Joe Wylie

Samstag, 10. Februar 1968

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. 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. The Knicks were enthusiastic of getting such a player of his calibre; In 1992, Wylie was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but he was eventually cut from the roster during the