Wayne Selden Jr.

Wayne Selden Jr.
No. 7 – Memphis Grizzlies
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-09-30) September 30, 1994
Roxbury, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
College Kansas (2013–2016)
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Iowa Energy
2017 New Orleans Pelicans
2017–present Memphis Grizzlies
2017 →Memphis Hustle
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  United States
Summer Universiade
2015 Gwangju Team competition

Wayne Selden Jr. (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Kansas.

High school career

Selden first attended John D. O'Bryant as a freshman before transferring to Tilton School. There, he averaged 24.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and four assists during his senior year, earning McDonald's All-America accolades. He was the East team’s second-leading scorer in the McDonald’s All-American game, going 5-for-7 from the field, 2-for-4 from three-point range, for 13 points with five rebounds and three assists and played in the Jordan Brand Classic game. When he graduated, he was considered a five-star player and was ranked No. 14 on the ESPN 100 and No. 12 by Rivals.com.[1]

College career

Selden played three years of college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. As a junior in 2015–16, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors and was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy.[2] He appeared in 38 games (37 starts) for the Jayhawks during his junior season and averaged 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.9 minutes while shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from three-point range and 61.2 percent from the free throw line.

On March 29, 2016, Selden declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[3]

Professional career

Iowa Energy (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Selden signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on August 8, 2016.[4] He was waived by the Grizzlies on October 22, 2016 after appearing in five preseason games.[5] Seven days later, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League as an affiliate of the Grizzlies.[6] In 35 games for Iowa, he averaged 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.6 minutes.[7]

New Orleans Pelicans (2017)

On March 8, 2017, Selden signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.[7] He made his NBA debut six days later,[8] recording two points, three rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes as a starter in a 100–77 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.[9] On March 17, 2017, in his third career NBA game, Selden scored 11 points in a 128–112 win over the Houston Rockets.[10]

Memphis Grizzlies (2017–present)

On March 18, 2017, following the expiration of his 10-day contract with New Orleans, Selden signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[11] On April 7, 2017, he scored a career-high 13 points in a 101–88 win over the New York Knicks.[12] In his playoff debut on April 15, 2017, he recorded five points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal while starting in Game 1 of the Grizzlies' first-round match-up with the San Antonio Spurs.[13]

On July 1, 2017, Selden signed a new multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[14] On November 10, 2017, he was assigned to the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League.[15] He played that night and was recalled by the Grizzlies the following day.[16] Selden missed much of the first half of the 2017–18 season with a right quad injury.[17] On January 20, 2018, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 111–104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.[18]

National team career

Selden competed for the United States in the 2015 World University Games.[19] He averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in leading Team USA to an 8–0 record and an 84–77 victory over Germany in the gold medal game.[20]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 New Orleans 3315.7.625.571.5001.7.3.7.05.3
2016–17 Memphis 11217.2.400.143.6671.01.1.4.15.0
2017–18 Memphis 35919.8.431.402.7461.61.9.5.19.3
Career 491418.9.431.373.7161.51.6.5.18.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Memphis 6217.7.346.182.7501.51.2.2.23.8
Career 6217.7.346.182.7501.51.2.2.23.8

NBA G League

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Iowa 352031.1.448.349.6504.82.9.9.518.5
2017–18 Memphis 1017.9.250.200.8893.05.01.0.015.0
Career 362030.7.444.345.6644.82.9.9.518.4

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013–14 Kansas 353529.2.437.328.6292.62.5.7.39.7
2014–15 Kansas 363629.4.382.365.6572.82.6.6.59.4
2015–16 Kansas 383729.8.474.392.6123.42.6.7.313.8
Career 10910829.5.436.366.6323.02.6.7.411.0

Personal life

Selden is the son of Wayne Selden Sr. and Lavette Pitts, and has a brother and sister, Anthony Selden and Taylor Guarino-Selden.[1] His Uncle’s, “Amp”, reaction to one of Seldon Jr.’s dunks was made into a meme, which went viral. His Uncle was wearing a clock charm, similar to that of American Hip-Hop artist Flava Flav.

References

  1. 1 2 "Player Profile: #1 Wayne Selden Jr". Kansas Jayhawks. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Payne, Terrence (February 11, 2016). "Naismith Trophy midseason list announced". Fox Sports. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Selden Declares for NBA Draft, Leaves KU". kuathletics.com. March 29, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr., D.J. Stephens, Troy Williams and Tony Wroten". NBA.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies waive JaKarr Sampson, Wayne Selden Jr. & D.J. Stephens". NBA.com. October 22, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Energy Announce Returning, Affiliate and Tryout Players". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Pelicans Sign Wayne Selden Jr. to 10-Day Contract". NBA.com. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Pelicans' Wayne Selden: Will start at shooting guard Tuesday". CBSSports.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Trail Blazers vs. Pelicans – Box Score". ESPN.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Hill's career-high 30 lead Pelicans past Rockets 128-112". ESPN.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Memphis Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr". NBA.com. March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Conley scores 31, Grizzlies beat Knicks to clinch seventh". ESPN.com. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Wayne Selden 2016-17 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Grizzlies sign Wayne Selden Jr. to a multi-year contract". NBA.com. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Grizzlies assign Deyonta Davis, Ivan Rabb and Wayne Selden Jr. to Memphis Hustle". ESPN.com. November 10, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Grizzlies recall Deyonta Davis and Wayne Selden Jr. from Memphis Hustle". ESPN.com. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Williams leads Clippers past Grizzlies, 113-105". ESPN.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Holiday, Cousins, Davis lead Pelicans past Memphis 111-104". ESPN.com. January 20, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  19. ↑ Vecenie, Sam (May 21, 2015). "SMU's Nic Moore to play with Kansas team at University Games". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  20. ↑ Adame, Tony (July 21, 2015). "Perry Ellis reflects on winning gold medal, receives honor for volunteer work". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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