Brock Andrew Gillespie (born April 26, 1982) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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before playing professionally in the

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and in various countries abroad. He also appeared in the

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Early life

Gillespie was born in

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. He attended Clarksville High School in

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College career

Gillespie played four years of

for the

in the

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between 2001 and 2005, finishing his career with 1,007 points.

Professional career

Gillespie's first professional stint came with the

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of the New Zealand NBL during the 2006 season. In 17 games, he averaged 12.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.9 minutes per game. On November 2, 2006, Gillespie was selected in the third round of the

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by the

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. In 41 games, he averaged 7.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 20.2 minutes per game. Gillespie played for the

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during the 2007

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. He joined Lleida Bàsquet of the Spanish

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for the 2007–08 season, playing one game for Lleida before being loaned to

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of the

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in December 2007. After seven games for Plasencia, he joined BK SPU Nitra of the

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in February 2008. In 26 games for Nitra, he averaged 31.9 points, 3.9 assists and 3.5 steals per game. On November 7, 2008, Gillespie was selected in the seventh round of the

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by the

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. On November 26, 2008, he was waived by the Skyforce before appearing in a game for them. In February 2009, he signed with

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of the Swiss LNA. In 11 games, he averaged 16.3 points, 5.1 assists and 2.2 steals per game. In September 2009, Gillespie signed with Xacobeo BluSens Obradoiro of Spain's

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, but did not play an official game for the team. In October 2009, he played two games for

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of the Finnish

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. On March 19, 2010, he was acquired by the

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of the

. In July 2010, Gillespie signed with the

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of the German

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for the 2010–11 season. He left the team in December 2010 after appearing in seven games. In January 2011, he signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională for the rest of the season. In 11 games, he averaged 15.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game. In August 2011, Gillespie joined Lechugueros de Leon of the Mexican LNBP. He played four games between August 30 and September 10. On November 3, 2011, he was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft by the

. He did not debut for the Skyforce. In January 2012, he signed with

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of the

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. He played one game before joining the

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of the Japanese

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in February 2012. On August 29, 2013, Gillespie signed with the

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of the

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for the 2013–14 season. He left after four games. In March 2014, he signed with Bambuqueros Utrahuilca of the Liga DirecTV, in Colombia. In September 2015, Gillespie signed with

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of the LEB Plata for the 2015–16 season.

Personal

In 2006, Gillespie was cast by producer

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and appeared in the

movie, ''

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