Tony Windis
American basketball player
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| Intro | American basketball player | ||||
| A.K.A. | Tony John Windis | ||||
| A.K.A. | Tony John Windis | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| was | Athlete Basketball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 27 January 1933, New York City, New York, USA | ||||
| Death | 14 May 2024 (aged 91 years) | ||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||
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Biography
Tony John Windis (January 27, 1933 – May 14, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons. Windis played college basketball at the University of Wyoming, where he ranks second all time in the school's career scoring average with 21.2 ppg. He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1959 NBA draft. He appeared in nine games for the Pistons in the 1959–60 NBA season and he averaged 4.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game.
Windis was a native of Long Island, and lived in Rawlins, Wyoming. He died on May 14, 2024, at the age of 91.
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Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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| 1959–60 | Detroit | 9 | 21.4 | .267 | .667 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 |