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David Wesley 
Point guard/ Shooting guard Personal information Date of birth November 14, 1970 Place of birth San Antonio, Texas Nationality American High school Longview Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Listed weight 203 lb (92 kg) Career information College Temple JC,
BaylorNBA Draft 1992 / Undrafted Pro career 1992–2007 Career history New Jersey Nets (1993–1994)
Boston Celtics (1994–1997)
Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets (1997–2004)
Houston Rockets (2004–2006)
Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2007)Stats at NBA.com David Barakau Wesley (born November 14, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.[1] Wesley is now student manager for the Baylor Bears men's basketball team, for whom he played from 1989 to 1992, while also completing his undergraduate degree in physical education.[2]
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High school and college
David graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. He was classmates with former NFL player Bobby Taylor. 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.[3]
Career
When Wesley left Baylor University in 1992, many player 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. He spent the 1992-93 season in the CBA playing for the Wichita Falls Texans, and signed with the New Jersey Nets as a free agent in 1993.[4] 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.
Career downsloping
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, he was traded back to the Hornets for Cedric Simmons.[5] 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 finally cutting ties with his NBA career. Wesley's 11,842 career points ranks second all-time in NBA history among undrafted players, behind Moses Malone.
Personal
David 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 and Wesley were speeding at more than 100 mph (160 km/h) when Phills 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", and the men were "involved in a speed competition".
One of Wesley's known goals is to become a college basketball coach.
Achievements and honors
- Southwest Conference’s Most Valuable Player
- 2007 NBA Eastern Conference Champions with the Cavaliers
References
External links
- David Wesley Profile NBA - David Wesley Player Profile
- David Wesley at Basketball-Reference.com
- ClutchFans.net David Wesley Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
- http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/fg3_career.html
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- American basketball players
- Basketball players from Texas
- Baylor Bears basketball players
- Boston Celtics players
- Charlotte Hornets players
- Cleveland Cavaliers players
- Houston Rockets players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- New Jersey Nets players
- New Orleans Hornets players
- People from Longview, Texas
- People from San Antonio, Texas
- Point guards
- Shooting guards
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- Wichita Falls Texans players
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