose in the first round. Middlebrooks was named the WCAC Freshman of the Year.[3] The following season, the Waves once again won the WCAC, qualified for the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and lost in the first round.[4] This would be Middlebrooks' last experience with the NCAA Tournament as the Waves did not make it during his junior season and only qualified for the 1988 National Invitation Tournament in his senior year.[4] During his final two years, Middlebrooks led Pepperdine in rebounding with 9.0 and 10.7 rebounds per game, respectively.[4] As a senior, he was named the WCAC Player of the Year, becoming the eighth player in school history at the time to garner this award.[2]

After his collegiate career ended, Middlebrooks tried out with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.[5] He was not selected in the subsequent NBA draft, and so he carved out a professional career which took him from the Continental Basketball Association to various teams in Mexico, Spain, Cyprus and Argentina.[6] In Mexico, he played for Laguneros, Tecos UAG, and Dorados.[6] In Spain, he played for Obradoiro, Girona and CB Tarragona,[6] while in Cyprus he played for AEK Larnaca.[1] He also played for MZT Skopje from Macedonia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Levy Middlebrooks . FIBA Europe. 2012. July 1, 2012.
  2. News: Ripton. Ray. Waves Star Could be Early Round Pick in NBA: Season Ends, and Waiting Begins. Los Angeles Times. April 7, 1988. July 1, 2012.
  3. Web site: Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Teams (1985). PepperdineSports.com. Pepperdine University. 2002. July 1, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120710201812/http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/m-baskbl-ncaa-teams.html. July 10, 2012. dead.
  4. Book: ((ESPN Editors)). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House, Inc.. 2009. New York, NY. 362 . 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. News: Ripton. Ray. Ex-Wave Cager Levy Middlebrooks Clears First Pro Hurdle. Los Angeles Times. July 28, 1988. July 1, 2012.
  6. Web site: Levy Middlebrooks career. LatinBasket.com. EuroBasket, Inc.. 2012. July 1, 2012.