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Meet the Wizards: Wes Unseld Jr.

Here’s a few quick facts on the Wizards’ second year Head Coach.

Candi Waller

Meet the Wizards: Wes Unseld Jr.
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While we’ve been primarily focused on featuring the Wizards Opening Night roster for the Meet the Wizards series, we thought that a feature on Head Coach Wes Unseld Jr was appropriate as well. Unseld Jr has the task of figuring out the team’s roster night in and out as well as establishing the team’s on the court culture.

Here’s a few quick facts, player shout-outs, and personal life notes on the Wizards’ second year Head Coach.

Quick Facts

Coach Wes Unseld Jr Washington Wizards Media Day Photo
Coach Wes Unseld Jr Washington Wizards Media Day Photo

Wes Unseld Jr is the son of NBA Hall of Famer and Washington Bullets legend Wes Unseld.

Unseld Jr signed a four-year contract on July 17, 2021 to become the team’s 25th head coach in franchise history.

Coach spent his initial years in the NBA as a personnel scout and assistant coach for the Wizards. Then he went on to be an assistant with the Golden State Warriors, Orlando Magic, and Denver Nuggets before returning back to the Wizards as Head Coach.

He played center on his high school basketball team. 

Player Shout-Outs

In the Meet the Wizards player series, we have a section on accolades. For Coach Wes Unseld Jr, we are focusing on the positive feedback he’s received from his former and current players.

It was reported that everyone from the Denver Nuggets front office to the players highly recommended Coach Unseld Jr for the Wizards Head Coach job. While the team was sad to see him go, they also were huge advocates in believing he would be an effective coaching leader.

This summer, Coach Unseld Jr took flight to visit some of his players for a check-in and see how they were doing. One of those players was Kristaps Porzingis, when Coach flew to Latvia to visit him during the offseason. Porzingis shared with the media how much Coach traveling to see meant to him personally and professionally. 

Personal Life

Wes Unseld Jr. was born in Catonsville, MD and grew up in the Baltimore area. He played high school basketball at Loyola Blakefield and was a captain at Johns Hopkins University. He is married with two children.

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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