Wesley Gonzales

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Olan and the surname or paternal family name is Gonzales.
Wesley Gonzales
Personal information
Born (1980-07-27) July 27, 1980 (age 44)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High schoolAteneo (Quezon City)
CollegeAteneo
PBA draft2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the FedEx Express
Playing career2004–2013
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number2, 5, 15, 23, 34
Career history
2004–2006FedEx Express
2006–2009San Miguel Beermen/Magnolia Beverage Masters
2009–2010Coca-Cola Tigers
2010–2011Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express
2011–2012Alaska Aces
2012–2013San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013Barako Bull Energy Cola
Career highlights and awards

Wesley Olan Gonzales (born July 27, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Gonzales last played for the Barako Bull Energy Cola before retiring after a stellar college career and a 10-year stint in the PBA.

Player Profile

At 6-foot-5, Gonzales played for the 2002 UAAP championship squad of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, and was named co-Finals MVP, along with teammate Larry Fonacier. He was drafted 9th overall in the 2004 PBA draft by the FedEx Express. In 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen and in late 2009 he became a player of the Coca-Cola Tigers before eventually going back to Air21. On May 16, 2011, the Alaska Aces moved to shore up a critical weakness and strengthened their guard corps by acquiring Wesley in exchange for their 2010 PBA draft 4th pick overall, Elmer Espiritu.[1] After his stint with Barako Bull in 2014, he decided to call it quits and is now working at HSBC.[2]

PBA 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

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Season-by-season averages

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004–05 FedEx 58 16.6 .384 .310 .610 2.4 1.2 .2 .2 6.6
2005–06 Air21 27 9.7 .264 .239 .500 1.2 .5 .2 .1 2.7
San Miguel 15 10.1 .367 .344 .571 2.2 .7 .1 .1 3.7
2006–07 San Miguel 60 16.2 .356 .308 .598 2.3 1.0 .3 .1 5.4
2007–08 Magnolia 30 14.4 .427 .419 .433 2.7 .9 .3 .2 4.0
2008–09 San Miguel 48 14.3 .443 .340 .542 2.6 .9 .0 .2 4.9
2009–10 Coca-Cola 35 17.5 .353 .337 .448 2.6 .6 .4 .1 5.6
Burger King / Air21
2010–11 Air21 32 20.7 .371 .373 .604 2.6 1.2 .3 .1 6.8
2011–12 Alaska 11 12.1 .243 .125 .500 1.2 .8 .1 .1 1.9
2012–13 San Mig Coffee 30 12.5 .313 .304 .444 1.5 .7 .1 .1 2.1
Barako Bull
Career 346 15.2 .368 .321 .557 2.3 .9 .2 .1 4.9

References

  1. ^ "WESLEY GONZALES JOINS ALASKA". AlaskaAces.com.ph. Alaska Aces. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Olivares, Rick (August 1, 2014). "A generation of Ateneo swingmen: Wesley Gonzales & Von Pessumal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Wesley Gonzales Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.