Voise Winters
Voise Winters | |
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| Born | October 12, 1962 United States |
| Occupation(s) | Basketball player, coach |
| Years active | 1985–2000s (approximate professional playing career) |
| Known for | Brief NBA career with Philadelphia 76ers; extensive European basketball career |
Voise Lee Winters (born October 12, 1962) is a retired American basketball athlete who had a short tenure with the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
During his final high school season (1980–81) at Gage Park High School in Chicago, Winters established an Illinois single-season scoring record by averaging 46.7 points per game. He accumulated a total of 1,048 points that year, setting a new benchmark at the time.
Winters competed at the collegiate level for Bradley University between 1981 and 1985, amassing 1,714 points throughout his college career. In the 1985 NBA draft, he was chosen in the second round as the 44th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. His NBA career consisted of four games during the 1985–86 season, where he averaged 1.5 points per contest.
After his brief NBA experience, Winters embarked on an extensive professional journey across Europe, representing 18 different teams mainly based in France, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Presently, he serves as a coach for basketball and other invasion sports at Ashville College, located in Harrogate, United Kingdom.