Who is who:
Height: 1.90m – 6’3”
Nationality: American
Position: Guard
College: Towson (’18)
Team: Gemlik – Turkey TBL – 2020/21
Born: 15-February-1996
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Full Name: Brian Lamont Starr Tolefree
Previous Teams & Competitions:
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- FIBA EUROPE CUP & Belarus Premier League- Borisfen Mogilev
- TURKEY TBL – Gemlik
FACTS WORTH MENTIONING
- Shooting over 40.0% from the 3pt area, isn’t a new field from Brian Starr. In his senior season with Towson University (NCAA) he was shooting with 40.2% – In his second season in PBL & FIBA Europe Cup Brian was shooting with 40.9% from the 3pt area and in 2020-21 with Gemlik (Turkish TBL) he is shooting with an incredible 49.0% (24/49) mid season (in 10 games stretch).
- Brian is having the most productive season in his career so far. Although, the level of Turkish TBL is higher than BPL, the progress of his game stands out. 19.1 points – 51.9% 2pts – 49.0% 3pts (mid season).
- Starr keeps producing huge numbers in assists and steals. BPL back-to-back defensive player of the year recorded impressive 3.3 steals per game in his rookie season and got even better in his second dance in BPL with phenomeal 4.0 steals per game. He also led FIBA Europe Cup in steals per game with 2.5!
His rich scoring repertoire (and effectiveness) doesn’t make him a ball hog. Brian averaged 5.4 assists in his rookie season & improved his game the second season , recording 6.8 assists per game!
AWARDS/ACHIEVEMENTS
- NJCAA D1 All-Region VI – 2nd Team (2016)
- All-KJCCC D1 – 1st Team (2016)
- CAA Tournament Semifinals (2017)
- Summer League in Philadelphia Runner Up (2018)
- Belarusian Premier League – Player of the week x6 times (2019)
- EAEU Cup Semifinals (2019)
- Belarusian League Regular Season Champion (2019)
- Belarusian League Finalist (2019)
- Belarusian Premier League – PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2019)
- Belarusian Premier League – GUARD OF THE YEAR (2019)
- Belarusian Premier League – IMPORT PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2019)
- Belarusian Premier League – DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2019)
- All Belarusia League – FIRST TEAM (2019)
- Belarusian Cup Finalist (2020)
- Belarusian Premier League – Player of the week x5 times (2020)
- Eurasian League – Player of the Week x4 times (2020)
- Eurasian League Semifinals (2020)
- Belarusian Premier League 5th Scorer – 18.9 points per game – 2018/19
- Belarusian Premier League 4th in Assists- 5.4 assists per game – 2018/19
- Belarusian Premier League 1st in Steals – 3.3 steals per game – 2018/19
- Belarusian Premier League 2nd in Assists – 6.8 assists per game – 2019/20
- Belarusian Premier League 1st in Steals – 4.0 steals per game – 2019/20
- Eurasian League 1st in Assists per game – 6.9 assists per game – 2019/20
- Eurasian League 5th in Steals per game – 1.9 steals per game – 2019/20
STATS
2020-21 (Turkey TBL)
19.1 points – 4.7 assists – 4.0 rebounds -1.6 steals – 16.1 ranking – 51.9% 2pts – 49.0% 3pts – 34.3 mpg
#highest 3pts percentage in Turkish TBL (currently)
#5th scorer in Turkish TBL (currently)
2019-20 (FIBA EUROPE CUP)
14.5 points – 7.5 rebounds – 4.5 assists – 2.5 steals – 1.0 block
# Top-20 scorer
#6th rebounder
# Top-15 in assists
# 1st in steals
#10th in blocks
2019-20 ( Premier League)
16.3 points – 5.6 rebounds – 6.8 assists – 4.0 steals – 63.2% FGP – 40.9% 3pts – 74.6% FT
#2nd in assists
#1st in steals
2018-19 (Premier League)
18.9 points – 4.8 rebounds – 5.4 assists – 3.3 steals – 57.6% FGP – 33.3% 3pts – 72.5% FT
#5th scorer
#4th in assists
#1st in steals
Highlights:
FULL GAMES:
FIBA EUROPE CUP (2019-20)
vs Dnipro (away) –
Brian Starr (MVP): 21 points – 9 rebounds – 6 assists – 4 steals – 2 blocks – 22 ranking
Game Highs in points – ranking – steals – assists & Team High in Rebounds
Turkish TBL
vs Istanbul ( win 81:79 – season 2020/21 – date of the game: December 19th 2020)
Brian Starr (MVP) : 26 points – 5/8 2pts – 4/5 3pts – 4/4 FT – 6 rebounds – 5 assists – 25 ranking
Team High in points – Game High in ranking
Turkish TBL
vs Manisa (87:84 win – season 2020/21 – date of the game December 2nd 2020)
Brian Starr (MVP): 21 points – 9 assists – 5/5 3pts – 24 ranking
Game High in assists
Career Moments:
