Jarrad Weeks (born 11 July 1989) is an Australian professional

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player for the

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of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL).

Early life

Weeks was born in

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. He attended

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Professional career

NBL and Germany

In 2010, Weeks joined the

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of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played two games in 2010–11 and made no appearances in 2011–12. He then played 10 games in 2012–13 and 12 games in 2013–14. For the 2014–15 season, Weeks played for

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in the German

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. In 27 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Weeks returned to the NBL for the 2015–16 season, joining the

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. He then played for the

Cairns Taipans The Cairns Taipans are an Australian professional basketball team based in Cairns, Queensland. The Taipans compete in the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Cairns Conventio ...

in 2016–17 and 2017–18. On 23 April 2018, Weeks signed with the

New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...

on a two-year deal. On 5 March 2020, he signed a one-year extension with the Breakers for the

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. In May 2021, he parted ways with the Breakers and joined the Sydney Kings for the rest of the season. On 14 July 2021, Weeks signed with the

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on a two-year deal. On 4 June 2023, Weeks announced his retirement from the NBL.

State Leagues and New Zealand NBL

Between 2009 and 2014, Weeks played in the

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, first for the Hornsby Spiders (2009–11) and then the Norths Bears (2012–14). He won a championship with the Bears in 2012. In 2016, Weeks played for the

Hobart Chargers Hobart Chargers is a NBL1 South club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 South. The Chargers play their home games at the Derwent Entertainment Centre and Kingborough Sports Centre. Club history Ear ...

in the

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(SEABL). He then played for the

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of the

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in 2017. In 2018, Weeks played for the

Southland Sharks The Southland Sharks are a New Zealand basketball team based in Invercargill. The Sharks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Stadium Southland. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the SBS Bank So ...

of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He helped the Sharks win the

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and earned All-Star Five honours. He returned to the Sharks in 2019. He was set to return for a third season in 2020 but the Sharks withdrew from the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Week joined the

for the 2023 New Zealand NBL season.

National team career

On 17 February 2019, Weeks was called up by head coach Andrej Lemanis to be a part of the Australia national basketball team for the upcoming

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qualifiers against

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and

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. Weeks played in both games.

References

External links

NBL profileFIBA profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weeks, Jarrad 1989 births Living people Auckland Tuatara basketball players Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Australian men's basketball players Basketball players from Melbourne Cairns Taipans players Ehingen Urspring players Illawarra Hawks players New Zealand Breakers players People educated at Barker College Point guards Southland Sharks players Sydney Kings players Tasmania JackJumpers players