====== Dwayne Wimbley Jr. ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_2025-26|2025-26]]
  * **Number:** 2
  * **Position:** F
  * **Height:** 6' 6"
  * **Weight:** 205
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale FL]]
  * **High School:** ?
  * **Prep School:** [[wp>St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Florida)]]
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthday:** ?

{{ ::wimbley_dwayne_roster_photo_2025-26_final.png?direct&130|Dwayne Wimbley roster photo 2025-26}}
===== At UMass =====
  * Verbally committed on 4/27/25.((https://x.com/DushawnLondon1/status/1916619972501213462))  Signed days later.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2025/4/30/mens-basketball-massachusetts-basketball-officially-announces-eight-signees-in-the-class-of-2025))
  * [[https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dwayne-wimbley-jr/17458|Official roster page from UMass Athletics]]

==== 2025-25 season ====
  * [[https://x.com/UMassMBB/status/1963315642355823059|Get to know video]]

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * Named All-[[wp>Broward County, Florida|Broward]] Class 5A-7A Player of the Year.((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dwayne-wimbley-jr/17458))
  * Led [[wp>St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Florida)|St. Thomas Aquinas]] to their second state championship in school history.((https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dwayne-wimbley-jr/17458))
  * Had first committed to [[opponent_florida_state|Florida State]], but decommitted after [[wp>Leonard Hamilton]] was let go.((https://247sports.com/player/dwayne-wimbley-jr-46134812/))((https://www.minutemancommand.com/p/new-hoops-commit-talks-umass))

===== Personal =====
  * Part of his family heritage is Cuban,((https://x.com/UMassAthletics/status/1970548842803372327)) as is [[frank_martin|Coach Martin's]].
  * Father [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/dwayne-wimbley-1.html|Dwayne Wimbley]] played basketball at [[opponent_miami_fl|University of Miami]].  First three years were under [[wp>Leonard Hamilton]].

===== External links =====
  * Twitter: [[https://x.com/iamdwayne_1|@iamdwayne_1]]
  * Instagram: [[https://www.instagram.com/iamdj_1/|@iamdj_1]]

{{tag>"Players" "Jersey # 2" "Forwards" "Players from Florida" "Played for Frank Martin" "Prep School St. Thomas Aquinas (FL)"}}