Kyle Donovan Weaver (born February 18, 1986) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for

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, and was drafted 38th overall by the

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in the

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. Weaver, a

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, was born in

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. His father, LaMont Weaver, played collegiate basketball at the

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High school

Weaver attended

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, in Beloit,

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, where he played high school basketball.

College career

Weaver had a career-high 25 points and 12 rebounds in a 75–68

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loss to

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on March 14, 2008, at the

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, in

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Professional career

On August 11, 2008, Weaver was traded by the Charlotte Bobcats to the

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, for a second-round draft pick from the

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, which originally belonged to the

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. The Thunder assigned Weaver to the

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affiliate

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, in April 2009, November 2009, March 2010, and April 2010. Weaver spent the 2010 training camp with the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

, but he was waived on October 21. After spending several months in the NBA D-League, he was signed by the

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, on March 30, 2011. In April 2011, he signed with

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 ...

in Belgium. In July 2011, he joined the German team

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. In October 2012, he signed with the

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. On October 23, 2012, Weaver was waived by the Grizzlies. Weaver then signed with the

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. On February 25, 2013, Weaver was traded to the

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. On August 19, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Azzurro Napoli. On October 28, 2014, he signed with

Bnei Herzliya Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club w ...

of Israel, for the 2014–15 season. On January 9, 2015, he was released by the Israeli team. On March 7, he signed with

Caciques de Humacao Caciques de Humacao was a professional basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico Humacao () is a Humacao barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north ...

, of the Puerto Rican

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. He left the club after appearing in only two games. On August 28, 2015, Weaver signed with the

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, for the

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season. On October 4, 2016, Weaver signed with the Polish club Pierniki Toruń, for the

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. On August 3, 2017, Weaver signed with the Greek club

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for the 2017–18 season. On August 8, 2018, Weaver inked with Neptūnas Klaipėda of the

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(LKL). On August 27, 2019, he has signed with

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of the PLK.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

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