09/01/2026
🏀 - Buffalo’s versatile forward Wesley Mallett 🦬
Wesley Mallett (6’3 senior) has become one of the most complete players in recent history of the Buffalo High School basketball program. A four-sport standout whose junior basketball season confirmed what Bison fans already knew: he can score, rebound, and help lead a team through a post season run.
Last season, Mallett posted a near double-double average in points and rebounds, giving Buffalo a reliable two-way presence at small forward and power forward. The junior’s production helped the Bison go 17-7 overall and 10-0 in league play, win the LKC South division, and reach the Class AA Region 4 final. His work on the glass and in the paint made him a nightly matchup problem and a foundation of Buffalo’s best regular-season stretch in recent years.
Those junior numbers also earned him statewide recognition. Mallett was named to the West Virginia Sports Writers Association Class AA All-State honorable mention team after the 2025-26 season. Teammate Asher Flanery made second team, underscoring how much Buffalo’s junior core drove the program.
The groundwork was laid a year earlier. As a sophomore in 2024-25, Mallett helped lead Buffalo to the WVSSAC state tournament. The Bison punched their ticket with a 44-41 regional win over Scott, then faced powerhouse Williamstown in the Class AA quarterfinals at the Charleston Coliseum. Reaching Charleston as a sophomore marked Buffalo as a rising Class AA program lead by Head Coach Adam Scott, and Mallett as a player already trusted in big moments.
Basketball is only part of the story. Mallett is a four-sport standout for the Bison. In addition to basketball, he competes in golf, cross country and track and field, where he has posted personal bests in the 5K, 110- and 300-meter hurdles, long jump, and discus. That year-round versatility — speed, strength, and endurance across seasons — shows up on the court in his rebounding, transition play, and stamina.
A member of the Class of 2027, Mallett still has his senior year ahead. If his junior campaign is any indication, Buffalo will again lean on a forward who fills the stat sheet, earns all-state mention, and treats every sport as part of the same competitive standard.
