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Wayne Embry
Center ·Milwaukee Bucks ·NBA ·#15

Wayne Embry

Age89 BornMar 26, 1937 FromUSA Height203 cm (6'8") Weight109 kg CollegeMiami University Draft1958 · #23
Career averages
12.2PPG
8.9RPG
1.4APG
605 games · 8 seasons

At a glance

MIL hub
Career snapshot
8Seasons
605Games
7,384Career points
12.6PER average
Most-played franchise: Sacramento Kings · 449 games · 1958-59 to 1965-66
Honors and awards5 total
5×
All-Star Selection1964, 1963, 1962, 1961, 1960
All awards
Career highsSingle season
18.6PPG · 1962-63 · SAC
12.3RPG · 1962-63 · SAC
2.3APG · 1962-63 · SAC
13.5PER · 1968-69 · MIL
3.4Win shares · 1968-69 · MIL
Draft1958
3Round
23Overall pick
Selected by Atlanta Hawks · from Miami University
Position rank1968-69
#11PPG rank
#8PER rank
#8Win shares rank
CenterPosition
Among 28 Center players with 41+ games

Career by team

Milwaukee Bucks
1968-69 - 1968-69 · 1 seasons
13.1 PPG 8.6 RPG 1.9 APG
78 games
Boston Celtics
1967-68 - 1967-68 · 1 seasons
6.3 PPG 4.1 RPG 0.7 APG
78 games
Sacramento Kings
1958-59 - 1965-66 · 6 seasons
13.1 PPG 9.8 RPG 1.4 APG
449 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1958-59 SAC 66 0 24.1 11.4 9.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 38.7 0.0 65.6 - -
1959-60 SAC 73 0 21.8 10.6 9.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 43.9 0.0 51.4 - -
1962-63 SAC 76 0 33.0 18.6 12.3 2.3 0.0 0.0 45.8 0.0 66.7 - -
1963-64 SAC 80 0 36.4 17.3 11.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 45.8 0.0 65.0 - -
1964-65 SAC 74 0 30.3 12.7 10.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 45.6 0.0 64.4 - -
1965-66 SAC 80 0 23.5 7.6 6.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 41.1 0.0 60.3 - -
1967-68 BOS 78 0 13.9 6.3 4.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 58.9 11.7 1.1
1968-69 MIL 78 0 30.2 13.1 8.6 1.9 0.0 0.0 42.7 0.0 66.4 13.5 3.4

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Jul 1968 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks season change
Oct 1967 Sacramento Kings Boston Celtics offseason From 1965-66 to 1967-68

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Born on March 26

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About Wayne Embry

Wayne Richard Embry is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive. Embry's 11-year playing career as a center spanned from 1958 to 1969 playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, all of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After his playing career, Embry transitioned to a career as a professional basketball executive, becoming the first African American general manager and team president in NBA history. In 1999, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.