Win Wilfong
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Born | Puxico, Missouri | March 18, 1933||||||||||||||
Died | May 18, 1985 Lincoln, Illinois | (aged 52)||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Puxico (Puxico, Missouri) | ||||||||||||||
College | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1957: 1st round, 4th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1957–1963 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||
Number | 15, 10, 22, 41 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1957–1959 | St. Louis Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Cincinnati Royals | ||||||||||||||
1961–1963 | Kansas City Steers | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 1,826 (6.8 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 910 (3.4 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 565 (2.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Alva Winfred Wilfong (March 18, 1933 – May 18, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.
A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Missouri and the University of Memphis, Wilfong played four seasons (1957–1961) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Cincinnati Royals. He averaged 6.8 points per game and won a league championship with St. Louis in 1958.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com and Basketball Reference
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 1985 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- Basketball players at the 1955 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Missouri
- Cincinnati Royals players
- Kansas City Steers players
- Memphis Tigers men's basketball players
- Missouri Tigers men's basketball players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- People from Stoddard County, Missouri
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- St. Louis Hawks draft picks
- St. Louis Hawks players
- Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs