Ware at the 2012 Big West Tournament
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Position | Point guard |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born |
Cerritos, California |
January 17, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Gahr (Cerritos, California) |
College | Long Beach State (2008–2012) |
NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2013 | Novipiù Casale Monferrato |
2013–2014 | Virtus Bologna |
2014 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2014–2015 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
2015–2016 | Tianjin Ronggang |
2016 | ASVEL Basket |
2016–2017 | Melbourne United |
2017–present | ASVEL Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Casper Ware II (born January 17, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Long Beach State.
Prior to the start of his senior year, Ware received national recognition as one of 50 players on the Wooden Award preseason watch list. In the 2012 Big West Men's Basketball Tournament championship game, he scored 33 points against UC Santa Barbara to lead his team to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. As a senior at Long Beach State, he averaged 17.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He was named Big West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2011 and 2012.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Ware joined the Detroit Pistons for the 2012 NBA Summer League. In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with A.S. Junior Casale of the Italian 2nd Division. He went on to win the Italian 2nd Division's MVP award after averaging 20.6 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.
In August 2013, after playing for the Houston Rockets in the 2013 NBA Summer League, Ware signed a one-year deal with Virtus Bologna. On March 10, 2014, he parted ways with Virtus. In 22 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steals per game.