Austin Wiley

Austin Jermaine Wiley (born January 8, 1999) is an American basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers. Wiley attended Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama, where he averaged 27.1 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.9 blocked shots as a junior in 2015–16.. He then moved to Florida, where he went to Calusa Preparatory School in Miami, Florida, while playing basketball at The Conrad Academy in Orlando, Florida. He signed a national letter of intent with Auburn on November 9, 2016, following in the footsteps of his parents who both are Auburn alumni. On December 16, 2016, Wiley decided to reclassify into the class of 2016 and enroll early into Auburn. Wiley was rated as a five-star recruit and the No. 27 overall recruit and No.6 center in the 2016 high school class. Wiley made his debut for the Tigers on December 18, 2016, tallying nine points, three rebounds, and two blocks in a 76–74 win over Mercer. He finished his freshman year with averages of 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks in 18 minutes per game. Before Auburn's exhibition game on November 2, 2017, the school announced that it would hold Wiley and teammate Danjel Purifoy out of games indefinitely due to eligibility concerns raised relating to an ongoing FBI investigation into the Chuck Person bribery scandal. after Auburn self-reported violations involving recruiting, extra benefits, and agent-related activity.