Chad Timberlake

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.

Chad Timberlake

Timberlake with Neuchâtel in 2021
Union Neuchâtel
Position	Assistant coach
League	Swiss Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1984-01-01) January 1, 1984 (age 41) Wiesbaden, Germany
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	New Utrecht (Brooklyn, New York)
College	Fairleigh Dickinson (2002–2006)
NBA draft	2006: undrafted
Playing career	2006–2021
Position	Shooting guard
Number	8
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As a player:
2006–2007	Nový Jičín
2007–2008	Albany Patroons
2008–2009	Sokol Znicz
2010	ZTE
2010–2011	Elitzur Yavne
2011–2012	Falco KC Szombathely
2012–2013	Mitteldeutscher BC
2013–2014	Falco KC Szombathely
2014–2015	Crailsheim Merlins
2015	Lukoil Academic
2016	Montey
2016–2017	Lions de Genève
2017–2019	Fribourg Olympic
2019–2021	Monthey-Chablais
2021–present	Union Neuchâtel
As a coach:
2021–present	Union Neuchâtel (assistant)
Career highlights
Swiss League champion (2018) 2× Swiss Cup winner (2017, 2018) SBL Cup winner (2018) Hungarian League champion (2010) Hungarian Cup winner (2010) Hungarian League All-Star (2012) Polish League All-Star (2009) AP Honorable mention All-American (2006) NEC Player of the Year (2006) First-team All-NEC (2006) NEC All-Rookie Team (2003)

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]