Voise Winters Explained

Voise Winters
Height Ft:6
Height In:8
Weight Lb:200
Birth Date:12 October 1962
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Highschool:Gage Park (Chicago, Illinois)
College:Bradley (1981–1985)
Draft Year:1985
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:44
Draft Team:Philadelphia 76ers
Career Start:1985
Career End:2001
Career Number:11
Career Position:Small forward
Years2:1985–1986
Team2:JDA Dijon
Years3:1986–1987
Team3:CB Girona
Years4:1987–1988
Team4:ALM Évreux Basket
Years5:1988–1989
Team5:Cajahuelva
Years6:1989–1991
Team6:Tours Basket
Years8:1991
Team8:DYC Breogán
Years9:1992–1993
Team9:Caen Basket
Years10:1993–1994
Team10:BCM Gravelines
Years11:1994
Team11:Hapoel Tzfat
Years12:1994–1995
Team12:Fribourg Olympic
Years13:1995–1996
Team13:Oyak Renault
Years14:1996
Team14:Élan Chalon
Years15:1996–1997
Team15:Sheffield Sharks
Years16:1998
Team16:Le Mans
Years17:1998–2000
Team17:TAU Cerámica
Years18:2000
Team18:Cáceres CB
Years19:2001
Team19:Ourense
Highlights:
  • First-team All-MVC (1985)

Voise Lee Winters (born October 12, 1962) is an American former basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

During his senior season (1980-1981) at Gage Park High School in Chicago, Winters set an Illinois high school season scoring record which still stands: he averaged 46.7 points per game. His grand total of 1,048 points was also a record at the time, but several other players have since amassed higher totals.

He played college basketball for Bradley University from 1981 to 1985. In his college career, he scored 1,714 points.[1] After the close of his college career, Winters was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA in the second round of the 1985 NBA draft (44th pick overall). He appeared in 4 games for the 76ers in the 1985–86 season, averaging 1.5 points per game.[2]

After leaving the Sixers, Winters had an extensive career in Europe, playing for 18 different teams, mainly in France, Spain and Great Britain. He now coaches Basketball and other invasion games at Ashville College, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bradley men's basketball record book, page 29 . . October 23, 2013.
  2. Web site: Voise Winters basketball-reference profile . basketball-reference.com . October 23, 2013.