Corey Alexander Belser (born November 22, 1982) is a former American professional basketball player, who is currently the head coach for the Maldives Senior National Basketball Team. Standing at , Belser played at the

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and

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positions. He played

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for the

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College career

The 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in)

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played

with the

and in 2006 he was voted as the College Insider NCAA Defensive Player of the Year. He was also voted to the All Mid-Majors First Team in both 2005 and 2006, and to the All

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First Team and named the All West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He was also an

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Academic All-American, graduating from the

with a Masters in the Science of Leadership.

Professional career

After graduating from college in 2006, Belser went

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in the

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. However, he was invited to try out for the

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. He played for the Mavericks' summer league roster in both the Las Vegas Summer League and the Rocky Mountain Revue. Despite playing well, Belser was not chosen for the Mavericks' final

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roster, but he was immediately offered a spot playing for Olympia Larissa in the Greek League. He helped his team reach the Greek League playoffs for their 1st ever appearance in 2007 and 2008, and he earned a league honorable mention in 2007. Summer 2010 Belser shined in the Dolphin Park Classic in Vancouver, B.C., on team "Reign" with good friend and semi-pro player Virgil Matthews. Belser put on a "clinic" as said by many Canadian basketball pundits going on several shooting sprees having multiple defenders thrown at him without any effect. The Reign made a deep playoff run, losing to eventual champs the X-falcons led by Randy Nohr former Team Canada All-Star. In late 2010 he played for Aris in A1 Greek League but finished in his season in Ukraine.

Coaching career

In 2012, Corey Belser was hired by the

’s

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to work on the coaching staff. The following year, he went on to coach for the

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. In 2014, he served as an assistant coach to the Miami Heat's development team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The next season, the Skyforce finished with a D League-best 40–10 record, and went on to win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the

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. In September 2017, Belser was named assistant coach for the

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NBA G League team, the Reno Bighorns. The Bighorns finished the season taking first in the Pacific Division.

References

External links

Euroleague.net profileEurobasket.com profile

Belser's 29 points and 9 rebounds give him NM1 Player of the Week award
{{DEFAULTSORT:Belser, Corey 1982 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine Aris B.C. players BC Politekhnika-Halychyna players Olympia Larissa B.C. players People from Spanaway, Washington Sportspeople from Pierce County, Washington San Diego Toreros men's basketball players Shooting guards Sioux Falls Skyforce coaches Small forwards