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Ishmail Carzell Wainright (born September 12, 1994) is an American-Ugandan professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, as well as playing football as a tight end. Wainright is the grandson of former NBA player Maurice King.

Ish Wainright
Wainright with the Toronto Raptors in 2021
No. 12 – Phoenix Suns
PositionPower forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 (age 28)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Ugandan
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeBaylor (2013–2017)
NBA draft2017 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019Nürnberg Falcons
2019–2020Rasta Vechta
2020–2021SIG Strasbourg
2021–presentPhoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017)
Stats  at NBA.com

High school career


Wainright played two seasons for head coach Stu Vetter at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland, helping the team to 19–5 record as senior in 2012–13. He earned 2013 All-MET honors after averaging 8.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 8.2 assists for Mustangs. He began his prep career at Raytown South High School in suburban Kansas City, where he averaged 13.6 points and 9.8 rebounds as a sophomore in 2010–11. A consensus top-75 recruit, he was ranked No. 28 in 2013 class by ESPN.com,[1] No. 51 by Scout.com, No. 52 by Rivals.com, and No. 62 by 247Sports.com.


College career


Wainright played four seasons of basketball for the Baylor Bears. He averaged 5.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game as a junior.[2] As a senior, Wainright averaged 5.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He was named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. He played one season of football after his basketball career, playing tight end. Wainright had four catches for 34 yards and two touchdowns.[3]


Professional career


After finishing his career at Baylor, Wainright joined the Buffalo Bills of the NFL as an undrafted free agent, but he did not make the final roster.[4][5] Wainright then returned to basketball and signed with Nürnberg Falcons BC on September 3, 2018.[6] He averaged 12.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. On July 2, 2019, he signed with Rasta Vechta.[7] Wainright averaged 10.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assist and 1.8 steals per game. On June 17, 2020, he signed with SIG Strasbourg.[8]

On August 7, 2021, Wainright signed a two year non-guaranteed deal with the Toronto Raptors,[9] but was waived by the Raptors on October 17.[10] Five days later, he signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns.[11] Wainright later made his NBA debut on November 19 near the end of a win against the Dallas Mavericks, with him recording his first official points, rebounds, and assist two days later in a blowout win over the Denver Nuggets. On December 13, Wainright recorded 8 points and 6 rebounds in around 15 minutes of action in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. On January 30, 2022, Wainright scored a career-high 10 points and put up two blocks in 20 minutes of action (including the entirety of the fourth quarter) in a 115–110 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[12] On April 10, the Suns converted his deal into a standard contract.[13]

Wainright joined the Phoenix Suns' 2022 NBA Summer League roster.[14]

On August 4, 2022, Wainright signed a two-way contract with the Phoenix Suns.[15]


National team career


Wainright represents the country of Uganda internationally. He scored 36 points and collected 13 rebounds in his national team debut in a win over Cape Verde in November 2020.[16] He was on the roster during AfroBasket 2021.[17]


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

NBA



Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Phoenix 4508.0.394.322.5831.2.3.4.12.4
Career 4508.0.394.322.5831.2.3.4.12.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Phoenix 703.8.417.500—1.6.1.1.11.9
Career 703.8.417.500—1.6.1.1.11.9

Personal life


As an American born in Kansas City, Missouri, Wainright was convinced by Uganda men's national basketball team coaches George Galanopoulous and Mike Schmitz to become a naturalized Ugandan and secure an African passport to help build the team and increase employment opportunities.[18]


See also



References


  1. "ESPN Recruiting BB". espn.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. "Another talented Baylor team after another early NCAA exit". USA Today. Associated Press. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. Irving, Kyle. "Who is Ishmail Wainright? Fast facts on Toronto Raptors' latest reported signing". ca.nba.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. Zucker, Joseph (April 30, 2018). "Former Baylor Basketball Player Ishmail Wainright Signs Bills Contract". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  5. "Report: Raptors sign Wainwright to two-year deal - TSN.ca". TSN.ca. August 5, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  6. "Ishmail Wainright verstärkt Kader der Nürnberg Falcons". n-bc.de (in German). September 3, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. Carchia, Emiliano (July 2, 2019). "Rasta Vechta signs Steve Vasturia and Ishmail Wainright". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. Skerletic, Dario (June 17, 2020). "Ishmail Wainright joins SIG Strasbourg". Sportando.basketball. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. Loung, Steven [@loung_s] (August 7, 2021). "The Raptors have made the signings of Justin Champagnie and Ishmail Wainright official" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. Toronto Raptors [@Raptors] (October 17, 2021). "Official: We've waived forward Ish Wainright" (Tweet). Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. "SUNS SIGN ISH WAINRIGHT". NBA.com. October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  12. Solomon, Ariebi (January 31, 2022). "NBA: Ishmail Wainwright's career-high 10 points helps Phoenix Suns rally past San Antonio Spurs". UgSports.net. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. Phoenix Suns [@Suns] (April 10, 2022). "Official: Suns have converted the two-way contract of Ish Wainright into a standard NBA contract" (Tweet). Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  14. "Phoenix Suns 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  15. @Suns (August 4, 2022). "Pen to paper ✍️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. "What next for Wainright with the Silverbacks?". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  17. "Uganda at the FIBA AfroBasket 2021". FIBA.basketball.
  18. Murphy, Blake (August 30, 2021). "Raptors' Ishmail Wainright is a walking culture-builder: 'Everyone wants to cheer for a guy like that'". The Athletic. Retrieved August 5, 2022.



На других языках

[de] Ishmail Wainright

Ishmail Carzell Wainright (* 12. September 1994 in Kansas City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler. Er besitzt ebenfalls die Staatsbürgerschaft Ugandas.
- [en] Ish Wainright

[es] Ishmail Wainright

Ishmail Carzell Wainright (Kansas City (Misuri), 12 de septiembre de 1994) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Phoenix Suns de la NBA. Con 1,96 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de ala-pívot.


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