Brian Cusworth (born March 9, 1984) is a retired American professional

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player.

Early life and career

Brian Cusworth started playing basketball at the age of nine in 1993 in his hometown

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. After graduating high school he went to study at

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(from which he graduated with a degree in

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in 2006) and played

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basketball at

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team for three seasons.

Professional career

In 2007, he went to play in

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and signed a deal with Estonian top team

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. He was one of the team's top performers during the season and helped Rock to

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semifinals. He also won the Estonian National Championship with the team. From 2009 to 2011 he played for

Bàsquet Manresa Bàsquet Manresa, S.A.D., also known as Baxi Manresa for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Manresa, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League. Their home arena is the Pavelló Nou Congost. ...

which he abandon due to an injury. On November 1, 2012, Cusworth signed with the

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. On December 3, he was waived by the Red Claws. In January 2013 he joined and then left

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Achievements

* Estonian National Championship 2007–08 *Estonian League Most Valuable Player 2007–08 *Estonian League Finals MVP 2007–08 *Estonian Basketball Cup runner-up 2007–08 *FIBA EuroCup runner-up 2007–08

References

External links

Harvard Crimson stats 2002–2007
at ESPN

at fibaeurope.com
Baltic League stats 2007–2008
at bbl.net 1984 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Estonia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from St. Louis Bàsquet Manresa players CB Breogán players Centers (basketball) Harvard Crimson men's basketball players Korvpalli Meistriliiga players Liga ACB players Maine Red Claws players Ratiopharm Ulm players University of Tartu basketball team players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub