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Wes Iwundu
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Free Agent
Small forward / shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994 (age 29)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
High school Westfield (Houston, Texas)
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College Kansas State (2013–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Orlando Magic
Pro 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
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Third-team All-Big 12 (2016, 2017)

Wesley Deshawn Iwundu (born December 20, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Rasta Vechta of the German Bundesliga. 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. 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. For his senior season, Iwundu averaged 13.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

Professional career

Orlando Magic (2017–2020)

Following the closure of his college career, Iwundu was invited to the 2017 NBA draft combine. 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. Iwundu signed a three-year contract worth a total of $4,046,762.

Dallas Mavericks (2020–2021)

On December 1, 2020, Iwundu signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

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.

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

Atlanta Hawks (2021–2022)

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

Cleveland Charge (2022)

On January 25, 2022, Iwundu was acquired off waivers by the Cleveland Charge. However, he was waived on April 1 after suffering a season-ending injury.

Stockton Kings (2022–2023)

Iwundu was signed to the Portland Trail Blazers on September 23, 2022 on a training camp contract. He was waived on October 7. On November 3, 2022, Iwundu was named to the opening-night roster for the Stockton Kings.

Rasta Vechta (2023–2024)

For the 2023–24 season, Iwundu signed with Rasta Vechta of the German Bundesliga.

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.

See also

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