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Indiana Pacers | #13 | Center

James

Wiseman

PPG

6.0

RPG

1.0

APG

--

PIE

15.6

HEIGHT

6'11" (2.11m)

WEIGHT

240lb (109kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Memphis

AGE

23 years

BIRTHDATE

March 31, 2001

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 2

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'11" | 240lb | 23 years

DRAFT

2020 R1 Pick 2

BIRTHDATE

March 31, 2001

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Memphis

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Originally selected with the second overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft by Golden State, Wiseman has averaged 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds over 147 games (55 starts) in three NBA seasons with the Warriors (2020-23) and Detroit Pistons (2023-24)…Has posted 18 double-doubles in his career…2022-23: Appeared in 45 games (22 starts) with both Detroit and Golden State, averaging 10.0 points and 5.9 rebounds over 19.3 minutes per game…Acquired by Detroit from Golden State as part of a four-team trade on Feb. 9…Played in 24 games (two starts) with the Pistons, averaging 12.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 19.3 minutes...Played in 21 games with the Warriors, averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game...Scored in double figures 17 times and 20-plus points three times with Detroit... Led the team in scoring twice and rebounds eight times...Posted seven double-doubles in a Pistons uniform after notching just three through 60 games as a Warrior...Scored a season-high 30 points with six rebounds and two assists for the Warriors at Brooklyn, 12/21... Tallied 22 points and 13 rebounds against Miami, 3/19.…2021-22: Won first NBA title, but did not play in any regular season or playoff games due to a knee injury...Took to the court for the first time in 334 days, playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State’s G League affiliate, on March 10 and recorded 18 points (7-13 FG, 0-2 3P, 2-2 FT) and six rebounds in against Stockton...In three games for Santa Cruz, averaged 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds over 20.7 minutes per game...Missed a total of 115 games from 2020-22…2020-21: Appeared in 39 games (27 starts), averaging 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game in his rookie campaign...As a starter, appeared in 27 games, averaging 11.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 22.6 minutes per game...Among rookies, ranked third in rebounding (5.8 rpg), sixth in scoring (11.5 ppg), third in field goal percentage (.519 FG%) and fourth in blocks (0.92 bpg)...Scored in double figures in 24 games, 20 or more in two games, and grabbed 10 or more rebounds in three games...Recorded three double-doubles…On 1/20/21 vs. San Antonio, recorded first 20-point game of his career (8-11 FG, 4-5 FT) along with six rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes.

BEFORE NBA

College: Played one season at the University of Memphis, appearing in three games and averaging 19.7 points (.769 FG%, .704 FT%), 10.7 rebounds, and 3.00 blocks in 23.0 minutes per game...Played in the first three games of the season before receiving a 12-game suspension from the NCAA...After sitting out seven games, announced on Dec. 19 he was leaving Memphis to prepare full time for the 2020 NBA Draft... Finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in his collegiate debut against South Carolina State, 11/5/19...Posted 14 points and 12 rebounds in 22 minutes vs. No. 14 Oregon, 11/12/19.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is James Monteinez Wiseman...Mother is Donzaleigh Artis...Has a sister, Jaquarius Greer... Former NBA player Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway was his coach in his junior year at Memphis East High (2017-18) and again at the University of Memphis (2019-20)...Named 2018-19 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and Morgan Wootten Player of the Year as a senior...On Jan. 10, 2022, East High School retired Wiseman’s No. 32 jersey at halftime of their boys basketball game…Won gold with USA Basketball at the 2017 FIBA U16 Americas Championship…Speaks Mandarin after studying it in high school.