Clive-Warren Nye Harvey-Weeden (born November 22, 1987)
is an American
basketball
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player for the
South West Slammers
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of the
NBL1 West
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. He played four seasons of
college basketball
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for
Dartmouth College
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before moving to Europe to begin his professional career. After short stints in Macedonia and Tunisia, Weeden arrived in Australia in 2013 and has played for the Slammers ever since.
High school career
Weeden attended
Nashoba Regional High School Nashoba Regional High School (NRHS) is a high school (grades 9-12) that is part of the Nashoba Regional School District. It is located in Bolton, Massachusetts, United States and also serves the towns of Lancaster and Stow. As of the 2018-2019 sch ...
in
Bolton, Massachusetts
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History
The town of Bolton was incorpora ...
and
Northfield Mount Hermon School
Northfield Mount Hermon School, often called NMH, is a co-educational preparatory school in Gill, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is a member of the Eight Schools Association.
Present day
NMH offers nearly 200 courses, including AP and ...
in
Northfield, Massachusetts
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.
As a wide receiver and punter, Weeden racked up 450 receiving yards and six touchdowns in his one year of high school football during his sophomore year at Northfield Mount Hermon. Boston College and UConn were among the school's who were intrigued by Weeden's football talent. However, he tore his MCL in track and subsequently missed the whole summer and the beginning of the fall, so he decided to not play football in his junior year.
In October 2006, Weeden committed to the
Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
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team. Before committing to Dartmouth, Weeden was on Boston College's radar due to his solid grades. Syracuse and Connecticut also made inquiries about Weeden and other coaches would occasionally stop by campus to check him out.
In addition to helping the Northfield Mount Hermon basketball team to 23 wins as a senior, Weeden showed surprising athleticism for someone so tall by leading the Hoggers to a share of the New England Prep School track championship as a senior, placing second in the javelin, second in the triple jump and sixth in the discus.
College career
Weeden played in 25 of the 28 games as a freshman at
Dartmouth in 2007–08, starting two and averaging 11.8 minutes per game.
He posted a season-high seven rebounds, including five on the offensive glass, against
Brown
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on February 8, 2008.
He scored a season-high six points twice, both coming in back-to-back games in late February.
As a sophomore in 2008–09, just as he had as a freshman, the ballhawking Weeden accomplished a rarity, grabbing more offensive rebounds than defensive.
On January 3, 2009, he scored a career-high 10 points against
Army
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.
Against
Penn at the
Palestra
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on February 20, 2009, he was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, scoring seven points and blocking two shots to help Dartmouth post its first season sweep of the Quakers in a half century. The next night, he grabbed three rebounds off the bench as the Big Green won at
Princeton
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to complete its first sweep of the vaunted "Ps" in two decades.
As a junior in 2009–10, Weeden led Dartmouth in rebounding and ranked 10th in the
Ivy League
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. He also had a team-best 16 blocks. Only two players in the conference averaged more offensive rebounds than Weeden.
His first double-digit scoring game came against
Furman on November 12, 2009, going 5-for-10 from the floor with his only career three-pointer for 11 points. He also grabbed 11 rebounds for his first career double-double in just 21 minutes on the court.
He scored at least 11 points in two of the next three games as well, including a career-high 14 against
Vermont
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along with 10 boards for another double-double.
On February 13, 2010, he grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds against
Yale
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.
As a senior in 2010–11, Weeden started every game and finished his career tying a school record with 109 games played. He is also ranked among the top 10 in Dartmouth history in blocked shots with 68.
He tied career highs during the season, scoring 14 points against
Colgate on November 27 and grabbing 13 rebounds against Yale on February 25. At 6'9", Weeden was the tallest player on a short Big Green team, but foul trouble often relegated him to the bench.
College statistics
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2007–08
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Dartmouth
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2008–09
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2009–10
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, 28 , , 22 , , 22.2 , , .401 , , .500 , , .554 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , .5 , , .6 , , 5.2
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2010–11
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, 28 , , 28 , , 21.7 , , .409 , , .000 , , .563 , , 4.6 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .9 , , 5.1
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Professional career
Macedonia and Tunisia (2011–2012)
In September 2011, Weeden signed a contract to play professionally in
Macedonia.
He joined
ABA Strumica, making his debut for the team on October 15, 2011.
On December 3, 2011, he scored a season-high 19 points against
Kožuv.
In his final game for Strumica on December 21, 2011, he recorded a season-high 15 rebounds against
Vardar
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.
In 14 games for Strumica, he averaged 9.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game.
Between January and May 2012, Weeden played in
Tunisia
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for
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
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. He helped the team win the
Tunisian Basketball Championship.
Weeden said of his first professional season, "My team in Macedonia was in a struggling situation and things fell apart but my team in Tunisia was one of the best in Africa."
South West Slammers (2013–2018; 2021; 2023–)
In February 2013, Weeden arrived in Australia to play for the
South West Slammers
South West Slammers is an NBL1 West club based in Bunbury, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The Slammers play their home games at Eaton Recreation Centre and represent Western Australia's South W ...
of the
State Basketball League
NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...
(SBL).
With Australian citizenship through his mother, Weeden was not classed as an import player.
He helped the Slammers reach the playoffs but he missed their quarter-final series against the
East Perth Eagles
East Perth Eagles is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of East Perth District Basketball Association (EPDBA), the major administrative baske ...
.
In 2014, Weeden averaged career highs in points (21.0) and rebounds (10.9) per game.
In 2015, Weeden missed the Slammers' entire playoff run after rupturing his
ACL in the second last round of the regular season.
He returned midway through the 2016 season after 10 months on the sidelines.
He came into the 2017 season fully fit and healthy.
After serving as co-captain between 2015 and 2017,
Weeden was named sole captain of the Slammers in 2018. He missed time towards the end of the 2018 season due to personal commitments. The final game of the 2018 season marked Weeden's 150th for the Slammers. He did not return to the Slammers in 2019.
In May 2021, Weeden joined the Slammers for the rest of the
2021 NBL1 West season
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. In eight games, he averaged 4.5 points and 3.75 rebounds per game.
In April 2023, Weeden joined the Slammers for the
2023 NBL1 West season.
SBL / NBL1 West statistics
Personal life
Weeden is the son of Robert and the late Susan Weeden, and has one sister and one brother. Both of his grandfathers were professional tennis players.
In 2012, he obtained Australian citizenship through his mother.
References
External links
Dartmouth Big Green college bioSBL stats (2013–2015)SBL stats (2013–2018)*
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1987 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in Australia
American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
American men's basketball players
Centers (basketball)
Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball players
Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni
People from Stow, Massachusetts
Power forwards (basketball)
Basketball players from Middlesex County, Massachusetts