Andre Wakefield
American basketball player-coach
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| Intro | American basketball player-coach | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | Athlete Basketball player Sports coach Basketball coach | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 1 January 1955, Chicago, USA | ||||
| Age | 70 years | ||||
| Star sign | Capricorn | ||||
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Biography
Andre Wakefield (born January 1, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2½" (189 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) guard. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played high school basketball at Crane High School and collegiately at the College of Southern Idaho and Loyola University Chicago. He played briefly in the NBA from 1978 to 1980.
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Wakefield was selected with the 19th pick in the 5th round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. In two seasons with Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. After his playing days, he became an assistant coach at Loyola.