Voise Winters

Voise Lee Winters (born October 12, 1962) is an American former basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Voise Winters
Personal information
Born (1962-10-12) October 12, 1962
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolGage Park (Chicago, Illinois)
CollegeBradley (1981–1985)
NBA draft1985 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44th overall
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1985–2001
PositionForward
Number11
Career history
1985Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986JDA Dijon
1986–1987CB Girona
1987–1988ALM Évreux Basket
1988–1989Cajahuelva
1989–1990Tours Basket
1990–1991Kingston Kings
1991–1992DYC Breogán
1992–1993Caen Basket
1993–1994BCM Gravelines
1994Hapoel Tzfat
1994–1995Fribourg Olympic
1995–1996Oyak Renault
1996Élan Chalon
1996–1997Sheffield Sharks
1998Le Mans
1998–1999TAU Cerámica
1999–2000Cáceres CB
2000–2001Ourense
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MVC (1985)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

During his senior season (1980-1981) at Gage Park High School in Chicago, Winters set an Illinois high school season scoring record which still stands: he averaged 46.7 points per game. His grand total of 1,048 points was also a record at the time, but several other players have since amassed higher totals.

He played college basketball for Bradley University from 1981 to 1985. In his college career, he scored 1,714 points.[1] After the close of his college career, Winters was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft (44th pick overall). He appeared in 4 games for the 76ers in the 1985–86 season, averaging 1.5 points per game.[2]

After leaving the Sixers, Winters had an extensive career in Europe, playing for 18 different teams, mainly in France, Spain and Great Britain.

References
  1. "Bradley men's basketball record book, page 29" (PDF). Bradley Braves. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  2. "Voise Winters basketball-reference profile". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2013.


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