Isaac Spencer

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Isaac Spencer
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Personal information
Born (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 (age 46)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Jefferson Davis
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College Murray State (1997–2001)
NBA draft 2001: undrafted
Playing career2001–2011
Position Forward
Career history
2001Lakeland Blue Ducks
2001–2002 Kentucky Pro Cats
2002St. Joseph Express
2002 Barangay Ginebra Kings
2003Brevard Blue Ducks
2003–2004 Daegu Orions
2004CPN Pueblo Nuevo
2008–2009 Torpan Pojat
2009–2010 KTP-Basket
2010–2011Kouvot

Isaac Spencer (born December 8, 1977), is an American professional basketball player. At 6'6", he played as a forward.

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High school career

Spencer attended Jefferson Davis High School in Montgomery, Alabama where he excelled at basketball. Spencer was awarded the Alabama Mr. Basketball awarded in 1996 by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. The award is given annually to the best high school boys' basketball player in the state of Alabama. Spencer was also named First Team All-State and Alabama 6A Player of the Year in 1996. [1]

College career

Isaac Spencer played college basketball at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. He was named OVC Newcomer of the Year for the 1997–98 season. Spencer scored the first point of Murray State's inaugural basketball game in the CFSB Center in 1998. Spencer was the only returning senior for the 2000–01 season on the Murray State team. In March 2001, Spencer was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches/Chevrolet Division I All-District 7 Second Team. During the 2000–01 season, Spencer led the Racers in both points and assists, a combination that wasn't matched again by a Racer until Isaiah Canaan in the 2011–12 season. Spencer averaged 17.7 PPG across his college career at Murray State, including 21.6 PPG during his senior season in 2000–01. Spencer remains number two among Murray State's all-time career scoring leaders and number six all-time in the Ohio Valley Conference with 2,248 points. Spencer was one of only two players in Murray State history to be named to the All-OVC team for four consecutive years. Spencer shares the four-time All-OVC honor with Lamont Sleets. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Professional career

Isaac Spencer began his professional career in May 2001 with the Lakeland Blue Ducks of the United States Basketball League (USBL). [6] [7] In Fall 2001, Spencer was picked up by the Kentucky Pro Cats of the American Basketball Association; however, the Pro Cats disbanded in early 2002. [8] Later that year, Spencer joined the St. Joseph Express of the USBL. Spencer had a high game of 32 points and 10 rebounds against the defending USBL champion Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs. In July 2002, Spencer joined the Barangay Ginebra Kings of the Philippine Basketball Association. Spencer returned to the United States for the 2003 USBL season. In that year he played in 30 games with the Brevard Blue Ducks of the USBL. [9] Spencer played 34 games with the Daegu Orions of the Korean Basketball League during the 2003–2004 season, scoring 541 points during the season. [10] Following the season with the Orions, Spencer joined CPN Pueblo Nuevo of the Dominican Republic as an import player in 2004. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alabama High School Basketball History". www.ahsfhs.org.
  2. ↑ "Prohm, Senior Trio & Canaan Earn OVC Basketball Honors". Murray State University Athletics.
  3. ↑ Staff Report. "Spencer named to All-District team". Murray Ledger and Times.
  4. ↑ "Canaan Named To Naismith Award Watch List". Murray State University Athletics.
  5. ↑ https://admin.xosn.com/pdf8/1028591.pdf?DB_LANG=C%5B%5D
  6. ↑ NANNEY, SCOTT. "Spencer begins pro career with USBL's Lakeland". Murray Ledger and Times.
  7. ↑ "Spencer thriving in USBL". Murray Ledger and Times.
  8. ↑ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to do | Cincinnati Enquirer".
  9. ↑ "SI.com - Pro Basketball - - Tuesday June 24, 2003 09:09 AM". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
  10. ↑ "Statistics from Isaac Spencer in KBL (South Korea)". World Hoopstats.
  11. ↑ "Campeonatos ganados ,directivos (Actual) y más del Club Inc. Pueblo Nuevo | MiBahia.net". Archived from the original on 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
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