David Wesley

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This article is about the American basketball player. For the video game developer, see David Wesely. For the Brazilian footballer, see Wesley Gasolina.

David Wesley
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Wesley in 2006
Personal information
Born (1970-11-14) November 14, 1970 (age 55)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High schoolLongview (Longview, Texas)
College
NBA draft1992: undrafted
Playing career1992–2007
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number1, 4, 7
Coaching career2010–2012
Career history
Playing
1992–1993Wichita Falls Texans
1993–1994New Jersey Nets
1994–1997Boston Celtics
1997–2002Charlotte Hornets
2002–2004New Orleans Hornets
2004–2006Houston Rockets
2006–2007Cleveland Cavaliers
Coaching
2010–2012Texas Legends (assistant)
Career highlights
  • CBA All-Rookie First Team (1993)
  • First-team All-SWC (1992)
Career NBA statistics
Points11,842 (12.5 ppg)
Rebounds2,405 (2.5 rpg)
Assists4,159 (4.4 apg)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

David Barakau Wesley (born November 14, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Early life

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David graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was classmates with former NFL player Bobby Taylor.

College career

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Wesley played his freshman year at Temple Junior College, then transferred to Baylor University. Wesley averaged 17 points per game and 4.4 assists per game in 72 total games at Baylor, and left in 1992, 33 hours short of a degree in physical education.[1]

Professional career

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Wichita Falls Texans (1992–1993)

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When Wesley left Baylor University in 1992, many scouts considered him too small (at 6'1") to play as a shooting guard in the NBA, and doubted his ability to make the transition to point guard. As a result, Wesley was not selected in the 1992 NBA draft. He spent the 1992–93 season in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) playing for the Wichita Falls Texans where he was selected to the CBA All-Rookie First Team.[2]

New Jersey Nets, Boston Celtics, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, and Houston Rockets (1993–2006)

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Wesley signed with the New Jersey Nets as a free agent in 1993.[3] He later played for the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets the Houston Rockets, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Wesley dispelled the initial doubts about his ability to succeed in the NBA, averaging almost 13 points and 4.6 assists per game over a 14-year career, including ten straight seasons with double-digit scoring averages (1995–96 through 2004–05). He received praise as a tenacious man-to-man defender, and a reliable outside shooter. Wesley played in 55 playoff games and scored double figures in more than half of them.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2007)

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During the 2006–07 season, Wesley only played for 35 games and averaged career-lows of 2.1 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He also did not play any minutes during the playoffs.

On September 29, 2007, Wesley was traded back to the Hornets for Cedric Simmons.[4] On October 29, 2007, the New Jersey Nets reacquired guard David Wesley from the New Orleans Hornets for swingman Bernard Robinson, center Mile Ilić and cash considerations. On November 1, 2007, not even a week after the Nets signed him, he was waived. A few days later, Wesley stated he planned on ending his NBA career. His 11,842 career points rank second all-time behind Moses Malone among undrafted NBA players.[5][6]

NBA career statistics

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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
 *  Led the league

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1993–94 New Jersey 60 0 9.0 .368 .234 .830 .7 2.1 .6 .1 3.1
1994–95 Boston 51 36 27.1 .409 .429 .755 2.3 5.2 1.6 .2 7.4
1995–96 Boston 82 53 25.7 .459 .426 .753 3.2 4.8 1.2 .1 12.3
1996–97 Boston 74 73 40.4 .468 .360 .781 3.6 7.3 2.2 .2 16.8
1997–98 Charlotte 81 81 35.1 .443 .347 .795 2.6 6.5 1.7 .4 13.0
1998–99 Charlotte 50* 50* 37.0 .446 .359 .832 3.2 6.4 2.0 .2 14.1
1999–00 Charlotte 82 82* 33.7 .426 .355 .778 2.7 5.6 1.3 .1 13.6
2000–01 Charlotte 82 82* 37.9 .422 .376 .799 2.7 4.4 1.6 .2 17.2
2001–02 Charlotte 67 63 37.1 .400 .332 .734 2.1 3.5 1.1 .2 14.2
2002–03 New Orleans 73 73 37.1 .433 .424 .781 2.4 3.4 1.5 .1 16.7
2003–04 New Orleans 61 60 32.8 .389 .323 .753 2.2 2.9 1.2 .2 14.0
2004–05 New Orleans 26 26 35.9 .389 .350 .882 3.3 4.2 1.3 .0 13.9
2004–05 Houston 54 53 34.1 .404 .383 .841 2.6 2.9 1.1 .1 10.9
2005–06 Houston 71 59 33.4 .403 .365 .807 2.5 2.9 .8 .1 9.9
2006–07 Cleveland 35 5 10.1 .293 .237 .714 1.0 1.1 .3 .1 2.1
Career 949 796 31.9 .424 .368 .786 2.5 4.4 1.3 .2 12.5

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1994 New Jersey 3 0 6.0 .429 .250 1.000 .0 1.0 .7 .0 3.0
1998 Charlotte 9 9 31.7 .398 .429 .714 2.0 6.7 .8 .0 10.0
2000 Charlotte 4 4 38.0 .333 .300 1.000 3.0 4.8 2.0 .0 11.0
2001 Charlotte 10 10 39.4 .470 .394 .756 3.0 3.9 1.6 .1 17.0
2002 Charlotte 9 9 41.8 .403 .447 .913 1.9 3.4 1.1 .2 15.8
2003 New Orleans 6 6 30.8 .403 .412 1.000 1.2 2.2 .8 .2 13.2
2004 New Orleans 7 7 34.7 .324 .367 .714 2.3 2.4 .7 .0 10.6
2005 Houston 7 7 39.9 .352 .476 .692 3.0 3.3 1.3 .1 8.1
Career 55 52 35.1 .398 .408 .796 2.2 3.7 1.1 .1 12.1

Coaching

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Wesley was an assistant coach for the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League from 2010 to 2012.[7]

Broadcasting

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On August 6, 2012, it was announced that Wesley would join the Fox Sports New Orleans team in broadcasting New Orleans Hornets games. (Since then, the team has been renamed the New Orleans Pelicans.) He was hired to be the Pelicans television color analyst.[8] He was eventually replaced by Antonio Daniels prior to the start of the 2019–20 NBA season.[9]

Personal

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He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.[10]

Wesley was charged in 2000 with misdemeanor reckless driving in the crash that killed his friend and teammate Bobby Phills. A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report said Phills was speeding at more than 100 mph (160 km/h) when he lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car. The report said both Phills and Wesley were driving "in an erratic, reckless, careless, negligent and/or aggressive manner".[11] In a non-jury trial, a judge acquitted Wesley of the charge of racing Phills.[12]

See also

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References

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  • David Wesley Profile NBA – David Wesley Player Profile
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