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23 James Wesling
James Wesling
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • High School:
    Baldwin
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    21
  • pts/g
    3.6
  • fg %
    41.3
  • 3pt %
    39.6
  • ft %
    100.0
  • reb/g
    1.0
  • a/g
    0.3
Bio

Career Highlights

2024-25

* Academic All-AMCC
* Played in 21 games
* Scored first collegiate basket at Carnegie Mellon
* Registered a season-high 13 points in 15 minutes at Hilbert
* Pulled down three rebounds in two contests

2023-24

* Academic All-AMCC
* Missed entire season due to injury

At Penn State Behrend

* Majoring in industrial engineering

Personal

* Son of Robin and James Wesling
* Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Baldwin High School
* Two-year selection to the First Team All-Section Team
* One-time Honorble mention selection
* Two-time All-Star participant
* Holds the single-game point record in school history at Baldwin
* 1,000 point scorer in high school
* Team captain
* National Honors Society
* Top-25 in class

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 21 13
Games started 0 0
Minutes 155 107
Minutes per game 7.4 8.2
FG 26-63 18-44
FG Pct 41.3 40.9
3PT 19-48 14-35
3PT Pct 39.6 40.0
FT 4-4 2-2
FT Pct 100.0 100.0
Off rebounds 7 5
Def rebounds 14 9
Total rebounds 21 14
Rebounds per game 1.0 1.1
Personal fouls 16 8
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 7 6
Turnovers 5 4
Assist to turnover ratio 1.4 1.5
Steals 3 3
Blocks 2 1
Points 75 52
Points per game 3.6 4.0
Points per 40 min 19.4 19.4
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 6 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 8
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 8 2-3 66.7 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 6
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 2 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 10 1-6 16.7 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 9 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 12 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 10 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 8 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 11 2-6 33.3 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 8 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 15 5-7 71.4 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 14 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - 8 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 12 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 10 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 11 1 2 3 1 2 0 0
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 14 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 Allegheny W, 86-68 - - - -
Nov 13 at Thiel W, 94-76 - 1 0 -
Nov 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 84-62 - 0 0 -
Nov 22 vs. Buffalo State W, 64-57 - 0 0 -
Nov 23 at Hobart L, 60-53 - - - -
Nov 26 Baldwin Wallace L, 88-75 0 2 0 -
Dec 7 Pitt-Greensburg W, 79-72 - - - -
Dec 11 La Roche L, 75-59 - - - -
Dec 14 at Fredonia W, 79-51 - 2 0 0.0
Dec 29 at St. John Fisher L, 58-56 - 0 - -
Dec 30 vs. Canton W, 74-63 - 1 - -
Jan 4 at Mt. Aloysius W, 72-65 - 1 0 -
Jan 8 at Penn State Altoona L, 78-76 - 1 - -
Jan 11 Pitt-Bradford L, 85-81 - 0 0 0.0
Jan 15 Hilbert W, 74-68 - 0 0 -
Jan 20 Carlow W, 92-76 - 1 0 -
Jan 22 at Alfred St. L, 52-49 - 1 0 0.0
Jan 25 at Pitt-Greensburg L, 77-73 - - - -
Jan 28 at Carlow W, 75-50 - 1 - 0.5
Feb 1 Mt. Aloysius W, 86-57 0 0 0 -
Feb 5 at La Roche L, 77-72 - 1 0 -
Feb 8 Penn State Altoona L, 80-77 - 0 - -
Feb 12 at Hilbert W, 84-77 - 0 0 -
Feb 15 at Pitt-Bradford W, 69-62 - 1 0 -
Feb 19 Alfred St. W, 79-46 - 1 0 -
Feb 25 La Roche L, 63-59 - 2 0 -
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2023-24 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2024-25 21 7.4 1.2-3.0 0.9-2.3 0.2-0.2 3.6
Total 21 7.4 1.2-3.0 0.9-2.3 0.2-0.2 3.6

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2024-25 21 0 155 26-63 41.3 19-48 39.6 4-4 100.0 75
Total 21 0 155 26-63 41.3 19-48 39.6 4-4 100.0 75

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2023-24 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2024-25 21 155 7.4 6.7-16.3 4.9-12.4 39.6 1.0-1.0 19.4
Total 21 155 7.4 6.7-16.3 4.9-12.4 39.6 1.0-1.0 19.4

