Joe Wylie Explained

Joe Wylie
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:210
Birth Date:10 February 1968
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
High School:Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.)
College:Miami (Florida) (1988–1991)
Draft Year:1991
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:38
Draft Team:Los Angeles Clippers
Career Start:1991
Career End:2005
Career Position:Power forward
Years1:1991
Team1:CB Collado Villalba
Years2:1991–1992
Team2:Columbus Horizon
Years3:1992–1993
Team3:Nasaş
Years4:1993–1994
Team4:CB Guadalajara
Years5:1994
Team5:Chorale Roanne Basket
Years6:1994
Team6:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years7:1995
Team7:Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Years8:1995
Team8:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years9:1995–1996
Team9:Besiktas
Years10:1996
Team10:Gigantes de Carolina
Years11:1996–1997
Team11:Basket Rimini Crabs
Years12:1997
Team12:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years13:1997–1998
Team13:A.P.L. Pozzuoli
Years14:1998
Team14:Hapoel Holon
Years15:1998
Team15:Bnei Herzliya
Years16:1998
Team16:Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years17:1999
Team17:Benfica
Years18:1999
Team18:San Miguel Beermen
Years19:1999
Team19:Leones de Ponce
Years20:1999–2000
Team20:Ratiopharm Ulm
Years21:2000
Team21:Leones de Ponce
Years22:2000–2001
Team22:Hapoel Holon
Years23:2001
Team23:Brujos de Guayama
Years24:2001–2002
Team24:CSK VVS Samara
Years25:2002
Team25:Cajasur Córdoba
Years26:2004–2005
Team26:Debreceni Vadkakasok
Years27:2005
Team27:Kaposvári KK

Joseph Jay Wylie Sr. (born February 10, 1968), is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he is listed at 6'9" and weighed 210 lbs. Wylie played collegiate ball with the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1988 to 1991), where he earned the names, "Wylie's World", and "Jumping Joe Wylie", because of his ability to leap over his opponents. Wylie entered the 1991 NBA draft and was picked 38th in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] On July 4, 1991, almost a week after the draft, the Clippers traded him to the New York Knicks for a 1993 second round pick.[2] The Knicks were enthusiastic of getting such a player of his calibre;[3] In 1992, Wylie was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but he was eventually cut from the roster during the preseason. In 1993 Wylie played in 6 preseason games with the Detroit Pistons and was the last cut before contracts became guaranteed. He eventually played his professional basketball career mostly overseas in Italy, Spain, France, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Argentina, Israel, Portugal, the Philippines, Germany, Russia, the Dominican Republic and Hungary. He also played in CBA with the Columbus Horizon during the 1991–92 season. He retired in 2009. Wylie has a son, Joseph Micheal Wylie, Jr., who played collegiate football at his alma mater but later transferred to Tennessee State University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joe Wylie . Thedraftreview.com . 7 May 2007. 2011-10-09.
  2. Web site: Articles about Joe Wylie - Los Angeles Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20141222101315/http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/joe-wylie . dead . December 22, 2014 . Articles.latimes.com . 1991-06-27 . 2011-10-09.
  3. News: BASKETBALL; Knicks Hoping Rookie Will Help Out on Defense . The New York Times . 17 July 1991 . Goldaper . Sam .