Wayne Blackshear

Wayne Blackshear
	File:Wayne Blackshear 2013.jpg Blackshear in 2013
No. 20 – Giorgio Tesi Pistoia
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born	February 11, 1992 (age 32); Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	Morgan Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Louisville (2011–2015)
NBA draft	2015 / Undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–present	Giorgio Tesi Pistoia
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team Academic All-American (2015); Elite 89 Award (2013); NCAA champion (2013); First-team Parade All-American (2011); McDonald's All-American (2011);

Wayne Fitzgerald Blackshear (born February 11, 1992)^[1]^[2] is an American professional basketball player who plays for Giorgio Tesi Group Pistoia of Italy's Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball at the University of Louisville.

High school and college career

Blackshear played basketball for Curie Metropolitan High School before transferring to crosstown rival Morgan Park High School.^[3] He earned 2010 and 2011 first team All-State recognition from the Chicago Tribune,^[4]^[5] and was 2011 Chicago Sun-Times Sun-Times Player of the Year.^[6] He was a 2011 McDonald's All-American and a Parade All-American.^[7]^[8]

Blackshear averaged 7.6 points per game playing for the Louisville Cardinals in 2012–13, helping them win the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. As a senior in 2014–15, Blackshear earned second-team Academic All-American honors and averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in 32 games.

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Blackshear joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2015 NBA Summer League.^[9]