Brian Carlwell

Brian Andrew Carlwell (born October 18, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player.

He played college basketball for Illinois and San Diego State before playing professionally in Australia, Argentina and Japan.

As a junior playing for the Proviso East Pirates basketball team in 2004–05, Carlwell was an all-state choice after averaging 15 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks per game.

As a senior at Proviso East in 2005–06, Carlwell was a first-team all-state pick by the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press, Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association.

He averaged 18.8 points, 12.4 rebounds and 5.4 blocks as a senior en route to earning West Suburban Gold Conference MVP honors.

As a freshman at Illinois in 2006–07, Carlwell played in 26 games before missing the final eight contests due to injury.

He averaged 1.7 points and 1.4 rebounds in 7.0 minutes, as Illinois finished 23–12 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Carlwell returned to the Fighting Illini for his sophomore season in 2007–08, but he managed just three games before suffering a knee injury during a practise session on November 30 that sidelined him for the rest of the season.

On February 21, 2008, Carlwell announced his decision to transfer from Illinois following the spring semester.

In June 2008, Carlwell transferred to San Diego State University and subsequently sat out the 2008–09 season due to NCAA transfer regulations.

As a junior at San Diego State in 2009–10, Carlwell was one of four Aztecs to play in all 34 games, as he averaged 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game.

On December 31, 2009, he had a season-best game with 13 points and 6 rebounds against Pomona-Pitzer.

As a senior in 2010–11, Carlwell played in all 37 games for the Aztecs and averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds, while shooting 51.4 percent from the field.

On March 1, 2011, he scored a career-high 15 points against Wyoming.

On August 18, 2011, Carlwell was denied a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, effectively ending his college career.

In his two-year career at San Diego State, he played in all 71 games, starting four times, and averaged 4.2 points, on 56.5 percent shooting, and 2.7 rebounds.

Best known for his time spent in Australia, Carlwell is a two-time SBL champion, having won his first in 2012 with the Cockburn Cougars and his second in 2018 with the Perry Lakes Hawks.

Carlwell attended Proviso East High School in his hometown of Maywood, Illinois.

In February 2012, Carlwell signed with the Cockburn Cougars of the State Basketball League (SBL) in Australia for the 2012 season.

He made his debut for the Cougars in the team's season opener on March 17, recording 27 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks in a 91–88 loss to the Perth Redbacks.

On June 8, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 149–84 win over the Rockingham Flames.

Carlwell helped the Cougars finish in third place with a 17–9 record.

In game one of the quarter-finals, Carlwell recorded 18 points and a season-high 25 rebounds in a 106–74 win over the Redbacks.

The Cougars went to advance through to the SBL Grand Final, where they defeated the East Perth Eagles 105–72 to win the championship behind Carlwell's 21 points.

Carlwell appeared in all 32 games for the Cougars in 2012, averaging 20.8 points, 13.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.

On August 22, 2012, Carlwell signed with Argentino de Junín of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB) in Argentina for the 2012–13 season.

He joined the club in September and made his debut with 17 points and eight rebounds in an 81–67 win over Gimnasia Indalo.

Carlwell appeared in 49 games (41 regular season, eight playoff) for the club in 2012–13, averaging 8.3 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

On March 3, 2013, he scored a season-high 18 points in another win over Gimnasia Indalo.

In the first round of the playoffs, Carlwell helped Argentino defeat Bahía Basket 3–2 in the best-of-five series.

They went on to lose 3–0 to Boca Juniors in the second round.

In April 2013, Carlwell re-joined the Cockburn Cougars for the rest of the 2013 SBL season.

He made his season debut for the Cougars on April 20, recording 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in a 110–101 loss to the Willetton Tigers.

On May 4, he scored a career-high 38 points in a 113–103 win over the Stirling Senators.

A week later, he had 31 points and 22 rebounds against the Lakeside Lightning, recording consecutive 30+ point games for the first time in his college/professional career.

On July 6, he recorded 18 points and a career-high 28 rebounds in a 103–86 loss to the Rockingham Flames.

The Cougars missed the finals in 2013, as they finished in 10th place and a 10–16 record.

In 18 games, Carlwell averaged 22.1 points, 15.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.4 blocks per game.

On September 19, 2013, Carlwell signed with the Iwate Big Bulls of the Japanese bj league.

He made his debut for the Bulls in the team's season opener on October 5, scoring 11 points in a 68–53 loss to Aomori Wat's.