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Where Are They Now: David WesleyThe former NBA star returns to Baylor and helps out the team
By John Werner
Nobody expected David Wesley to have a fifteen-year NBA career.
Undrafted out of Baylor in 1992, the sweet-shooting Wesley got his
chance to play for the New Jersey Nets in 1993. The following year, the
guard signed a three-year contract with the Boston Celtics.
 "When
I signed with the Celtics, I thought, 'I'm going to play in the NBA for
four years and make a million dollars—Whoa!'" Wesley said.
The Charlotte Hornets were so impressed with Wesley that they signed
him to a seven-year contract. He went on to play for the Houston
Rockets before ending his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers in
2006-07. An outstanding three-point shooter, Wesley averaged 12.5
points and 4.4 assists in 949 NBA games.
Now, the former Southwest Conference Player of the Year is back at
Baylor finishing the final thirty-three hours of his degree in physical
education. He wants to get into coaching and is serving as a manager
under Scott Drew with the Baylor men's basketball team. He's married
and has three young children in Houston, but he commutes on weekdays to
Baylor.
"As a guy who's played in the NBA, I think I have the ear of the
players here," Wesley said. "I can tell them something from a different
perspective."
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