Blake Wesley taken by San Antonio Spurs in first round of NBA draft
It has been a long time since Notre Dame had one of its own enter the NBA with such promise.
The term one-and-done in relation to NBA prospects typically isn’t thrown around South Bend, but we officially can give that label to Blake Wesley. When he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 25th pick, he became the first Irish draftee since Demetrius Jackson in 2016 and the first taken in the first round since Jerian Grant in 2015.
Wesley did well for himself in his lone season with his hometown university. He led the Irish averaging 14.4 points a game and was second averaging 2.4 assists a game. That made him instrumental in the Irish’s run to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The ACC agreed, naming him second-team all-conference and to the all-freshman team.
Now, Wesley gets a chance to prove himself at the next level. Good luck to him with the Spurs, who will be extremely lucky to have him. Here’s hoping Dejounte Murray and company will not haze him too much or too harshly.
