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Andre Wesson

American basketball player (born 1997)

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Keith Andre Wesson Jr. (born August 28, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Studentski centar of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League. He played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

01Early life

Wesson was raised in Westerville, Ohio and went to high school at the nearby Westerville South High School.

Recruiting

Wesson committed to Ohio State under head coach Thad Matta on April 13, 2016. After Matta was fired by Ohio State, Wesson stayed committed to Ohio State and new coach Chris Holtmann over offers from Butler (Holtmann's previous team), Xavier, and Akron.

College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Andre Wesson
#30 PF
Westerville, OH Westerville South High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 13, 2015 
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02College career

Wesson played in 29 games and averaged 2.3 points and 11.1 minutes per game.

He had his season, high points record against Purdue, scoring 13 points. He averaged 2.9 points and 18.5 minutes per game.

Wesson broke out during his junior season, averaging 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 30.0 minutes per game while starting 34 out of 35 games. He scored a career, high 22 points against Purdue.

His senior season was his best, starting 23 out of 29 games and averaging 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 30.9 minutes per game. He scored a season high 19 points against Morgan State His college career was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

03Professional career

On June 28, 2024, he signed with Dziki Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).

On June 25, 2025, he signed with Patrioti Levice of Slovak Extraliga (basketball) (SLB).

04Career 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

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016-17 Ohio State 2911.2.365.351.5361.2.3.2.2  2.3
2017-18 Ohio State 3418.5.379.286.7501.81.1.3.1  2.9
2018-19 Ohio State 3534 30.0.430.336.7474.11.8.6.4  8.6
2019-20 Ohio State 2923 30.9.462.422.8003.91.9.3.4  9.2

05Personal life

Wesson is the son of former Ohio State player Keith Wesson. His brother, Kaleb Wesson, also played at Ohio State from 2017 to 2021.

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