1. Jesse Kendall James Wagstaff was born on 30 April 1986 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League.
34 Facts About Jesse Wagstaff
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Jesse Wagstaff went on to earn NBL Best Sixth Man in 2012 and then won five more championships in 2014,2016,2017,2019 and 2020.
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Jesse Wagstaff has represented Australia in two Commonwealth Games including gold at Gold Coast 2018 and silver at Birmingham 2022.
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Jesse Wagstaff represented Australia at the 2004 Oceania Youth Tournament, where he averaged 19 points and eight rebounds per game.
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Jesse Wagstaff was named to the RMAC All-Tournament team after scoring 35 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in the three games.
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Jesse Wagstaff played in all 32 games, including 31 starts, averaging 27.1 minutes per game.
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Jesse Wagstaff was named Most Valuable Player of the RMAC Tournament.
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Jesse Wagstaff averaged 14.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
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Jesse Wagstaff was named first-team RMAC All-Academic as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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Out of college, Jesse Wagstaff was set to sign with the South Dragons, the reigning NBL champions.
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Jesse Wagstaff averaged 9.0 points and 3.6 rebounds in 33 games and earned NBL Rookie of the Year.
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In 22 games, Jesse Wagstaff averaged 8.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.
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In May 2011, Jesse Wagstaff re-signed with the Wildcats on a three-year deal.
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On 8 May 2014, Jesse Wagstaff re-signed with the Wildcats on a two-year deal.
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On 24 October 2014, Jesse Wagstaff was involved in an ugly on-court incident with Sydney Kings forward Josh Childress.
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On 13 December 2015, Jesse Wagstaff played his 200th game for the Wildcats, becoming just the sixth player to play his first 200 NBL games with the Wildcats.
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Jesse Wagstaff went on to help the Wildcats qualify for the finals for the 30th straight year.
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Jesse Wagstaff shot 5-of-10 from the field and went 9-of-11 from the free throw line.
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Jesse Wagstaff became the eighth Wildcat to play 250 games for the club, and the sixth to play his first 250 games for Perth.
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Jesse Wagstaff hit four 3-pointers midway through the fourth quarter.
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On 5 April 2019, Jesse Wagstaff re-signed with the Wildcats on a two-year deal.
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Jesse Wagstaff went on to help the Wildcats reach the grand final, where he attempted to become the league's first ever seven-time championship winner and became the first player to take part in nine grand final series.
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Jesse Wagstaff scored a season-high 14 points in the season opener against the Brisbane Bullets.
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Jesse Wagstaff broke Grace's record two days later, playing his 483rd game in a loss to the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
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Jesse Wagstaff played his 500th NBL game on 2 February 2025 against the Kings in Sydney, becoming the 14th player in NBL history and just the fourth at a single club to play 500 games.
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Jesse Wagstaff finished the season averaging 4.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
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In 2009, Jesse Wagstaff was a member of the Australian University National Team that travelled to Serbia to play in the World University Games.
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Jesse Wagstaff received a call-up to join the Australian Boomers in June 2010 ahead of their three-game series with Argentina.
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Jesse Wagstaff played for the Boomers again during the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers.
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In July 2022, Jesse Wagstaff played for Australia at the FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup in Singapore.
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Jesse Wagstaff helped Australia win the gold medal and was named MVP of the tournament.
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Jesse Wagstaff represented Australia in 3x3 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in England, where the team won silver.
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Jesse Wagstaff is the son of Derric and Barbara, and has a sister named Naomi.
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Jesse Wagstaff has a degree in Civil Engineering, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Masters in Traffic Engineering.