Wes Iwundu

Wes Iwundu

Iwundu with the Orlando Magic in 2018
No. 25–South East Melbourne Phoenix
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
League	NBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 (age 30) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Westfield (Houston, Texas)
College	Kansas State (2013–2017)
NBA draft	2017: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Drafted by	Orlando Magic
Playing career	2017–present
Career history
2017–2020	Orlando Magic
2017–2018	→Lakeland Magic
2020–2021	Dallas Mavericks
2021	New Orleans Pelicans
2021–2022	Atlanta Hawks
2022	Cleveland Charge
2022–2023	Stockton Kings
2023–2024	Rasta Vechta
2024–2025	Promitheas Patras
2025–present	South East Melbourne Phoenix
Career highlights
2× Third-team All-Big 12 (2016, 2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Wesley Deshawn Iwundu (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Kansas State Wildcats.

College career

Iwundu was recruited by coach Bruce Weber to Kansas State out of Westfield High School in Houston. He would go on to be a starter from the beginning, breaking the Wildcats' career record for games started with 124. ^[1] He came in as a part of a heralded five-man 2013 recruiting class, but ultimately was the only player who stayed at K-State past two seasons.

He was named third-team All-Big 12 Conference in both his junior and senior seasons. ^[2] For his senior season, Iwundu averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. ^[3]

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2017–2020)

Following the closure of his college career, Iwundu was invited to the 2017 NBA draft combine. ^[4] In the 2017 NBA draft, Iwundu was taken in the second round by the Orlando Magic with the 33rd pick, thus becoming the first Kansas State player to be taken in an NBA draft since Michael Beasley and Bill Walker in 2008. ^[5] He was assigned multiple times to the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League during the 2017–18 season. ^[6]

In three seasons with the Orlando Magic, Iwundu averaged 4.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 17.6 minutes in 182 games (46 starts). ^[7]

Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)

On December 1, 2020, Iwundu signed with the Dallas Mavericks. ^[7]

New Orleans Pelicans (2021)

On March 26, 2021, Iwundu was traded, alongside James Johnson and a second-round draft pick, to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for JJ Redick and Nicolò Melli. ^[8]

On August 7, 2021, Iwundu was traded to the Charlotte Hornets ^[9] and was later waived prior to the start of the season. ^[10]

Atlanta Hawks (2021–2022)

On December 23, 2021, Iwundu signed a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks. ^[11]

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On January 25, 2022, Iwundu was acquired by the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. ^[12] He was waived by the Charge on April 1 after suffering a season-ending injury. ^{[12] [13]}

On September 23, 2022, Iwundu signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. ^[6] He was waived on October 7. ^[14]

Stockton Kings (2022–2023)

On October 13, 2022, Iwundu signed with the Sacramento Kings. ^[6] He was waived the following day ^[6] and he subsequently joined the Stockton Kings for the 2022–23 NBA G League season. ^[15]

Rasta Vechta (2023–2024)

In July 2023, Iwundu signed with Rasta Vechta of the German Bundesliga. ^[16] In 36 games, he averaged 9.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. ^[17]

Promitheas Patras (2024–2025)

In August 2024, Iwundu signed with Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League. ^[18]

South East Melbourne Phoenix (2025–present)

On October 10, 2025, Iwundu signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the rest of the 2025–26 season. ^[19]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games 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

NBA

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Orlando	62	12	16.5	.427	.196	.723	2.2	.9	.5	.2	3.7
2018–19	Orlando	68	13	18.1	.412	.367	.816	2.7	1.1	.4	.3	5.0
2019–20	Orlando	52	21	18.3	.416	.341	.804	2.5	1.2	.5	.3	5.8
2020–21	Dallas	23	3	12.5	.327	.130	.857	2.9	.4	.4	.1	2.1
	New Orleans	18	1	13.9	.340	.111	.824	2.6	.4	.3	.1	2.8
2021–22	Atlanta	3	1	27.3	.444	.600	.750	4.3	.0	.3	.0	7.3
Career		226	51	16.9	.408	.292	.798	2.5	.9	.5	.2	4.4

