Wayne Anthony Selden Jr. (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for

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of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. He played college basketball for the

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High school career

Selden first attended

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as a freshman before transferring to Tilton School. There, he averaged 24.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and four assists during his senior year, earning McDonald's All-American. He was the East team’s second-leading scorer in the McDonald’s All-American game, going 5-for-7 from the field, 2-for-4 from three-point range, for 13 points with five rebounds and three assists and played in the Jordan Brand Classic game. When he graduated, he was considered a five-star player and was ranked No. 14 on the ESPN 100 and No. 12 by Rivals.com.

College career

Selden played three years of college basketball for the

. As a junior in 2015–16, he earned second-team All- Big 12 honors and was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for the Naismith Trophy. He appeared in 38 games (37 starts) for the Jayhawks during his junior season and averaged 13.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 29.9 minutes while shooting 47.4 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from three-point range and 61.2 percent from the free throw line. On March 29, 2016, Selden declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.

Professional career

Iowa Energy (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Selden signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on August 8, 2016. He was waived by the Grizzlies on October 22, 2016 after appearing in five preseason games. Seven days later, he was acquired by the Iowa Energy of the

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as an affiliate of the Grizzlies. In 35 games for Iowa, he averaged 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.6 minutes.

New Orleans Pelicans (2017)

On March 8, 2017, Selden signed a 10-day contract with the

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. He made his NBA debut six days later, recording two points, three rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes as a starter in a 100–77 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. On March 17, 2017, in his third career NBA game, Selden scored 11 points in a 128–112 win over the

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Memphis Grizzlies (2017–2019)

On March 18, 2017, following the expiration of his 10-day contract with New Orleans, Selden signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. On April 7, 2017, he scored a career-high 13 points in a 101–88 win over the

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. In his playoff debut on April 15, 2017, he recorded five points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal while starting in Game 1 of the Grizzlies' first-round match-up with the San Antonio Spurs. On July 1, 2017, Selden signed a new multi-year contract with the Grizzlies. On November 10, 2017, he was assigned to the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played that night and was recalled by the Grizzlies the following day. Selden missed much of the first half of the 2017–18 season with a right quad injury. On January 20, 2018, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 111–104 loss to the

Chicago Bulls (2019)

On January 3, 2019, Selden was traded, along with MarShon Brooks and the Grizzlies' 2019 and 2020 second-round picks, to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Justin Holiday.

South Bay Lakers (2020)

On January 17, 2020, Selden was signed by the South Bay Lakers. Selden tallied 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a block in a win over the Iowa Wolves on February 25. He suffered a knee injury on February 29 against the Agua Caliente Clippers and missed the remainder of the season.

Ironi Ness Ziona (2020–2021)

On December 8, 2020, Selden was signed by Ironi Nes Ziona of Israel. With Nes Ziona, he won the FIBA Europe Cup and was named Final Four MVP in the process.

New York Knicks (2021–2022)

On September 25, 2021, Selden signed with the

. On January 3, 2022, he was waived.

Afyon Belediye (2022)

On January 20, 2022, Selden signed with Afyon Belediye of the Basketball Super League.

Return to Ironi (2022)

On April 5, 2022, Selden signed with Ironi Ness Ziona for his second stint with the team.

Scaligera Verona (2022)

On July 30, 2022, he has signed with Scaligera Verona in the

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Manisa Büyükşehir Belediyespor (2022–present)

On November 14, 2022, he signed with

of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.

National team career

Selden competed for the United States in the 2015

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. He averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in leading Team USA to an 8–0 record and an 84–77 victory over Germany in the gold medal game.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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, style="text-align:left;", Memphis , 6 , , 2 , , 17.7 , , .346 , , .182 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 6 , , 2 , , 17.7 , , .346 , , .182 , , .750 , , 1.5 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , 3.8

College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 35 , , 35 , , 29.2 , , .437 , , .328 , , .629 , , 2.6 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .3 , , 9.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 36 , , 36 , , 29.4 , , .382 , , .365 , , .657 , , 2.8 , , 2.6 , , .6 , , .5 , , 9.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Kansas , 38 , , 37 , , 29.8 , , .474 , , .392 , , .612 , , 3.4 , , 2.6 , , .7 , , .3 , , 13.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 109 , , 108 , , 29.5 , , .436 , , .366 , , .632 , , 3.0 , , 2.6 , , .7 , , .4 , , 11.0

Personal life

Selden is the son of Wayne Selden Sr. and Lavette Pitts, and has a brother and sister, Anthony Selden and Taylor Guarino-Selden.

References

External links

Kansas Jayhawks bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Selden, Wayne Jr. 1994 births Living people Afyonkarahisar Belediyespor players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American men's basketball players Basketball players from Boston Chicago Bulls players Iowa Energy players Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. players Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade Memphis Grizzlies players Memphis Hustle players New Orleans Pelicans players New York Knicks players People from Roxbury, Boston Scaligera Basket Verona players Shooting guards Tilton School alumni Undrafted National Basketball Association players Universiade gold medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in basketball