Andre Wesson

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Andre Wesson
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Free agent
Position Small forward
Personal information
Born (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 25)
Westerville, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Westerville South
(Westerville, Ohio)
College
NBA draft 2020 / Undrafted
Playing career2016–present

Keith Andre Wesson Jr. (born August 28, 1997) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Ohio State of the Big Ten Conference. He is the son of former Ohio State player Keith Wesson. [1]

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Early life

Wesson was raised in Westerville, Ohio and went to high school at the nearby Westerville South High School. [2]

Recruiting

Wesson committed to Ohio State under head coach Thad Matta on April 13, 2016. [3] After Matta was fired by Ohio State, Wesson stayed committed to Ohio State and new coach Chris Holtmann over offers from Butler (Holtmann's previous team), Xavier, and Akron. [4] [5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Andre Wesson
#30 PF		Westerville, OHWesterville South High School6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg)Apr 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: 3 stars.svg     ESPN: 3 stars.svg
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

College career

Wesson played in 29 games and averaged 2.3 points and 11.1 minutes per game. [6]

He had his season–high points record against Purdue, scoring 13 points. He averaged 2.9 points and 18.5 minutes per game. [6]

Wesson broke out during his junior season, averaging 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 30.0 minutes per game while starting 34 out of 35 games. [6] [7] He scored a career–high 22 points against Purdue. [8]

His senior season was his best, starting 23 out of 29 games and averaging 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 30.9 minutes per game. [6] He scored a season high 19 points against Morgan State [9] His college career was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Ohio State 290 11.2.365.351.5361.2.3.2.2  2.3
2017–18 Ohio State 345 18.5.379.286.7501.81.1.3.1  2.9
2018–19 Ohio State 3534 30.0.430.336.7474.11.8.6.4  8.6
2019–20 Ohio State 2923 30.9.462.422.8003.91.9.3.4  9.2

Personal life

His brother, Kaleb Wesson, also played at Ohio State from 2017 to 2021. [10] He is the son of former Ohio State Basketball player Keith Wesson.

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