Brock Andrew Gillespie (born April 26, 1982) is an American professional

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player, who last played for

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, of the LEB, in Spain. He previously played in the

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and in various countries abroad. He was a high school All-American at

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, and had a standout college career at

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, finishing his career with 1,007 points, while playing in the

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. He also appeared in the

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movie ''

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''.

Professional career

Gillespie went undrafted in the

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. He later signed with the

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for the 2006 New Zealand NBL season. In 17 games, he averaged 12.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.9 minutes per game. On November 2, 2006, he was selected in the third round of the 2006 NBA Development League Draft by the

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. In 41 games, he averaged 7.4 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 20.2 minutes per game.Brock Gillespie D-League Stats
/ref> In July 2007, he joined the

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for the 2007

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. Later that year, he signed with Lleida Bàsquet of the LEB, in Spain. In December 2007, he was loaned to

CB Plasencia Club Baloncesto Ambroz Plasencia, more commonly referred to today by its sponsorship name of Plasencia Extremadura, is a Basketball team based in Plasencia, Extremadura. History Plasencia Ambroz was founded in 1978 as a merge of the clubs Centro ...

. He left Plasencia after 7 games. In February 2008, he signed with BK SPU Nitra of the Eurocup and ExtraLiga, in Slovakia for the rest of the 2007–08 season. On November 7, 2008, he was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 NBA Development League Draft by the

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. On November 26, 2008, he was waived by the Skyforce. In February 2009, he signed with Benetton Fribourg Olympic of the Eurocup and LNA, in Switzerland for the rest of the 2008–09 season. In June 2009, he joined the NBA's

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for training camp. In July 2009, he joined the NBA's

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for the 2009

. In September 2009, he signed with Xacobeo BluSens Obradoiro of Spain's

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, but did not play an official game for the team. On March 19, 2010, he was acquired by the

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of the

. In July 2010, he signed with the Cuxhaven Bascats of the

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, in Germany for the 2010–11 season. In January 2011, he signed with

SCM CSU Craiova SCM Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional basketball club based in Craiova. The club competes in Liga Națională, the top tier of Romanian basketball. History Over the last few years, the team has also been named CS Universitatea C ...

of the Liga Națională, in Romania for the rest of the season. In August 2011, he joined Lechugueros de Leon of the LNBP, in Mexico for the 2011–12 season. On November 3, 2011, he was selected in the eighth round of the 2011 NBA Development League Draft by the

. In January 2012, he signed with

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of the

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, in Poland. He later left when his contract was purchased by the

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of the

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, in Japan for the rest of the 2011–12 season. On August 29, 2013, he signed with the

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of the NBL, in Canada for the 2013–14 season. In March 2014, he signed a two-year contract with Bambuqueros de Neiva of the Liga DirecTV, in Colombia for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In May 2015, he was featured alongside fellow former NBA and D-League players, on an All-Star tour of Asia. 'Team Iverson' was coached by

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and competed against CBA teams in China, finishing with an undefeated record. In September 2015, he signed with

of the LEB, in Spain for the 2015–2016 season.

Personal

In 2005, Gillespie received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the

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's Mayor's Office. In 2006, he was cast by producer

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and appeared in the

movie, ''

''.Gillespie Makes Big Screen Appearance
/ref> He was chosen to speak at

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's funeral in 2007, after playing for Johnson with the

. In recent years, he has mentored for the

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at their Top-100 High School Camp at the

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. He's also active in the political world; having served as Top Adviser to

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, having spoken at the

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, and regularly appears on

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