Born in Canton, Mississippi, Weatherspoon is the son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon and has two younger brothers, Nick and Brandon, who are also basketball players. He began playing basketball in middle school. He starred at Velma Jackson High School, where he was coached by Anthony Carlyle. Velma Jackson won three straight state titles in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Towards the end of his high school career, he was considered a three-star recruit, ranked no. 116 in his class by Rivals.com and later committed to Mississippi State under Ben Howland.
College career
Weatherspoon was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. He averaged 12.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game playing alongside Malik Newman. He injured his wrist against Boise State on November 21, 2016 and was initially ruled out for the season. After missing several games, Weatherspoon came back. As a sophomore, Weatherspoon averaged 16.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Weatherspoon was named to the Second Team All-SEC as a sophomore. As a junior, Weatherspoon averaged 14.4 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and started every game. He earned the Howell Trophy as the best player in Mississippi. Weatherspoon was named second-team All-SEC. On April 6, 2018, Weatherspoon joined his brother Nick Weatherspoon and Lamar Peters among Mississippi State players to declare for the 2018 NBA draft. He later opted to withdraw from the draft and return to Mississippi State. In his senior season, Weatherspoon was named first-team All-SEC. He became the program’s third player to score 2,000 career points on March 22, 2019 in an upset loss to Liberty on the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Professional career
On June 20, 2019, Weatherspoon was selected with the 49th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2019 NBA draft. Weatherspoon was later listed in the roster of San Antonio Spurs for 2019 NBA Summer League hosted at Vivint Smart Home Arena. On July 8, 2019, Weatherspoon signed a two-way contract with the Spurs. He had a career-high 30 points for the Austin Spurs in a 126-123 overtime win over the Greensboro Swarm on January 4, 2020.
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Personal life
Weatherspoon was majored in interdisciplinary studies during his college life. Son of Sharon and Tommie Weatherspoon, Weatherspoon has a brother Nick, who also played college basketball in Mississippi State.
