Jacob Wiley (born September 4, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional

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player for

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of the Japanese B.League.

College career

Wiley played college basketball for the

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, Lewis–Clark State Warriors, and

Eastern Washington Eagles The Eastern Washington Eagles are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams that represent Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, southwest of Spokane. A member of the Big Sky Conference, EWU's athletic program comprises five men's ...

. He primarily plays the

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position. During his first and only year at Montana, he averaged a very discouraging 1.0 point and 3.0 minutes per game with Montana, including tying a team-high 5 points in a blowout 81–34 2013 NCAA tournament loss to Syracuse. He also participated in their track team after their NCAA Tournament season was over with before leaving Montana after his first basketball practice as a sophomore, to the point where he stopped playing the sport altogether from October 2013 to March 2014. After that point, he started over his basketball career, transferring to Lewis–Clark State in the NAIA. His first year at Lewis–Clark led to Wiley earning All-Conference honors and was named an All-American honorable mention there. During his junior year at Lewis–Clark, he was named a First-Team NAIA All-American and helped the program win its first ever NAIA Tournament Championship. After that, he transferred to Eastern Washington to try and earn a master's degree while also playing basketball. In 2016–17, during his only year at Eastern Washington, Wiley was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year after averaging 20.2 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.8 blocks, and 2.3 assists per game for the Eagles.

Professional career

Brooklyn Nets / Long Island Nets (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the

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, Wiley played with the

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during the 2017 NBA Summer League. He later signed a

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with the Nets on August 14, 2017. Under the terms of the deal, he would split time with Brooklyn and their

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affiliate, the

Long Island Nets The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County ...

. He made his NBA debut on October 29, 2017, playing four minutes and recording two rebounds in a 124–111 loss over the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the D ...

. On January 15, 2018, he was waived by the Nets. In five games with Brooklyn, Wiley recorded averages of 0.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 6.7 minutes per game. He also appeared in 16 games with Long Island, averaging 7.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 20.6 minutes per contest.

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2018)

On March 4, 2018, Wiley signed with

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

of the

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Adelaide 36ers (2018–2019)

On August 1, 2018, after playing with the

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during the

2018 NBA Summer League The 2018 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Sacramento Kings's California Classic Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. The Sacra ...

, Wiley signed with the

Adelaide 36ers The Adelaide 36ers, also known as the Sixers, are an Australian professional men's basketball team in the National Basketball League (NBL). The 36ers are the only team in the league representing the state of South Australia and are based in th ...

for the

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. After initially re-signing with Adelaide for another season, Wiley exercised his European out-clause in June 2019.

Gran Canaria (2019)

On February 20, 2019, Wiley signed with Spanish team

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Panathinaikos (2019–2020)

On July 16, 2019, Wiley signed a one-year contract with

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champions

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

Gran Canaria and Basket Zaragoza (2020–2021)

On July 14, 2020,

matched an offer made by

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

, thus bringing back Wiley under the "tanteo" rules of the Spanish league. On February 26, 2021, Wiley went on loan to

Basket Zaragoza Basket Zaragoza 2002 S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Basket Zaragoza and as Casademont Zaragoza for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Zaragoza, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. Their home arena is the ...

Budućnost (2021–2022)

On July 3, 2021, Wiley signed with Budućnost VOLI of the

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. He was suspended by the team on December 3, after failing to come to practice and leaving Podgorica without the team’s consent due to a family issue.

Real Betis (2022)

On February 4, 2022, Wiley signed with

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of the

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National team career

On November 12, 2020, Wiley received a North Macedonian passport and became eligible to play for the North Macedonian national team. On November 15, 2020, he was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against

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and

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Career statistics

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References

External links

Eastern Washington Eagles bioA path of life and death: Jake Wiley quit, then conquered, now aims for NBA draft
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiley, Jacob 1994 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Washington (state) Brooklyn Nets players CB Gran Canaria players Centers (basketball) Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball players Lewis–Clark State Warriors men's basketball players Liga ACB players Long Island Nets players Macedonian expatriate basketball people in Spain Macedonian men's basketball players Montana Grizzlies basketball players Panathinaikos B.C. players People from Pend Oreille County, Washington Power forwards (basketball) Riesen Ludwigsburg players Undrafted National Basketball Association players