Waylon Stone

Waylon Stone
(Horse, C)
ID# 864

Art by Pac
No. 52 – Retired
Position	Center
Species	Horse ( Equidae )
Gender	Male
Nickname(s)
Wilco
Personal information
Born	Mendota, IL
Nationality	American
Listed height	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight	256 lb (116 kg)
Shoots	Right
Career information
School	Equine Heights Academy
FBA draft	2015 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Plymouth Taproots
Pro playing career	2015–2024
Career history
2015-2017	Plymouth Taproots
2017-2021	Pittsburgh Keystones
2021-2022	Biloxi Venom
Contract information
Contract year	2017
Player Contacts
(IC) Agent	Hubert Bristol
(OOC) Creator	MadWorld
(OOC) Actor	MadWorld
(OOC) Usage	Ask me before any use

Waylon has no family tragedy, no divorced parents - in fact, his parents have always been supportive of his life goals, which slowly became the idea of a basketball career. While his older brother enlisted in the Army, Waylon always pursued sports. It involved most of his time, so family business and problems rarely bothered him. Therefore, something else would have to derail the train that was Waylon 'Wilco' Stone.

Outside of basketball, the young stallion would frequent the local pubs, especially Donnie's Woodside Pub & Grill. Not to drink, of course. But he and a few of his friends would spend most weekends playing street ball, skateboarding, and biking around town during the day, eat dinner at Donnie's in the evening, and staying out well past midnight. It was at Donnie's that he first met the regional motorcycle gang, 'The Black Ryders'. His parents were often too busy to care or comment on his friendships; in the small town of Mendota, they figured he would be safe.

Waylon graduated high school in the middle of his class academically, but had several college scouts pointing to his exceptional stats on the court. The bewildered horse didn't know he was 'that good'. His coaches were always frustrated with him, it seemed, and Mendota High had been eliminated in the first round of their tournament. Therefore, he gladly accepted an 80% paid ride to Chicago Bay University. Waylon initially found college basketball discouraging, spending most of his freshman year on the bench. But in his sophomore year, he came off the bench and was averaging 7.7 points per game - in only 15 minutes of game play - and his methodological play style worked out for him and his team.

However, by now, Waylon was a full member of The Black Ryders, and there were plans to make a cross-country voyage. Waylon found himself in a dilemma, and - not really understanding the full potential or the consequences - quit college, threw away his scholarship and senior year, and went on the voyage. Suddenly, Waylon was 'Wilco' - his biker name. He died his mane black, got a couple tattoos, and rode wherever the roads led him.

Life changed - he would occasionally think of his college days, but the brainwashed stallion became 100% enthralled and dedicated to the biker life. This lifestyle, one that cut him off from his family, lasted nearly two years. Waylon had essentially fallen off the radar of FBA scouts, much less the world, and in an average course of life, Waylon's basketball career was assumed over.

In early 2013, it was decided that the Ryders would travel to Sturgis for the annual rally. While strewing about the city, the gang toured the Dakota Bikers Hall of Fame. It was the first time in nearly a year that Waylon had thought about basketball… he managed to escape away that night to return again. Being there by himself, it brought him back to reality. The motivation to play again, and all the stuff he gave up for a gang… his principles had to change. He left the Hall and rode back to Illinois that night. It wouldn’t be easy, but he was going to find a way back to college and the FBA.

The next month, Waylon managed himself as a walk-on candidate at Equine Heights Academy in Louisville (Chicago Bay had all but written off Stone from ever attending there again), and he used any money he could to stay enrolled. It took a couple months, and a lot of coercing of the coaching staff, but the equine was returning to true form and starting in games. Stone averaged 1.4 blocks per game in addition to about 12-15 points as a starter in his year with EHA, discounting the first couple months of the season. Recognition returning to his side, it confirmed for him that basketball was his true calling.

Black Ryder by night, and basketball player by day, Waylon Stone's train is now headed full-steam for the 2015 FBA Draft.

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Stats

Regular Season Career Stats

Season	Team	G	Min	FGM	FGA	3PtM	3PtA	FTM	FTA	Off	Reb	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	Pts	MPG	FG%	TP%	FT%	RPG	APG	TPG	SPG	BPG	FPG	PPG	Ast/TO
2015-16	PLY	64	1028.6	141	353	0	0	24	48	26	190	77	62	1	38	81	306	16.1	0.399	0.000	0.500	3.0	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.6	1.3	4.8	1.2
2016-17	PLY	74	969.5	81	231	7	24	49	82	30	231	16	22	13	119	39	218	13.1	0.351	0.292	0.598	3.1	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.6	0.5	2.9	0.7
2017-18	PIT	40	517.5	52	124	0	0	24	32	21	107	42	35	25	14	39	128	12.9	0.419	0.000	0.750	2.7	1.1	0.9	0.6	0.3	1.0	3.2	1.2
2018-19	PIT	19	228.6	25	39	0	0	14	18	8	51	14	9	9	6	10	64	12.0	0.641	0.000	0.778	2.7	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	3.4	1.6
2019-20	PIT	16	245.2	37	73	0	0	28	35	11	53	16	11	8	6	16	102	15.3	0.507	0.000	0.800	3.3	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	1.0	6.4	1.5
2020-21	PIT	73	631.6	69	137	0	0	34	46	31	153	43	30	17	12	35	172	8.7	0.504	0.000	0.739	2.1	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	2.4	1.4
2021-22	BLV	45	123.1	8	21	0	0	13	18	5	22	10	6	6	4	2	29	2.7	0.381	0.000	0.722	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.6	1.7
Career Total		331	3744.1	413	978	7	24	186	279	132	807	218	175	79	199	222	1019	11.3	0.422	0.292	0.667	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.6	0.7	3.1	1.2