Justin Wesley

Roles played: Before acting, KU senior Wesley left mark as key big

Off the court, Justin Wesley is best known in Lawrence for his film portrayal of Wilt Chamberlain in the recent movie release, “Jayhawkers.”On the court, he’s the walk-on transfer from Lamar University who averaged 8.6 minutes a game — 7.8 minutes in Big 12 action — for KU’s 2011-12 ...

Justin Wesley relishes positive reviews

Nobody has yet reserved a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for budding actor Justin Wesley.Yet the Kansas University senior basketball power forward from Fort Worth, Texas, has certainly received local acclaim — from the 10,000 or so individuals who attended showings of the movie ...

Bill Self: Wesley ‘terrific’ as Wilt

Kansas University basketball coach/amateur movie critic Bill Self gave a resounding thumbs up to KU senior forward Justin Wesley’s portrayal of Wilt Chamberlain in the film “Jayhawkers,” which premiered before a full house Friday night in Lied Center.“I thought my guy did a terrific ...

KU senior Wesley: Decrease in playing time doesn’t sour career as Jayhawk

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self likes the depth in the Jayhawks’ frontcourt this season.“We have five good post guys and the best sixth post guy in the country in Wilt. Wilt doesn’t even get a chance to play for us,” Self joked Tuesday on his “Hawk Talk” radio ...

Justin Wesley: Movie role just for ‘fun’

Kansas University senior basketball forward Justin Wesley will not be scouring any of the trade magazines for possible reviews of his portrayal of legend Wilt Chamberlain in the movie “Jayhawkers.”“I did it for fun without any prior acting experience, no acting school or anything like ...

Leaps & bounds: Justin Wesley works to earn playing time

Kansas University men’s basketball freshman Andrew Wiggins might have some competition for the top vertical jump on the team.KU senior forward Justin Wesley says his vertical has been measured this year at 45 inches — up from 42 inches a year ago.“I don’t know what Wiggins’ is. ...

KU’s Justin Wesley suffers broken pinkie

Kansas University junior basketball forward Justin Wesley broke his left pinkie finger at practice Thursday and will miss approximately three weeks of practice and games, coach Bill Self said Thursday night.Wesley, a 6-foot-9 reserve forward from Fort Worth, Texas, hurt his finger scrambling ...

Wesley gets chance to play Wilt

It’s only natural that when watching a college basketball player, the mind drifts to a name from that school’s past he recalls. When Kansas University forward/center Justin Wesley goes to the free-throw line, Wilt Chamberlain comes to mind.Wesley now is linked in a much more meaningful way ...