Position Guard Name Wes Washpun Date joined 2011 Listed weight 175 lb (79 kg) Weight 77 kg | Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Height 1.85 m Nationality American Role Basketball Player | |
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League Missouri Valley Conference Parents Troy Washpun, Angie Washpun College Tennessee Volunteers basketball, Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball | ||
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Wesley Lamar Washpun (born March 26, 1993) is an American basketball player for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Tennessee and Northern Iowa.
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- Wes washpun uni basketball senior 15 16
- High school career
- College career
- Professional career
- Personal life
- References
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High school career
Washpun played for Washington High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa under coach Brad Metzger. As a senior, he set a single-season steals school record with 92 and averaged 18 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 3.7 steals and 2.1 blocks leading the Warriors to a 17-9 record and to the Class 4A tournament quarterfinals, where Washpun scored a team-high 23 points. This earned him first-team Class 4A All-State honors from the Iowa Newspaper Association.
College career
After turning down a recruiting offer from Iowa, Washpun decided to attend the University of Tennessee where he averaged 0.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17 games. After his freshman season, he transferred to Northern Iowa. As a senior, he averaged 16.3 points on 51.4 % shooting from the floor while leading the Panthers during a noteworthy NCAA Tournament run, upsetting No. 6 seed Texas before losing to Texas A&M in the second round.
After graduating, Washpun had the fourth most assists in school history and scored 1,035 points during his three-year career with the Panthers. He also set the school's all-time single assist record as a senior with 190 assists.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Washpun joined the Los Angeles Clippers for the 2016 NBA Summer League. On July 10, 2016, Washpun signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the German Bundesliga. On December 5, he left the team after averaging 5.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 15 games. On December 26, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.
Personal life
The son of Troy and Angie Washpun and brother of D'Angelo he majored in family services. His father played college basketball at the University of Wyoming.
