James Wiseman

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Basketball player
James Wiseman
James Wiseman (2017)
Player information
birthday March 31, 2001 (19 years and 154 days)
place of birth Nashville , United States
size 216 cm
position center
college Univ. of Memphis
Clubs as active
2019 United StatesUnited States Univ. of Memphis

James Wiseman (born March 31,  2001 in Nashville ) is an American basketball player .

career

Wiseman moved from Ensworth School (Nashville) to East High School ( Memphis ), also located in the US state of Tennessee , in the 2017/18 season . In November 2018 he announced his decision to move to the University of Memphis and thus to coach Penny Hardaway , who had already looked after him for a while as a teenager. It was found that in 2017 his family had accepted funds from Hardaway that Wiseman had no knowledge of, but which was in violation of NCAA rules. He took part in three games in the 2019/20 season, in which he averaged 19.7 points for Memphis. On November 9, 2019, the NCAA revoked his license to operate. Wiseman initially filed a lawsuit, but dropped it in mid-November 2019. In December 2019 he left the university to focus on the draft process of the NBA prepare in June 2020th In some draft preview rankings Wiseman is listed as a contender for one of the top places and sometimes also in first place.

National team

In 2017 he won gold with the United States selection at the U16 American Championship.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c James Wiseman. Retrieved March 7, 2020 (American English).
  2. ↑ No. 1 recruit James Wiseman going to Memphis. November 20, 2018, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Amir Vera CNN: James Wiseman, top college hooper and potential NBA draft pick, ruled ineligible by NCAA. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  4. ^ Joseph Nardone, The James Wiseman Saga With The NCAA Takes Another Turn With Dropped Lawsuit. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
  5. ↑ Steve Almasy CNN: James Wiseman, potential top pick in NBA draft, leaves University of Memphis. Retrieved March 7, 2020 .
  6. ↑ NBA Mock Draft. In: NBADraft.net. Retrieved March 7, 2020 (American English).
  7. ↑ Jonathan Wasserman: 2020 NBA Mock Draft, Post-Trade Deadline Edition. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ 2020 NBA Mock Draft: James Wiseman, Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball are top three selections. Accessed March 7, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Wiseman, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH Nashville