Wayne Blackshear
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 Blackshear with the Louisville Cardinals in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1992 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Morgan Park (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College | Louisville (2011–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–2022 |
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Pistoia |
| 2016–2017 | Forlì |
| 2017–2018 | Byblos Club |
| 2018–2019 | Helsinki Seagulls |
| 2019–2020 | Maine Red Claws |
| 2020 | Franklin Bulls |
| 2020 | Spójnia Stargard |
| 2021–2022 | Long Island Nets |
| 2022 | Maine Celtics |
| Career highlights | |
*Later vacated | |
Wayne Fitzgerald Blackshear (born February 11, 1992)[1][2] is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
Blackshear played basketball for Curie Metropolitan High School before transferring to crosstown rival Morgan Park High School.[3] He earned 2010 and 2011 first team All-State recognition from the Chicago Tribune,[4][5] and was 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Sun-Times Player of the Year.[6] He was a 2011 McDonald's All-American and a Parade All-American.[7][8]
Between 2011 and 2015, Blackshear played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. As a sophomore in 2012–13, he helped the Cardinals win the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a senior in 2014–15, Blackshear earned second-team Academic All-American honors and averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 32 games.[9]