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2023-24 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 21 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Total 21 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
2023-24 - - - - -
2024-25 21 0 16 0 1.4
Total 21 0 16 0 1.4

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 21 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.5
Total 21 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.5

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 21 7.4 1.2-3.0 0.9-2.3 0.2-0.2 3.6
Conference 13 8.2 1.4-3.4 1.1-2.7 0.2-0.2 4.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 7.8 1.2-2.6 0.9-1.8 0.0-0.0 3.4
Away 11 7.5 1.4-3.5 1.1-2.9 0.4-0.4 4.2
Neutral 2 5.5 0.5-1.5 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Result
Wins 12 8.0 1.5-3.2 1.0-2.5 0.2-0.2 4.2
Losses 9 6.6 0.9-2.7 0.8-2.0 0.2-0.2 2.8
Month
November 4 4.8 1.2-2.0 1.0-1.5 0.5-0.5 4.0
December 3 7.0 0.7-3.0 0.3-2.3 0.0-0.0 1.7
January 7 7.7 1.1-3.3 1.0-2.6 0.0-0.0 3.3
February 7 8.7 1.6-3.3 1.0-2.4 0.3-0.3 4.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 21 0 155 26-63 41.3 19-48 39.6 4-4 100.0 75
Conference 13 0 107 18-44 40.9 14-35 40.0 2-2 100.0 52
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 8 0 62 10-21 47.6 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 27
Away 11 - 82 15-39 38.5 12-32 37.5 4-4 100.0 46
Neutral 2 - 11 1-3 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Result
Wins 12 0 96 18-39 46.2 12-30 40.0 2-2 100.0 50
Losses 9 0 59 8-24 33.3 7-18 38.9 2-2 100.0 25
Month
November 4 0 19 5-8 62.5 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 16
December 3 - 21 2-9 22.2 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 5
January 7 - 54 8-23 34.8 7-18 38.9 0-0 - 23
February 7 0 61 11-23 47.8 7-17 41.2 2-2 100.0 31

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 21 155 7.4 6.7-16.3 4.9-12.4 39.6 1.0-1.0 19.4
Conference 13 107 8.2 6.7-16.4 5.2-13.1 40.0 0.7-0.7 19.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 62 7.8 6.5-13.5 4.5-9.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 17.4
Away 11 82 7.5 7.3-19.0 5.9-15.6 37.5 2.0-2.0 22.4
Neutral 2 11 5.5 3.6-10.9 0.0-7.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 7.3
Result
Wins 12 96 8.0 7.5-16.2 5.0-12.5 40.0 0.8-0.8 20.8
Losses 9 59 6.6 5.4-16.3 4.7-12.2 38.9 1.4-1.4 16.9
Month
November 4 19 4.8 10.5-16.8 8.4-12.6 66.7 4.2-4.2 33.7
December 3 21 7.0 3.8-17.1 1.9-13.3 14.3 0.0-0.0 9.5
January 7 54 7.7 5.9-17.0 5.2-13.3 38.9 0.0-0.0 17.0
February 7 61 8.7 7.2-15.1 4.6-11.1 41.2 1.3-1.3 20.3

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 21 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Conference 13 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3
Away 11 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 12 0.3 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
Losses 9 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Month
November 4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 3 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.6 0.6 1.1 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0
February 7 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
Event
Total 21 0 16 0 1.4
Conference 13 0 8 0 1.5
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 0 6 0 3.0
Away 11 - 9 0 0.8
Neutral 2 - 1 0 -
Result
Wins 12 0 9 0 2.0
Losses 9 0 7 0 0.5
Month
November 4 0 3 0 -
December 3 - 3 0 0.0
January 7 - 5 0 0.5
February 7 0 5 0 -

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 21 1.8 3.6 5.4 1.8 1.3 0.8 0.5
Conference 13 1.9 3.4 5.2 2.2 1.5 1.1 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 1.9 3.2 5.2 1.9 0.6 0.6 1.3
Away 11 2.0 3.4 5.4 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.0
Neutral 2 0.0 7.3 7.3 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 12 1.7 4.6 6.3 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.4
Losses 9 2.0 2.0 4.1 0.7 1.4 0.7 0.7
Month
November 4 2.1 4.2 6.3 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 3 0.0 5.7 5.7 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0
January 7 3.0 3.0 5.9 1.5 3.0 1.5 0.0
February 7 1.3 3.3 4.6 2.6 0.0 0.7 1.3

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

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  • Article
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  • Article
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