#5 DION WILEY - G, So., Potomac HS

Position: Guard

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 210

Year: Sophomore

Hometown: Oxon Hill, Md.

High School: Potomac

Experience: High School

AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15): 

Appeared in all 35 games, earning starts in two…averaged 4.1 points per game and 1.5 rebounds…recorded five points and four rebounds off the bench at Rutgers (3/3)…scored nine points off the bench at Indiana (1/22)…recorded nine points and added a pair of assists and a block at Purdue (1/10)…posted nine points - all from beyond the arc - at Illinois (1/7)…went 2-for-3 from three-point range for six points against Minnesota (1/3)…recorded 12 points, including a pair of three-pointers, against No. 7 Virginia (12/3)…notched a career-high 19 points and six rebounds in his first career start against VMI (11/30)…posted 10 points off the bench in just 19 minutes against Central Connecticut State (11/14)…went 3-for-4, including a 2-for-3 mark from behind the arc, for eight points against Arizona State (11/24)…recorded two assists, one block, one steal and three points against Monmouth (11/28)…tallied five rebounds and two assists against CCSU.

BEFORE MARYLAND: 

Rated 52nd in the nation and the number three recruit in the state of Maryland by ESPN.com...

selected to the Under Armour Elite 24 All-Star Game...

Two-time First Team Washington Post All-Metro...

Averaged 17.6 points as a senior, leading Potomac to the Maryland state title...

Led Potomac HS to the Maryland 3A championship finals, averaging 17.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.4 assists...

participated in the NBPA top-100 camp...

played AAU for Team Takeover.

PERSONAL: 

Full name is Dion Taquan Wiley...

parents names are Natima and Nicole Wiley...

has one brother, Davon, and three sisters, Dominique, Bree and Yanni...

born in Newark, N.J., and raised in Oxon Hill, Md...

enjoys playing NBA 2K...

came to Maryland for the coaching staff and the environment...

participated in Global Sports Academy's 2014 Men's Basketball Goodwill Tour overseas Aug. 13-21, 2014...

major is Letters & Sciences.

Dion Wiley, guard, sophomore, No. 5
Height: 6'4
Weight: 210
Twitter: @NoShawties
Recruiting Ratings: 4 stars at 247Sports.

Who did Maryland beat out? He had offers from Connecticut, Florida, Georgetown, Indiana, Miami, Villanova and Virginia, to name a few.

High School: Potomac High School

Hometown: Oxon Hill, Md.

How'd He Get to College Park?

Wiley was recruited by current assistant coach Dustin Hill and former assistant coach Dalonte Hill. The 2014 recruiting class changed tempo at Maryland after bringing in Wiley and another local top-75 guard named Melo Trimble. Both played for Washington-based AAU teams; Wiley at Team Takeover and Trimble at D.C. Assault.

Dream Season

Wiley serves as the contrasting offensive-minded two-guard compared to starter Rasheed Sulaimon's focus on defense. He shoots closer to his classmate Jared Nicken's 3-point numbers at 39 percent, but also slashes to the rim. He scores in quick bursts, and stops settling for step-back jumpers.

2015-16 Prospectus

Coach Mark Turgeon has already said he wants to play big for as long as he can, meaning Nickens isn't likely to play many minutes at the small forward. Duke transfer Sulaimon is the assumed starter, and Wiley will have to compete for the same minutes he fought for with Nickens last season.

Wiley averaged 13.5 minutes per game to Nickens' 19.3, which had a lot to do with shooting numbers. Nickens was on for the second half of the season and averaged 39 percent shooting from behind the arc, while Wiley connected on just 32.9 percent.

Wiley is less one-dimensional, posting better passing and rebounding numbers, but with an already stacked lineup, he will have to stand-out during the regular season if he wants to play come tournament time.

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