Dwayne Whitfield

Dwayne Whitfield
Personal information
Born (1971-08-22) August 22, 1971 (age 53)
Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolAberdeen (Aberdeen, Mississippi)
CollegeJackson State (1992–1995)
NBA draft1995: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
PositionPower forward
Number23
Career history
1996Toronto Raptors
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Dwayne Whitfield (born August 22, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" and 240 lb power forward, he played college basketball at Jackson State University and had a brief stint in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors.

Whitfield was selected 40th overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1995 NBA draft. He played 8 games in the inaugural season for the Toronto Raptors in early 1996[1] after he was acquired in a multi-player trade for B. J. Armstrong.[2] He also played professionally abroad in Italy, Spain, China, Hungary, Mexico, Venezuela and Chile. He also played with the Rockford Lightning of the CBA, The Brooklyn Kings of the USBL and The NBA Ambassadors under head coach Nate "Tiny" Archibald.

Notes

  1. ^ Dwayne Whitfield 1995-96 Game Log Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, basketballreference.com
  2. ^ "B. J. Armstrong Bio". NBA.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
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