Francois Wise is a retired American basketball player. He played four years for the varsity 49ers at Long Beach State in California. He was picked by the Washington Bullets on the fourth round of the 1980 NBA Draft and was the 81st selection overall. Wise survived the Bullets rookie tryout and made the club's final 22-man roster. He was waived two weeks before the campaign started. He had an overseas stint, mostly playing in the Philippines for the Philippine Basketball Association from 1981-1983, and again in 1985 and 1987.