David Wear Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA High School: Mater Dei Last College: North Carolina Height / Weight: 6-10 / 225 Position: Forward Birthdate: 09/21/1990 Experience: TR

2010-11
Sat out the season, using a redshirt year, due to NCAA rules after transferring from North Carolina.

2009-10 (at North Carolina)
Injured his left hip in practice on Feb. 18 and missed the rest of the season due to that injury ... had surgery on March 9 in Colorado to repair a torn labrum ... averaged 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 27 games, playing primarily at small forward ... shot 50 percent (8-of-16) from three-point range ... played a key role on both ends of the court in Carolina's 74-61 win over NC State (Feb. 13) ... scored seven points, had three offensive rebounds and played solid defense, often as the power forward, in the home win over the Wolfpack ... scored a season-high 12 points at Virginia Tech on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor ... tied his season-best with a pair of three-pointers in Blacksburg ... hit a first-half three-pointer in the win at NC State ... scored six points on 3-of-7 shooting from the floor and was Carolina's defensive award winner against Wake Forest ... earned his first start against Marshall and also started at the College of Charleston ... hit a pair of three-pointers in the loss to Texas, the first time as a Tar Heel he made multiple three-pointers in a game ... scored eight points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor and grabbed a season-high five rebounds against Presbyterian ... hit a basket in a key 11-2 run (all UNC points scored by freshmen) in first half of win over Michigan State ... scored three points and added three assists in the opener against FIU ... played 12 minutes against Syracuse and helped to spark a second-half run that cut the Orange's lead to just eight points ... hit his first collegiate three-pointer in that rally.

High School
Played for Coach Gary McKnight at Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.) ... team finished ninth nationally in USA Today rankings in 2009 ... played in the McDonald's All-American Game in 2009 and is one of four McDonald's All-Americans on the 2010-11 UCLA roster (joins Malcolm Lee, Joshua Smith and his brother, Travis) ... 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 back-to-back state championships (2007 and 2008) ... scored 14 points in the state finals his junior year to help the Monarchs (35-1) defeat Archbishop Mitty (65-53) at ARCO Arena in 2008 ... Mater Dei (33-4) also defeated Archbishop Mitty (69-64) in overtime in 2007 at ARCO Arena as Wear scored 10 points to win the Division II State championship ... named California Interscholastic Federation Player of the Year in 2008 and 2009 ... was an Honor Roll student at Mater Dei.

USA Basketball
Was named to the 2008 USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team on July 8, 2008 ... the team had a 4-1 record and captured a silver medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Formosa, Argentina on July 14-18, 2008 ... in pool play, the USA defeated Venezuela (82-73), Bahamas (115-51) and Puerto Rico (106-64) and then defeated Canada (82-66) in the medal rounds before falling to the host, Argentina (77-64) in the Gold medal game ... he played in four of the five games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while shooting 64.3 percent (9-for-14) from the field.

Personal
Full name: David Earl Wear, Jr. ... born in Long Beach, Calif., on Sept. 21, 1990 ... his parents are David and Gloria Wear ... his identical twin, Travis, is his only sibling ... his father, David Sr., played college basketball at Fresno State and Cal State Fullerton and professionally overseas ... chose to attend UCLA because, "It was close to home and near my family and the people I grew up with and it is a great academic institution with an excellent basketball tradition and has a lot to offer" ... says the professional athlete he most admires is former Los Angeles Laker great Earvin "Magic" Johnson ... lists winning back-to-back state championships at Mater Dei High School as his biggest athletic thrills to date ... played AAU basketball for Pump N' Run Elite ... is majoring in Political Science.