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Austin Wiley Season 2016-17

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Austin Wiley Season 2016-17

PositionC
Weight255 lbs
Height6-11
ClassFreshman
HometownHoover, Ala.

2019-20 (Senior): Averaged 10.6 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 0.6 assists and 0.5 steals in 21.5 minutes per game … started all 31 games at center … led Auburn in rebounds 26 times, blocks 16 times and scoring twice … finished second in the SEC and 45th in the nation with 9.3 rebounds per game ... father Aubrey led the SEC in rebounding in 1993-94 ... was 12th in the country with a 29.0 defensive rebound rate ... also was fourth in the nation in offensive rebound rate at 17.8 … finished second in the SEC and 33rd nationally with 13 double-doubles, including six in the last 11 games ... became first Auburn player to have three straight double-doubles since Cinmeon Bowers in 2016 … was 14th nationally drawing 7.1 fouls per 40 minutes ... finished fifth in the SEC and 67th nationally with 1.6 blocks per game … had a block in 23 of his last 28 games and matched his career high with five blocks in home finale against Texas A&M (March 4) … increased free throw percentage by 10 points from junior to senior season from 57.1 percent to 67.1 percent … scored season-high 18 points, pulled down career-high 17 boards and blocked five shots in home win vs. Alabama (Feb. 12) … 17 rebounds were the most by an Auburn player in a SEC game since Cinmeon Bowers grabbed 18 boards against Ole Miss in 2016 … had at least eight rebounds in 25 of 31 games … named SEC Player of the Week, the first of his career, on Dec. 2 after averaging 16 points and 10.5 rebounds per game en route to being named the MVP at the Legends Classic ... became just the fourth center in program history to earn the weekly award, joining Mamadou N’diaye (1999), Aaron Swinson (1994) and Jeff Moore (1987) ... scored in double figures 20 times, tying for second-most on the team … named to the SEC Community Service Team … selected Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the league’s coaches.

2018-19 (Junior): Chosen to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List … averaged 6.9 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 13.0 minutes per game … played in 29 games, drawing five starts … shot a team-high 57 percent from the floor … scored in double figures eight times, including five of his first seven games played … pulled down 10-plus rebounds twice … also touted five or more blocks two times … led the team in blocks 12 times, rebounding seven times and scoring once … produced three straight double-figure scoring outputs vs. Mississippi College (Nov. 14), Xavier (Nov. 19) and Duke (Nov. 20) where he averaged 14.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting at a 67 percent clip … was one rebound short from a double-double against Saint Peter’s (Nov. 28) with 16 points and nine boards … started five straight games between Dec. 22-Jan. 16 … secured a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Murray State (Dec. 22) … played in nine SEC games while battling injury … shot 60 percent from the floor and touted five blocks in five games in Auburn’s historic run to the Final Four … given the Mike Mitchell Courage Award at the annual end-of-season team banquet.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Tabbed to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Watch List ... did not see any game action ... declared for the NBA Draft without the intention of hiring an agent on April 10.

August 2017 Italy Tour: Traveled with the Tigers to Italy but did not play in any of the four games.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Selected and named the team captain for the 12-member USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team to play in the FIBA World Cup in Cairo, Egypt, July 1-9, 2017 ... only American and one of seven players to average a double-double in the tournament with 10.3 points and 10.9 rebounds in only 19.9 minutes per game as the United States won the bronze medal, finishing 6-1 ... shot 50 percent from the field ... started all seven games ... his 40-minute per game average would be 20.5 points and 21.7 rebounds ... had three double-doubles and a rebound shy of four double-doubles in seven games ... 19 points and 10 rebounds in 22:11 to lead USA to an 81-59 victory over Germany in the quarterfinals ... 16 points and a game-high 16 rebounds in a 109-68 victory over Angola ... 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds in 29:41 in a 99-87 upset loss to Canada in the semifinals ... 9 points and a game-high 14 rebounds in 21:37 vs. Italy to finish Group D play 3-0 ...  8 points and 8 rebounds and a block in 20 minutes in the 96-72 bronze medal win over Spain ... 5 points, 8 rebounds, a block and assist in only 14:58 in a 108-48 win over Iran in the Group D opener ... saddled with foul trouble playing less than five minutes in each half, had 2 points and 3 rebounds and a steal in a 117-69 victory over Mali in the round of 16 ... scored 15 points in the USA’s 89-66 victory over Lithuania in a friendly on June 28, a day after making the 6,900-mile trip from Colorado Springs, Colo., to Washington, D.C. to Germany to Cairo ... 9 points and 7 rebounds in an 82-60 victory over France on June 29 in a second friendly ... only Kentucky had more players than Auburn in the USA’s 27-player tryout as freshman Chuma Okeke joined Wiley.

