- Frédéric Weis
Infobox Euroleague Player
caption =
position = Center
height_ft = 7
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 259
league = Spanish ACB LeagueULEB Eurocup
team = Iurbentia Bilbao
nationality = French
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|6|22
birth_place =flagicon|FranceThionville ,France
college =
draft = 15th overall
draft_year = 1999
draft_team =New York Knicks
career_start = 1995
former_teams = Limoges (1995–2000)
PAOK Thessaloniki (2000)
Unicaja Málaga (2000–2004)
Bilbao Basket (2004–present)
awards =
Draft Rights Owned By = Houston RocketsFrédéric Weis (born
June 22nd ,1977 inThionville ,France ) is a French professionalbasketball player. He is currently playing with Iurbentia Bilbao inSpain .Pro career
Weis previously played for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish ACB League, and before that with PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek League and Limoges in the French League.
He was drafted by the
New York Knicks with the 15th pick in the first round of the1999 NBA Draft , but he did not sign with them and he never played in theNBA . On August 29, 2008, Weis' draft rights were traded from the New York Knicks to theHouston Rockets for power forwardPatrick Ewing, Jr. "The dunk of death"
Weis is infamously known for being "
posterized " byUnited States national basketball team starVince Carter at the 2000 Sydney Olympics Basketball Tournament. Carter leaped into the air, spread his legs in midair, and literally jumped over the 7'2" Weis' head and then he slammed the ball into the basket. The French media dubbed it "le dunk de la mort" — in English, "the dunk of death". [Citation |last=Ballard |first=Chris |title=Bet You Wish You Could Dunk |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/02/20/dunking0225/ |publisher="Sports Illustrated " |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2008-09-10]French national basketball team
Weis won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympic Basketball Tournament with the French national basketball team. With France's national team he has also played at the European Championship in the following years: the 1999 European Championship, the 2001 European Championship, the 2005 European Championship and the 2007 European Championship.
At the 2005 European Championship he won the bronze medal with his national team. He has also played with France's national team at the
2006 FIBA World Championship .References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q Vince Carter dunks on Frederic Weis at the 2000 Olympics]
* [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?gamecode=18&pcode=AIM&seasoncode=e2003 Euroleague.net player profile]
* [http://www.eurobasket2007.org/en/cid_BqypGFJPHy-Nw4lwIAq,v3.playerID_19201.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2007.roundID_5169.teamID_282.html Eurobasket2007.org player profile.]
* [http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=6083&idioma=3 Basketpedya.com player profile]
* [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=A7A Spanish League player profile]
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