Wesley Witherspoon Class: Sophomore Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Berkmar Height / Weight: 6-9 / 210 Position: Forward/Guard Birthdate: 01/27/1990 Experience: 1L

Overview
One of most versatile players in the nation ... Working on his intensity in the areas where he excels ... A jack-of-all-trades ... Can play the 1, 2, 3 and 4 spots ... Continuing to work hard in the weight room ... Very skilled ... Good ball handler ... Good finisher around the basket ... Should become a great defender with his length.

Career
Has played in 31 games, making five starts ... Averaging 4.0 points and 2.2 rebounds ... Has 25 assists, 12 blocked shots and 23 steals ... Shooting 48 percent from the floor and 51 percent from the free throw line ... Missed six games due to a torn meniscus in his left knee.

Honors
2008-09 Conference USA Sixth Man of the Year.

2008-09 (Freshman)
Saw action in 31 games and made five starts ... Averaged 4.0 points and 2.2 rebounds ... Had 25 assists, 12 blocked shots and 23 steals ... Shot 48 percent from the floor and 51 percent from the free throw line ... Missed six games due to a torn meniscus in his left knee ... Had surgery on Jan. 26 and was out of action from Jan. 28 through Feb. 14 ...

Postseason (NCAA/C-USA Tournaments): Played in all six of the Tigers' postseason games ... Averaged 2.2 points and 2.0 boards in the postseason ... Shot 41.7 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from the charity stripe ... In NCAA Tournament play, averaged 0.3 points and 2.0 rebounds ... Played six minutes against Missouri in the West Region semifinal contest ... Grabbed one board vs. the Tigers ... Scored one point and had two rebounds vs. Maryland in the second round ... Added a steal vs. the Terrapins ... Played 10 minutes and pulled down three rebounds in the Tigers' first-round victory over Cal State Northridge ... In three Conference USA Tournament games, averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds ... Shot 50 percent from the field ... Had three boards and one steal vs. Tulsa in the C-USA Tournament title game ... Scored a career-high 10 points and added two rebounds and one assist vs. Houston in the semifinal ... Shot 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from the field vs. the Cougars ... Had two points and one rebound vs. Tulsa in the C-USA Tournament quarterfinal ...

Conference USA play: Played in 11 of the Tigers' 16 league games ... Missed five conference games with a torn meniscus in his left knee ... Was out for league games from Jan. 28-Feb. 14 vs. East Carolina, Houston, SMU, Tulsa and Southern Miss ... Averaged 3.0 points and 1.8 rebounds vs. C-USA foes ... Shot 50 percent from the floor and 63.6 percent from the free throw line ... Had four points, one rebound and one steal vs. Tulane in the regular season finale ... Recorded two points and two boards in the Tigers' road win at Houston ... Had two points, three boards and one block in a home victory over Southern Miss ... Did not score in back-to-back road games at UTEP and UAB ... Played a combined nine minutes vs. the Miners and Blazers ... In first game back after injury, played 18 minutes in a home win over SMU ... Scored six points and added one assist, one block and one steal against the Mustangs ... Before the injury, played a C-USA high 20 minutes in a home win over Rice ... Scored eight points (C-USA high) and had three boards, three assists, one blocked shot and one steal vs. the Owls ... His three assists vs. Rice tied a career high ... Had three points, one rebound and two steals in the Tigers' buzzer-beating win at Tulsa ... Recorded four points, three boards, one blocked shot and one steal in a road win at UCF ... Played a key role in helping the Tigers turn a 51-57 second-half deficit into a 67-59 lead en route to the win over the Knights ... Scored four points and pulled down two rebounds in the C-USA opener vs. Marshall ...

Non-conference play (regular season games only): Saw action in 14 of the Tigers' 15 non-Conference USA contests ... Made five starts at point guard from Dec. 2-20 ... Averaged 5.6 points and 2.5 rebounds ... Shot 48.4 percent from the floor ... Had 17 assists, eight blocks and 14 steals ... Played two minutes in a road win at Tennessee ... The Tennessee contest was his final action before his injury ... Had three points, two boards and two blocked shots vs. Lamar ... Scored eight points and added three rebounds and two steals vs. Northeastern ... Had eight points, two boards, two assists and two blocks vs. Drexel ... Scored seven points vs. Syracuse ... Had seven points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals in a road overtime loss at Georgetown .. The three steals tied a career high ... Scored six points and dished out three assists vs. Marist ... Netted nine points and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds vs. Seton Hall in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off semifinal ... Scored six points vs. Chattanooga in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal ... Had nine points, two rebounds and three assists vs. UMass ... Scored two points and added one rebound, one assist and one steal in his first collegiate game vs. Fairfield.

High School
Rated the No. 27 player in the nation by RiseMag.com in its final 2008 rankings ... Rivals.com rated him the No. 34 overall player and the No. 5 small forward in the nation ... Ranked the No. 56 overall player and the No. 12 small forward by Scouthoops.com ... ESPN.com rated him the No. 48 overall player and the No. 9 small forward in the country ... Played in the Jordan Brand All-American Game in New York, N.Y., in April of 2008 ... Had 13 points (4-of-5 FG/5-of-8 FT), four boards and a team-high three steals for the winning Blue team (124-114 victory) at the Jordan Brand game ... Selected to the 2008 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia All-State Class AAAAA first team ... Averaged 18.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists his senior season at Berkmar ... Helped lead the Patriots to a 23-6 overall record and the Georgia Class AAAAA Sweet 16 in 2007-08 ... The Sweet 16 appearance was Berkmar's deepest state tournament run since 2001 ... Scored 32 points vs. Sprayberry in the Class AAAAA tournament opening round

Personal
Full name is Wesley Arington Witherspoon ... Born on January 27, 1990 ... Son of Will and Carolyn Witherspoon ... Major is undeclared ... Brothers, William (Air Force) and Wynton (George Washington), also played Division I basketball.