Tony Windis Explained

Tony Windis
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:160
Birth Date:27 January 1933
Nationality:American
High School:Commerce
(New York City, New York)
College:Wyoming (1956–1959)
Draft Round:5
Draft Pick:32
Draft Year:1959
Draft Team:Detroit Pistons
Career Start:1959
Career End:1960
Career Number:10
Career Position:Point guard
Team1:Detroit Pistons

Tony John Windis (January 27, 1933 – May 14, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons. Windis played college basketball at the University of Wyoming, where he ranks second all time in the school's career scoring average with 21.2 ppg. He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1959 NBA draft. He appeared in nine games for the Pistons in the 1959–60 NBA season and he averaged 4.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game.[1]

Windis was a native of Long Island, and lived in Rawlins, Wyoming.[2] He died on May 14, 2024, at the age of 91.[3]

Career statistics

NBA

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Regular season

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony Windis NBA statistics . December 25, 2023 . Basketball Reference.
  2. Web site: Vick helps Wyoming fantasy football player hit jackpot . The Morning Call . May 16, 2024.
  3. Web site: Seeman . Nick . May 16, 2024 . UW Hall of Famer, All-Century team member Tony Windis Sr. passes away . May 16, 2024 . University of Wyoming Athletics.