John Goldsberry

For the American football player, see Jon Goldsberry.

John Goldsberry
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-19) October 19, 1982 Vandalia, Ohio
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school	Butler (Vandalia, Ohio)
College	UNC Wilmington (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006 / Undrafted
Playing career	2006–2014
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
2006–2007	Giants Leverkusen
2007–2008	Artland Dragons
2008–2014	Brose Baskets
Career highlights and awards
4× Bundesliga champion (2010–2013) 4× German Cup champion (2008, 2010–2012) No. 5 retired by Brose Baskets First-team All-CAA (2005)

John Goldsberry (born October 19, 1982) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for Brose Baskets of the German League. Standing at 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) of height, he played the point guard-shooting guard position.

College career

After playing high school basketball at Butler in Vandalia, Ohio, Goldsberry played college basketball at North Carolina-Wilmington, where he played with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks from 2002 to 2006.^[1]

Professional career

Goldsberry began his pro career in 2006 with the German League club Giants Leverkusen. In 2007, he moved to the German club Artland Dragons. In 2008, he joined the German club Brose Baskets Bamberg. He re-signed with Brose in 2013.^[2] In May 2014, Goldsberry, along with his longtime teammate Casey Jacobsen, retired from the professional basketball, spending last six seasons of his career with Brose Baskets.^[3] In tribute to him, Brose Baskets retired his 5 jersey number.^[4]

Awards and accomplishments

College

All-CAA First Team (2005)

Pro career

4x German Cup Champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012)
4x German League Champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

References

↑ UNCWSports.com Goldsberry Enjoying Life To Its Fullest.
↑ Euroleague.net BROSE BASKETS BAMBERG brings back Goldsberry.
↑ "Abschlussfeier: Goldsberry sagt Goodbye". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2014.
↑ "GOODBYE, JOHN & CASEY!". brosebaskets.de (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2014.

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