Jacob Wiley

Jacob Daniel Wiley (born September 4, 1994) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Jacob Wiley
Wiley with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2018
No. 24 – Adelaide 36ers
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1994-09-04) September 4, 1994
Long Beach, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Macedonian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolNewport (Newport, Washington)
College
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2018Brooklyn Nets
2017–2018→Long Island Nets
2018MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg
2018–2019Adelaide 36ers
2019Gran Canaria
2019–2020Panathinaikos
2020–2021Gran Canaria
2021→ Basket Zaragoza
2021Budućnost
2022Real Betis
2022–2023Vaqueros de Bayamón
2022Shiga Lakes
2023–presentAdelaide 36ers
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

College career

Wiley played college basketball for the Montana Grizzlies, Lewis–Clark State Warriors, and Eastern Washington Eagles. He primarily plays the forward 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.[1]

Professional career

Brooklyn Nets / Long Island Nets (2017–2018)

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Wiley played with the Brooklyn Nets during the 2017 NBA Summer League. He later signed a two-way contract with the Nets on August 14, 2017. Under the terms of the deal, he would split time with Brooklyn and their NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.[2] 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.[3] On January 15, 2018, he was waived by the Nets.[4] 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.[4]

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg (2018)

On March 4, 2018, Wiley signed with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5]

Adelaide 36ers (2018–2019)

On August 1, 2018, after playing with the Dallas Mavericks during the 2018 NBA Summer League, Wiley signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2018–19 NBL season.[6]

After initially re-signing with Adelaide for another season,[7] Wiley exercised his European out-clause in June 2019.[8]

Gran Canaria (2019)

On February 20, 2019, Wiley signed with Spanish team Gran Canaria.[9]

Panathinaikos (2019–2020)

On July 16, 2019, Wiley signed a one-year contract with Greek Basket League champions Panathinaikos.[10][11]

Gran Canaria and Basket Zaragoza (2020–2021)

On July 14, 2020, Gran Canaria matched an offer made by Joventut Badalona, thus bringing back Wiley under the "tanteo" rules of the Spanish league.[12] On February 26, 2021, Wiley went on loan to Basket Zaragoza.[13]

Budućnost (2021–2022)

On July 3, 2021, Wiley signed with Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League.[14] 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.[15]

Real Betis (2022)

On February 4, 2022, Wiley signed with Real Betis of the Liga ACB.[16]

Vaqueros de Bayamon and Shiga Lakestars (2022–2023)

For the 2022 BSN season, Wiley played for Vaqueros de Bayamón.[17]

After a brief stint with Shiga Lakes in Japan in October 2022, Wiley returned to Vaqueros de Bayamón for the 2023 BSN season.[17]

Return to Adelaide (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, Wiley signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2023–24 NBL season, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[18]

National team career

On November 12, 2020, Wiley became a citizen of North Macedonia and became eligible to play for the North Macedonia national team.[19] On November 15, 2020, he was included in the preliminary squad for the EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Italy and Estonia.[20]

Career statistics
Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Brooklyn 506.6.250.500.5002.2.4.2.0.8
Career 506.6.250.500.5002.2.4.2.0.8

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Gran Canaria 7321.3.633.000.800.62.6.9.310.09.1
Career 7321.3.633.000.800.62.6.9.310.09.1

Personal life

Wiley and his wife Brittany have two children, Layla and Aliya.[21] Layla was born in Adelaide, Australia.[18]

References
  1. "Jacob Wiley College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  2. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Jacob Wiley to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  3. "Nuggets vs. Nets - Box Score". ESPN.com. October 29, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  4. "Brooklyn Nets Sign James Webb III to Two-way Contract; Nets Request Waivers on Jacob Wiley". NBA.com. January 15, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. "Jacob Wiley signs with MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg". Sportando.basketball. March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. "Adelaide 36ers sign Jacob Wiley". NBL.com.au. August 1, 2018. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. "Jacob Wiley Re-Signs with Adelaide 36ers". NBL.com.au. February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  8. "36ers Sign Eric Griffin as Jacob Wiley Replacement". NBL.com.au. June 24, 2019. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  9. "Gran Canaria signs Jacob Wiley". sportando.basketball. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  10. "Panathinaikos reportedly agreed to terms with Jacob Wiley". sportando.basketball. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. "Report: Panathinaikos to sign Jacob Wiley". sportando.basketball. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  12. "Gran Canaria match Badalona's offer for Jacob Wiley, will bring the forward back". Sportando. July 14, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  13. "Jacob Wiley joins Casademont Zaragoza on loan until end of season". Sportando. February 26, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  14. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (July 3, 2021). "Jacob Wiley (ex Zaragoza) agreed terms with Buducnost". Eurobasket. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  15. Askounis, Johnny (December 3, 2021). "Jacob Wiley suspended by Buducnost". Eurohoops. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  16. Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (February 4, 2022). "Real Betis land Jacob Wiley". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  17. "Jacob Wiley". latinbasket.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  18. "Fan Favourite Returns to Adelaide". NBL.com.au. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  19. "Кошаркарот Џекоб Даниел Вајли доби македонско државјанство" [Basketball player Jacob Daniel Wiley received Macedonian citizenship]. Republika.mk. November 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  20. "Тодоров го објави списокот за Естонија и Италија" [Todorov announced the roster for Estonia and Italy]. Sportclub.mk. November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  21. Fletcher, Dale (July 6, 2023). "'The stars aligned' for Wiley's 36ers return". adelaide36ers.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
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