Chad Timberlake
PositionAssistant coach
Career number8
Height6 ft
Height in4
Weight lbs210
TeamUnion Neuchâtel
LeagueSwiss Basketball League
NationalityAmerican
Birth dateJanuary 1, 1984 (age 42)
Birth placeWiesbaden, Germany
High schoolNew Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeFairleigh Dickinson (2002–2006)
Draft year2006
Career start2006
Career end2021
Years 12006–2007
Team 1Nový Jičín
Years 22007–2008
Team 2Albany Patroons
Years 32008–2009
Team 3Sokol Znicz
Years 42010
Team 4ZTE
Years 52010–2011
Team 5Elitzur Yavne
Years 62011–2012
Team 6Falco KC Szombathely
Years 72012–2013
Team 7Mitteldeutscher BC
Years 82013–2014
Team 8Falco KC Szombathely
Years 92014–2015
Team 9Crailsheim Merlins
Years 102015
Team 10Lukoil Academic
Years 112016
Team 11Montey
Years 122016–2017
Team 12Lions de Genève
Years 132017–2019
Team 13Fribourg Olympic
Years 142019–2021
Team 14Monthey-Chablais
Years 152021–present
Team 15Union Neuchâtel
Cyears 12021–present
Cteam 1Union Neuchâtel (assistant)
Highlights

Chad Timberlake (born January 1, 1984) is an American basketball coach and player. Currently, he is an assistant coach with Union Neuchâtel of the Swiss Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, where in 2006 he was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year.

College career

Born in Wiesbaden, Germany, Timberlake came to Fairleigh Dickinson from New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn. In his first season he came off the bench to average 6.2 points and 2.7 assists per game, earning Northeast Conference All-Rookie team honors. He moved into the starting lineup for his remaining three years, helping lead the team to an NCAA Tournament berth as a junior. He earned NEC Player of the Year unanimously as a senior during the 2005–06 season after averaging 15.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game and leading the Knights to a conference regular season championship.[1]

Professional career

Timberlake was not drafted in the 2006 NBA draft. He has played professionally in several countries before settling in Switzerland since 2016. He signed with BBC Monthey of the Swiss Basketball League after stints with Lions de Genève and Fribourg Olympic.[2]

Coaching career

In August 2021, immediately after his retirement, Timberlake signed as assistant coach of Union Neuchâtel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Elder Knights holding court". The Record. March 2, 2006. p. S4. Retrieved December 29, 2020. – via Newspapers.com
  2. ^ "CHAD TIMBERLAKE BEIM BBC MONTHEY-CHABLAIS BESTÄTIGT" (in German). Swiss Basketball. September 25, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chad Timberlake nommé entraîneur-assistant d’Union Neuchâtel" (in French). ArcInfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.