Kyle Weems
| No. 34 – Beşiktaş | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 23, 1989 Topeka, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Highland Park (Topeka, Kansas) |
| College | Missouri State (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2013–2014 | Medi Bayreuth |
| 2014–2015 | JSF Nanterre |
| 2015–2016 | Strasbourg IG |
| 2016–present | Beşiktaş |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kyle Jordan Weems (born August 23, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played collegiately for Missouri State University and was named Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year and an All-American in 2011.
Weems, a 6'6" forward from Topeka, Kansas, came to Missouri State in 2007. He redshirted the 2007–08 season and played his freshman season in 2008–09 season. As a freshman, Weems started 19 games and averaged 10.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game and was named to the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) all-freshman team. As a sophomore, Weems helped lead the Bears to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) championship as he averaged 13.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. In the CIT final, Weems scored 14 points, grabbed 8 rebounds and blocked 4 shots against Pacific.
In his junior season, Weems became a force in the MVC. He upped his averages to 16.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game and led the Bears to their first MVC regular season championship. At the end of the season, Weems was named the MVC Player of the Year and an Associated Press honorable mention All-American - the first player so honored in MSU's Division I history. The Bears played in the 2011 National Invitation Tournament, defeating Murray State in the first round before falling to Miami in the second round.
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