Quinndary Weatherspoon

Quinndary Weatherspoon
No. 11 – Mississippi State Bulldogs
Position Guard
League Southeastern Conference
Personal information
Born (1996-09-10) September 10, 1996
Canton, Mississippi
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Velma Jackson (Camden, Mississippi)
College Mississippi State (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× Second-team All-SEC (2017, 2018)
  • SEC All-Freshman Team (2016)

Quinndary Vonta Weatherspoon (born September 10, 1996) is an American college basketball player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Early life

Weatherspoon is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon and has two younger brothers, Nick and Brandon, who are basketball players in their own right. Quindarry began playing basketball in middle school and tried to toughen up his brothers on the court. He starred at Velma Jackson High School, where he was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Weatherspoon won three straight state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[1] He was considered a three-star recruit, ranked no. 116 in his class by Rivals.com and committed to Mississippi State.[2]

College career

Weatherspoon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[3] He averaged 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Malik Newman.[4]

He injured his wrist against Boise State on November 21, 2016 and was initially ruled out for the season.[5] However, after missing several games, Weatherspoon came back played through the pain.[6] As a sophomore, Weatherspoon averaged 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[7] Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore.[8]

As a junior, Weatherspoon averaged 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and started every game. He earned the Howell Trophy as the best player in Mississippi.[9] Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC.[10] On April 6, 2018, Weatherspoon joined his brother Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters among Mississippi State players to declare for the 2018 NBA draft.[11] He later opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Mississippi State.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Greever, Tyler (December 27, 2015). "A Basketball Brotherhood: The Three Weatherspoons". WJTV. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Quinndary Weatherspoon". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Parrish, Gary (September 12, 2016). "Recruiting Roundup: Ben Howland building another solid class at Mississippi State". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Norlander, Matt (November 22, 2016). "Mississippi State loses Quinndary Weatherspoon for season: 3 things to know". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Jones, Paul (July 27, 2017). "MSU's Quinndary Weatherspoon Updates Offseason Rehab Progress". 247sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  7. ↑ Cloninger, David (November 4, 2017). "Previewing SEC basketball: Mississippi State". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2017 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 7, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mississippi State's Quinndary Weatherspoon declares for NBA Draft". Clarion Ledger. April 6, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ Coleman, Joel (April 6, 2018). "State's Quinndary Weatherspoon latest to declare for NBA Draft". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ Reiss, Aaron (May 31, 2018). "SEC basketball got a boost after these players withdrew from the NBA Draft". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
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