Mario Wuysang

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Mario Wuysang
Mario Wuysang in 2023
Personal information
Born (1979-05-05) May 5, 1979 (age 46)
Sidoarjo, Indonesia
NationalityIndonesian / American
Listed height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High schoolBloomington North
(Bloomington, Indiana)
College
Playing career2003–2018
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2003–2009Aspac Jakarta
2009–2010Garuda Flexi Bandung
2010–2011Satria Muda BritAma
2011–2013Indonesia Warriors
2013–2018CLS Knights
2018Macau Wolf Warriors
Career highlights
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Indonesia
SEABA Championship
Silver medal – second place2005 MalaysiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 ThailandTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 IndonesiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2011 IndonesiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 ManilaTeam
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place2007 ThailandTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 IndonesiaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 SingaporeTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala LumpurTeam

Mario Wuysang (born May 5, 1979), nicknamed "Uncle Roe", is an Indonesian-American basketball trainer and former professional player. He attended Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne during his college years and is recognized as Indonesia's best point guard of all time, renowned for his passing and 3-point shooting abilities. Additionally, he has represented the Indonesia national team.[1]

Early life and career

Mario Wuysang, known by the nickname "Roe," was born in Sidoarjo on May 5, 1979. Although born in Indonesia, Roe spent his childhood in the United States and began developing his basketball talent there at the age of 12. Mario is also known as one of the best point guards on the Indonesian national team. A great admirer of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, Roe possesses exceptional ball control and security, making him a trusted player in the team's game.

Roe began actively playing basketball while still in high school. He won a basketball tournament at Indiana State representing Bloomington North High School. His achievements later caught the attention of Irawan Haryono, also known as Kim Hong, who invited him to return to Indonesia to join Kim Hong's club, Aspac Jakarta.[2]

Professional career

At the club level, after winning the 2003 and 2005 IBL titles with Aspac, Mario then moved to Garuda Bandung in 2009. After just one season with Garuda, Mario was recruited by Satria Muda to compete in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). A year later, under the name of Indonesia Warriors, Mario and his teammates won the ABL championship in 2012. He then joined the CLS Knights Surabaya. With the CLS Knights, Mario again won the IBL championship in 2016. Mario remained with the CLS Knights until 2018, when he played for the Macau Wolf Warriors in the ABL that year.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Satria Muda ABL 6 29.3 35% 37% 60% 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.0 8.6
2010–11 7 34.9 43% 41% 50% 4.0 4.2 1.4 0.0 11.4
2011–12 Indonesia Warriors 16 29.2 34% 30% 26% 1.8 3.0 1.4 0.0 10.4
2012–13 10 29.2 43% 41% 94% 2.0 2.1 0.9 0.3 13.4
2013–14 CLS Knights NBL Indonesia 33 - 38% 26% 66% 3.6 4.3 1.6 0.1 12.5
2014–15 33 38% 30% 69% 3.1 6.2 1.6 0.1 9.4
2016 IBL 29 24.63 37% 36% 70% 3.41 6.86 1.48 0.00 7.69
2017 14 25.49 35% 33% 53% 3.29 6.00 0.50 0.07 7.57
2017–18* ABL 13 28.7 24% 35% 74% 3.5 3.8 1.1 0.0 11.8

*As of 2/14/2018[4]

Playoffs

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016 CLS Knights IBL 6 31.65 46% 52% 83% 4.67 7.50 1.50 0.50 12.33
2017 CLS Knights IBL 6 25.50 29% 24% 100% 3.17 3.67 1.33 0.00 9.00

International

Year[5] Competition GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship 6 20.9 40.5% 36.7% 66.7% 2.7 5.3 1.5 0.0 7.8

National team career

According to FIBA ​​data, Wuysang has played in the FIBA Asia Cup three times, in 2005 FIBA Asia Championship in Doha, Qatar, in 2007 FIBA Asia Championship at Tokushima, Japan, and the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China. However, his best performance was in the 2011 edition, where he was selected as the Top Assist with an average of 6.4 apg in 6 games. In fact, in the last six FIBA ​​Asia Cup editions (2007 to 2017), Wuysang ranked third for average assists. The first position was occupied by Mehdi Kamrani from Iran with an average of 6.6 APG, then in second place was Hamed Haddadi with 6.5 APG. At the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship, Wuysang once notched 11 assists in a single game. This occurred during Indonesia's victory over Bahrain. Interestingly, Wuysang didn't score at all, focusing solely on delivering precise passes to his teammates. However, against India in the final match, Wuysang put in an outstanding performance, recording 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists. Although known as a skilled playmaker, Wuysang can also play as a scorer. This was evident in the 2007 FIBA ​​Asia Championship, where he averaged 14.6 PPG. In the 2007 edition, Wuysang emerged as a scoring monster. He scored 20+ points twice, 10+ points twice, and once scored 33 points on 8/11 field goals. This was achieved during Indonesia's match against Syria. To date, or at least in the last six editions of the FIBA ​​Asia Cup, only Mario Wuysang is the only Indonesian to have achieved the best individual statistical record.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Singapore And Indonesia Score Easy Wins". New Straits Times. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Profil Mario Wuysang, Legenda Basket Indonesia yang Kini Berkiprah di Amerika Serikat". juaraga.id. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. ↑ "IBL LEGEND: Mario Wuysang Rookie Terbaik yang Kini Jadi Legenda". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mario Wuysang". iblindonesia.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  5. ↑ "Players statistics of the SEABA Men Championship 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  6. ↑ "Sepak Terjang Mario Wuysang Melegenda di Asia". iblindonesia.com. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.