Corey Webster (basketball)

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Corey Webster
No. 9 – New Zealand Breakers
Position Shooting guard / Point guard
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1988-11-29) 29 November 1988 (age 35)
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Listed height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
High school Westlake Boys
(Auckland, New Zealand)
College Lambuth (2007–2008)
NBA draft 2010 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 New Zealand Breakers
2009–2010 Harbour Heat
2011 Wellington Saints
2012–present New Zealand Breakers
2013–2014 Wellington Saints
2015 Mega Leks
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× ANBL champion (2011, 2013, 2015)
  • 2× NZNBL champion (2011, 2014)
  • NZNBL MVP (2014)
  • NZNBL All-Star five (2014)
  • TSAC Freshman of the Year (2008)

Corey Webster (born 29 November 1988) is a New Zealand professional basketball player who currently plays for the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Lambuth.

High school and college

Webster attended Westlake Boys High School in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2007, he moved to the United States to attend college at Lambuth University, where he played basketball for the Eagles during the 2007–08 season, averaging 11.5 points per game as a freshman.

Professional career

In 2008, Webster returned to Auckland and joined the New Zealand Breakers as a development player, spending two seasons in that role[1][2] before joining the full-time roster in 2010 on a two-year contract. During this time, he also spent the off-seasons with the Harbour Heat of the New Zealand NBL.

In his first full contracted season with the Breakers in 2010–11, Webster helped the team win their first championship. He went on to play for the Wellington Saints during the 2011 New Zealand NBL season where he won his second championship in a matter of months.

In November 2011, Webster was released from the second year of his two-year contract by the Breakers due to a drug violation which forced him to sit out the 2011–12 season.[3] He consequently missed out on the Breakers back-to-back champion run that season.

Despite his mishaps, Webster was forgiven by the Breakers as the club brought him back on a three-year deal in August 2012.[4][5] He went on to be a part of the Breakers' three-peat in 2012–13.[6] His return to the Breakers line-up was mirror with his return to the Wellington Saints squad for the 2013 New Zealand NBL season.[7]

On 4 March 2014, Webster re-signed with the Saints for the 2014 New Zealand NBL season.[8][9] On 4 July 2014, Webster was named the league MVP following the Saints win over the Nelson Giants to advance through to the Grand Final.[10] The next day, the Saints won their eight title and Webster's second.[11] He then went on to help the Breakers win their fourth ANBL championship in 2014–15.

On 23 March 2015, Webster signed with Mega Leks for the rest of the 2014–15 KLS season.[12] On 1 June 2015, he earned an invitation to an Indiana Pacers NBA training camp held between 16–18 June.[13]

On 15 June 2015, Webster re-signed with the New Zealand Breakers on a three-year deal.[14] In September 2015, he returned to the United States for an NBA workout with the New Orleans Pelicans.[15][16] On 23 September, he signed with the Pelicans.[17][18] He made his NBA preseason debut on 3 October, recording three assists and one rebound in a win over the Indiana Pacers.[19][20] He appeared in a further two preseason games for the Pelicans before being waived by the team on 15 October. Over his three preseason contests, he averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 assists in 7.2 minutes per game.[21] He subsequently returned to New Zealand and re-joined the Breakers.[22] On 22 November, he scored a career-high 39 points in an 80–69 win over Melbourne United.[23][24]

International career

Webster joined the New Zealand national basketball team for the first time in 2008 at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. He later played for New Zealand at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship,[25] 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship.[26]

Personal

Webster is the son of Tony and Cherry Webster. Tony was a standout athlete in his own right, earning first-team All-WAC honours at Hawaii in 1983 and ranking fourth on Hawaii's career steals list before playing professionally in New Zealand. His younger brother, Tai, currently plays college basketball for the University of Nebraska.[27]

References

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  23. ↑ Breakers vs United
  24. ↑ Corey Webster scores 39 as NZ Breakers get payback win over Melbourne
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