{{short description|American basketball player (born 1990)}} {{for|the jazz musician|David S. Ware}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = David Wear | image = David_Wear.jpg | image_size = | caption = Wear in college with UCLA in 2012 | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 225 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|21}} | birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S. | high_school = Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) | college = *North Carolina (2009–2010) *UCLA (2011–2014) | draft_year = 2014 | career_start = 2014 | career_end = 2019 | career_number = 31 | career_position = Power forward | years1 = 2014–2015 | team1 = Reno Bighorns | years2 = {{nbay|2014|end}} | team2 = Sacramento Kings | years3 = 2015–2017 | team3 = Baloncesto Fuenlabrada | years4 = 2017–2018 | team4 = Osaka Evessa | years5 = 2018–2019 | team5 = Sydney Kings | highlights = * NBA D-League All-Rookie Third Team (2015) * McDonald's All-American (2009) * Fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American (2009) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's basketball}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas U-18 Championship}} {{MedalSilver| 2008 Argentina | Team}} }} '''David Earl Wear Jr.''' (born September 21, 1990) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the UCLA Bruins. He played briefly with the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2015.
In high school, Wear won a silver medal for the United States national team at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. He was named an All-American as a senior in 2009. He played in college for one season at North Carolina before transferring to UCLA. After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, he played most of 2014–15 in the NBA Development League (now known as the NBA G League), but also had a brief stint in the NBA with Sacramento. He then played two seasons in Spain with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada before joining Osaka.
==High school career== Wear attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California where he was a two-time California Interscholastic Federation State champion in 2007 and 2008. As a junior, he averaged 18.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 16.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.<ref name=bio>{{cite news |title=#12 David Wear |url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207913791 |work=uclabruins.com |accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> Wear was selected as the 2009 county boys' basketball player of the year, a 2009 fourth-team ''Parade'' All-American, a repeat first team all-county member, first team All-Division I-AA member, first team all-league member, second team all-state in 2009, and an all-state sophomore in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=David Wear - Mater Dei basketball - biography |url=http://www.ocvarsity.com/sports/david-13936-wear-mater.html |work=OCVarsity.com |date=August 4, 2008 |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054849/http://www.ocvarsity.com/sports/david-13936-wear-mater.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Michael |last=O'Shea |title=High School Boys Basketball Team |url=http://parade.condenast.com/104308/michaeloshea/parade-all-america-high-school-boys-basketball-team/ |work=Parade.com |date=April 5, 2009 |accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref>
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wear was listed as the No. 16 power forward and the No. 59 player in the nation in 2009.<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/basketball/recruiting/player-David-Wear-55282;_ylt=AsqLvNdEbALy6q4xa.Jmr1hGPZB4 David Wear Recruiting Profile]</ref>
==College career== Wear and his twin brother, Travis, played for the defending national champion North Carolina Tar Heels in their freshman year.<ref name=foster_030422014>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Chris |title=UCLA's twin Wear brothers near the end of their identical act |date=March 2, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/02/sports/la-sp-ucla-wear-twins-20140302 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195230/http://articles.latimes.com/2014/mar/02/sports/la-sp-ucla-wear-twins-20140302 |archive-date=September 10, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wear contributed 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds a game while averaging over 10 minutes per game.<ref name=markazi/> The Tar Heels missed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament, which upset their fans. Brother Travis said playing for North Carolina "wasn't what I thought it would be."<ref name=foster_030422014/> The twin brothers transferred after the season in May 2010 to UCLA. They redshirted the following season due to NCAA transfer rules.<ref name=markazi>{{cite news |last1=Markazi |first1=Arash |last2=Leung |first2=Diamond |title=Wear twins transferring to UCLA |date=May 25, 2010 |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5219398 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528224532/http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5219398 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
UCLA won the Pac-12 Conference championship in 2012–13. However, UCLA coach Ben Howland was fired after the season, prompting Wear and his brother to consider transferring. After meeting with incoming coach Steve Alford, the brothers were convinced they fit as starters in the new coach's system.<ref name=foster_030422014/> On January 26, 2014, Wear scored a career-high 18 points against California, eclipsing his previous high of 17 in 2011, also against Cal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wear's career-high leads UCLA past Cal 76-64 |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/wear-39-career-high-leads-031842799--ncaab.html |work=Yahoo.com |date=January 26, 2014 |accessdate=September 5, 2014 |archive-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905192033/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wear-39-career-high-leads-031842799--ncaab.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the team's annual banquet after the 2013–14 season, Wear was awarded the Irv Pohlmeyer Memorial Trophy, for being the team's top defensive player. He graduated following the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=UCLA Looks Forward to Thursday Evening's NBA Draft|date=June 24, 2014|work=uclabruins.com|url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=209529910|accessdate=June 27, 2014}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===D-League and NBA (2014–2016)=== After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wear joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2014 NBA Summer League.