Harthorne Wingo
Personal information | |
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Born | Tryon, North Carolina | September 9, 1947
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Tryon (Tyron, North Carolina) |
College | Friendship JC |
Playing career | 1970–1980 |
Position | Forward |
Number | 43 |
Career history | |
1970–1973 | Allentown Jets |
1972–1976 | New York Knicks |
1976–1978 | Pallacanestro Cantu |
1978–1980 | Superga Mestre |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Harthorne Nathaniel Wingo (born September 9, 1947) is a retired American professional basketball player.
A 6'6" forward born in Tryon, North Carolina and from Friendship Junior College, Wingo (also known as "Wingo Harthorne"[1]) played four seasons (1972–1976) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks. He averaged 4.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in his career and won a league championship in 1973. After the 1975-76 season he moved to Italy and played with Pallacanestro Cantu (1976–1978) with whom he won the European Cup Winner's Cup twice and Superga Mestre (1978–1980).[2]
Notes
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday. pp. 68–70. ISBN 9780385506762.
- ^ Lega A Basket
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- Allentown Jets players
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American men's basketball players
- Basket Mestre 1958 players
- Basketball players from North Carolina
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- New York Knicks players
- Pallacanestro Cantù players
- People from Tryon, North Carolina
- Small forwards
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
- American basketball biography, 1940s birth stubs