Quinndary Weatherspoon

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Quinndary Weatherspoon
Quinndary Weatherspoon PIT.jpg
Weatherspoon at the 2019 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
No. 4–Zhejiang Lions
Position Shooting guard
League CBA
Personal information
Born (1996-09-10) September 10, 1996 (age 27)
Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Velma Jackson
(Camden, Mississippi)
College Mississippi State (2015–2019)
NBA draft 2019: 2nd round, 49th overall pick
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2021 San Antonio Spurs
2019–2021 →Austin Spurs
2021 Santa Cruz Warriors
2021–2022 Golden State Warriors
2021–2022 →Santa Cruz Warriors
2022–2023 Tianjin Pioneers
2023–2024 South Bay Lakers
2024–present Zhejiang Lions
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Quinndary Vonta Weatherspoon (born September 10, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played four seasons of college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Weatherspoon was selected 49th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. After two seasons with the team, he joined the Warriors in 2021. During his first season with the Warriors, he won an NBA championship.

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Early life

Born in Canton, Mississippi, Weatherspoon is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon and has two younger brothers, Nick and Brandon, who are also basketball players. He began playing basketball in middle school. He starred at Velma Jackson High School, where he was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Velma Jackson won three straight state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014. [1] Towards the end of his high school career, he was considered a three-star recruit, ranked no. 116 in his class by Rivals.com and later committed to Mississippi State under Ben Howland.

College career

Weatherspoon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. [2] He averaged 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Malik Newman. [3]

He injured his wrist against Boise State on November 21, 2016 and was initially ruled out for the season. [4] After missing several games, Weatherspoon came back. [5] As a sophomore, Weatherspoon averaged 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. [6] Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore. [7]

As a junior, Weatherspoon averaged 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and started every game. He earned the Howell Trophy as the best player in Mississippi. [8] Weatherspoon was named second-team All-SEC. [9] On April 6, 2018, Weatherspoon joined his brother Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters among Mississippi State players to declare for the 2018 NBA draft. [10] He later opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Mississippi State. [11]

In his senior season, Weatherspoon was named first-team All-SEC. He became the program’s third player to score 2,000 career points on March 22, 2019 in an upset loss to Liberty on the 2019 NCAA tournament. [12]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2019–2021)

On June 20, 2019, Weatherspoon was selected with the 49th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. [13] Weatherspoon was later listed in the roster of Spurs for the 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Arena. [14]

On July 8, 2019, Weatherspoon signed a two-way contract with the Spurs. [15] He had a career-high 30 points for the Austin Spurs in a 126-123 overtime win over the Greensboro Swarm on January 4, 2020. [16] On February 8, 2020, Weatherspoon had his debut in the NBA, coming off from bench in a 102–122 loss to the Sacramento Kings. [17]

On November 24, 2020, the Spurs announced that they had re-signed Weatherspoon to another two-way contract. [18]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)

Weatherspoon joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [19]

On October 11, 2021, the Golden State Warriors signed Weatherspoon, [20] but waived him two days later. [21] In October 2021, Weatherspoon joined the Santa Cruz Warriors as an affiliate player [22] where in nine games, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.22 steals in 27.4 minutes per contest. [23]

Golden State Warriors (2021–2022)

On December 23, 2021, Weatherspoon signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors. [23] On January 3, 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Warriors [24] eventually winning a title. [25]

On July 22, 2022, Weatherspoon signed another two-way contact with Golden State, [26] but was waived on October 13. [27]

Tianjin Pioneers (2022–2023)

In December 2022, Weatherspoon signed with the Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association. [28]

South Bay Lakers (2023–2024)

On October 19, 2023, Weatherspoon signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, [29] but was waived the next day. [30] On October 28, he joined the South Bay Lakers, [31] playing until February 26, 2024, when he was waived. [32]

Zhejiang Lions (2024–present)

On March 2, 2024, Weatherspoon signed with the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association. [33]

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
 † Won an NBA championship

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 San Antonio 1107.1.294.200.500.61.0.3.11.1
2020–21 San Antonio 2006.1.457.167.813.6.4.4.12.3
2021–22† Golden State 1106.6.571.2001.0001.3.5.1.12.7
Career4206.5.452.188.826.8.6.3.12.1

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Mississippi State 311727.0.448.394.8054.71.41.4.512.0
2016–17 Mississippi State 292931.9.469.373.7665.11.81.7.316.5
2017–18 Mississippi State 373731.4.484.313.7716.03.31.4.314.4
2018–19 Mississippi State 343434.0.508.396.8094.72.81.7.318.5
Career13111731.2.480.368.7885.22.41.5.415.4

Personal life

Weatherspoon majored in interdisciplinary studies during college. He is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon [34] and has a brother named Nick, who also played college basketball at Mississippi State, [35] [36] and a brother named Brandon, who plays college basketball at Florida Atlantic. [37]

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