Wayne Hightower F

Current Team: N/A

Born: Jan 14, 1940 (Passed away Apr 18, 2002, aged 62)

Birthplace/Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-8 (203cm)     Weight: 230 (104kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1962 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 5, Golden State Warriors

Pre-Draft Team: Kansas (Sr)


Jump to: [ NBA ] [ NCAA ] [ FAQ ]

NBA

5 Years Of Service

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 GOS 66 - 21.0 7.41 2.91 8.30 .350 - - - 1.59 2.38 .669 - - 5.36 0.77 - - - 2.74
1963-64 GOS 79 - 32.1 13.24 4.97 12.94 .385 - - - 3.29 4.16 .790 - - 7.16 1.68 - - - 3.41
1964-65 * All Teams 75 - 20.6 7.83 2.61 7.60 .344 - - - 2.60 3.39 .768 - - 5.60 0.72 - - - 2.72
1964-65 * GOS 48 - 21.6 8.44 2.83 8.25 .343 - - - 2.77 3.60 .769 - - 5.15 0.79 - - - 2.98
1964-65 * WAS 27 - 18.9 6.74 2.22 6.44 .345 - - - 2.30 3.00 .765 - - 6.41 0.59 - - - 2.26
1965-66 WAS 24 - 19.2 7.62 2.62 7.75 .339 - - - 2.38 3.25 .731 - - 5.46 1.46 - - - 2.54
1966-67 * All Teams 72 - 18.2 7.54 2.71 7.88 .344 - - - 2.12 2.92 .729 - - 5.62 0.89 - - - 2.64
1966-67 * WAS 43 - 17.3 6.86 2.40 7.16 .334 - - - 2.07 2.88 .718 - - 5.60 0.84 - - - 2.56
1966-67 * DET 29 - 19.4 8.55 3.17 8.93 .355 - - - 2.21 2.97 .744 - - 5.66 0.97 - - - 2.76
CAREER   316 - 22.9 9.01 3.29 9.16 .359 - - - 2.44 3.25 .749 - - 5.94 1.07 - - - 2.86

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1962-63 GOS 66 - 1,387 489 192 548 .350 - - - 105 157 .669 - - 354 51 - - - 181
1963-64 GOS 79 - 2,536 1,046 393 1,022 .385 - - - 260 329 .790 - - 566 133 - - - 269
1964-65 * All Teams 75 - 1,547 587 196 570 .344 - - - 195 254 .768 - - 420 54 - - - 204
1964-65 * GOS 48 - 1,037 405 136 396 .343 - - - 133 173 .769 - - 247 38 - - - 143
1964-65 * WAS 27 - 510 182 60 174 .345 - - - 62 81 .765 - - 173 16 - - - 61
1965-66 WAS 24 - 460 183 63 186 .339 - - - 57 78 .731 - - 131 35 - - - 61
1966-67 * All Teams 72 - 1,310 543 195 567 .344 - - - 153 210 .729 - - 405 64 - - - 190
1966-67 * WAS 43 - 746 295 103 308 .334 - - - 89 124 .718 - - 241 36 - - - 110
1966-67 * DET 29 - 564 248 92 259 .355 - - - 64 86 .744 - - 164 28 - - - 80
CAREER   316 - 7,240 2,848 1,039 2,893 .359 - - - 770 1,028 .749 - - 1,876 337 - - - 905

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1962-63 GOS 66 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .064 - - 0.29 27 39 .409 -1.90 1.10 -0.80
1963-64 GOS 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 - - 0.32 47 32 .595 - 4.00 4.00
1964-65 * All Teams 75 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .079 - - 0.45 24 51 .320 -0.50 1.20 0.70
1964-65 * GOS 48 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .052 - - 0.44 11 37 .229 -0.40 1.10 0.70
1964-65 * WAS 27 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .022 - - 0.47 13 14 .481 -0.10 0.10 -
1965-66 WAS 24 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .027 - - 0.42 9 15 .375 -0.40 0.30 -
1966-67 * All Teams 72 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 - - 0.37 21 50 .296 -1.50 1.30 -0.20
1966-67 * WAS 43 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .038 - - 0.40 11 31 .262 -0.90 0.60 -0.30
1966-67 * DET 29 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 - - 0.33 10 19 .345 -0.60 0.70 0.10
CAREER   316 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056 - - 0.36 128 187 .406 -2.30 5.40 3.20

