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Othell Wilson No. 11, 2 Point guard Personal information Date of birth October 26, 1961 Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia Nationality American High school Gar-Field (Woodbridge, Virginia) Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg) Career information College Virginia (1980–1984) NBA Draft 1984 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall Selected by the Golden State Warriors Pro career 1984–1987 Career history 1984–1985 Golden State Warriors 1986 Wildwood Aces (USBL) 1986–1987 Sacramento Kings 1987 Philadelphia Aces (USBL) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Coatlen Othell Wilson (born October 26, 1961, in Alexandria, Virginia) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'0" (183 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) point guard and played collegiately at the University of Virginia from 1980 to 1984. He attended Woodbridge High School and Gar-Field Senior High School,[1] both in Virginia. In his brief NBA career from 1984 to 1987 he played for two teams.
Wilson was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 11th pick in the 2nd round of the 1984 NBA Draft.[2] He spent the 1984–85 NBA season with the Warriors, averaging 4.4 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 74 games. After not playing for any NBA team for the following season, he played 53 games with the Sacramento Kings in 1986-87, his final season in the league.
In 2000, Wilson was briefly[3] the head coach at St. Mary's College, Maryland.[4] In April 2000 he was acquitted of charges that he kidnapped and raped his former girlfriend in September 1999.[4][5] His coaching contract was not renewed the following July.[3]
Notes
- ^ A brilliant career cut short
- ^ 1984 NBA Draft, basketballreference.com
- ^ a b Wilson leaves St. Mary's, published July 13, 2000
- ^ a b Former Cav hoops star acquitted, published April 25, 2000
- ^ Coach Acquitted Of Rape Charges, published April 22, 2000
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
1984 NBA Draft First round Hakeem Olajuwon · Sam Bowie · Michael Jordan · Sam Perkins · Charles Barkley · Melvin Turpin · Alvin Robertson · Lancaster Gordon · Otis Thorpe · Leon Wood · Kevin Willis · Tim McCormick · Jay Humphries · Michael Cage · Terence Stansbury · John Stockton · Jeff Turner · Vern Fleming · Bernard Thompson · Tony Campbell · Kenny Fields · Tom Sewell · Earl Jones · Michael YoungSecond round Devin Durrant · Victor Fleming · Ron Anderson · Cory Blackwell · Stuart Gray · Steve Burtt · Jay Murphy · Eric Turner · Steve Colter · Tony Costner · Othell Wilson · Charles Jones · Ben Coleman · Charlie Sitton · Danny Young · Anthony Teachey · Tom Sluby · Willie White · Greg Wiltjer · Fred Reynolds · Gary Plummer · Jerome Kersey · Ronnie WilliamsCategories:- 1961 births
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- People from Alexandria, Virginia
- Point guards
- People acquitted of rape
- People acquitted of kidnapping
- American basketball biography, 1960s birth stubs
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