Levy Middlebrooks (born February 4, 1966) is an American former professional

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player. He is best known for college career at

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, however, from 1984 to 1988. A native of

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, Middlebrooks attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and was a standout player for the Wildcats. He earned a scholarship to play for the

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and thus he enrolled in the fall of 1984. During his

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year he helped lead them to a

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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. The following season, the Waves once again won the WCAC, qualified for the 1986 NCAA Tournament, and lost in the first round. This would be Middlebrooks' last experience with the NCAA Tournament as the Waves did not make it during his

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season and only qualified for the

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in his

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year. During his final two years, Middlebrooks led Pepperdine in rebounding with 9.0 and 10.7 rebounds per game, respectively. 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. After his collegiate career ended, Middlebrooks tried out with the

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of the

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. He was not selected in the subsequent NBA draft, and so he carved out a professional career which took him from the

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to various teams in

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and

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. In Mexico, he played for Laguneros, Tecos UAG, and Dorados. In Spain, he played for Obradoiro,

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and

CB Tarragona Club Bàsquet Tarragona, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Tarragona Bàsquet 2017, is a professional Basketball team based in Tarragona, Catalonia who currently plays in LEB Plata. Season by season Retired numbers *5 ...

, while in Cyprus he played for

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. He also played for MZT Skopje from

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Middlebrooks, Levy 1966 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Bakersfield Jammers players Basketball players from San Francisco CB Girona players CB Tarragona players Dorados de Chihuahua (LNBP) players KK MZT Skopje players Liga ACB players Obradoiro CAB players Olimpia de Venado Tuerto basketball players Pepperdine Waves men's basketball players Power forwards Tecolotes UAG players St. Ignatius College Preparatory alumni 20th-century American sportsmen