Corey Lavelle Brewer (born January 2, 1975) is an American former professional

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player. After graduating from

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, Brewer attended and played basketball at

Navarro Junior College Navarro College is a public community college in Texas with its main campus in Corsicana and branches in Fairfield, Mexia, Midlothian, and Waxahachie. The college has an annual student enrollment of more than 9,000 students. The Corsican ...

(1994–1995) and

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(1995–1996) before transferring to the

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, where he played two seasons for coach

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. The , point guard was named to the Under-22 USA Basketball Team in July 1997. Brewer was selected by the

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with the 51st overall pick in the

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, but spent the 1998–1999 season in the

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, playing for the

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. He was signed by the Heat on September 29, 1999, but was waived a month later without playing in any NBA games. The 1999–2000 season found Brewer in the IBL's New Mexico Slam, after which he began playing for European teams such as Italian second division (Serie A2) teams Fila Biella (2000–2001), before moving to

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's ACB, where he played for

CB Sevilla Real Betis Baloncesto S.A.D., simply known as Real Betis, is a professional basketball team based in Seville, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. It plays its home games at San Pablo. History Club Deportivo de Baloncesto Sevilla was foun ...

(2001–2002) and

CB Estudiantes Club Baloncesto Estudiantes, S.A.D., known simply as Estu and as Movistar Estudiantes for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball team based in the city of Madrid, Spain. It is a member of the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB). Founded in 19 ...

(2002–2004). He then returned to Italy, playing for Caffè Maxim Bologna (2004–2005), moving on to

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(2005–2006) and

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Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

. He spent the 2007–2008 season playing for

KK Zadar Košarkaški klub Zadar ( en, Zadar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Zadar or simply Zadar, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zadar, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Asso ...

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. During 2008–2009, Brewer played for

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and prior to the 2010–11 season, he signed with

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of the

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League.

Personal life

At age fifteen, Brewer survived a

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wound after reportedly trying to mediate a street altercation.

Notes

External links

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