Wesley Witherspoon Explained

Wesley Witherspoon
Birth Date:January 27, 1990
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:206
High School:Berkmar (Lilburn, Georgia)
College:Memphis (2008–2012)
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2012
Career End:2016
Career Position:Small forward / shooting guard
Years1:2012–2013
Team1:Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years2:2013
Team2:Erie BayHawks
Years3:2013
Team3:Nantes
Years4:2014
Team4:Air21 Express
Years5:2014
Team5:Helsinki Seagulls
Years6:2015
Team6:Shimane Susanoo Magic
Years7:2015
Team7:Bambitious Nara
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:Guaiqueríes de Margarita

Wesley Arrington Witherspoon (born January 27, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player.He played college basketball for the University of Memphis Tigers.[1]

Career

He was on the San Antonio Spurs roster, but did not play a game for them.[2] [3] In 2014, Witherspoon was picked to play for the Air21 Express of the Philippine Basketball Association.[4]

Witherspoon was signed for Helsinki Seagulls in September 2014 to play in Korisliiga, the top tier of Finnish basketball. Also rated in the top 100 shooters in the world for players 6'9" or above.[5]

The Basketball Tournament

Wesley Witherspoon played for Team Memphis State in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament. He averaged 7.0 points per game, 1.5 rebounds per game and 1.0 assists per game. Team Memphis State reached the second round before falling to Team DRC.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 Wesley Witherspoon. Memphis Tigers. 24 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Wesley Witherspoon #11, GF, San Antonio. Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo. 24 April 2014.
  3. News: 11 Wesley Witherspoon. CBS Sports. CBS Corporation. 24 April 2014.
  4. News: Air21 taps Witherspoon as new import. Beltran. Nelson. 19 March 2014. The Philippine Star. 24 April 2014.
  5. News: Wesley Witherspoon liittyy Helsinki Seagullsin miehistöön. 24 September 2014. 25 September 2014. Finnish Basketball Association. fi.