Wayne Hightower
Wayne A. Hightower , "Spain"
Born: January 14, 1940
Philadelphia, PA USA
Deceased: April 18, 2002
Position: F-C
High School: Overbrook
College: Kansas, U. Madrid (ESP)
Drafted: 1962, Round 1 Pick 5, #5 Overall
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 192
Career: 1962-63-1971-72
Minor League Statistics
Wayne Hightower averaged 11.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in his 565-game career with the Baltimore Bullets, Carolina Cougars, Denver Rockets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Stars, San Francisco Warriors, Texas Chaparrals and Utah Stars. He began playing during the 1962-63 season and last took the court during the 1971-72 campaign.
San Francisco Warriors |
Baltimore Bullets |
Detroit Pistons |
Denver Rockets |
Los Angeles Stars |
Utah Stars |
Texas Chaparrals |
Carolina Cougars |
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1962-63 | San Francisco Warriors | 66 | 1387 | 548 | 192 | 0 | 157 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 489 | |
1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 79 | 2536 | 1022 | 393 | 0 | 329 | 260 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 1046 | |
1964-65 | Baltimore Bullets | 27 | 510 | 174 | 60 | 0 | 81 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 182 | |
1964-65 | San Francisco Warriors | 48 | 1037 | 396 | 136 | 0 | 173 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 405 | |
1965-66 | Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 460 | 186 | 63 | 0 | 78 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 183 | |
1966-67 | Baltimore Bullets | 43 | 746 | 308 | 103 | 0 | 124 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 295 | |
1966-67 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 564 | 259 | 92 | 0 | 86 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 248 | |
1967-68 | Denver Rockets | 74 | 2459 | 1126 | 431 | 6 | 543 | 420 | 0 | 0 | 536 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 237 | 1282 | |
1968-69 | Denver Rockets | 67 | 2318 | 762 | 311 | 2 | 426 | 311 | 155 | 486 | 641 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 241 | 933 | |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 27 | 961 | 403 | 180 | 2 | 170 | 129 | 78 | 177 | 255 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 101 | 489 | |
1970-71 | Texas Chaparrals | 33 | 1220 | 421 | 172 | 2 | 182 | 134 | 116 | 212 | 328 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 97 | 478 | |
1970-71 | Utah Stars | 35 | 1135 | 427 | 167 | 1 | 179 | 134 | 103 | 184 | 287 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 107 | 468 | |
1971-72 | Carolina Cougars | 13 | 141 | 64 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 19 | 70 | |
Totals | 565 | 15474 | 6096 | 2320 | 15 | 0 | 2564 | 1928 | 469 | 1085 | 3966 | 959 | 0 | 0 | 572 | 1707 | 6568 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1962-63 | San Francisco Warriors | 66 | 21.0 | 35.0 | 66.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 7.4 | |
1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 79 | 32.1 | 38.5 | 79.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 13.2 | |
1964-65 | Baltimore Bullets | 27 | 18.9 | 34.5 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 6.7 | |
1964-65 | San Francisco Warriors | 48 | 21.6 | 34.3 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.4 | |
1965-66 | Baltimore Bullets | 24 | 19.2 | 33.9 | 73.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | |
1966-67 | Baltimore Bullets | 43 | 17.3 | 33.4 | 71.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 6.9 | |
1966-67 | Detroit Pistons | 29 | 19.4 | 35.5 | 74.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 8.6 | |
1967-68 | Denver Rockets | 74 | 33.2 | 38.3 | 0.0 | 77.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 17.3 |
1968-69 | Denver Rockets | 67 | 34.6 | 40.8 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 13.9 |
1969-70 | Los Angeles Stars | 27 | 35.6 | 44.7 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 18.1 |
1970-71 | Texas Chaparrals | 33 | 37.0 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 73.6 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 9.9 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 14.5 |
1970-71 | Utah Stars | 35 | 32.4 | 39.1 | 0.0 | 74.9 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
1971-72 | Carolina Cougars | 13 | 10.8 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.4 |
Averages | 565 | 27.4 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 11.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 12 | 286 | 112 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 81 | |
1964-65 | Baltimore Bullets | 10 | 196 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 68 | |
1967-68 | Denver Rockets | 5 | 209 | 100 | 35 | 1 | 54 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 113 | |
1968-69 | Denver Rockets | 7 | 187 | 63 | 25 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 84 | |
1970-71 | Texas Chaparrals | 4 | 126 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 35 | |
Totals | 38 | 1004 | 373 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 127 | 16 | 16 | 230 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 126 | 381 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1963-64 | San Francisco Warriors | 12 | 23.8 | 25.9 | 69.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 6.8 | |
1964-65 | Baltimore Bullets | 10 | 19.6 | 42.2 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | |
1967-68 | Denver Rockets | 5 | 41.8 | 35.0 | 0.0 | 79.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 22.6 |
1968-69 | Denver Rockets | 7 | 26.7 | 39.7 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 12.0 | |
1970-71 | Texas Chaparrals | 4 | 31.5 | 32.4 | 76.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 8.8 | |
Averages | 565 | 26.4 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 10.0 |