Brett Eppehimer

Brett Eppehimer (born May 28, 1976 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is a former NCAA Division I and professional basketball player.

Eppehimer attended Lehigh University (1995-1999) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania where he played NCAA Division I basketball and finished as one of the universities all-time leading scorers. The point guard/shooting guard averaged over 20 points per game in three different seasons and led the Patriot League in scoring twice. During his junior year, Eppehimer finished as the 4th leading scorer in the nation, averaging 24.7 points per game. He was also among the nation's leaders in both 3-point field goals made and free throw % during his sophomore and junior years. The 183cm guard missed most of his last year at university with a break in his foot.

After university, Eppehimer transferred to Europe, where he signed with Braunschweig of the German Basketball Bundesliga.

While at Braunschweig, Eppehimer made an easy transition into European basketball. During his first professional season he averaged 20.7 points per game and 6.2 assists, both top-10 in the league. Eppehimer (a dual citizen of the USA and Italy) earned All-Bosman 1st team, awarded to the best European players in the league. Eppehimer went on to play another seven seasons professionally. The clubs included Tenerife CB (Tenerife, Spain), London Towers (London, England) of the BBL and Euroleague, Ilisiakos Athens (Athens, Greece), CB Los Barrios (Los Barrios, Spain), Sicilia Messina (Messina, Italy), Legea Scafati (Scafati, Italy), and the Polynorm Giants in Bergen-op-Zoom, Netherlands.

Eppehimer is the older brother of professional basketball player Nick Eppehimer.

External Links

[http://www.eurobasket.com/player.asp?Cntry=NED&PlayerID=19703&AmNotSure=1 Eurobasket Profile]

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