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019	Orlando	5	0	12.0	.333	.333	1.000	1.4	.8	.6	.0	4.8
2020	Orlando	5	0	15.2	.300	.571	.625	2.2	.8	.6	.4	4.2
Career		10	0	13.6	.316	.438	.824	1.8	.8	.6	.2	4.5

NBA G League

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Lakeland	9	9	35.3	.405	.125	.755	8.4	2.0	1.1	.4	15.2
Career		9	9	35.3	.405	.125	.755	8.4	2.0	1.1	.4	15.2

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2013–14	Kansas State	33	32	23.6	.461	.412	.634	4.2	1.8	.6	.4	6.7
2014–15	Kansas State	31	24	25.2	.404	.316	.595	3.5	2.0	.7	.6	5.8
2015–16	Kansas State	33	32	32.4	.478	.200	.692	4.5	3.7	1.3	.2	11.9
2016–17	Kansas State	35	35	31.4	.481	.376	.767	6.3	3.5	1.0	.3	13.0
Career		132	123	28.2	.463	.338	.688	4.7	2.8	.9	.4	9.5

Personal

Iwundu has Nigerian roots. In 2021, it was reported that he was in talks with the Nigeria national basketball team to represent Nigeria in the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[20]

References

1. Robinett, Kellis (April 11, 2017). "Wesley Iwundu poised to become K-State's first NBA Draft pick in nearly a decade". Kansas City Star . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
2. Corbitt, Ken (March 5, 2017). "K-State's Wesley Iwundu working for final shot at NCAA Tournament". The Topeka Capital-Journal . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
3. "Wesley Iwundu – men's college basketball stats". ESPN.com. ESPN . Retrieved February 12, 2024.
4. Robinett, Kellis (April 29, 2017). "Former Kansas State star Wesley Iwundu invited to NBA Draft Combine". Wichita Eagle . Retrieved June 4, 2017.
5. Woods, Greg (June 22, 2017). "Wesley Iwundu drafted by Magic in second round of NBA Draft". BringOnTheCats.com. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
6. "Wesley Iwundu Player Profile, Portland Trail Blazers - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
7. Sefko, Eddie (December 1, 2020). "Mavericks sign eight, including Barea, Iwundu, Burke". Mavs.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
8. Price, Dwain (March 26, 2021). "Mavs acquire sharpshooting guard Redick in trade with Pelicans". Mavs.com. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
9. "Hornets Acquire Wes Iwundu and Protected 2022 First-Round Pick in Three-Team Sign-and-Trade". NBA.com. August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
10. Rochinski, Matt (October 18, 2021). "Hornets Waive Wes Iwundu". NBA.com. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
11. Rehmann, Arman (December 23, 2021). "Hawks Sign Wes Iwundu To 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
12. "2021-22 NBA G League Transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
13. "Wes Iwundu: Season concludes due to injury". CBS Sports. April 4, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
14. Gomez, Fernando (October 7, 2022). "Trail Blazers waive Devontae Cacok, Wes Iwundu and Brandon Williams". NBA.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
15. "Stockton Kings Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". oursportscentral.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
16. "Wes Iwundu bringt NBA-Erfahrung nach Vechta". BBL Profis (in German). July 22, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
17. Mammides, Chris (August 20, 2024). "Wes Iwundu (ex Vechta) joins Promitheas". eurobasket.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
18. "Wes Iwundu signs with Promitheas, enters the Basketball Champions League". Eurohoops. August 20, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
19. "Phoenix unveil new import". nbl.com.au. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
20. Udoh, Colin (March 20, 2021). "Denver Nuggets' Monte Morris commits to play for Nigeria internationally". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NBA.com    ·  Basketball Reference  
• Kansas State Wildcats bio