Tim Winn Explained

Tim Winn
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lbs:182
Nationality:American
Birth Date:27 June 1977
Highschool:La Salle
(Niagara Falls, New York)
College:St. Bonaventure (1996–2000)
Draft Year:2000
Career Start:2000
Career End:2006
Years1:2000–2001
Team1:Saskatchewan Hawks
Years2:2001–2004
Team2:Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs
Years3:2002
Team3:Marinos de Oriente
Years4:2003
Team4:Leicester Riders
Years5:2003–2004
Team5:Rockford Lightning
Years6:2004
Team6:Gary Steelheads
Years7:2004
Team7:GET Vosges
Years8:2005–2006
Team8:Buffalo Rapids
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Tim Winn (born June 27, 1977) is an American former basketball player. He played for the St. Bonaventure Bonnies from 1996 to 2000 and was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference first team in his senior year.

High school career

Winn played for La Salle Senior High School in Niagara Falls. He was named Western New York Player of the Year in 1996.[1] In 2009 as The Buffalo News celebrated 50 years of All-Western New York (WNY) basketball selections, Harris, who was thrice an All-WNY first team selection was a second team selection for the All-time All-WNY team.[2] [3]

College career

Winn played for St. Bonaventure. In his freshman season, 1996–97, he ranked second on the team with 13.3 points per game. The following year, he averaged 12.2 points per game.[4]

In 1998–99, Winn averaged 13.0 points and finished second in the nation with 3.5 steals per game.[4] He was suspended for the first six games of the season when he was arrested for getting into a fight with another student. After pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault, he was sentenced to three years' probation.[4] [5] [6]

In Winn's senior season, 1999–2000, he averaged 13.6 points per game and led the Bonnies in scoring. He also had 103 steals, which set a school record.[4] He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference and All-Defense first teams.[4] Winn finished his college career with 1,407 points, 349 assists, and 319 steals.[5]

Professional career

After college, Winn played professional basketball in several leagues in the United States and overseas.[5] In 2006, while playing for the Buffalo Rapids of the American Basketball Association, he averaged 25 points, 11 assists, and 4 steals and represented the Rapids in the ABA All Star Game.[7]

Personal life

Winn lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, Tamaron and 2 sons Tim Jr and Rhasheen. He also has a daughter Timischa. He works at Bank of America.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://bcany.org/records/great-teams/ "Great Teams"
  2. Web site: All-time All-WNY team: How'd we do?. subscription. . The Buffalo News. McShea, Keith. February 9, 2024. March 7, 2009. First team Curtis Aiken, Bennett 1981-82, '82-83 Paul Harris, Niagara Falls, 2003-04, '04-05 Christian Laettner, Nichols 1986-87, '87-88 Bob Lanier, Bennett 1965-66 Mel Montgomery, Kensington 1969-70, '70-71 Second team Ritchie Campbell, Burgard 1988-89, '89-90 George Carter, Silver Creek 1960-61, '61-62 Mike Russell, East 1973-74 Dwight Williams, Neumann 1974-75 Tim Winn, LaSalle 1993-94, '94-95, '95-96 .
  3. Web site: WNY's all-time high school basketball team. subscription. . McClatchy-Tribune Business News. McShea, Keith. February 9, 2024. March 7, 2009. Our staff has been banging under the boards for more than a month, picking our all-decade teams as we built toward this point, the final shot of our celebration of the 50th anniversary of All-WNY basketball. . .There were letters, e-mails, voice mails, blog comments and phone calls. There were opinions from coaches, teammates, fathers, brothers, sons and of course fans..
  4. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/nba_draft/draftboard/players/202.html "Tim Winn"
  5. Bronstein, Jonah. "MEN'S BASKETBALL: Tim Winn is a Bona fide Hall of Famer". niagara-gazette.com. February 22, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. Davis, Seth. "College Basketball". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. January 24, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  7. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3288733 "Buffalo's Tim Winn selected as one of ABA's top players"