Sonny Weems
Weems during his tenure with the Toronto Raptors
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| Free agent | |
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 8, 1986 West Memphis, Arkansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
West Memphis (West Memphis, Arkansas) |
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| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall |
| Selected by the Chicago Bulls | |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
| Career history | |
| 2008–2009 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2008–2009 | →Colorado 14ers |
| 2009–2011 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2011–2012 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2012–2015 | CSKA Moscow |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2016 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2016–2017 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Clarence "Sonny" Weems (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the Euroleague. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Denver Nuggets. He has since played for the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, and has had stints in Lithuania and Russia. At 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Weems plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Weems was born with cleft feet, and as a child, he was told that he might not be able to walk or run. He stumbled as a youngster and endured painful childhood nights in corrective shoes before finding his stride and becoming a state long-jump and high-jump champion.
Weems played basketball at West Memphis High School where he was named first team all-state as a senior after leading his team to the 5A state championship, and was also a 6-10 high jumper in track and field. In Weems' high school career, West Memphis posted a record of 68-10. Weems averaged over 20 points per game as sophomore and junior, and 14.0 rebounds per game as a senior.
After high school, Weems attended junior college at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, and was named 3rd team All-American, as well as all-conference and all-region as a freshman. Ranked as the number one junior college player in the nation by Rivals.com and Street & Smith's, Weems took UAFS to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Championship in 2006. Weems was named Honorable Mention All-American and was selected for the all-tournament team. In two seasons at UAFS, Weems led the team to a 62-7 record and back-to-back Bi-State Conference Eastern Division titles.
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