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Revision as of 04:11, 21 June 2019
 Weatherspoon at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament in April 2019. | |
| San Antonio Spurs | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 10, 1996 Canton, Mississippi |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Velma Jackson (Camden, Mississippi) |
| College | Mississippi State (2015–2019) |
| NBA draft | 2019: second round, 49th overall pick |
| Selected by the Spurs | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Quinndary Vonta Weatherspoon (born September 10, 1996) is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Early life
Weatherspoon is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon and has two younger brothers, Nick and Brandon, who are also basketball players. He began playing basketball in middle school. He starred at Velma Jackson High School, where he was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Velma Jackson won three straight state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[1] He was considered a three-star recruit, ranked no. 116 in his class by Rivals.com and committed to Mississippi State.[2]
College career
Weatherspoon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[3] He averaged 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Malik Newman.[4]
He injured his wrist against Boise State on November 21, 2016 and was initially ruled out for the season.[5] After missing several games, Weatherspoon came back.[6] As a sophomore, Weatherspoon averaged 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[7] Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore.[8]
As a junior, Weatherspoon averaged 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and started every game. He earned the Howell Trophy as the best player in Mississippi.[9] Weatherspoon was named second-team All-SEC.[10] On April 6, 2018, Weatherspoon joined his brother Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters among Mississippi State players to declare for the 2018 NBA draft.[11] He later opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Mississippi State.[12]
In his senior season, Weatherspoon was named first-team All-SEC. He became the program’s third player to score 2,000 career points on March 22, 2019 in an upset loss to Liberty on the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[13]
References
- ^ Greever, Tyler (December 27, 2015). "A Basketball Brotherhood: The Three Weatherspoons". WJTV. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Quinndary Weatherspoon". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "2016 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 8, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Parrish, Gary (September 12, 2016). "Recruiting Roundup: Ben Howland building another solid class at Mississippi State". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Norlander, Matt (November 22, 2016). "Mississippi State loses Quinndary Weatherspoon for season: 3 things to know". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Jones, Paul (July 27, 2017). "MSU's Quinndary Weatherspoon Updates Offseason Rehab Progress". 247sports. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Cloninger, David (November 4, 2017). "Previewing SEC basketball: Mississippi State". The Post and Courier. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "2017 SEC Men's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 7, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Mississippi State's Quinndary Weatherspoon declares for NBA Draft". Clarion Ledger. April 6, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018 SEC Men's Basketball Awards announced" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 6, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Coleman, Joel (April 6, 2018). "State's Quinndary Weatherspoon latest to declare for NBA Draft". Starkville Daily News. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Reiss, Aaron (May 31, 2018). "SEC basketball got a boost after these players withdrew from the NBA Draft". Kansas City Star. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ Eble, Tom (March 22, 2019). "Liberty upsets Mississippi State in round one". wcbi.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.