11 Facts About Walt Wesley

Walter Ivory Wesley was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

The top university basketball programs weren't yet recruiting African-American players, but Walt Wesley was recruited by programs in the Midwest.

Walt Wesley set a pick and Jo Jo White made a 30-foot shot at the buzzer which seemingly sent the Jayhawks to the Final Four.

Walt Wesley was chosen in the first round of the 1966 NBA draft by the Cincinnati Royals.

Walt Wesley's playing time rose to 19.5 minutes per game, and career bests of 9.5 ppg and 6.3 rpg.

On February 19,1971, Walt Wesley scored 50 points against his first team, the Cincinnati Royals.

Walt Wesley averaged 8.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg over the course of his career.

Walt Wesley's jersey was retired by the University of Kansas and Dunbar High School.

Walt Wesley was inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, Kansas Hall of Fame, University of Kansas Hall Of Fame, National High School Basketball Hall of Fame, Court of Legends, and the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches.

Walt Wesley received the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity "Jessie Owens Award of Excellence" for athletic and philanthropic accomplishments, awarded at the 104th Anniversary Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha, Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2010.

In October 2018, Walt Wesley was honored as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra led by Wynton Marsalis, was commissioned by the Lied Center of Kansas to create a new work honoring 15 KU Basketball Legends.