Joe Wieskamp

Joe Hinman Wieskamp was born in August of 1999 in Muscatine, Iowa. He is the son of Stephen and Dana Wieskamp. The sharpshooter had a historic basketball career at Muscatine High School, finishing as the Iowa Class 4A career scoring leader with 2,376 points. Wieskamp also averaged a state-high 33.5 points and 13.5 rebounds as a senior and was named Iowa Mr. Basketball (on top of being voted the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive year). As the state's highest-rated prospect in the class of 2018, Wieskamp chose to stay home and play in college with the Iowa Hawkeyes. In his first year, he started all 35 games, averaged 11.1 points and 4.9 rebounds, shot 42.4 percent from beyond the three-point arc and earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors. This early success led Wieskamp to declare for the 2019 NBA Draft, though he maintained his collegiate eligibility by never hiring an agent and ultimately decided to return to college. He would go on to improve statistically in each of the next two years. As a sophomore, Wieskmap averaged 14 points and 6.1 rebounds and led the Big Ten in free throw percentage, shooting 85.6 percent from the charity stripe. Wieskamp followed this up by earning Second Team All-Big Ten honors in his junior season as he averaged 14.8 points and 6.6 rebounds and led the Big Ten in three-point accuracy -- 49.5 percent in league play and 46.2 percent overall. In April of 2021, Wieskamp declared for the 2021 NBA Draft and, this time chose to remain in the draft. He was selected with the 41st overall selection by the San Antonio Spurs. Wieskamp then played in the NBA Summer League before going on to sign a two-way contract to play for San Antonio and their NBA G League affiliate, the Austin Spurs. Fans can follow Wieskamp on Twitter at @JWieskamp21.