No. 2 – Darüşşafaka Doğuş Istanbul | |
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Position | Point guard |
League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Euroleague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Gainesville, Florida |
April 5, 1993
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | The Rock School (Gainesville, Florida) |
College | Florida (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | Cairns Taipans |
2015 | AEK Athens |
2015–present | Darüşşafaka & Doğuş |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Scottie Jordan Wilbekin (born April 5, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Darüşşafaka & Doğuş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.
Wilbekin accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Billy Donovan's Florida Gators men's basketball team from 2010 to 2014. During his 2013–14 senior season, he led the Florida Gators to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship and the SEC Tournament title, and he was named the SEC Player of the Year by the conference's coaches and the Associated Press. In addition, The Sporting News named him a third-team All-American. With Wilbekin as the team's senior leader, the Gators advanced to the 2014 NCAA Final Four.
After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wilbekin joined the Memphis Grizzlies for the Orlando Summer League and the Philadelphia 76ers for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 22, 2014, he signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2014–15 NBL season. On October 14, 2014, he was named Player of the Week for Round 1 after scoring 23 points against Adelaide on October 10 and 27 points against Melbourne on October 12. On November 6, 2014, he was named Player of the Month for October after guiding the Taipans to a 6–0 unbeaten start to the season.