Wesley Washington bio
OREGON STATE
CAREER: A junior college transfer who played two seasons for the Beavers ... Averaged 5.3 points in 53 career games ... Did not return for his senior season after not maintaining eligibility standards.
2006-07: Started at shooting guard as a junior, playing in 30 games and starting 22 ... Averaged 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.3 steals in 23.1 minutes ... Finished 10th in the Pac-10 in steals ... Reached double-figures in scoring six times ... Helped OSU to a comeback win at Northern Colorado, including the game-winning jumper with 7.9 seconds left ... Scored a career-high 15 points vs. Bethune-Cookman on 6-for-8 shooting ... His best Pac-10 game was 14 points in the win vs. Washington ... Had a season-high five assists three times (vs. Mercer, at Arizona State, vs. California) ... Pulled down seven rebounds against both Arizona State and Washington State ... Recorded four steals vs. Washington ... Was nearly lost for the season due to a right wrist injury suffered vs. California on Jan. 18, but played through pain the rest of the season.
2005-06: Made a bigger impact as his sophomore season (his first at OSU after transferring) went on ... Played in 23 games, starting nine ... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 15.3 minutes ... Played in just eight of the first 16 games with a total of 49 minutes ... Averaged 20.3 minutes over the last 15 games after Lamar Hurd’s injury ... A natural shooting guard who also saw time at point guard ... At Washington State, in his first career start, scored 10 points in a season-high 30 minutes ... Had a season-high 11 points vs. Stanford ... Pulled down seven rebounds twice (vs. USC and vs. Washington State) and had six assists twice (at Arizona and vs. Washington) ... Started both Pac-10 Tournament games.
COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Attended Compton (Calif.) Community College as a redshirt freshman... In 17 games, averaged 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.8 steals ... Shot 53.2% from the field, 34.9% on three-pointers and 72.5% from the foul line ... Prior to the season, he was ranked as the 11th-best second-year junior college player in the nation by Hoop Scoop ... Was on the school’s honor roll ... Attended Yapavai Community College in Prescott, Ariz., for a short time in 2003-04, but did not play basketball.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., in 2003 ... A two-time CIF Southern Section Player of the Year ... Named the Orange County Register’s Player of the Year as a senior, and to the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West second team ... Ranked as the 55th-best prep senior in the country by Hoop Scoop ... Averaged 15.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals as a senior, helping Mater Dei to the state title ... Lists his most thrilling moment as playing against LeBron James in a high school game televised by ESPN ... High school teammate of fellow OSU player Marcel Jones, as well as five others that have played collegiately ... Originally signed a letter-of-intent with Minnesota.
PERSONAL
Born in Long Beach, Calif. ... Son of Irma Wiley and Ben Washington ... Has a brother, Ben, and two sisters, Quiana and Laloni ... Majoring in sociology ... Enjoys watching movies ... Chose Oregon State because "of the great coaching staff and the group of guys on the team."
