BEAUMONT, Texas – Former two-time All-Southland Conference selection, Colton Weisbrod, has signed a professional contract to play basketball for AS Kaysersberg Ammerschwihr BCA. The French-based team competes in the NM1 league in the city of Kaysersberg, France.
 
The former Cardinal standout is currently listed as a starter on the team's web site.
 
A Southeast Texas native, Weisbrod spent two seasons at Lamar University after originally signing with New Orleans out of high school. Weisbrod spent one season at Lamar State College – Port Arthur where he earned NJCAA First-Team All-America honors before inking with the Red and White.
 
Weisbrod's impact with the Cardinals was immediate. In just two short seasons with LU he ranked among the Southland Conference leaders in points, rebounds, double-doubles and field goal percentage. For his career, which amounted to 67 games for the Red and White, he averaged 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, while dishing out 1.4 assists. Despite playing only two seasons with the Cardinals, he just missed making the school's 1,000-point club (994 points).
 
In addition to his honors as one of the top players in the Southland Conference, Weisbrod received high praise within the region. The Nederland, Texas native capped his collegiate career by earning back-to-back NABC All-District honors.
 
In Weisbrod's first season with the team, the Cardinals made an eight-game improvement in the win column from the previous season and ended the year with 19 victories overall. Weisbrod's career ended with back-to-back 19-win seasons, consecutive trips to the postseason and also included victories over program's like Oregon State, Tulsa, Coastal Carolina and UTEP.