Education
Mater Dei High School.
Mater Dei High School.
He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and the University of California, Los Angeles Bruins. As a high school athlete, Wear was selected to participate in the 2009 McDonald"s All-American Game and played on the 2008 silver medal winning United States of America Basketball U18 team at the International Basketball Federation Americas U18 Championship tournament. As a junior, he averaged 18.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
As a senior, he averaged 16.4 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Wear was selected as the 2009 county boy"s basketball player of the year, a 2009 fourth-team Parade All-American, a repeat first team all-county member, first team All-Division I-Associate of Arts member, first team all-league member, second team all-state in 2009, and an all-state sophomore in 2007. Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Wear was listed as the Number.
16 power forward and the Number. 59 player in the nation in 2009.
Wear contributed 2.9 points and 1.7 rebounds a game while averaging over 10 minutes per game.
The Tar Heels missed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) tournament, which upset their fans. Brother Travis said playing for North Carolina "wasn"t what I thought it would be." The twin brothers transferred after the season in May 2010 to University of California, Los Los Angeles They redshirted the following season due to National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules. After meeting with incoming coach Steve Alford, the brothers were convinced they fit as starters in the new coach"s system.
On January 26, 2014, Wear scored a career-high 18 points against California, eclipsing his previous high of 17 in 2011, also against California
At the team"s annual banquet after the 2013-2014 season, Wear was awarded the Irv Pohlmeyer Memorial Trophy, for being the team’s top defensive player. He graduated following the season.
2014-2015 season
After going undrafted in the 2014 National Basketball Association draft, Wear joined the Chicago Bulls for the 2014 National Basketball Association Summer League. On September 25, 2014, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.
However, he was later waived by the Kings on October 19, 2014.
On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by the Reno Bighorns as an affiliate player. Wear"s shooting ability allowed him to thrive in Coach David Arseneault Junior."s run-and-gun system, and he was invited to participate in the Three-Point Contest during the 2015 Doctorate-League All-Star Weekend. On March 23, 2015, Wear signed a 10-day contract with the Sacramento Kings.
He was not retained by the Kings following the expiration of his 10-day contract on April 2.
2015-2016 season
In July 2015, Wear joined the Detroit Pistons for the Orlando Summer League and the Sacramento Kings for the Las Vegas Summer League. On August 10, 2015, he signed with Baloncesto Fuenlabrada of Spain for the 2015-2016 season.
Wear is the son of David Senior and Gloria Wear. His father played college basketball at Fresno State and Cal State Fullerton and professionally overseas.