Wayne Anthony Selden Jr. (born September 30, 1994) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theChorale Roanne. He playedcollege basketball for theKansas Jayhawks.
Selden first attendedJohn D. O'Bryant as afreshman before transferring toTilton School, where hereclassified to the class of 2014 and repeated theninth grade.[1][2] In 2012, he reclassified back to the class of 2013.[2] He averaged 24.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and four assists during hissenior 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.[3]
Selden played three years of college basketball for theKansas Jayhawks. As a junior in2015–16, he earned second-team All-Big 12 honors and was named to the 35-man midseason watchlist for theNaismith Trophy.[4] 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 theNBA draft, forgoing his final year of college eligibility.[5]
After going undrafted in the2016 NBA draft, Selden signed with theMemphis Grizzlies on August 8, 2016.[6] He was waived by the Grizzlies on October 22, 2016, after appearing in five preseason games.[7] Seven days later, he was acquired by theIowa Energy of theNBA Development League as an affiliate of the Grizzlies.[8] In 35 games for Iowa, he averaged 18.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 30.6 minutes.[9]
On March 8, 2017, Selden signed a 10-day contract with theNew Orleans Pelicans.[9] He made his NBA debut six days later,[10] recording two points, three rebounds and one assist in 15 minutes as a starter in a 100–77 win over thePortland Trail Blazers.[11] On March 17, 2017, in his third career NBA game, Selden scored 11 points in a 128–112 win over theHouston Rockets.[12]
On March 18, 2017, following the expiration of his 10-day contract with New Orleans, Selden signed a multi-year contract with theMemphis Grizzlies.[13] On April 7, 2017, he scored a career-high 13 points in a 101–88 win over theNew York Knicks.[14] 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 theSan Antonio Spurs.[15]
On July 1, 2017, Selden signed a new multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[16] On November 10, 2017, he was assigned to theMemphis Hustle of theNBA G League.[17] He played that night and was recalled by the Grizzlies the following day.[18] Selden missed much of the first half of the 2017–18 season with a right quad injury.[19] On January 20, 2018, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 111–104 loss to theNew Orleans Pelicans.[20]
On January 3, 2019, Selden was traded, along withMarShon Brooks and the Grizzlies' 2019 and 2020 second-round picks, to theChicago Bulls in exchange forJustin Holiday.[21]
On January 17, 2020, Selden was signed by theSouth Bay Lakers.[22] Selden tallied 28 points, seven rebounds, three assists and a block in a win over theIowa Wolves on February 25.[23] He suffered a knee injury on February 29 against theAgua Caliente Clippers and missed the remainder of the season.[24]
On December 8, 2020, Selden was signed byIroni Nes Ziona ofIsrael.[25] With Nes Ziona, he won theFIBA Europe Cup and was namedFinal Four MVP in the process.[26]
On September 25, 2021, Selden signed with theNew York Knicks.[27] On January 3, 2022, he was waived.[28]
On January 20, 2022, Selden signed withAfyon Belediye of theBasketball Super League.[29]
On April 5, 2022, Selden signed withIroni Ness Ziona for his second stint with the team.[30]
On July 30, 2022, he signed withScaligera Verona in theSerie A2 Basket.[31]
On November 14, 2022, he signed withManisa BB of the TurkishBasketbol Süper Ligi.[32]
In February 2023, he signed with theNLEX Road Warriors of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replaceJonathon Simmons as the team's import for the2023 PBA Governors' Cup.[33]
On June 16, 2023, Selden signed withGigantes de Carolina of theBaloncesto Superior Nacional.
Selden competed for the United States in the 2015World University Games.[34] 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.[35]
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 15.7 | .625 | .571 | .500 | 1.7 | .3 | .7 | .0 | 5.3 |
| Memphis | 11 | 2 | 17.2 | .400 | .143 | .667 | 1.0 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 5.0 | |
| 2017–18 | Memphis | 35 | 9 | 19.8 | .431 | .402 | .746 | 1.6 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | 9.3 |
| 2018–19 | Memphis | 32 | 0 | 14.2 | .404 | .317 | .759 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .3 | .2 | 5.4 |
| Chicago | 43 | 13 | 22.9 | .407 | .315 | .714 | 3.2 | 1.7 | .5 | .2 | 8.0 | |
| 2021–22 | New York | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .250 | .500 | .500 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.7 |
| Career | 127 | 27 | 18.8 | .415 | .344 | .718 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | 7.2 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Memphis | 6 | 2 | 17.7 | .346 | .182 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 17.7 | .346 | .182 | .750 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 3.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Kansas | 35 | 35 | 29.2 | .437 | .328 | .629 | 2.6 | 2.5 | .7 | .3 | 9.7 |
| 2014–15 | Kansas | 36 | 36 | 29.4 | .382 | .365 | .657 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .6 | .5 | 9.4 |
| 2015–16 | Kansas | 38 | 37 | 29.8 | .474 | .392 | .612 | 3.4 | 2.6 | .7 | .3 | 13.8 |
| Career | 109 | 108 | 29.5 | .436 | .366 | .632 | 3.0 | 2.6 | .7 | .4 | 11.0 | |
Selden is the son of Wayne Selden Sr. and Lavette Pitts, and has a brother and sister, Anthony Selden and Taylor Guarino-Selden.[3]
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