- Wayne Hightower
infobox NBA Player
name = Wayne Hightower
nickname =Spain
image_caption =
position = Power forward-Center
height_ft = 6
height_in = 8
weight_lbs = 192
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1940|1|14
birth_place =Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania
death_date = death date and age|2002|4|18|1940|1|14
death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
college = Kansas
draft = 7th overall
draft_year = 1962
draft_team =San Francisco Warriors
career_start = 1961
career_end = 1972
former_teams = Real Madrid (1961–1962) San Francisco Warriors (1962–1965) Baltimore Bullets (1965–1967)Detroit Pistons (1965–1967)Denver Rockets (1967–1969)Los Angeles Stars (1969–1970)Texas Chaparrals (1970)Utah Stars (1971)Carolina Cougars (1971–1972)
awards = ACB top scorer 1961-62 (19.72 PPG) [ [http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=152 Máximos Anotadores] ]Wayne A. Hightower (born
January 14 1940 , inPhiladelphia ,Pennsylvania -died18 April 2002 , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an Americanbasketball player who had a long and productive career in theNBA and ABA during the 1960s and early 1970s. He was a 6'8" power forward and center.Hightower went to Kansas, and after graduation moved to
Spain and signed for Real Madrid, whom he led to a domestic championship and the final of the European Champions Cup, which the team lost.He was drafted in the
1962 NBA Draft at the 7th spot overall by theSan Francisco Warriors , with whom he played for 3 seasons.The pinnacle of his NBA career came with the Warriors, together with fellow Philadelphia native
Wilt Chamberlain he reached the1964 NBA Finals . Hightower recorded his best season that year, averaging 13.2 and 7.2 PG.He later played for several other teams, moving to play in the ABA in 1967 before retiring in 1972.
Hightower died in
18 April 2002 , in his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [ [http://www.elmundo.es/2002/04/26/opinion/1135805.html WAYNE HIGHTOWER : De la Copa de Europa con el Real Madrid, a la NBA] .26 April 2002 ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hightwa01.html Career stats]
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