Byron Wesley

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Byron Wesley
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Wesley playing for USC in February 2014
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Position Shooting guard / small forward
League The League (Mongolia)
Personal information
Born (1992-12-26) December 26, 1992 (age 31)
Monterey, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Cajon
(San Bernardino, California)
Etiwanda
(Rancho Cucamonga, California)
College
NBA draft 2015: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016 Sioux Falls Skyforce
2016 Joensuun Kataja
2016–2017 MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2017 Lukoil Akademic
2017–2019 Hapoel Kfar Saba
2019–2020 KTP Basket
2021 Antibes Sharks
2021–2022 Dijlah
2022Jaguares UAM
2022–2023 Al-Hashd
2023–2024 Al-Shorta
2024 Al Ahli Tripoli
2024 Nadim Souaid Academy
2024Pioneros Del Avila
2024–presentErmis Shimatariou
Career highlights and awards

Byron Keith Wesley [1] (born December 26, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Ermis Shimatariou of the Greek A2 Basket League. He played college basketball for USC and Gonzaga.

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High school career

As a freshman, he played for his father at Rialto High School in Rialto, CA. As a sophomore, Wesley attended Cajon High School in San Bernardino, California where he played varsity basketball as a sophomore in 2008–09 for the Cowboys and coach Randy Murray. [2] In 2009, Wesley transferred to Etiwanda High School and coach Dave Kleckner in Rancho Cucamonga, California. As a junior playing for the Eagles in 2009–10, he averaged 18.8 points per game, scoring 25 or more points 10 times in leading the team to narrow losses to Mater Dei in the CIF Southern Section 1-AA finals and to Long Beach Poly in the State Southern Regional quarter-finals. [3]

As a senior at Etiwanda in 2010–11, Wesley averaged 19.2 points and was also named to the first-team Best in the West squad by the Long Beach Press-Telegram and was named Baseline Conference MVP for the second consecutive season. He led the Eagles to a 29–4 record, losing to Long Beach Poly in the round of 16 in the California State Championships. [3]

College career

Wesley played three years of college basketball for USC, graduating from the school following the 2013–14 season. [4] As a junior in 2013–14, he averaged a team-high 17.8 points and 6.4 rebounds for a USC team that finished 11–21 overall and 2–16 in Pac-12 play. He subsequently took advantage of the NCAA's graduate transfer rule in which players are able to play their final year of eligibility immediately if they have graduated and want to pursue a degree that isn't offered at their current school. In May 2014, he transferred from USC to Gonzaga for the 2014–15 season. [5] [6]

In 2014–15 playing for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, Wesley appeared in 38 games (all starts) and averaged 10.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 26.7 minutes while shooting 51.4 percent from the field. He subsequently earned second-team All-West Coast Conference honors [7] in a season where Gonzaga turned in the best record (35–3) and longest winning streak (22) in program history en route to a top-five national ranking while also leading the nation in field goal percentage. [8]

Professional career

Wesley went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft. On January 21, 2016, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League. [8] On January 30, he made his professional debut in a 110–100 loss to the Westchester Knicks, recording two points and one rebound in twelve minutes. [9] He helped the Skyforce finish with a D-League-best 40–10 record in 2015–16, and went on to help the team win the league championship with a 2–1 Finals series win over the Los Angeles D-Fenders. [10]

On August 28, 2016, Wesley signed with Joensuun Kataja of the Finnish Korisliiga, [11] where he averaged 17.5 points in the Finnish League and 14 points in the Basketball Champions League. On December 4, he signed with MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza of the Polish League. [12]

On October 5, 2017, Wesley signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Kfar Saba of the Israeli National League. [13] In 29 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 20.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

On November 7, 2018, Wesley returned to Hapoel Kfar Saba for the 2018–19 season. [14]

During summer of 2019, he has signed with KTP Basket of the Korisliiga.

On January 26, 2021, he has signed with Antibes Sharks of the LNB Pro B. [15]

On November 7, 2022, Wesley signed with Al-Hashd of the Iraqi Basketball Premier League. [16]

On January 19, 2024, Wesley signed with Al Ahli Tripoli for Dubai Tournament. [17]

On May 3, 2024, Wesley signed with Pioneros Del Avila. [18]

On September 21, 2024, Wesley signed with Ermis Shimatariou of the Greek A2 Basket League. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Byron Keith Wesley, Born 12/26/1992 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cajon 2008-09 Basketball Roster". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Byron Wesley Bio". GoZags.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Klein, Gary (April 16, 2014). "USC basketball: Byron Wesley will transfer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Goodman, Jeff (May 18, 2014). "Byron Wesley to transfer to Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Eisenberg, Jeff (May 19, 2014). "Gonzaga poised for a big year after adding transfer Byron Wesley". Yahoo.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "WCC Announces Men's Basketball All-Conference Team". wccsports.com. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Skyforce Acquire guard Byron Wesley". NBA.com. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Knicks Score Upset To Snap Skyforce's Home Streak". NBA.com. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sioux Falls Skyforce Cap Historic Season with First NBA D-League". NBA.com. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Kataja kiinnitti Byron Wesleyn". Basket.fi (in Finnish). August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ "MKS Dabrowa Gornicza inks Byron Wesley". Sportando.com. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  13. ↑ "כפ"ס השלימה את מצבת הזרים: ביירון ווסלי חתם". one.co.il (in Hebrew). October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "מרכוס ברהאם שוחרר, ביירון ווסלי חוזר לכפ"ס". one.co.il (in Hebrew). November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Byron Wesley joins Antibes Sharks". Sportando. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Al-Hashd tabs Byron Wesley, ex Jaguares". Eurobasket.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  17. ↑ "Byron Wesley (ex Al Shurtah) joins Ahly Tripoli for Dubai Tournament". Eurobasket.com. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  18. ↑ "SPB 2024 - Byron Wesley (ex NSA) joins Pioneros". Eurobasket.com. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  19. ↑ "Στον Ερμή Σχηματαρίοιυ ο Μπάιρον Ουέσλεϊ". Ερμής Σχηματαρίου. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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