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Win Wilfong

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Win Wilfong
Personal information
Born(1933-03-18)March 18, 1933
Puxico, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1985(1985-05-18) (aged 52)
Lincoln, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPuxico (Puxico, Missouri)
College
NBA draft1957: 1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by the St. Louis Hawks
Playing career1957–1963
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number15, 10, 22, 41
Career history
19571959St. Louis Hawks
19591961Cincinnati Royals
1961–1963Kansas City Steers
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points1,826 (6.8 ppg)
Rebounds910 (3.4 rpg)
Assists565 (2.1 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  United States
Men's basketball
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1955 Mexico City Team competition

Alva Winfred Wilfong (March 18, 1933 – May 18, 1985) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Missouri and the University of Memphis, Wilfong played four seasons (1957–1961) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks and Cincinnati Royals. He averaged 6.8 points per game and won a league championship with St. Louis in 1958.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an NBA championship  *  Led the league

NBA

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Source[1]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1957–58 St. Louis 71 19.2 .361 .685 4.1 2.3 7.8
1958–59 St. Louis 63 11.8 .347 .756 1.9 .8 4.1
1959–60 Cincinnati 72 27.7 .370 .778 4.9 3.7 10.1
1960–61 Cincinnati 62 11.6 .348 .809 2.4 1.4 4.6
Career 268 17.9 .361 .744 3.4 2.1 6.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1958 St. Louis 11* 14.7 .275 .697 3.7 2.3 5.5
1959 St. Louis 5 9.2 .368 .833 1.2 .6 3.8
Career 16 13.0 .295 .718 2.9 1.8 5.0

References

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  1. ^ "Win Wilfong NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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