Wesley Gonzales

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Wesley Gonzales
Personal information
Born (1980-07-27) July 27, 1980 (age 43)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school Ateneo de Manila University
College Ateneo de Manila University
PBA draft 2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the FedEx Express
Playing career2004–2013
Position Small forward / shooting guard
Number2, 5, 15, 23, 34
Career history
2004–2006 FedEx Express
2006–2009 San Miguel Beermen/Magnolia Beverage Masters
2009–2010 Coca-Cola Tigers
2010–2011 Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express
2011–2012 Alaska Aces
2012–2013 San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013 Barako 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.

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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
  GPGames played  GSGames 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

YearTeamGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2004–05 FedEx 5816.6.384.310.6102.41.2.2.26.6
2005–06 Air21 279.7.264.239.5001.2.5.2.12.7
San Miguel 1510.1.367.344.5712.2.7.1.13.7
2006–07 San Miguel 6016.2.356.308.5982.31.0.3.15.4
2007–08 Magnolia 3014.4.427.419.4332.7.9.3.24.0
2008–09 San Miguel 4814.3.443.340.5422.6.9.0.24.9
2009–10 Coca-Cola 3517.5.353.337.4482.6.6.4.15.6
Burger King / Air21
2010–11 Air21 3220.7.371.373.6042.61.2.3.16.8
2011–12 Alaska 1112.1.243.125.5001.2.8.1.11.9
2012–13 San Mig Coffee 3012.5.313.304.4441.5.7.1.12.1
Barako Bull
Career34615.2.368.321.5572.3.9.2.14.9

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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.