Shippensburg University Athletics

2009-10 (R-Freshman): Started in nine of the 14 games he played during his first full season with the Red Raiders…scored 6.9 points and grabbed two rebounds per game…put up a career-high 18 points against Washington Adventist…led the team in scoring with 16 points and hit 7-of-9 field goals against Indiana (Pa.)…played a season-high 29 minutes against Washington Adventist.

2008-09 (Freshman): Appeared in the first two games of the season before having to take a medical redshirt due to injury…averaged five points and 2.5 rebounds per game...went 5-for-7 from the field…saw 11 minutes per game in the two games played.

Roman Catholic High School: Wes Kirkland averaged 12 points and five rebounds in his senior season at Roman Catholic and was selected to the Third Team All-Catholic League squad. He also received honorable mention All-City recognition in Philadelphia. Kirkland helped guide his team to the 2008 Catholic League Championship and the 2007 Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament Championship as a senior, with the squad finishing ranked No. 15 in the nation. In three years as a varsity starter, Kirkland and his Roman Catholic High School teammates finished with a 67-15 record. His team won the Philadelphia Catholic League title in 2006-07 and he was ranked as a Top 50 player in the state and the Philadelphia metro area.

Personal: Full name is Wesley James Kirkland…is the son of Will Kirkland Sr…majoring in sociology.