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Yanni Wetzell Season 2019-20

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PositionF
Weight240 lbs
Height6-10
ClassSenior
HometownAuckland, New Zealand
Previous SchoolVanderbilt University
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Completed Aztec career ranked No. 8 in single-season field goal percentage (59.2%) and No. T-11 in victories (30).  

As a Senior (2019-20)
MWC Rankings: 6th in offensive rebounds, 8th in rebounding, 10th in blocked shots, 13th in defensive rebounds
NCAA Rankings: 177th in offensive rebounds per game, 215th in rebounds, 247th in double doubles
Academic All-Mountain West... Aztec Scholar-Athlete... A second-team and third-team All-Mountain West performer in the coaches and media polls, respectively… Two-time Mountain West Player of the Week honoree (Nov. 25 & Jan. 13)… Named to the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team… A starter in all 32 games… One-of-six players to appear in all 32 games and one-of-three to start each contest… Averaged 11.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 27.9 minutes per game… Added 26 steals and 20 blocks in 891 minutes… Set major college career-high in nearly every statistical category… Shot 50.0 percent or better in 24-of-32 games… His 59.2 field goal shooting percentage is the eighth best for a single-season in program history… Twice sank a career-best nine field goals; at San Diego (11/20) and vs. Boise State (1/11)… At Wyoming (1/8) was 7-of-7 and became the fourth Aztec in the Brian Dutcher/Steve Fisher era to make at least seven field goals with a miss in a game… Went 7-of-22 (31.8 percent) from three-point range, including a single-game and career-high two treys vs. Nevada (1/18)… Played at least 25 minutes in a game 25 times, more than 30 minutes nine times and a season-high 36 minutes at Fresno State (1/14)… Reached double figure scoring 20 times, including a career-high 20 points three times at San Diego (11/20), vs. Boise State (1/11) and vs. New Mexico (2/11)… Snatched double-digit rebounds four times; 12 at San Diego, 16 vs. Nevada (1/18), 10 vs. Utah State (2/1) and 12 against Utah State (3/7) in the Mountain West championship game… In each of his four double-digit rebounding efforts he recorded a double-double with double-digit scoring… His 16 boards against Nevada were a season and career-high… Among a career-high 20 blocks, had a single-game best four at New Mexico (1/29)… In six games, vs. Texas Southern (11/5), at San Diego, vs. San Diego Christian (12/18), vs. Cal Poly (12/28), vs. Utah State (2/1 & 3/7) nabbed a season-high two steals… Dished out a season and career-high four assists vs. Creighton (11/28), vs. Boise State (1/11) and at UNLV (1/26)…

As A Junior at Vanderbilt (2018-19)
Graduated with a degree in economics in Spring 2019… Earned 10 starting assignments in 32 total appearances… Averaged 5.9 points and 5.4 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game… Contributed 21 steals, 19 blocks and 11 assists in 591 total minutes… Shot .496 (68-of-137) from the floor, including .265 (9-of-34) from beyond the three-point line and .763 (45-of-59) from the free throw line… Recorded eight double figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding games which resulted in two double doubles… Made his major college debut against Winthrop (11-6-18)… First Division I bucket came at Southern California (1-11-18)… Scored 15 points, pulled down seven rebounds, had two assists, a block and a steal in 23 minutes against Savannah State (11-27-18)… In 21 minutes against No. 17/18 Arizona State, recorded 12 points, a season-high two blocks and five rebounds… Season-high 16 points came against UNC Ashville (12-31-18) where he also had six boards and two blocks in 23 minutes… Recorded his first double double against Auburn (2-16-19) with 10 points and 10 rebounds… Picked up a career-high four steals at Tennessee (2-19-19)… Had 10 points and eight boards at Alabama (2-23-19)… Contributed 15 points, four rebounds and a block at Texas A&M (3-2-19)… Had 11 rebounds, six points, a steal and an assists against Arkansas (3-6-19)… At LSU (3-9-19) scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, had an assists and a block in 28 minutes… Finished the season with 10 points, 10 boards and two steals versus Texas A&M (3-13-19).

As A Redshirt at Vanderbilt (2017-18)
Sat out the season due to NCAA Transfer rules.

As A Sophomore at St. Mary’s University (2016-17)
A second-team All-Heartland Conference performer… Started each of the team’s 30 games and averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in 31.3 minutes per game… Added 45 assists, 24 steals and 18 blocks in 939 total minutes… Scored in double figures in 24 games and had double digit rebounds eight times… Recorded six double doubles… Led the team in scoring and shot .501 (170-of-339) from the floor, .409 (18-of-44) from three-point range and went to the line 159 times making 106 for a .667 free throw percentage… Led the team in offensive (670), defensive (137) and total rebounds (204) as well as blocks, and was third in assists and steals… Scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds against Eastern New Mexico (11-15-16)… Had 11 rebounds and 14 points against Angelo State (11-25-16)… Against Rogers State (12-17-16) totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds… Contributed 14 points and 10 boards versus Oklahoma Christian (1-7-17)… Recorded a career-high 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Newman (1-21-17)… Led the squad with 22 points and 10 boards in a match-up with Oklahoma Christian (2-9-17)… Equaled his career-high 29 points against Newman (2-23-17).

As A Freshman at St. Mary’s University (2015-16)
Named Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year… A starter in all 29 games averaging 11.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in 25.1 minutes per game… Dished out 25 assists, had 10 steals and eight blocks in 728 total minutes… Reached double digit scoring in 18 games and pulled down double digit rebounds four times… Each double-digit rebounding effort resulted in a double double… Led the team with a .530 (140-of-264) field goal percentage and was the second leading scorer… His 162 rebounds led the team and eight blocks were the third most for the squad… Scored 14 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, and grabbed 10 rebounds against Texas A&M-Kingsville (12-14-15)… Totaled 18 points and a career-high 13 boards against UA Fort Smith (1-7-16)… Scored a season-high 24 points, on 12-of-22 shooting, and pulled down eight rebounds against Oklahoma Christian (1-28-16)… Versus St. Edwards (2-11-16) scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds… Closed the season with a 23 point, 11 rebound effort against UA Fort Smith (3-4-16).

High School
Attended Westlake High School in Auckland, New Zealand… Earned the team’s Most Improved Player as a senior leading them to a No. 2 national ranking… Competed for the U19 New Zealand National Team, which finished with a No. 2 ranking… Also played tennis… Did not start playing organized basketball until the age of 17.