Joe Wylie
Height6 ft
Height in9
Weight lbs210
Birth dateFebruary 10, 1968 (age 58)
Birth placeWashington, D.C., U.S.
High schoolWoodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.)
CollegeMiami (Florida) (1988–1991)
Draft year1991
Draft round2
Draft pick38
Draft teamLos Angeles Clippers
Career start1991
Career end2005
Years 11991
Team 1CB Collado Villalba
Years 21991–1992
Team 2Columbus Horizon
Years 31992–1993
Team 3Nasaş
Years 41993–1994
Team 4CB Guadalajara
Years 51994
Team 5Chorale Roanne Basket
Years 61994
Team 6Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years 71995
Team 7Peñarol de Mar del Plata
Years 81995
Team 8Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years 91995–1996
Team 9Besiktas
Years 101996
Team 10Gigantes de Carolina
Years 111996–1997
Team 11Basket Rimini Crabs
Years 121997
Team 12Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years 131997–1998
Team 13A.P.L. Pozzuoli
Years 141998
Team 14Hapoel Holon
Years 151998
Team 15Bnei Herzliya
Years 161998
Team 16Vaqueros de Bayamón
Years 171999
Team 17Benfica
Years 181999
Team 18San Miguel Beermen
Years 191999
Team 19Leones de Ponce
Years 201999–2000
Team 20Ratiopharm Ulm
Years 212000
Team 21Leones de Ponce
Years 222000–2001
Team 22Hapoel Holon
Years 232001
Team 23Brujos de Guayama
Years 242001–2002
Team 24CSK VVS Samara
Years 252002
Team 25Cajasur Córdoba
Years 262004–2005
Team 26Debreceni Vadkakasok
Years 272005
Team 27Kaposvári KK

Joseph Jay Wylie Sr. (born February 10, 1968), is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he is listed at 6'9" and weighed 210 lbs. Wylie played collegiate ball with the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1988 to 1991), where he earned the names, "Wylie's World", and "Jumping Joe Wylie", because of his ability to leap over his opponents. Wylie entered the 1991 NBA draft and was picked 38th in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers.[1] On July 4, 1991, almost a week after the draft, the Clippers traded him to the New York Knicks for a 1993 second round pick.[2] The Knicks were enthusiastic of getting such a player of his calibre;[3] In 1992, Wylie was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but he was eventually cut from the roster during the preseason. In 1993 Wylie played in 6 preseason games with the Detroit Pistons and was the last cut before contracts became guaranteed. He eventually played his professional basketball career mostly overseas in Italy, Spain, France, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Argentina, Israel, Portugal, the Philippines, Germany, Russia, the Dominican Republic and Hungary. He also played in CBA with the Columbus Horizon during the 1991–92 season. He retired in 2009. Wylie has a son, Joseph Micheal Wylie Jr., who played collegiate football at his alma mater but later transferred to Tennessee State University.

References

  1. ^ "Joe Wylie". Thedraftreview.com. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  2. ^ "Articles about Joe Wylie - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1991-06-27. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
  3. ^ Goldaper, Sam (17 July 1991). "BASKETBALL; Knicks Hoping Rookie Will Help Out on Defense". The New York Times