Ishmail Wainright

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Ishmail Wainright
File:Ishmail Wainright, Wizards vs Raptors on October 12, 2021 (cropped).jpg
Wainright with the Toronto Raptors in 2021
No. 12 – Phoenix Suns
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1994-09-12) September 12, 1994 (age 29)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality American / Ugandan
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school
College Baylor (2013–2017)
NBA draft 2017 / Undrafted
Playing career 2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Nürnberg Falcons
2019–2020 Rasta Vechta
2020–2021 SIG Strasbourg
2021–present Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017)

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.

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]

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

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.[15] He was on the roster during AfroBasket 2021.[16]

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 45 0 8.0 .394 .322 .583 1.2 .3 .4 .1 2.4
Career 45 0 8.0 .394 .322 .583 1.2 .3 .4 .1 2.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022 Phoenix 7 0 3.8 .417 .500 — 1.6 .1 .1 .1 1.9
Career 7 0 3.8 .417 .500 — 1.6 .1 .1 .1 1.9

See also

References

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External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
  • Baylor Bears bio
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