Willie Wise
Basketball Player
1947 –
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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