Dwayne Whitfield | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lb: | 240 |
Birth Date: | 22 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Aberdeen, Mississippi, U.S. |
High School: | Aberdeen (Aberdeen, Mississippi) |
College: | Jackson State (1992–1995) |
Draft Year: | 1995 |
Draft Round: | 2 |
Draft Pick: | 40 |
Draft Team: | Golden State Warriors |
Career Position: | Power forward |
Career Number: | 23 |
Team1: | Toronto Raptors |
Bbr: | whitfdw01 |
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.