Daniel Timothy Wenas (born 8 August 1992) is an Indonesian professional basketball player that currently plays for Amartha Hangtuah of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He mainly plays Point Guard and Shooting Guard and on occasion, also plays the Small Forward position. Wenas attended Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school for his high school and played for at Perbanas Institute university where he was a member of their basketball team from 2011 to 2016. He was also recruited and played professionally for Pelita Jaya Esia during his time at Perbanas.
Early career
Wenas started playing basketball at the age of 13. In 2005, he joined Bulls Jakarta a junior basketball club to start his junior career and was a member there for three years until 2008. In 2008, he joined Merah-Putih Jakarta and stayed there for a year. In 2009, he then recruited by his future professional team, Pelita Jaya's Junior Team and was promoted to the main team in 2011 during his freshman year at University.
High school career
Wenas attended Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school where he led his team to first place in U-16 Kejurnas in 2007 and 2008 and in U-18 Kejurnas in 2009 as a junior. He also led his team to first place for the annual Pop-Mie Basketball National Championship from 2007 to 2009.
Sophomore year
In 2008 during his sophomore season, his team went to the final and played against Negeri 09 Bandung of high school from Bandung. Despite falling behind during the first quarter, Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school under their coach Julisa Rastafari broke through and came out victorious with the final score of 74-61 and grabbed the 2008 Pop-Mie Basketball National Championship.
Junior year
In 2009 Wenas and his team played in the final and were matched against Ananda high school of Batam from Batam at the famous BritAma Arena. Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school's defense was exploited and the score was even at 41 at half time. However, Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school closed out the game with an 82-81 win through Prastawa game winning free-throw, and grab the 2009 Pop-Mie Basketball National Championship.
Senior year
Wenas returned to Negeri 03 Jakarta of high school in 2010 to complete his education. Despite still being in the basketball team, he and the other senior members were not allowed to participate in national competition to focus on their academics. During this time, he was also selected to Indonesia National Team for Asean School Games 2010.
Professional career
Pelita Jaya Esia (2011–2014)
Rookie Season (2011–12) Wenas was immediately recruited to play professionally for Pelita Jaya after graduating high school and during his freshman year at Perbanas Institute. He made his professional debut on 11 December 2011 against JNE Bandung Utama and scored 8 points together with 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in 16 minutes. He scored a season high 17 points 118–64 victory on 1 February 2012 against NSH Jakarta. He finished his rookie season averaging 5.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, 0.8 assist, 0.8 steal and 0.1 block, playing mainly as the backup Small-Forward for the team.
2012-13 Season
Wenas returned to Pelita Jaya for his second season and scored a season high 18 points again, against NSH Jakarta on 16 January 2013 and brought his team to a 73-38 blowout win. He ended the regular season with an average of 5.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.45 assist, 0.45 steal, and 0.08 block. He then helped his team reach the 2013 NBL Final to play against Aspac Jakarta led by his former high-school teammate, the rookie of the year, Andakara Prastawa. During the final, Wenas only played 10 minutes and scored 4 points as his team was eliminated with the score of 50 to 63.
Injury-Plagued Season (2013-14) During a daily practice in late August 2013, Wenas suffered a torn ACL and lateral meniscus and had to miss the whole of the upcoming season. He had a surgery done in early September at Moro Lorenzo Sports Center @ Ateneo de Manila University located at Quezon City, Philippines.
Garuda Bandung (2014–2016)