For his son, the American basketball player, see Wesley Person Jr.
Wesley Person
Personal information
Born
(1971-03-28) March 28, 1971 (age 53) Brantley, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school
Brantley (Brantley, Alabama)
College
Auburn (1990–1994)
NBA draft
1994: 1st round, 23rd overall pick
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Playing career
1994–2005
Position
Shooting guard
Number
11, 1, 7, 10
Career history
1994–1997
Phoenix Suns
1997–2002
Cleveland Cavaliers
2002–2003
Memphis Grizzlies
2003–2004
Portland Trail Blazers
2004
Atlanta Hawks
2004–2005
Miami Heat
2005
Denver Nuggets
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995)
No. 11 retired by Auburn Tigers
Career NBA statistics
Points
8,192 (11.2 ppg)
Rebounds
2,402 (3.3 rpg)
Assists
1,234 (1.7 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
1993 Valladolid
National team
FIBA U19 World Championship
1991 Edmonton
National team
Wesley Lavon Person (born March 28, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Person became a women's basketball assistant coach and then the head men's basketball coach at Enterprise-Ozark Community College.[1] He was fired from the latter position in 2010.[2]
Selected by the Phoenix Suns 23rd overall in the 1994 NBA draft out of Auburn University, Person played for seven teams throughout his career. He played three seasons for the Suns, five for the Cleveland Cavaliers, 82 games over two seasons for the Memphis Grizzlies, 33 games for the Portland Trail Blazers, nine games for the Atlanta Hawks, sixteen games for the Miami Heat and 25 for the Denver Nuggets. Person retired with career averages of 11.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. According to Complex Sports, Person is the 13th greatest three-point shooter of all time. Person was also the only person to set a net on fire, as made popular by the arcade game NBA Jam. [3]
^"McMenamin: Person more than just a mentor". ESPN.com. June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^"Enterprise State fires former Auburn star Wesley Person as basketball coach". Al.com. July 29, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^"The 25 Greatest Three-Point Shooters in NBA History". Complex.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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