<ref>{{cite web|title=BULLS ANNOUNCE 2014 NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER|date=July 8, 2014|work=NBA.com|url=http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/bulls-announce-2014-nba-summer-league-roster|accessdate=September 5, 2014}}</ref> On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-announce-training-camp-roster Kings Announce Training Camp Roster]</ref> However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 19, 2014.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/kings/kings-waive-bhullar-burton-wear Kings Waive Bhullar, Burton, Wear]</ref> On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns as an affiliate player.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html BIGHORNS FINALIZE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AFTER D-LEAGUE DRAFT] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106210413/http://www.nba.com/dleague/reno/bighorns_finalize_training_cam_2014_11_02.html |date=November 6, 2014 }}</ref> Wear's shooting ability allowed him to thrive in Coach David Arseneault Jr.'s run-and-gun system,<ref>{{cite news |last=Carpenter |first=Les |title=140 points a game – but are the Reno Bighorns a basketball experiment too far? |date=February 20, 2015 |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/20/140-points-a-game-but-are-the-reno-bighorns-a-basketball-experiment-too-far |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220123715/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/feb/20/140-points-a-game-but-are-the-reno-bighorns-a-basketball-experiment-too-far |archivedate=February 20, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> and he was invited to participate in the Three-Point Contest during the 2015 D-League All-Star Weekend.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schlosser |first=Keith |title=David Wear Discusses Playing In "The System" In Reno And Finding Early Success |date=February 18, 2015 |work=SBNation.com |url=http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2015/2/18/8058893/david-wear-discusses-playing-in-the-system-in-reno-and-finding-early-success |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325100931/http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2015/2/18/8058893/david-wear-discusses-playing-in-the-system-in-reno-and-finding-early-success |archivedate=March 25, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On March 23, 2015, Wear signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-sign-david-wear|title=Kings Sign David Wear to a 10-Day Contract|work=NBA.com|date=March 23, 2015|accessdate=March 23, 2015}}</ref> He was not retained by the Kings following the expiration of his 10-day contract on April 2. In July 2015, Wear joined the Detroit Pistons for the Orlando Summer League and the Sacramento Kings for the Las Vegas Summer League.<ref name=sportando_08102015/>
===Overseas (2016–present)=== On August 10, 2015, Wear signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain for the 2015–16 season.<ref name=sportando_08102015>{{cite news|title=Fuenlabrada announces David Wear|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/172244/fuenlabrada-announces-david-wear.html|accessdate=August 10, 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=August 10, 2015}}</ref> On August 1, 2016, he re-signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada for the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fuenlabrada re-signs David Wear|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/208274/fuenlabrada-re-signs-david-wear.html|accessdate=August 5, 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=August 1, 2016}}</ref>
In 2017–18, Wear moved to Japan to play with Osaka Evessa in the B.League<ref>{{cite news|title=Osaka Evessa signs David Wear and Greg Smith|date=August 8, 2017|website=Sportando.com|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/243757/osaka-evessa-signs-david-wear-and-greg-smith.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809091523/http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/243757/osaka-evessa-signs-david-wear-and-greg-smith.html|archivedate=August 9, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and played with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League in 2018–19.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/42189-sydney-kings-add-import-forward-david-wear|title=Sydney Kings Add Import Forward David Wear|work=NBL.com.au|date=May 26, 2018|accessdate=May 26, 2018|archive-date=May 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527023329/http://www.nbl.com.au/news/article/42189-sydney-kings-add-import-forward-david-wear|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Uluc|first=Olgun|title=NBL Free Agency Tracker — Fox Sports Australia|date=June 7, 2019|website=FoxSports.com.au|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/nbl-free-agency-tracker-fox-sports-australia/news-story/230992e503d6236989733d514dbf3143|accessdate=November 10, 2019}}</ref>
==National team career== In July 2008, Wear won a silver medal playing for the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Formosa, Argentina.<ref name="bio" />
==Career statistics== ===NBA statistics=== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento | 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || — || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 0.0 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || — || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || 0.0 {{S-end}}
===College statistics=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina | 27 || 2 || 10.4 || .437 || '''.500''' || .563 || 1.7 || .4 || .3 || .1 || 2.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | 32 || 30 || '''28.4''' || .487 || .467 || .791 || '''6.3''' || .8 || '''.7''' || .2 || '''10.2''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | 34 || 9 || 23.4 || .445 || .341 || .639 || 5.0 || '''1.0''' || .5 || '''.3''' || 7.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | '''37''' || '''37''' || 22.9 || '''.503''' || .442 || '''.805''' || 3.8 || .8 || .6 || .2 || 6.5 |-class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career | 130 || 78 || 21.8 || .471 || .423 || .798 || 4.3 || .7 || .5 || .2 || 6.8 {{S-end}}
==Personal== Wear is the son of David Sr. and Gloria Wear. His father played college basketball at Fresno State and Cal State Fullerton and professionally overseas.<ref name="bio" /> His twin brother, Travis, also became a pro basketball player.
Wear's wife Christina played basketball professionally overseas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sondheimer|first=Eric|title=Trinity League basketball media day provides insights into season ahead|date=October 29, 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/story/2019-10-29/la-sp-trinity-media-day|accessdate=November 10, 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Portal bar|Biography|Sports}} {{Commons}} * {{basketballstats|bbr=w/wearda01}} * [http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30500&ATCLID=207913791 UCLA Bruins bio] * {{youTube|mG5iUTeV_mU|The Wear Twins Story}}
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