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1962-63 GOS 66 - .396 .350 - - - - - - - - 101.92 - 0.89 - - 8.29
1963-64 GOS 79 - .448 .385 - - - - - - - - 117.48 - 1.02 - - 12.13
1964-65 * All Teams 75 - .431 .344 - - - 4.71 - - - - 111.16 - 1.03 - - 10.46
1964-65 * GOS 48 - .429 .343 - - - 5.04 - - - - 111.22 - 1.02 - - 9.75
1964-65 * WAS 27 - .434 .345 - - - 4.10 - - - - 111.03 - 1.05 - - 11.71
1965-66 WAS 24 - .415 .339 - - - 9.54 - - - - 106.95 - 0.98 - - 10.81
1966-67 * All Teams 72 - .412 .344 - - - 6.32 - - - - 107.25 - 0.96 - - 10.70
1966-67 * WAS 43 - .407 .334 - - - 6.04 - - - - 105.22 - 0.96 - - 10.18
1966-67 * DET 29 - .418 .355 - - - 6.74 - - - - 109.94 - 0.96 - - 11.13
CAREER   316 - .426 .359 - - - 6.02 - - - - 110.82 - 0.98 - - 10.70

More Wayne Hightower NBA Stats »

NBA Transactions

Mar 26, 1962 - The San Francisco Warriors selected Wayne Hightower in Round 1 with Pick 5 in the 1962 NBA Draft.
Sep 1, 1962 - Wayne Hightower signed a multi-year contract with the San Francisco Warriors.
Feb 3, 1965 - Wayne Hightower was acquired by the Baltimore Bullets from the San Francisco Warriors in a trade.
Jan 29, 1967 - Wayne Hightower was acquired by the Detroit Pistons from the Baltimore Bullets in a trade.
Oct 2, 1967 - The Detroit Pistons placed the contract of Wayne Hightower on waivers.
Oct 4, 1967 - Wayne Hightower, previously with the Detroit Pistons, became a free agent.
Apr 18, 2002 - Wayne Hightower passed away. He was 62 years old at the time of his death.

More NBA Transactions »

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 12 - 23.8 6.75 2.42 9.33 .259 - - - 1.92 2.75 .697 - - 4.17 1.50 - - - 3.50
1964-65 WAS 10 - 19.6 6.80 2.70 6.40 .422 - - - 1.40 2.20 .636 - - 5.70 0.80 - - - 2.50
CAREER   22 - 21.9 6.77 2.55 8.00 .318 - - - 1.68 2.50 .673 - - 4.86 1.18 - - - 3.05

Wayne Hightower Full Playoff History »

NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1963-64 GOS 12 - 286 81 29 112 .259 - - - 23 33 .697 - - 50 18 - - - 42
1964-65 WAS 10 - 196 68 27 64 .422 - - - 14 22 .636 - - 57 8 - - - 25
CAREER   22 - 482 149 56 176 .318 - - - 37 55 .673 - - 107 26 - - - 67

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1963-64 GOS 12 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 - - 0.29 5 7 .417 -0.90 0.40 -0.50
1964-65 WAS 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 - - 0.34 5 5 .500 - 0.20 0.20
CAREER   22 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 - - 0.31 10 12 .455 -0.90 0.40 -0.50

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1963-64 GOS 12 - .320 .259 - - - 8.15 - - - - 95.59 - 0.72 - - 3.72
1964-65 WAS 10 - .461 .422 - - - 5.35 - - - - 105.82 - 1.06 - - 11.48
CAREER   22 - .372 .318 - - - 5.31 - - - - 99.09 - 0.85 - - 3.72

More Wayne Hightower NBA Playoff Stats »

NCAA

College: Kansas (1962)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1958-59 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1959-60 Kansas So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1960-61 Kansas Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1961-62 Kansas Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

NABC All-American Third Team - 1961


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower is 84 years old.

What is the height of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower is 6-8 (203cm) tall.

What is the weight of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower is 230 lbs (104kg).

What is the birthday of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower was born on Jan 14, 1940.

What position does Wayne Hightower play?

Wayne Hightower plays the F position.

What was the pre-draft team of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower was drafted out of Kansas.

What nationality is Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower has a United States nationality.

Where was Wayne Hightower born?

Wayne Hightower was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

How many NBA seasons has Wayne Hightower played?

Wayne Hightower played 5 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower had career averages 9.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 316 games.

What are the career totals of Wayne Hightower?

Wayne Hightower had career totals of 2,848 points, 1,876 rebounds, 337 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 316 games.

How many teams has Wayne Hightower been on?

Wayne Hightower played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards.

When was Wayne Hightower drafted?

Wayne Hightower was drafted in the 1st round (#7 overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors.

What is Wayne Hightower's career high in points?

Wayne Hightower averaged a career high 13.2 points per game in 1963-1964.

What is Wayne Hightower's career high in rebounds?

Wayne Hightower averaged a career high 7.2 rebounds per game in 1963-1964.

What is Wayne Hightower's career high in assists?

Wayne Hightower averaged a career high 1.7 assists per game in 1963-1964.

What is the career PER of Wayne Hightower's?

Wayne Hightower had a career PER of 10.7.