Corey Lavelle Brewer (born January 2, 1975) is an American former professional

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player. After graduating from

West Memphis High School Academies of West Memphis (AWM), formerly West Memphis High School, is an accredited comprehensive public high school for students in grades ten through twelve in West Memphis, Arkansas, United States. The school is administered by the West M ...

, Brewer attended and played basketball at

Navarro Junior College Navarro College is a Public college, public community college in Texas with its main campus in Corsicana, Texas, Corsicana and branches in Mexia, Texas, Mexia, Midlothian, Texas, Midlothian, and Waxahachie, Texas, Waxahachie. The college ha ...

(1994–1995) and Carl Albert State College (1995–1996) before transferring to the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...

, where he played two seasons for coach

Kelvin Sampson Kelvin Dale Sampson (born October 5, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of Houston of the Big 12 Conference. Early life Sampson was born in Laurinburg, North Carolina, to parents who were m ...

. The , point guard was named to the Under-22 USA Basketball Team in July 1997. Brewer was selected by the

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with the 51st overall pick in the

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, but spent the 1998–1999 season in the

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, playing for the

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. He was signed by the Heat on September 29, 1999, but was waived a month later without playing in any NBA games. The 1999–2000 season found Brewer in the IBL's New Mexico Slam, after which he began playing for European teams such as Italian second division (Serie A2) teams Fila Biella (2000–2001), before moving to

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's ACB, where he played for

CB Sevilla Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the LEB Oro, the second basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system after the Liga ACB. It p ...

(2001–2002) and

CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., (English: Club Basketball Students) known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Liga ACB, Asociación ...

(2002–2004). He then returned to Italy, playing for Caffè Maxim Bologna (2004–2005), moving on to

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Aris BC Aris Basketball Club (, transliterated into English Aris B.S.A.) known in European competitions as Aris Thessaloniki, is the professional basketball team of the major Thessaloniki-based Greece, Greek multi-sport club Aris Thessaloniki, A.C. Ar ...

(2005–2006) and

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Spirou Charleroi Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which ...

. He spent the 2007–2008 season playing for

KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar (), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketball A ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. During 2008–2009, Brewer played for

ASK Riga ASK Rīga is a former professional basketball club that was based in Riga, Latvia. "ASK" stood for "Armijas Sporta Klubs" (in English: Army Sports Club). History BK Rīga was then founded in 2004 as an attempt to revive the defunct club ...

and prior to the 2010–11 season, he signed with

Lleida Lleida (, ; ; '' see below'') is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital and largest town in Segrià county, the Ponent region and the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It ...

of the

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League.

Personal life

At age fifteen, Brewer survived a

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wound after reportedly trying to mediate a street altercation.

Notes

External links

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