Brock Gillespie

Infobox NBA Player


caption =
position = Point Guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight = 170 lb (77 kg)
team = Plus Pujol Lleida
nationality = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|4|26
birth_place = United States
career_start = 2005

Brock Andrew Gillespie is an American professional basketball player who has played in the United States and in other countries. He was named as a high school All-American by USA Today, Street & Smith's, and McDonald's while he was attending Clarksville High School. Gillespie finished his college career as one of Rice's all-time leading scorers with 1,007 points.

He played for the Auckland Stars in New Zealand in the 2005-2006 season and won the NBL championship title. In the 2006-2007 season, he played under the legendary Dennis Johnson, for the Austin Toros in the NBA Development League. He was selected in the 3rd round of the 2006 NBA D-League Draft by the Toros with the 34th overall selection. Gillespie spent the summer of 2007 playing for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats and is playing the 2007-2008 season in Europe for Plus Pujol of Lleida in the LEB-Gold Division of Spain. He resides in Houston, Texas in the off-season and plays in the Nike Pro-City Houston League Fonde Center in the summers. His agent is Tony Dutt.

Gillespie lists Tupac Shakur as his favorite musical artist, "Miami Vice" as his favorite TV show, and "Rocky" as his favorite movie. He was cast in Jerry Bruckheimer's "Glory Road" (a Walt Disney Production) in 2006. He lists Bill O'Reilly, Pete Maravich, Shawn Respert, Dennis Johnson, Jerry Tarkanian, George W. Bush, his family, and Jesus Christ as his biggest influences in life.

Player career

*2001/05 flagicon|USA Rice Owls
*2005/06 flagicon|New Zealand Auckland Stars
*2006/07 flagicon|USA Austin Toros
*2006/07 flagicon|USA Charlotte Bobcats
*2007/08 flagicon|Spain Plus Pujol Lleida

Trivia

*Starred in the Disney movie "Glory Road".
*Was teammates with LeBron James at the Five-Star Camp in the summer of 2000 and won the championship for the week.
*Emeka Okafor said "Brock is one of the best point guards that I have ever played with or against. He is always in control of the game and really thrives under pressure. Crunch time is when Brock is at his best".
*While competing with the Charlotte Bobcats, Brock was able to meet his long-time childhood hero Michael Jordan, who serves as part-owner of the franchise.
*Brock's father, Marty, was a player for the Iowa State Cyclones in the 1970's and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins and St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball. He is a long-time NCAA Division One college basketball coach and coached Brock at Rice.
*Spent his early childhood in Peoria, Illinois, a city famous for having a rich basketball tradition.
*Was chosen to speak at Dennis Johnson's funeral.

External links

* [http://www.lleidabasquet.com/ca/noticies/detall.asp?IdNoticia=1853 Official CB Lleida website]
* [http://www.nba.com/media/dleague/brock_gillespie.pdf Brock Gillespie profile]