Joe Wolf, a retired NBA veteran who stays among the finest gamers the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, has died, the Milwaukee Bucks introduced Thursday. He was 59 years previous.
Wolf’s reason behind loss of life has not been introduced, however Mark Miller of the Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook stories he apparently suffered a coronary heart assault.
Wolf’s basketball profession started and ended at Wisconsin. In his early days, he grew to become a star at Kohler, the place he received state titles in 1980, 1982 and 1983. He grew to become the primary McDonald’s All-American from the state of Wisconsin and stays one in all eight alone within the historical past of the state.
In 2005, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ballot voted Wolf the best highschool basketball participant in Wisconsin historical past.
Wolf selected to spend his school profession enjoying for Dean Smith at North Carolina, the place he was teammates with Michael Jordan his freshman yr. He grew to become a first-team All-ACC participant in 1987 and was chosen thirteenth general by the Los Angeles Clippers within the 1987 NBA Draft.
Wolf by no means grew to become a daily starter within the NBA, however he remained within the league for 13 seasons whereas enjoying for seven completely different groups. He averaged 4.2 factors and three.3 rebounds in 16.3 minutes per recreation throughout his profession, which spanned 592 video games.
After retiring as a participant, Wolf spent the remainder of his life as a coach. He was a part of the Bucks employees from 2008 to 2013 and was head coach of three completely different growth groups. On the Bucks facet:
“All through his life, Joe touched many lives and was a extremely revered, beloved and devoted coach and participant all through the NBA. His extremely regarded expertise was instrumental to the Bucks and the Herd for eight years throughout the group, notably as a participant and coach.
On the time of his loss of life, Wolf was working as an assistant coach for the Bucks affiliate Wisconsin Herd.
