David Wear

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Huntington Beach Calif.
High School:
Mater Dei

PREP/PERSONAL
Played for Coach Gary McKnight at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. • Team finished ninth nationally in USA Today rankings in 2009 • Played in the McDonald's All-American Game • Also earned fourth-team All-America honors from Parade magazine • Earned second-team All-California honors in 2009 from MaxPreps • Named the County's Most Valuable Player by the Orange County Register • Averaged 16.4 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior and 18.9 points and 10 rebounds as a junior • Helped Mater Dei win a pair of state championships • Named California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 • Played for the USA U18 National Team in the 2008 FIBA Americas Championships in Argentina with his brother and Leslie McDonald • Honor roll student • His father, David Sr. played college basketball at Fresno State and Cal-State Fullerton and professionally overseas • Born on September 21, 1990, in Long Beach, Calif. • Son of David and Gloria Wear.