Tim Begley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1983 West Point, New York, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, New Jersey) |
| College | Penn (2001–2005) |
| NBA draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–2008 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 31 |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2008 | Brose Bamberg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Timothy Begley (born August 8, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in Germany for Brose Bamberg from 2005 to 2008 after a highly successful college career at the University of Pennsylvania where he was named the 2005 Ivy League Player of the Year.
Early life
[edit]Born in West Point, New York,[1] Begley grew up in Freehold Township, New Jersey and attended high school at Christian Brothers Academy (CBA).[2] He started for the varsity team during his junior and senior years which saw CBA go 52–2, and win back-to-back Shore Conference and NJSIAA Parochial "A" school championships.[1] In his senior year of 2000–01, Begley was named to the first team of All-Shore Conference, All-County, All-“A” North Jersey, Newark Star-Ledger, and Associated Press All-State.[1]
College
[edit]After high school, Begley enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in the Ivy League to play for the Quakers. He started all 32 games as a true freshman and averaged 6.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.[3] The next year, Begley earned an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention nod after averaging 6.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists while Penn repeated as Ivy League champions.[3] In 2003–04, his junior season, he made the biggest one-year statistical scoring jump of his career by averaging 13.1 points, to go along with 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists.[3] Even though the Quakers finished in second place (the only time during Begley's career they did not win the conference title), he was honored as an All-Ivy League Second Team player.[3] During Begley's final year in 2004–05, he averaged career-bests in points (13.9), rebounds (5.4), and assists (4.8) while leading Penn to a 20–9 overall record (13–1 Ivy) and a third trip to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in his four-year career.[3] He was name a unanimous All-Ivy First Team member,[1] and consequently the Ivy League Player of the Year, which was Penn's 13th total conference player of the year honor in the league's history.[1] The Associated Press also named him as an honorable mention All-American.[1]
Professional career and later life
[edit]Begley did not get selected in the ensuing 2005 NBA draft. Instead, he signed to play for Brose Bamberg in Germany's top professional league, the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[4] He played from 2005 to 2008 and helped them to moderate success during this stretch, including a German Cup finals appearance in 2005–06 and a first-place finish atop the BBL in 2006–07. His final appearance for the club came in September 2008, where he played in one game in 2008–09 before retiring.[5]
In his post-basketball life, Begley has participated extensively in World Series of Poker tournaments, with career earnings of over USD$345,000 as of 2023.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "2004–05 Men's Basketball Roster: Tim Begley". PennAthletics.com. Sidearm Sports. May 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ Morris, Tim (March 22, 2005). "Begley wishes he could do it all again at Penn". CentralJersey.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Tim Begley college stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Begley – Shooting Guard – Pro Career". RealGM.com. RealGM LLC. May 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Begley, Basketball Player Profile". Eurobasket.com. Eurobasket. 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Tim Begley: The Herndon Mob". TheHerndonMob.com. Mediarex Enterprises LLC. August 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
External links
[edit]- College career statistics @ sports-reference.com