Justin Wesley
4  Justin Wesley
Class:
RS Sophomore
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
North Crowley HS
Last College:
Lamar
Height / Weight:
6-9 / 220
Position:
Forward
Experience:
TR

03/27/2012

Kansas to Play Ohio State at Final Four

Jayhawks going for fourth NCAA title

03/25/2012

Jayhawks Advance To Final Four With 80-67 Win Over North Carolina

Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor shine as Jayhawks defeat Tar Heels in the Midwest Regional finals.

03/20/2012

No. 2 Seed Kansas to Face No. 11 Seed NC State in St. Louis Friday in Sweet 16

KU one of three schools with both the men's and women's teams in the Sweet 16

03/18/2012

Elijah Johnson Wills Kansas To 63-60 Win Over Purdue As Jayhawks Advance To NCAA Sweet 16

Johnson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half, including the go ahead steal and layup with 23 seconds to play.

03/13/2012

Kansas to Face Detroit Friday in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament

Jayhawks and Titans to square off at the CenturyLink Center Omaha

02/27/2012

No. 3 Kansas vs Oklahoma State

No. 3 Kansas vs Oklahoma State - AP Photo Gallery

11/22/2011

No. 14 Kansas vs. UCLA

No. 14 Kansas vs. UCLA

Wesley 2010-11 in PDF Format Get Acrobat Reader

Overview: A walk-on transfer from Lamar who sat out the 2010-11 season and will be a redshirt sophomore in 2011-12... Will be looked upon to be a solid contributor off the bench... Younger brother of former Jayhawk great Keith Langford.

Sophomore Season (2010-11): Sat out the season due to transfer rules... Practiced with the team.

Freshman Season (2009-10 at Lamar): Played 23 games for Lamar with two starts... Averaged 9.9 minutes, 1.2 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for head coach Steve Roccaforte... Had a season-high in points and rebounds with eight points and eight rebounds against Lyon College... Scored in seven games for the Cardinals... Had four games of 20-plus minutes.

High School: Averaged nine points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocked shots his senior season at North Crowley High School in Fort Worth, Texas, for coach Tommy Brakel... Named the District 3-5A Defensive Player of the Year in 2009... Played in the DFW All-Star Game for the Tarrant County All-Stars in 2009 where he scored seven points and won the slam dunk contest... All-district selection as a sophomore and junior at Klein Collins H.S. in Klein, Texas... Named a Texas Scholar in high school.

Off the Court: Full name is Justin Isiah Wesley... Born in Fort Worth, Texas... Mother is Charlene Taylor... Major is economics... Has two older brothers - Keith and Kevin Langford... Keith was a KU standout from 2002-05 where he was a member of two NCAA Final Four squads... Keith ranks seventh on the KU career scoring list with 1,812 points and was a member of the 2003 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team... Wesley verbally committed to Kansas in 2001 when he was in the fourth grade when Keith came to KU... Kevin played at California and TCU... Both older brothers play professionally... Uncle, Charles Taylor, played college football at Rice before enjoying a successful NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos.
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