It’s a no-brainer for so many different reasons.
Former Iowa Hawkeyes standout guard Joe Wieskamp is set to be inducted today into the Muscatine High School Hall of Fame and will have his jersey retired as well. The ceremony is open to the public in the Muscatine High School gymnasium at 2 p.m. CT and will take place in between sessions of the Joe Wieskamp Basketball Skills Camp.
The 6-foot-6, 205 pound guard made history while at Muscatine High School. While a Muskie, Wieskamp became the state of Iowa’s all-time scoring leader on Feb. 6, 2018. A two-time Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year and first-team all-state honoree in 2017 and 2018, Wieskamp finished his high school career with a remarkable 2,376 career points.
The Muscatine product also registered school records for points in a game (54), 3-pointers in a single season (62), scoring average (26.1 points per game) and career rebounds (908). He tallied 46 career double-doubles at Muscatine High School and recorded double-figure scoring in 88 of his 91 career games.
— Joe Wieskamp (@JWieskamp21) July 18, 2023
Then, Wieskamp donned the Tigerhawk and started all 97 games of his Iowa career. Wieskamp became the first Hawkeye junior in school history with more than 1,250 points, 550 rebounds, 175 3-pointers, 100 assists and 75 steals.
He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection by the league’s media and coaches in the 2020-21 season. Alongside National Player of the Year Luka Garza, Wieskamp helped direct the Hawkeyes to a 22-9 mark and No. 2 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
Wieskamp averaged 13.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per game over the course of his Iowa career. He was a second-round pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2021 NBA draft. On Aug. 22, 2022, Wieskamp inked a two-year, $4.4 million deal with the Spurs, but he was waived ahead of last season by San Antonio.
Wieskamp signed multiple 10-day contracts with the Toronto Raptors last season and a multi-year deal with the Raptors in February. But, Toronto waived Wieskamp following his Summer League stint on Monday. Wieskamp closed his stay in Las Vegas with a 27-point outing on 8-of-11 shooting.
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