Personal
Born February 1979 in Suva, Fiji ... parents are Hiagi and Susan ... recruited by Colorado State, Hawai`i, Washington State, LSU, Marquette, Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount ... married to Montell McDonald and they have a son, Keliano John ... recreation management major.
Before BYU
Averaged 21.7 points and 10.8 rebounds at Provo High School ... graduated with a 3.7 GPA and lettered four years .... 1996 and 1997 Region 8 MVP ... three-time all-state selection ... named MVP by Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News ... 1997 Tip-Off Club Prep Athlete of the Year ... selected to represent Western Samoa in National Junior Olympics ... team won state championship in 1995 and 1997 ... played in four national tournaments with Franklin Quest All-Star Team ... coached by Craig Drury (BYU).
Summary
A preseason All-Mountain West Conference selection, Wesley enters his senior year as the only player on the roster to have played in each of head coach Steve Cleveland's three previous seasons ... a three-year starter, he has developed into one of the top players in the Mountain West Conference with good scoring ability from both the post and the perimeter ... he earned second-team All-MWC honors as a junior and was on the WAC Newcomer Team as a freshman ... he has bulked up between his junior and senior seasons and is in the best shape of his career ... he missed part of his sophomore season while attending Salt Lake Community College for a semester and struggled to regain his freshman form ... a team captain, he returned to lead BYU in rebounding and was nine points shy of Lyday in scoring last year ... he will again be asked to provide leadership as a primary scorer and rebounder.
Stats
Year G-S FGM-A Pct 3PM-A Pct FT-A Pct Reb Avg Pts Avg97-98 30-29 129-313 .412 18-61 .295 130-168 .774 151 5.0 406 13.598-99 19-17 70-168 .417 12-42 .286 57-68 .838 93 4.9 209 11.099-00 33-33 192-397 .484 29-78 .372 143-193 .741 192 5.8 556 16.8Total 82-79 391-878 .445 59-181 .326 330-429 .769 436 5.3 1171 14.3