Personal information | |
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Born | Manila, Philippines | July 27, 1980
Nationality | Filipino |
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Ateneo (Quezon City) |
College | Ateneo |
PBA draft | 2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
Selected by the FedEx Express | |
Playing career | 2004–2013 |
Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
Number | 2, 5, 15, 23, 34 |
Career history | |
2004–2006 | FedEx Express |
2006–2009 | San Miguel Beermen/Magnolia Beverage Masters |
2009–2010 | Coca-Cola Tigers |
2010–2011 | Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express |
2011–2012 | Alaska Aces |
2012–2013 | San Mig Coffee Mixers |
2013 | Barako Bull Energy Cola |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Wesley Olan Gonzales (born July 27, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Gonzales last played for the Barako Bull Energy Cola before retiring after a stellar college career and a 10-year stint in the PBA.
At 6-foot-5, Gonzales played for the 2002 UAAP championship squad of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, and was named co-Finals MVP, along with teammate Larry Fonacier. He was drafted 9th overall in the 2004 PBA draft by the FedEx Express. In 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen and in late 2009 he became a player of the Coca-Cola Tigers before eventually going back to Air21. On May 16, 2011, the Alaska Aces moved to shore up a critical weakness and strengthened their guard corps by acquiring Wesley in exchange for their 2010 PBA draft 4th pick overall, Elmer Espiritu. [1] After his stint with Barako Bull in 2014, he decided to call it quits and is now working at HSBC. [2]
Legend | |||||
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2004–05 | FedEx | 58 | 16.6 | .384 | .310 | .610 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 6.6 |
2005–06 | Air21 | 27 | 9.7 | .264 | .239 | .500 | 1.2 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 2.7 |
San Miguel | 15 | 10.1 | .367 | .344 | .571 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 3.7 | |
2006–07 | San Miguel | 60 | 16.2 | .356 | .308 | .598 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.4 |
2007–08 | Magnolia | 30 | 14.4 | .427 | .419 | .433 | 2.7 | .9 | .3 | .2 | 4.0 |
2008–09 | San Miguel | 48 | 14.3 | .443 | .340 | .542 | 2.6 | .9 | .0 | .2 | 4.9 |
2009–10 | Coca-Cola | 35 | 17.5 | .353 | .337 | .448 | 2.6 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 5.6 |
Burger King / Air21 | |||||||||||
2010–11 | Air21 | 32 | 20.7 | .371 | .373 | .604 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 6.8 |
2011–12 | Alaska | 11 | 12.1 | .243 | .125 | .500 | 1.2 | .8 | .1 | .1 | 1.9 |
2012–13 | San Mig Coffee | 30 | 12.5 | .313 | .304 | .444 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | .1 | 2.1 |
Barako Bull | |||||||||||
Career | 346 | 15.2 | .368 | .321 | .557 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 4.9 |
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