James Wiseman – Bio, Net Worth, Current Team, Contract, Salary, Trade, Injury, Position, Age, Facts, Wiki, Height, Family, Parents, Career, Girlfriend

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James Wiseman is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He is widely projected to be a top-five pick in the 2020 NBA draft, with some analysts calling him a potential first overall pick in the draft.

Early into his freshman season, he was suspended by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which deemed that Hardaway had acted as a booster by facilitating Wiseman’s move to Memphis, Tennessee in 2017. He served part of the suspension before withdrawing from school to prepare for the upcoming draft.

What is James Wiseman famous for?

  • An American basketball player.
  • The top recruit in the 2019 class by 247Sports and ESPN.

Where is James Wisman born?

Recalling his early life, James was born in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. He is American by nationality and belongs to Afro-American ethnicity. He is a son of Sonzaleigh Artis and his father’s information is missing yet. He has two siblings. He fell in love with basketball at a very young age after he began watching phenomenal players like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant work magic on screen.

Where is James Wiseman go for education?

Concerning his education history, James attended The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee. Later, he was transferring to Memphis East High School. After that, he enrolled at the University of Memphis.

When did James Wiseman begin to start playing basketball?

  • Moving towards his career, James begins to playing basketball from his childhood. Later, he continues his interest in basketball in his school and colleges as well.
  • He later joined the St. Louis Eagles Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) team. As a sophomore in 2016–17, he guided Ensworth to the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II-AA semifinals. He averaged about 20 points and six rebounds per game and was named MaxPreps Sophomore All-American honorable mention.
  • In May 2017, He joined Team Penny, founded by former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Penny Hardaway, on the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) circuit.
  • During the season, He rose to become the number one overall recruit by ESPN in the 2019 class. On March 17th, 2018, he led Memphis East to a TSSAA Class AAA championship, leading all scorers with 19 points. He averaged 18.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 2.8 blocks per game, earning MaxPreps Junior All-American third-team recognition.
  • Entering his senior season, He remained at Memphis East instead of transferring to a prep school, citing “the East High tradition” and the improvements he made as a junior with the program.
  • In October 2019, after Wiseman had moved on to the University of Memphis, the TSSAA’s original ruling of ineligibility for the 2017–18 season was upheld by a Memphis judge, who ruled that the TSSAA coaching link rule was not too vague and did not violate Wiseman’s property rights as an athlete.
  • On December 19th, 2019, He announced that he was withdrawing from school to prepare for the NBA draft, effectively ending his career at Memphis.

Is James Wiseman dating someone?

Reflecting on his personal life, James isn’t dating anyone officially but seems to have crushes on some of the Hollywood’s divas. Recently, he has posted a picture of a girl on his Instagram account captioning  “#nationalgirlfriendday”. The girl on the picture uses an Instagram account named ‘alana.c0m’.

But it is not yet confirmed that she is his girlfriend or just his friend. He has also not given any opinions regarding this matter. As of now, he is busy building a career and is only giving his focus and concentration towards the game.

How much is James Wiseman’s worth?

Being a basketball player, James earns a lot of popularity through his profession at present. Everybody wants to know every detail of his worth. Based on some online sources, his estimated net worth and salary is yet to be disclosed. 

How tall is James Wiseman?

Observing his body statistics, James stands a height of 7 feet 1 inches and weighs around 109 Kg. He has an athletic body with brown eyes and black hair color. His other body information is yet to be disclosed.

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