Joe Wolf
![]() Wolf in 2014 as Brooklyn Nets assistant coach | |
Wisconsin Herd | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | NBA G League |
Personal information | |
Born | Kohler, Wisconsin,U.S. | December 17, 1964
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Kohler(Kohler, Wisconsin) |
College | North Carolina(1983–1987) |
NBA draft | 1987:1st round, 13th overall pick |
Selected by theLos Angeles Clippers | |
Playing career | 1987–1999 |
Position | Power forward/center |
Number | 24, 42, 6, 43, 12, 23, 17, 30 |
Coaching career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1987–1990 | Los Angeles Clippers |
1990–1992 | Denver Nuggets |
1992 | Boston Celtics |
1992–1993 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1993–1994 | León |
1994–1995 | Charlotte Hornets |
1995–1996 | Orlando Magic |
1996–1997 | Milwaukee Bucks |
1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets |
1999 | Charlotte Hornets |
As coach: | |
2003–2004 | William & Mary(assistant) |
2004–2006 | Idaho Stampede |
2006–2008 | Colorado 14ers |
2008–2013 | Milwaukee Bucks(assistant) |
2014–2017 | Brooklyn Nets(assistant) |
2017–2018 | UNC Wilmington(assistant) |
2018–2020 | Greensboro Swarm |
2023–present | Wisconsin Herd(assistant) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NBA statistics | |
Points | 2,485 (4.2 ppg) |
Rebounds | 1,933 (3.3 rpg) |
Stats at NBA | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference | |
Joseph James Wolf(born December 17, 1964) is an American former professionalbasketballplayer currently working as an assistant coach for theWisconsin Herdof theNBA G League.He playedcollege basketballforNorth Carolina.
Professional career
[edit]He played in theNational Basketball Association( NBA ). He was the 13th overall pick of the1987 NBA draft,selected by theLos Angeles Clippers.He playedcollege basketballat theUniversity of North Carolinaand reached the NCAA tournament all four years under coachDean Smith.He earned the Carmichael-Cobb Award as UNC's outstanding defensive player and the Jimmie Dempsey Award as UNC's overall statistical leader as a senior in 1987. Lastly, he was elected ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. He averaged 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game throughout an 11-year professional career.
In February 2005, a vote was conducted by theMilwaukee Journal Sentinelto select the all-time Wisconsin high school boys basketball team. As a result of this vote, Joe Wolf was named Wisconsin's all-time greatest high school basketball player based on his dominant four-year performance at Kohler High School.
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field goalpercentage | FT% | Free throwpercentage |
RPG | Reboundsper game | APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game |
BPG | Blocksper game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1987–88 | L. A. Clippers | 42 | 26 | 27.1 | .407 | .200 | .833 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
1988–89 | L. A. Clippers | 66 | 15 | 22.0 | .423 | .143 | .688 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
1989–90 | L. A. Clippers | 77 | 19 | 17.2 | .395 | .200 | .775 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
1990–91 | Denver | 74 | 38 | 21.5 | .451 | .133 | .831 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.3 |
1991–92 | Denver | 67 | 0 | 17.3 | .361 | .091 | .803 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
1992–93 | Boston | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1992–93 | Portland | 21 | 0 | 7.4 | .465 | .000 | .857 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
1994–95 | Charlotte | 63 | 6 | 9.3 | .469 | .333 | .750 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
1995–96 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 18.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1995–96 | Orlando | 63 | 8 | 16.6 | .515 | .000 | .724 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
1996–97 | Milwaukee | 56 | 7 | 9.4 | .449 | .143 | .737 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
1997–98 | Denver | 57 | 8 | 10.9 | .331 | .200 | .500 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
1998–99 | Charlotte | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Career | 592 | 127 | 16.3 | .423 | .164 | .770 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
Playoffs
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1992–93 | Portland | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1994–95 | Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1995–96 | Orlando | 11 | 0 | 7.7 | .348 | .333 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Career | 14 | 0 | 7.7 | .360 | .333 | .750 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1983–84 | North Carolina | 30 | - | 13.7 | .481 | - | .758 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
1984–85 | North Carolina | 30 | - | 30.5 | .566 | - | .781 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
1985–86 | North Carolina | 34 | 34 | 25.1 | .532 | - | .712 | 6.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
1986–87 | North Carolina | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | .571 | .575 | .793 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 15.2 |
Career | 128 | 68 | 24.9 | .551 | .575 | .765 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 9.6 |
Post-playing career
[edit]Wolf served as head coach of theIdaho Stampedeof theCBAand theColorado 14ersof theNBA Development League.He also worked with theMilwaukee Bucksas an assistant coach toScott Skiles.[1]For the 2014–15 season, Wolf was hired by theBrooklyn Netsas an assistant to new head coachLionel Hollins.[2]In his first season with the team, Wolf and the coaching staff helped lead the Brooklyn Nets to the Eastern Conference Playoffs. After one season as an assistant atUNC Wilmington,he was hired as the head coach of theGreensboro Swarmof theNBA G League,the affiliate of theCharlotte Hornets.[3]On June 30, 2020, the Swarm did not extend Wolf's contract.[4]
On October 5, 2023, Wolf was hired as an assistant coach by theWisconsin Herdof theNBA G League.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Colorado 14ers Head Coach and General Manager Joe Wolf Accepts Assistant Coaching Job with Milwaukee BucksArchivedSeptember 16, 2009, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Brooklyn Nets announce coaching staff".Brooklyn Nets.July 30, 2014.RetrievedDecember 13,2014.
- ^"North Carolina alum Joe Wolf named head coach of Greensboro Swarm".News & Record.September 10, 2018.
- ^"Swarm To Not Extend Contract Of Head Coach Joe Wolf".NBA.June 30, 2020.RetrievedJune 30,2020.
- ^"Wisconsin Herd Announce Assistant Coaching Staff for the 2023-24 Season".OurSportsCentral.October 5, 2023.RetrievedOctober 6,2023.
External links
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- Career stats@ basketballreference
- NBA coach file
- NBA player bio (archived from 1998)
- 1964 births
- Living people
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball coaches
- American men's basketball players
- Baloncesto León players
- Basketball coaches from Wisconsin
- Basketball players from Wisconsin
- Boston Celtics players
- Brooklyn Nets assistant coaches
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- Denver Nuggets players
- Greensboro Swarm coaches
- Idaho Stampede (CBA) coaches
- Los Angeles Clippers draft picks
- Los Angeles Clippers players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball players
- Orlando Magic players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Kohler, Wisconsin
- Portland Trail Blazers players
- Power forwards
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's basketball coaches
- William & Mary Tribe men's basketball coaches
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