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Bud Eley
Eley with Menorca Bàsquet in 2009
Personal information
Born (1975-01-14) January 14, 1975 (age 49)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High schoolMartin Luther King (Detroit, Michigan)
CollegeSoutheast Missouri State (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2011
PositionCenter
Career history
1999–2001Beşiktaş
2001–2002Fenerbahçe
2002Detroit Dogs
2002–2003Auna Gran Canaria
2003–2004Scavolini Pesaro
2004–2005Granada
2005–2006Llanera Menorca
2006–2008Grupo Capitol Valladolid
2008–2009ViveMenorca
2009–2010Mahram Tehran
2010–2011Melilla Baloncesto
Career highlights and awards
  • OVC Player of the Year (1999)
  • 2× First-team All-OVC (1997, 1999)
  • Second-team All-OVC (1996)
  • OVC Newcomer of the Year (1996)
  • OVC All-Freshman team (1996)

William Keith "Bud" Eley (born January 14, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks and was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Player of the Year as a senior in 1999. Eley played professionally in Turkey, Spain, Italy and Iran.

Early life

Eley was raised in Detroit primarily by relatives and in foster homes. He did not start playing organized basketball until his junior year at Martin Luther King High School. Eley averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds and 6 blocks per game as a senior. On April 22, 1994, he signed to play basketball at Southeast Missouri State University.

College career

Eley sat out for his first season at Southeast Missouri due to not achieving Proposition 48 requirements. He averaged 17.3 points as a freshman during the 1995–96 season; he was selected as the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Newcomer of the Year and named to the All-OVC second-team.

Eley led the Redhawks in points (17.9), rebounds (10.3) and blocks (1.3) as a sophomore. Entering his junior year as a potential first-round candidate in the upcoming 1998 NBA draft, he missed most of the 1997–98 season after he broke bones in both of his feet. Eley declared as an early entrant for the 1998 NBA draft but withdrew. He was granted an extra year of collegiate eligibility by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in August 1998.

During his senior season in 1998–99, Eley led the Redhawks in points (15.3), rebounds (10.7), blocks (2.6) and field goal percentage (59.4%); the latter three were also the highest in the OVC. He was selected as the OVC Player of the Year in 1999.

Eley concluded his Redhawks career with program records in total rebounds (955) and blocks (178); his 1,611 points were fourth-best. He was also the only player in school history to record over 1,600 points and 900 rebounds.

Eley was inducted into the Southeast Missouri Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.

Professional career

Eley was not selected in the 1999 NBA draft. He started his professional career in Turkey. Eley was selected by the Detroit Dogs of the American Basketball Association in the 2000 veteran player draft. Eley returned from Turkey in March 2001 to join the Dogs. He attended training camp with the Atlanta Hawks in 2002.

Eley spent the 2002–03 season with Auna Gran Canaria in Spain. He averaged 15.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. Eley played with the Golden State Warriors during the 2003 NBA Summer League. Eley played with Scavolini Pesaro of Italy in the 2003–04 season, averaging 8.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. On July 12, 2004, he signed with Granada in Spain on a two-year deal. He averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds per game during the 2004–05 season. Eley suffered an injury in April 2005 and was released by the team.

Eley signed with Llanera Menorca for the 2005–06 season. He joined Grupo Capitol Valladolid in 2006 and then re-signed with them in 2007. On July 16, 2008, Eley returned to Llanera Menorca (now ViveMenorca) for the 2008–09 season. On March 4, 2009, he was released by ViveMenorca after the team lost 10 consecutive games. Eley spent the 2009–10 season with Mahram Tehran until he was ruled out with an injury. On August 23, 2010, he signed with Melilla Baloncesto in Italy.

References

  1. ^ Wishart, Nick (December 28, 1998). "Eley blossoms into NBA-caliber player for SEMO". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southeast Missouri State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 23, 1994. p. 35. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jenkins, Chris (December 8, 1995). "Henson Won't Take SEMO Lightly In Illinois Classic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 63. Retrieved December 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "MTSU's Carter second-team All-OVC selection". The Daily News-Journal. February 29, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Boone, Kevin E. (November 13, 1997). "SEMO's center of attention: 6-10 Eley". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 48. Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bud Eley 1998 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bud Eley". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  8. "William "Bud" Eley (2009)". Southeast Missouri State Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  9. "A BRAND-ED BULL: BULLS LAY CLAIM TO BRAND WITH FIRST PICK; SE's ELEY NOT SELECTED". Southeast Missourian. July 1, 1999. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  10. "Southeast Missouri State". ESPN. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  11. "ABA 2000 History". The Association for Professional Basketball Research. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Mishow, Marty (July 14, 2002). "Wood bats return baseball to roots". Southeast Missourian. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "El Granada ficha al pívot Bud Eley para las dos próximas temporadas". Liga Endesa (in Spanish). July 12, 2004. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Martínez, Fran (August 17, 2005). "Bud Eley, primer extracomunitario del Menorca". SoloBasket (in Spanish). Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  15. Gordillo, Jim (July 15, 2003). "Dearman, Dami and the C-USA Shuffle". Southern Illinoisan. p. 21. Retrieved December 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. Navas, José (August 7, 2006). "El Grupo Capitol Valladolid ficha a Bud Eley". SoloBasket (in Spanish). Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  17. Martínez Lafargue, Jaime (May 31, 2007). "Bud Eley sigue en Valladolid y Jesús Fernández apunta a Menorca". SoloBasket (in Spanish). Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  18. "ViveMenorca ficha a Bud Eley, que vuelve tras su paso por Valladolid". Liga Endesa (in Spanish). July 16, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  19. Carchia, E. (March 4, 2009). "I due giocatori sono stati tagliati dal club spagnolo". Sportando (in Italian). Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  20. ^ "Bud Eley cierra la pintura del Melilla Baloncesto". El Faro de Melilla (in Spanish). August 23, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

External links

Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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