Chelsie Schweers

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Chelsie Schweers
Personal information
Born (1989-06-11) June 11, 1989 (age 33)
Chesapeake, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
Listed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Career information
High school Hickory
College Christopher Newport (2007–2011)
Playing career2011–present
Position Guard
Number11, 12, 23
Career history
2012 Panathinaikos
2013 Toowoomba
2014 Hamar
2014–2015 Ipswich Force
2015 Stjarnan
2015–2016 Haukar
2016 Hobart Chargers
2016–2017 CAB Madeira
2018Sutherland Sharks
2019 Eltham Wildcats
2020–2021 AD Vagos
Career highlights and awards

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

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College

Schweers played for Christopher Newport [2] from 2007 to 2011, leaving as the school's 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 after averaging 22.0 points in 7 games. In 16 games for both teams, 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.

Schweers spent the 2020–2021 season with AD Vagos where she averaged 19.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 20 games in the Liga Feminina de Basquetebol.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Accomplishments

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