Voise Winters

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Voise Winters
Personal information
Born (1962-10-12) October 12, 1962 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school Gage Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College Bradley (1981–1985)
NBA draft 1985: 2nd round, 44th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1985–2001
Position Small forward
Number11
Career history
1985 Philadelphia 76ers
1985–1986 JDA Dijon
1986–1987 CB Girona
1987–1988 ALM Évreux Basket
1988–1989 Cajahuelva
1989–1991 Tours Basket
1991 DYC Breogán
1992–1993 Caen Basket
1993–1994 BCM Gravelines
1994 Hapoel Tzfat
1994–1995 Fribourg Olympic
1995–1996 Oyak Renault
1996 Élan Chalon
1996–1997 Sheffield Sharks
1998 Le Mans
1998–2000 TAU Cerámica
2000 Cáceres CB
2001 Ourense
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MVC (1985)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

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).

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. He now coaches Basketball and other invasion games at Ashville College, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

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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.