Dwayne Whitfield

Dwayne Whitfield (born August 21, 1972 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) 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 spell in the NBA with the Toronto Raptors.

Dwayne Whitfield
Personal information
Born (1971-08-21) August 21, 1971
Aberdeen, Mississippi
NationalityAmerican
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 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
PositionPower forward
Number23
Career history
1996Toronto Raptors
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2010-01-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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