Gary Winton Explained

Gary Winton
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Position:Forward
Nationality:American
High School:Albert P. Brewer
(Somerville, Alabama)
College:Army (1974–1978)
Draft Year:1978
Draft Round:10
Draft Pick:194
Draft Team:Cleveland Cavaliers

Gary Joseph Winton (born) is an American former basketball player best known for his collegiate career at the United States Military Academy ("Army") between 1974 and 1978. A 6'5" forward from Somerville, Alabama, Winton scored a then-school record 2,296 points (later surpassed by Kevin Houston) and grabbed a still-standing school record 1,168 rebounds. On 14 occasions he scored 30 or more points and recorded 15+ rebounds 17 times. In his junior and senior seasons Winton was an Honorable Mention All-American while playing for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.

The National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers selected him in the 1978 NBA draft, but due to a five-year commitment to serve in the United States Army after graduation, he never played in the league. After graduation, he did play on the pre-Olympic traveling USA Basketball Team. In 1979, the men's basketball team participated in the Soviet Union's Spartakiad, an international sports event that the Soviet Union attempted to use to both oppose and supplement the Olympics. Winton ultimately never made the official Olympic roster, however.

In 1990, he served as Army's head softball coach for one season. Fifteen years later he was inducted in the Army Sports Hall of Fame as part of their 14-person induction class in 2005.

Head coaching record

Softball

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See also

References

  1. Web site: Player Bio: Gary Winton. goArmySports.com. United States Military Academy. November 13, 2011.
  2. Web site: Eight Included in Hall of Fame Class of 2011. goArmySports.com. United States Military Academy. 2011. November 13, 2011.
  3. Web site: Did You Know? Gary Winton. The Original Patriots - A.P. Brewer High School. blogspot.com. August 15, 2008. November 13, 2011.
  4. Web site: 1979 USA Men's Spartakiade Team. usabasketball.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. 2010. November 13, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110907084250/http://www.usabasketball.com/mens/mspartakiade_1979.html. September 7, 2011.
  5. Web site: Gary Winton Eyes Olympics. The Evening News (Newburgh, New York). August 6, 1978. November 13, 2011.
  6. Web site: Winton Named All-America. The Evening News (Newburgh, New York). March 4, 1978. November 13, 2011.
  7. Web site: 1978 NBA Draft. basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. November 13, 2011.
  8. Web site: Gary Joseph Winton (2005) - Hall of Fame. Army West Point.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FINAL 1990 Women's Softball Statistics Report.