Gene Wiley

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Gene Wiley
Personal information
Born (1937-11-12) November 12, 1937 (age 88)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolCarver (Amarillo, Texas)
CollegeWichita State (1959–1962)
NBA draft1962: 2nd round, 8th overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Lakers
Playing career1962–1966
PositionCenter
Number12, 30
Career history
19621966Los Angeles Lakers
1967–1968Oakland Oaks
1967–1968Dallas Chaparrals
Career highlights
  • First-team All-MVC (1962)
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Gene Wiley (born November 12, 1937) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the Los Angeles Lakers. He attended Carver High School in Amarillo, Texas[1] and Wichita State University. He was drafted in 1962 with the eighth pick in the second round by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Playing career

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Wiley played for the Denver-Chicago Truckers of the AAU National Industrial Basketball League in 1961–62.[2]

Wiley played four seasons in the NBA, with the Lakers. He averaged 4.2 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game. In 1967, Wiley returned to professional basketball to play in the ABA. In one ABA season, he played for the Oakland Oaks and the Dallas Chaparrals. His ABA statistics were 2.0 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game.[3]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 *  Led the league

NBA/ABA

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Source[3]

Regular season

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Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG PPG
1962–63 L.A. Lakers 75 19.8 .462 .338 6.7 .5 3.2
1963–64 L.A. Lakers 78 19.4 .535 .600 6.5 .6 4.3
1964–65 L.A. Lakers 80* 25.0 .465 .505 8.6 1.3 5.1
1965–66 L.A. Lakers 67 20.7 .426 .566 7.3 .9 4.3
1967–68 Oakland (ABA) 8 8.0 .368 .600 2.1 .3 2.1
1968–69 Dalals (ABA) 1 21.0 .000 .333 3.0 .0 1.0
Career (NBA) 300 21.3 .471 .506 7.3 .8 4.2
Career (ABA) 9 9.4 .350 .500 2.2 .2 2.0
Career (overall) 309 20.9 .469 .506 7.2 .8 4.2

Playoffs

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Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1963 L.A. Lakers 9 30.9 .400 .133 10.8 1.2 3.3
1964 L.A. Lakers 5 9.6 .625 1.000 3.2 .0 2.6
1965 L.A. Lakers 11 34.5 .559 .579 14.4 2.1 7.0
1966 L.A. Lakers 2 2.5 .000 .5 .0 .0
Career 27 26.3 .505 .432 10.1 1.3 4.4

References

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