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SF Andre Wesson (Official Thread)

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OSU_Buckguy said:
despite andre coming off the bench, he still played 31 minutes (second only to walker's 33) versus washington's 24. whether or not andre starts, i expect that he'll continue to get starter's minutes.
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Andre seems wired to do whatever it takes to win. It's what helped him (and kaleb) lead Westerville South to a state title
 
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"He's a sniper," his brother Kaleb Wesson said. "You know what snipers do. They shoot from long range. They hit, that's what he does."

When Wesson arrived on Ohio State's campus in 2016, he wasn't much of a shooter from anywhere on the court.

As a freshman, he shot 36.5 percent from the field and 35.1 from three in a limited role, playing just 11.6 minutes per game. As a sophomore — Chris Holtmann's first season as head coach — Wesson's minutes jumped to 18.5 per game, but he shot just 37.9 percent and a lowly 28.6 percent from three. Even as a starter his junior season, he wasn't much of a threat from beyond the arc shooting just 33.6 percent.

But as the only senior on the roster, Wesson has found touch from 3-point range. All it took was for him to move a few feet back to find it.

“If you were to watch him in practice, you would see (that) he shoots the same shot every time,” Holtmann said. “His technique is impeccable, and I think that’s a lesson. It’s not like he’s going out after practice and just playing around. It’s very disciplined, detailed work with his shooting. It’s paid dividends, it really has.”

In June, the NCAA announced that it would be moving its 3-point line back for the first time since 2008, from 20 feet, 9 to 22 feet, 1¾ inches. As expected, there would be an adjustment period as college players around the country moved to the new distance. Ohio State was already not the best shooting team, so moving the line back would only benefit its inside presence of Kaleb Wesson by giving him more space to operate.
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https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2020/...e-wesson-and-his-evolution-into-a-sniper.html
 
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Andre Wesson
Last season: 8.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 43.0%, 33.6%, 74.7%, 30.0 minutes

This season: 9.1 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 45.8%, 44.6%, 79.1%, 30.2 minutes

No player has shown more improvement in 12 months than Andre Wesson. The lone senior has turned himself into one of the best shooters in the country. He’s gone from 32.5 percent in his first three years to 44.6 percent, which sits second in the Big Ten behind Iowa’s C.J. Frederick. Though he doesn’t put up eye-popping numbers, he’s been consistent on a nightly basis.
 
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LitlBuck said:
Though he doesn’t put up eye-popping numbers, he’s been consistent on a nightly basis.
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andre has played in 16 conference games. he's shot at least 3 three-pointers in 12 of those games. in 10 of those 12 games, he's shot at least 33%. that is extremely efficient.

heck, if you add the 2 conference games where he shot 2 three-pointers, andre has shot at least 33% in 12 of 14 games.
 
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