2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Mitchell Wilbekin
Jersey Number 10

Mitchell Wilbekin

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gainesville, Fla.
  • High School:
    The Rock School

OF NOTE
· Appeared in 119 games, starting 89, over his four year career
· Finished his career with 197 career 3-pointers, sixth most in Wake Forest history
· Led the team in free throw percentage as a freshman, sophomore and junior
· One of four Demon Deacons to make at least 40 3-pointers in all four seasons of their career (Randolph Childress, Craig Dawson, Robert O'Kelley)

2017-18 SEASON (SENIOR)
· Appeared in 27 games, including 23 starts
· Averaged 8.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
· Scored in double figures in 13 games
· Led the team in 3-point shooting at 42.5 percent, while making a career-best 51 threes
· Tied a career high with 17 points against Army West Point (Dec. 8)
· Scored 14 points (4-6 3FG) on his senior day vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 24)
· After missing four games due to injury, returned at Syracuse (Feb. 11) with 13 points (4-5 3FG, tying career-high 3-pointers)
· Senior CLASS Award nominee

2016-17 SEASON (JUNIOR)
· Appeared in 32 games, including 10 starts
· Averaged 7.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game
· Scored in double figures in 10 games
· Led the team in free throw percentage (89.3) for the third straight year
· Had an ACC career-high 16 points (tying career-high four 3-pointers), season-high five rebounds and tied a career high with five assists vs. Georgia Tech (Feb. 4)
· Scored 12 points, including 6-6 FTs, at NC State (Jan. 21)
· Had 11 points (3-3 3FG) vs. No. 8 Louisville (Mar. 1)
· Made first 16 free throws of the year before his first miss, a streak of 31 consecutive free throws dating back to 2015-16, longest streak by a Deac since 1999-00

2015-16 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
· Appeared in all 31 games, making 30 starts
· Averaged 7.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game
· Led the team in free throw percentage
· Made multiple 3-pointers in 17 games
· Scored in double figures in 10 games
· Scored a career-high 17 points at Bucknell (Nov. 15)
· Had 15 points and four assists vs. UCLA (Nov. 25)
· Scored 13 points vs. No. 13 Indiana (Nov. 23)
· Had 13 points and four assists at Virginia Tech (Jan. 13)

2014-15 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
· Appeared in 29 games, making 26 starts, during his rookie season
· Averaged 7.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per game
· Led the team in free throw percentage and 3-point percentage
· Made multiple 3-pointers in 16 games
· Scored in double figures in 11 games, including six ACC contests
· Had a season-high 15 points vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 31)
· Scored 14 points (5-5 FG, 4-4 3FG) in home finale vs. Pitt (Mar. 1)
· Season-high five assists at Syracuse (Jan. 13)
· Had 12 points vs. Iona in first career start (Nov. 21)

HIGH SCHOOL
· Finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in The Rock School history with 1,755 points
· Earned six letters in basketball after joining the varsity team as a seventh-grader
· Four-time all-state honoree, earning first team honors as a freshman, junior and senior (second team all-state as a sophomore)
· Averaged 14.9 points, 2.8 assists and 2.1 steals as a senior in 2013-14, leading The Rock to the SSIAA state semifinals
· Chosen as the Sunshine Independent Athletic Association (SIAA) Player of the Year and the Gainesville Sun Area Player of the Year in 2013-14
· Named the state tournament MVP after leading the Lions to the state championship alongside teammate and future Kansas center Joel Embiid
· Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals, Scout and 247 Sports
· Played AAU ball for Florida Elite

PERSONAL
· Full name is Mitchell Douglas Wilbekin
· Son of Svend and Katy Wilbekin
· Born Nov. 25, 1994 in Gainesville, Fla.
· Has two brothers, Scottie and Andrew
· Scottie was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at the University of Florida and was the 2013-14 SEC Player of the Year and All-American while leading the Gators to the Final Four

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