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Quinndary Sammy Weatherspoon (born September 10, 1996) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He played four seasons of college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Quinndary Weatherspoon

Weatherspoon at the 2019 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
Free agent
Position	Shooting guard
Personal information
Born	(1996-09-10) September 10, 1996 (age 26) Canton, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Velma Jackson (Camden, Mississippi)
College	Mississippi State (2015–2019)
NBA draft	2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 49th overall
Selected by the San Antonio Spurs
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2019–2021	San Antonio Spurs
2019–2021	→Austin Spurs
2021	Santa Cruz Warriors
2021–2022	Golden State Warriors
2021–2022	→Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2022) First-team All-SEC (2019) 2× Second-team All-SEC (2017, 2018) SEC All-Freshman Team (2016) 2x Howell Trophy (2018, 2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Weatherspoon was selected 49th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. After two seasons with the team, he joined the Warriors in 2021. During his first season with the Warriors, he won an NBA championship.

Early life

Born in Canton, Mississippi, Weatherspoon is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon and has two younger brothers, Nick and Brandon, who are also basketball players. He began playing basketball in middle school. He starred at Velma Jackson High School, where he was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Velma Jackson won three straight state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[1] Towards the end of his high school career, he was considered a three-star recruit, ranked no. 116 in his class by Rivals.com and later committed to Mississippi State under Ben Howland.

College career

Weatherspoon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.[2] He averaged 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Malik Newman.[3]

He injured his wrist against Boise State on November 21, 2016 and was initially ruled out for the season.[4] After missing several games, Weatherspoon came back.[5] As a sophomore, Weatherspoon averaged 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.[6] Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore.[7]

As a junior, Weatherspoon averaged 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and started every game. He earned the Howell Trophy as the best player in Mississippi.[8] Weatherspoon was named second-team All-SEC.[9] On April 6, 2018, Weatherspoon joined his brother Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters among Mississippi State players to declare for the 2018 NBA draft.[10] He later opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Mississippi State.[11]

In his senior season, Weatherspoon was named first-team All-SEC. He became the program’s third player to score 2,000 career points on March 22, 2019 in an upset loss to Liberty on the 2019 NCAA tournament.[12]

Professional career

San Antonio Spurs (2019–2021)

On June 20, 2019, Weatherspoon was selected with the 49th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft.[13] Weatherspoon was later listed in the roster of Spurs for the 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Arena.[14]

On July 8, 2019, Weatherspoon signed a two-way contract with the Spurs.[15] He had a career-high 30 points for the Austin Spurs in a 126-123 overtime win over the Greensboro Swarm on January 4, 2020.[16] On February 8, 2020, Weatherspoon had his debut in the NBA, coming off from bench in a 102–122 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[17]

On November 24, 2020, the Spurs announced that they had re-signed Weatherspoon to another two-way contract.[18]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)

Weatherspoon joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2021 NBA Summer League.[19]

On October 11, 2021, the Golden State Warriors signed Weatherspoon,[20] but waived him two days later.[21] In October 2021, Weatherspoon joined the Santa Cruz Warriors as an affiliate player[22] where in nine games, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.22 steals in 27.4 minutes per contest.[23]

Golden State Warriors (2021–2022)

On December 23, 2021, Weatherspoon signed a 10-day contract with the Golden State Warriors.[23] On January 3, 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Warriors.[24]

On June 16, 2022, Weatherspoon won the 2022 NBA Finals with the Warriors.[25]

On July 22, 2022, Weatherspoon signed another two-way contact with the Warriors.[26]

On October 13, 2022, Weatherspoon was waived by the Warriors.[27]

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	Bold	Career high
†	Won an NBA championship

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	San Antonio	11	0	7.1	.294	.200	.500	.6	1.0	.3	.1	1.1
2020–21	San Antonio	20	0	6.1	.457	.167	.813	.6	.4	.4	.1	2.3
2021–22†	Golden State	11	0	6.6	.571	.200	1.000	1.3	.5	.1	.1	2.7
Career		42	0	6.5	.452	.188	.826	.8	.6	.3	.1	2.1

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	Mississippi State	31	17	27.0	.448	.394	.805	4.7	1.4	1.4	.5	12.0
2016–17	Mississippi State	29	29	31.9	.469	.373	.766	5.1	1.8	1.7	.3	16.5
2017–18	Mississippi State	37	37	31.4	.484	.313	.771	6.0	3.3	1.4	.3	14.4
2018–19	Mississippi State	34	34	34.0	.508	.396	.809	4.7	2.8	1.7	.3	18.5
Career		131	117	31.2	.480	.368	.788	5.2	2.4	1.5	.4	15.4

Personal life

Weatherspoon majored in interdisciplinary studies during college. He is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon[28] and has a brother named Nick, who also played college basketball at Mississippi State.[29][30]

References

External links

• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio

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Quinndary Vonta Weatherspoon (Canton, Misisipi; 10 de septiembre de 1996) es un jugador estadounidense de baloncesto que pertenece a la plantilla de los Golden State Warriors, con un contrato dual que le permite jugar con los Santa Cruz Warriors de la NBA G League. Con 1,91 metros de estatura, ocupa la posición de escolta.

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