Wesley Gonzales

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Olan and the surname or paternal family name is Gonzales.

Wesley Olan Gonzales (born July 27, 1980 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino former professional basketball player. Gonzales last played for the Barako Bull Energy Cola before retiring after a stellar college career and a 10-year stint in the PBA.

Wesley Gonzales

Personal information
Born	(1980-07-27) July 27, 1980 (age 44) Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school	Ateneo (Quezon City)
College	Ateneo
PBA draft	2004: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the FedEx Express
Playing career	2004–2013
Position	Small forward / shooting guard
Number	2, 5, 15, 23, 34
Career history
2004–2006	FedEx Express
2006–2009	San Miguel Beermen/Magnolia Beverage Masters
2009–2010	Coca-Cola Tigers
2010–2011	Burger King Whoppers / Air21 Express
2011–2012	Alaska Aces
2012–2013	San Mig Coffee Mixers
2013	Barako Bull Energy Cola
Career highlights and awards
PBA champion (2009 Fiesta Conference) UAAP Champion (2002) UAAP Finals MVP (2002)

Player Profile

At 6-foot-5, Gonzales played for the 2002 UAAP championship squad of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles, and was named co-Finals MVP, along with teammate Larry Fonacier. He was drafted 9th overall in the 2004 PBA draft by the FedEx Express. In 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen and in late 2009 he became a player of the Coca-Cola Tigers before eventually going back to Air21. On May 16, 2011, the Alaska Aces moved to shore up a critical weakness and strengthened their guard corps by acquiring Wesley in exchange for their 2010 PBA draft 4th pick overall, Elmer Espiritu.^[1] After his stint with Barako Bull in 2014, he decided to call it quits and is now working at HSBC.^[2]

PBA 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

^[3]

Season-by-season averages

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	FedEx	58	16.6	.384	.310	.610	2.4	1.2	.2	.2	6.6
2005–06	Air21	27	9.7	.264	.239	.500	1.2	.5	.2	.1	2.7
	San Miguel	15	10.1	.367	.344	.571	2.2	.7	.1	.1	3.7
2006–07	San Miguel	60	16.2	.356	.308	.598	2.3	1.0	.3	.1	5.4
2007–08	Magnolia	30	14.4	.427	.419	.433	2.7	.9	.3	.2	4.0
2008–09	San Miguel	48	14.3	.443	.340	.542	2.6	.9	.0	.2	4.9
2009–10	Coca-Cola	35	17.5	.353	.337	.448	2.6	.6	.4	.1	5.6
	Burger King / Air21
2010–11	Air21	32	20.7	.371	.373	.604	2.6	1.2	.3	.1	6.8
2011–12	Alaska	11	12.1	.243	.125	.500	1.2	.8	.1	.1	1.9
2012–13	San Mig Coffee	30	12.5	.313	.304	.444	1.5	.7	.1	.1	2.1
	Barako Bull
Career		346	15.2	.368	.321	.557	2.3	.9	.2	.1	4.9

References

1. "WESLEY GONZALES JOINS ALASKA". AlaskaAces.com.ph. Alaska Aces. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
2. Olivares, Rick (August 1, 2014). "A generation of Ateneo swingmen: Wesley Gonzales & Von Pessumal". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
3. "Wesley Gonzales Player Profile - PBA-Online.net". PBA-Online.net. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015.