Wise being guarded by New York Nets player Julius Erving.
Personal information
Born
(1947-03-03) March 3, 1947 (age 77) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
Balboa (San Francisco, California)
College
CC of San Francisco (1965–1967)
Drake (1967–1969)
NBA draft
1969: 5th round, 64th overall pick
Selected by the San Francisco Warriors
Playing career
1969–1977
Position
Small forward
Number
42
Career history
1969–1974
Los Angeles / Utah Stars
1974–1976
Virginia Squires
1976–1977
Denver Nuggets
1977
Seattle SuperSonics
Career highlights and awards
ABA champion (1971)
3× ABA All-Star (1972–1974)
2× All-ABA Second Team (1972, 1974)
2× ABA All-Defensive First Team (1973, 1974)
ABA All-Rookie First Team (1970)
ABA All-Time Team
No. 42 retired by Drake Bulldogs
Career ABA and NBA statistics
Points
9,727 (17.6 ppg)
Rebounds
4,578 (8.3 rpg)
Assists
1,594 (2.9 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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in the music video for WillieWisely's single "Through Any Window", directed by longtime friend John Cabrera; she knew Wisely from work he had done on...
Stars would not buy out for $75,000. First year players Mack Calvin and WillieWise signed with the Stars. The Stars finished fourth in the Western Division...
most selections with four, while Mike Gale, Julius Keye, Fatty Taylor, WillieWise, Don Buse, Bobby Jones and Brian Taylor follow with two selections. Bobby...
called "Dr. J" by his friend and future teammate on the Nets and Squires, Willie Sojourner. Erving enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in...
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Reggie Theus, Freeman Williams and Michael Cooper. His elder brother is WillieWise, who played seven years in the defunct American Basketball Association...
rebounds per game. Coached by Bill Sharman and also featuring ABA star WillieWise, the Stars were dominant in the regular season and finished with the...
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baseball was his best sport. He was a fan of local New York Giants superstar Willie Mays, who wore jersey number 24. Barry would wear the same number in tribute...
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Bob Netolicky Billy Paultz Charlie Scott James Silas David Thompson WillieWise Coaches Bob Bass Al Bianchi Hubie Brown Larry Brown Bobby Leonard† Babe...
Bob Netolicky Billy Paultz Charlie Scott James Silas David Thompson WillieWise Coaches Bob Bass Al Bianchi Hubie Brown Larry Brown Bobby Leonard† Babe...
team in 1975 and All-ABA 1st team in 1976. Silas's best year statistics-wise was easily 1976, when he averaged 23.8 points, 5.4 assists, and 4.0 rebounds...
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