Players
Joe Wieskamp
Joe Wieskamp
2024 Averages
10.2
PPG
0.6
APG
5.1
RPG
45
FG%
Biography
The 25-year-old pure scorer and shooter from Iowa steps out of North America for the first time to try his luck in the NBL at the South East Melbourne Phoenix.
Arrives with a strong reputation as a prolific scorer who is a tremendous shooter, and all-round playmaker with good size to back him up standing at 6'6.
After growing up in Muscatine, Iowa, attended the University of Iowa for three years and across 97 appearances he averaged 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds while shooting at 47 per cent from the floor and 41 per cent from deep.
Along the way he was named Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2019, All-Big Ten Third Team in 2020 and Second Team in 2021 before opting out for the NBA Draft and being taken at No. 41 by the San Antonio Spurs in 2021.
Did play 29 games as a rookie in the NBA for the Spurs in 2021/22 combined with time at the Austin Spurs of the G League before playing at the Wisconsin Herd and Raptors 905 in 2022/23 along with playing another 10 NBA games for the Toronto Raptors.
Went on to split the 2023/24 G League season with the Texas Longhorns and Maine Celtics, and now was looking for a fresh start for his career and has joined the Phoenix of the NBL for his first attempt at playing internationally.