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Jersey Number 9
Wesley Yates III
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- High School:
- Beaumont United HS
- Prev School:
- USC
2025-26
• Has appeared in all 5 games this season, starting them all
• Has logged a team-high 173 total minutes
• Leads the team in total points (84) and FGM (28)
• Led the team with 30 minutes and three steals, as well as second in points with 14 in win over UAPB (11/3)
• Scored a season high 26 points at WSU (11/14)
• Scored 23 points to help lead the team to a 2OT victory against Southern University (11/18)
2024-25 (Redshirt-Freshman - USC)
• Appeared in 35 games, starting the final 25
• Second on the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game
• Averaged 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists during league play
• Led all Big Ten freshman in scoring during conference play
• Shot 47.7 percent from the field, including 43.4 percent from three point range
• Converted 80.9 percent of free throw attempts
• Scored in double figures 25 times, including seven 20+ point performances
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13
• Made 4-of-5 three pointers en route to 21 points versus Iowa (1/14)
• Scored a season-high 30 points at Purdue (2/7), adding four rebounds and a pair of assists
• Put up three straight games of 20 or more points (2/20-26)
• Registered 21 points, six boards and five assists at UCLA (3/8)
2023-24 (FRESHMAN - WASHINGTON)
• Injured during preseason and redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Beaumont United High School in Beaumont, Texas
• Coached by David Green
• Set school career scoring record
• Rated a consensus four star recruit
• Ranked as the nation’s No. 39 prospect and No. 6 shooting guard by On3
• Averaged 19.7 points and 4.0 rebounds as a senior, leading BUHS to a state runner up finish
• Averaged 14.5 points as a junior as Beaumont United won the Texas 5A State Title
• Was also a member of Beaumont United’s 2021 state championship team
PERSONAL
• Son of Wesley Yates Jr. and Franchessca Gooch
• Has three brothers and two sisters
• Father played college football at Texas Southern
• Has appeared in all 5 games this season, starting them all
• Has logged a team-high 173 total minutes
• Leads the team in total points (84) and FGM (28)
• Led the team with 30 minutes and three steals, as well as second in points with 14 in win over UAPB (11/3)
• Scored a season high 26 points at WSU (11/14)
• Scored 23 points to help lead the team to a 2OT victory against Southern University (11/18)
2024-25 (Redshirt-Freshman - USC)
• Appeared in 35 games, starting the final 25
• Second on the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game
• Averaged 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists during league play
• Led all Big Ten freshman in scoring during conference play
• Shot 47.7 percent from the field, including 43.4 percent from three point range
• Converted 80.9 percent of free throw attempts
• Scored in double figures 25 times, including seven 20+ point performances
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Jan. 13
• Made 4-of-5 three pointers en route to 21 points versus Iowa (1/14)
• Scored a season-high 30 points at Purdue (2/7), adding four rebounds and a pair of assists
• Put up three straight games of 20 or more points (2/20-26)
• Registered 21 points, six boards and five assists at UCLA (3/8)
2023-24 (FRESHMAN - WASHINGTON)
• Injured during preseason and redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from Beaumont United High School in Beaumont, Texas
• Coached by David Green
• Set school career scoring record
• Rated a consensus four star recruit
• Ranked as the nation’s No. 39 prospect and No. 6 shooting guard by On3
• Averaged 19.7 points and 4.0 rebounds as a senior, leading BUHS to a state runner up finish
• Averaged 14.5 points as a junior as Beaumont United won the Texas 5A State Title
• Was also a member of Beaumont United’s 2021 state championship team
PERSONAL
• Son of Wesley Yates Jr. and Franchessca Gooch
• Has three brothers and two sisters
• Father played college football at Texas Southern
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