Stephen Weigh was born on 28 February 1987 and is an Australian former professional basketball player who spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball League.
23 Facts About Stephen Weigh
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Stephen Weigh started his NBL career in 2008 after a two-year college stint at Utah.
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Stephen Weigh won his only NBL Championship in 2010 with the Wildcats before joining the Adelaide 36ers in 2011.
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Stephen Weigh played four seasons with his hometown Rockhampton Rockets and won QBL Championships with them in 2008 and 2013.
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Stephen Weigh played in the SEABL with the Australian Institute of Sport; in the SBL with the East Perth Eagles; and a stint with the QBL's Cairns Marlins.
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Stephen Weigh attended the Australian Institute of Sport from 2005 to 2006 where he was coached by his future Adelaide 36ers coach Marty Clarke.
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On 29 November 2005, Stephen Weigh signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for the University of Utah.
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Stephen Weigh went on to average 19 points and five rebounds per game in the 2006 SEABL season.
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On 25 June 2008, Stephen Weigh signed a three-year deal with the Perth Wildcats.
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Stephen Weigh became a valuable member of a quality Wildcats team which included players such as Paul Rogers and Shawn Redhage.
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In just his second season in the NBL, Stephen Weigh was part of the Wildcats record fifth championship when they defeated the Wollongong Hawks two games to one in the 2010 Grand Final series.
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On 23 May 2011, Stephen Weigh signed a two-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.
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On 9 July 2013, Stephen Weigh signed a three-year deal with the Cairns Taipans.
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On 21 October 2014, Stephen Weigh was named Player of the Week for Round 2 after scoring 15 points against Melbourne on 17 October and 14 points against Wollongong on 19 October.
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In May 2015, Stephen Weigh declined to take up the third-year player option on his contract, thus making him a free agent.
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Stephen Weigh later re-signed with the Taipans on 23 June 2015 to a three-year deal.
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On 29 March 2017, Stephen Weigh signed with the Cairns Marlins for the 2017 Queensland Basketball League season.
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However, on 7 April 2017, Stephen Weigh was diagnosed with a minor pre-stress fracture in his foot, ruling him out for six weeks.
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In July 2005, Stephen Weigh led the AIS team in scoring at the 2005 William Jones Cup.
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Stephen Weigh averaged 18 points and five rebounds per game.
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In June 2011, Stephen Weigh played for the Australian Boomers in the two-game YouYi Games series against China.
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On 15 July 2011, it was announced that Stephen Weigh had been added to the Boomers training squad competing for a spot on the team in the lead up to the 2012 Olympics in London.
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Stephen Weigh grew up in Rockhampton, Queensland and is the son of Ian and Cathie Stephen Weigh.