Corey Webster

Club: Al Ettehad Alexandria

DOB: 29 November 1988

Height: 185cm

Position: Guard

Number: 9

Tall Blacks Debut: 2008

Appearances: 92

Junior Association: North Harbour

High School: Westlake Boy’s High

Webster led the New Zealand scoring at both the 2014 FIBA World Cup (13.7ppg) and the 2019 World Cup in China (22.8ppg). In 2019 he also led the Tall Blacks in assists with 5.6 per game and scored at 55% (24/44) from beyond the three-point arc.

After leaving school he spent one year at Lambuth University, Tennessee before signing with the Breakers. In 2015 he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans for training camp and preseason. He appeared in three NBA preseason games for the team. In 2017 he also played six games for the Dallas Mavericks at the NBA Summer League.

He signed for Ironi Nahariya (Israel) for the 2017-18 season after eight years with the New Zealand Breakers during which time he won three Australian NBL championship rings.

Webster returned to the New Zealand Breakers in 2018. He is currently with Virtus Roma of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

He has also won three New Zealand NBL Championships with the Wellington Saints and two NZNBL MVP awards (2014, 2017).


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