Willie Wise

Basketball Player

1947 –

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Who is Willie Wise?

Willie M. Wise is an American former professional basketball player.

A 6'6" forward from Drake University, Wise earned a spot on the American Basketball Association's Los Angeles Stars in 1969. He would prove to be one of the best all-around players in the league, as he was both a proficient scorer and a highly-esteemed defender. Indeed, while playing for the Stars, who won the 1971 ABA Championship, Sports Illustrated described him as "the best two-way performer in pro basketball". Wise later played with the Virginia Squires.

After the ABA-NBA merger in 1976, Wise played one full season and part of a second in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics.

On 7 February 2009, Drake University retired Wise's #42 jersey that he wore for the Bulldogs.

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Born
Mar 3, 1947
San Francisco
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Drake University
  • City College of San Francisco
Lived in
  • San Francisco

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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