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Frédéric Weis (born 22 June 1977) is a French former professional basketball player. Despite being a first-round NBA draft pick he never played professionally in North America.
Frédéric Weis
Weis in 2008
Personal information
Born
(1977-06-22) 22 June 1977 (age 46) Thionville, France
Weis took part in the NBA Summer League and then declined to sign a rookie contract, being convinced by his agent - who was also a minority owner of Weis's team, Limoges - to return to France. Weis ended up never playing in an NBA game, later stating that in spite of his interest in going to North America, the Knicks never directly contacted him about returning.[4] On 29 August 2008 the Knicks traded Weis's draft rights to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Ewing Jr. Ironically, Ewing Jr. would not make the final roster that fall. [5]
At the 2005 EuroBasket, Weis won the bronze medal with his national team. He also played with France's national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship.[6]
"Le dunk de la mort"edit
Weis is best known for having been posterized by the United States' Vince Carter, during a basketball game between the U.S. and France at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on 25 September 2000. After getting the ball off a steal, the 6'6" (1.98 m) Carter drove to the basket and spread his legs as he jumped over the 7'2" (2.18 m) Weis before dunking the ball ferociously. The French media dubbed the slam "le dunk de la mort": "the dunk of death". The U.S. won the game 106–94. In an ESPN story published on the 15th anniversary of the dunk, Weis said that Carter "deserves to make history. Sadly for me, I was on the video, too. I learned people can fly."[7]
Personal lifeedit
In 2002, Weis's wife, Celia, gave birth to a son, Enzo, while Weis was playing in Spain. After Enzo was diagnosed with autism as a toddler, Weis spiraled into alcoholism and depression, and Celia took their son and returned to France.
In 2008, Weis drove to a rest stop in Biarritz, and attempted suicide, by intentionally overdosing on sleeping pills. After surviving the attempt, Weis quit drinking and reconciled with his wife. Following his retirement from basketball, Weis and Celia began operating a tobacco shop and bar in Limoges.[4][8]
He is currently a television analyst for French league games.[7]
Referencesedit
^ (in Spanish). ACB.com. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
^ (in Spanish). ACB.com. February 13, 2009. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
^ (in French). Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
^ abBorden, Sam (July 14, 2015). "For Frédéric Weis, Knicks' Infamous Pick, Boos Began a Greater Struggle". The New York Times. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
^Beck, Howard (October 28, 2008). "The Knicks Let Go of Another Ewing, for Now". The New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
^Frédéric WEIS (FRA) participated in 13 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
^ abWallace, Michael; Peterson, Rob (September 25, 2015). "In a Single Bound". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^Borden, Sam. "Before Wembanyama hit the NBA draft, there was Frédéric Weis". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
External linksedit
Vince Carter dunks on Frederic Weis at the 2000 Olympics
FIBA Profile
Euroleague.net Profile
(in Spanish)
French League Profile (in French)
January 01, 1970
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French February 2024 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 6 167 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Frederic Weis basket ball see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated fr Frederic Weis basket ball to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Frederic Weis born 22 June 1977 is a French former professional basketball player Despite being a first round NBA draft pick he never played professionally in North America Frederic WeisWeis in 2008Personal informationBorn 1977 06 22 22 June 1977 age 46 Thionville FranceNationalityFrenchListed height7 ft 2 in 2 18 m Listed weight260 lb 118 kg Career informationNBA draft1999 1st round 15th overall pickSelected by the New York KnicksPlaying career1995 2011PositionCenterCareer history1995 2000CSP Limoges2000PAOK Thessaloniki2000 2004Unicaja Malaga2004 2009Iurbentia Bilbao2009ViveMenorca2010 2011CSP LimogesCareer highlights and awards2 FIBA Korac Cup champion 2000 2001 French League champion 2000 French Cup winner 2000 4 French League All Star 1997 2000 Stats at Basketball Reference comMedals Men s Basketball Representing France Summer Olympics 2000 Sydney EuroBasket 2005 Serbia amp Montenegro Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 NBA 2 National team career 2 1 Le dunk de la mort 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksProfessional career editDuring his pro career Weis played with Unicaja Malaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek League and Limoges in the French League On 28 January 2009 Iurbentia Bilbao waived him after he missed three games due to his health 1 and on 13 February he signed with ViveMenorca 2 In March 2011 he announced his retirement 3 NBA edit Weis was selected by the New York Knicks with the 15th overall pick of the 1999 NBA draft His selection angered many Knicks fans as Ron Artest who had grown up in Queens New York and played for St John s University was still available Artest would be selected with the next pick by the Chicago Bulls Weis took part in the NBA Summer League and then declined to sign a rookie contract being convinced by his agent who was also a minority owner of Weis s team Limoges to return to France Weis ended up never playing in an NBA game later stating that in spite of his interest in going to North America the Knicks never directly contacted him about returning 4 On 29 August 2008 the Knicks traded Weis s draft rights to the Houston Rockets for Patrick Ewing Jr Ironically Ewing Jr would not make the final roster that fall 5 National team career editWeis won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games with the senior French national basketball team With France s national team he played at the following EuroBaskets the 1999 EuroBasket the 2001 EuroBasket the 2005 EuroBasket and the 2007 EuroBasket At the 2005 EuroBasket Weis won the bronze medal with his national team He also played with France s national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship 6 Le dunk de la mort edit Weis is best known for having been posterized by the United States Vince Carter during a basketball game between the U S and France at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games on 25 September 2000 After getting the ball off a steal the 6 6 1 98 m Carter drove to the basket and spread his legs as he jumped over the 7 2 2 18 m Weis before dunking the ball ferociously The French media dubbed the slam le dunk de la mort the dunk of death The U S won the game 106 94 In an ESPN story published on the 15th anniversary of the dunk Weis said that Carter deserves to make history Sadly for me I was on the video too I learned people can fly 7 Personal life editIn 2002 Weis s wife Celia gave birth to a son Enzo while Weis was playing in Spain After Enzo was diagnosed with autism as a toddler Weis spiraled into alcoholism and depression and Celia took their son and returned to France In 2008 Weis drove to a rest stop in Biarritz and attempted suicide by intentionally overdosing on sleeping pills After surviving the attempt Weis quit drinking and reconciled with his wife Following his retirement from basketball Weis and Celia began operating a tobacco shop and bar in Limoges 4 8 He is currently a television analyst for French league games 7 References edit El iurbentia Bilbao Basket y Fred Weis acuerdan rescindir el contrato in Spanish ACB com January 29 2009 Archived from the original on October 2 2012 Retrieved January 29 2009 El ViveMenorca firma a Weis y da de baja a Vladimir Boisa in Spanish ACB com February 13 2009 Archived from the original on March 13 2011 Retrieved February 13 2009 Entretien avec Frederic Weis in French Archived from the original on March 10 2011 Retrieved March 10 2011 a b Borden Sam July 14 2015 For Frederic Weis Knicks Infamous Pick Boos Began a Greater Struggle The New York Times Retrieved July 14 2015 Beck Howard October 28 2008 The Knicks Let Go of Another Ewing for Now The New York Times Retrieved May 2 2010 Frederic WEIS FRA participated in 13 FIBA FIBA Zones events a b Wallace Michael Peterson Rob September 25 2015 In a Single Bound ESPN Retrieved September 25 2015 Borden Sam Before Wembanyama hit the NBA draft there was Frederic Weis ESPN com Retrieved August 17 2023 External links editVince Carter dunks on Frederic Weis at the 2000 Olympics FIBA Profile Euroleague net Profile Spanish League Profile in Spanish French League Profile in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederic Weis amp oldid 1220195840, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
