Chelsie Schweers

Chelsie Alexa Schweers (born June 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player.[1]

Chelsie Schweers
Eltham Wildcats
PositionGuard
LeagueNBL1
Personal information
Born (1989-06-11) June 11, 1989
Chesapeake, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
High schoolHickory
CollegeChristopher Newport (2007–2011)
Playing career2011–present
Number11, 12, 23
Career history
2012Panathinaikos
2013Toowoomba
2014Hamar
2014–2015Ipswich Force
2015Stjarnan
2015–2016Haukar
2016Hobart Chargers
2016–2017CAB Madeira
2018Sutherland Sharks
2019–presentEltham Wildcats
Career highlights and awards

College

Schweers played for Christopher Newport[2] from 2007 to 2011, leaving as the schools all-time leader in scoring and three-pointers made. In 2017, she inducted into the USA South Conference Hall of Fame.[3]

Club career

Schweers first professional stop was with Panathinaikos in the Greek A1 Ethniki in January 2012.[4] In 12 games with the club, Schweers averaged 13.0 points and 26.0 minutes per game.[5]

She signed with Toowoomba in the QBL in 2013, and went on to average 28.2 points per game and earn selection in the QBL All League Team.[6]

Schweers signed with Hamar of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna in January 2014, replacing Di´Amber Johnson.[7] On February 26, 2014, Schweers scored 54 points in a victory against Keflavík.[8] After the Úrvalsdeild season ended, Schweers signed with the Ipswich Force of the Queensland Basketball League.[9]

In 2016, Schweers signed with the Hobart Chargers of the SEABL[6][10] where she led the league in scoring and three-point percentage.[11]

In June 2016, Schweers returned to the Úrvalsdeild and signed with Stjarnan.[12] On November, Scwheers had a triple-double against Valur.[13] On December 1, Stjarnan announced that Schweers would miss the rest of the year due to a broken hand and that she had played the last three games with the injury.[14] On December 29, Stjarnan released Schweers, despite her leading the league in scoring with 31.0 points per game, citing her injury and Stjarnan's need for a point guard.[15] On January 8, she signed with Úrvalsdeild club Haukar.[16] On March 4, Haukar released Schweers. In 16 games, she averaged a league leading 27.1 points per game.[17][18]

She spent the 2016–2017 season with CAB Madeira in Portugal's Liga Feminina, averaging 15.9 points and 4.5 rebounds.[19]

In April 2018, Schweers joined Sutherland Sharks of the Waratah League.[20] On August 15, she was named the Waratah League Most Valuable Player after averaging league leading 29.6 points along with 6.0 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the season.[21]

In February 2019, Schweers signed with the Eltham Wildcats of the Australian NBL1.[22] In 20 games for the Wildcats, Schweers averaged 23.1 points and 4.3 rebounds.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards
  • QBL Most Valuable Player: 2015[23]
  • QBL All League Team (3): 2013, 2014, 2015[24]
  • Waratah League Most Valuable Player: 2018

Accomplishments
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References
  1. "Chelsie Schweers Named Women's Basketball Director of Operations". tribeathletics.com. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. Waldrop, Melinda (19 February 2011). "Chelsie Schweers, Christopher Newport find way to win". Daily Press. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. Epstein, Nathan (25 May 2017). "After a storied career, Chesapeake's Chelsie Schweers heads to USA South Hall of Fame". WAVY-TV. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. Melinda Waldrop (26 January 2012). "Former CNU star Chelsie Schweers finally gets her pro shot — in Greece". Daily Press. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. "PANATHINAIKOS ATHENS basketball team". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. Smith, Adam (30 March 2016). "Import Chelsie Schweers to boost Lady Chargers' scoring power". The Mercury. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 January 2014). "Hamar sendir þriðja stigahæsta leikmann deildarinnar heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. Skúli Sigurðsson (26 February 2014). "Chelsie sá um Keflavík". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  9. Buchan, Jay (12 February 2014). "Ipswich Force sign US import to complete 2014 roster". The Queensland Times. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. Smith, Adam (20 April 2016). "American import Chelsie Schweers courting chance for big time". The Mercury. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. "SEABL Women 2016". sportstg.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  12. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (9 June 2015). "Nýliðar Stjörnunnar styrkjast". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  13. "Þrennuvaktin: Helena Sverris og Chelsie Schweers með þrennur". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 December 2015). "Stigahæsti leikmaður Dominos-deildar kvenna ekki meira með á árinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 December 2015). "Ráku stigahæsta leikmann deildarinnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  16. "Schweers komin til Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  17. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 March 2016). "Haukar láta Chelsie Schweers fara - Rekin í annað skiptið á tímabilinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  18. "Helena Sverris: Enginn vissi af komu Chelsie Schweers". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  19. "CAB Madeira basketball team". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  20. "Chelsie Schweers - Player Statistics". sportstg.com. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  21. Jaylee Ismay (15 August 2018). "2018 Spalding Waratah Senior League Awards". bnsw.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  22. "NBL1 Women sign second import". elthamwildcats.com.au. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  23. "QBL Award Winners". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. Queensland Basketball League. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  24. "All League Teams". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. Queensland Basketball League. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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