2016-17 (Freshman): Averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 18.0 minutes ... played in 23 games, starting 22 after coming off the bench in his college debut vs. Mercer ... shot 58.4 percent from the field and 49.1 percent from the foul line ... joined the team on Dec. 16, 2016, as a 17-year-old after graduating from Calusa Prep in Miami, Fla. .. practiced with the team two days before playing his first collegiate game against Mercer on Dec. 18, 2016 ... totaled nine points, three rebounds and two blocks in 15 minutes vs. Mercer in his collegiate debut ... career-high 25 points (21 in the second half) on 11-of-13 FG and seven rebounds in win at NIT Champion TCU ... named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 23 after averaging 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins vs. Alabama and LSU ... just missed a double-double with a then-career-high 19 points (11-of-18 FT) and nine rebounds vs. Alabama on Jan. 20 ... 10 points, six rebounds, two blocks and a steal vs. LSU ... first career double-double at eventual Final Four and No. 23 South Carolina with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds ... 14 points, five rebounds and a block in 19 minutes vs. Mississippi State ... 10 points, eight rebounds and a career-high four blocks at Georgia ... 11 points, four rebounds, a block and assist in 19 minutes vs. Georgia ... 11 points and three blocks vs. No. 13 Florida ... nine points at LSU ... seven points and nine rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Ole Miss on Jan. 7, a day before his 18th birthday ... eight points, five rebounds and a season-high four blocks at Ole Miss ... scored the Tigers’ first overtime basket in the win at UConn, finishing with seven points, three rebounds and an assist in 20 minutes ... five points and tied a season-high with four blocks at Missouri .. at the team’s postseason awards banquet, received the Mike Mitchell Courage Award. 

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Ranked 13th nationally by Scout, 16th by Rivals and 17th by 247Sports ... played on Team USA’s gold medal winner at the FIBA Men’s U17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain in summer of 2016 ... consensus five-star selection ... three-time all-state selection at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala. ... averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds as a junior in 2014-15 leading Spain Park to a 24-6 record and the Class 7A state finals under coach Donnie Quinn ... was named the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 7A Player of the Year as a junior, averaging 27.1 points, 12.1 rebounds and 2.9 blocks ... selected to the ASWA Class 7A All-State first-team and to the AL.com Class 7A Super All-State first-team ... scored his 1,500th point of his high school career during his junior season ... MVP of the Alabama North-South game in August 2016 ... averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds as a sophomore at Spain Park where he was named AL.com Birmingham Player of the Year Award ... selected to the ASWA Class 7A All-State first-team and AL.com Class 7A Super All-State first-team ... averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a 6-foot-9, 190-pound freshman on Spain Park’s varsity in 2013-14 ... named an honorable mention ASWA Class 6A All-State selection as a freshman ... full name is Austin Jermaine Wiley ... son of former Auburn players, All-American & 1992 USA Olympian Vickie Orr and Aubrey Wiley, who led the SEC in rebounding in 1993-94 ... Vickie helped lead Auburn to two-straight NCAA Championship games in 1988 and 1989 and was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 ... studying in the College of Education ... signed national letter of intent on Nov. 9, 2016.