Haywoode Workman
 Workman in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 23, 1966 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Myers Park (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College |
|
Scavolini Pesaro | |
| 1993–1999 | Indiana Pacers |
| 1999–2000 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2000 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2000–2001 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Haywoode Wilvon Workman (born January 23, 1966) is an American former basketball player who is a referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played the point guard position at 6'2", and played 359 games in eight NBA seasons for five teams from 1989 to 2000 (averaging 5.5 points, 3.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1 steal in 20.1 minutes per game). He also appeared in 41 career NBA playoff games, averaging 5.9 points, 4.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
College
Workman attended Winston-Salem State University for one year (1984/85) before transferring to Oral Roberts University for three seasons (1986/87-1988/89; missing the 1985/86 season as a transfer student). Oral Roberts went 27–52 during Workman's tenure, where he posted career averages of 17.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.9 steals. Workman's most memorable college performance came in December 1988 when he scored a career high 42 points (18 from 3-pointers and 15 from FTs) against the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners featuring Mookie Blaylock and Stacey King; Oklahoma won 152–122. In his junior year, Workman was named Honorable Mention All-American. Workman remains 8th on the school's all-time points scored list, 5th in total free-throws made, and 10th in total assists. He also has the records for most steals in a game, in a season, and in a career at Oral Roberts. He is a member of the Oral Roberts Hall of Fame.
College statistics
| 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–87 | Oral Roberts | 28 | 28 | 38.8 | .365 | .286 | .796 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 13.8 |
| 1987–88 | Oral Roberts | 29 | 28 | 34.1 | .415 | .282 | .755 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 19.4 |
| 1988–89 | Oral Roberts | 28 | 26 | 35.0 | .483 | .366 | .815 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 19.9 |
| Career | 85 | 82 | 35.9 | .425 | .310 | .788 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 17.7 | |
Professional career
Workman was selected 22nd in the second round (49th overall) in the 1989 NBA Draft. Unfortunately for Workman, the Hawks cut him six games into the season, opting for the services of Sedric Toney in backing up Doc Rivers and Spud Webb at the point. Workman would go on to play for the Topeka Sizzlers of the CBA, where he was named to the 1989–90 CBA All-Rookie Team after averaging 17.1 ppg, 4.6 apg and 4.3 apg in 46 games. He then went back to the Hawks for a 10-day contract, and then to the Illinois Express of the World Basketball League (WBL).
In August 1990, the Bullets invited Workman to rookie camp. However, he was pulled from the court after a day and a half. As the Express were preparing for the WBL playoffs, which extended into August, Workman went AWOL to try out with the Bullets. WBL president Steve Erhardt insisted that Workman had to retire from the WBL to participate in camp and was threatening to sue. Eventually Workman paid a fine and never returned to the WBL.
Workman made the full Bullets training camp at Bowie State and fought with Tony Harris and Larry Robinson for a spot on the team, while
Fresh off a five-game losing streak in mid-November, Unseld went with the starting lineup of Darrell Walker and Haywoode Workman, and it paid off. Workman scored 14 points and hit a game winner with 3.1 seconds left to beat Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers at the Capital Centre, putting a temporary halt to mounting losses. In the end, Haywoode Workman appeared in 73 games for the Bullets, starting 56 of them (he missed nine games in February because of a pulled groin). For the season, he averaged 8.0 points, 4.8 assists (2nd on the team), 3.3 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game (tied for 1st on the team). In his starts, he averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 assists.
Before the following 1991–92 season, Workman signed a two-year, $400K+ per contract with Italian League champion
After two years in Italy, he returned to the NBA in
Workman finished off his career by playing his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors. He had his best game as a Raptor when he posted team-highs of 19 points (4–8 FG, 10–12 FT), 8 assists and 7 rebounds in a 94–85 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 3 March 1999. He also spent time playing for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel, before calling an end to his basketball playing career.
NBA career statistics
| 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 |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Atlanta
|
6 | 0 | 2.7 | .667 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 1990–91 | Washington
|
73 | 56 | 27.9 | .454 | .240 | .759 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 1993–94 | Indiana
|
65 | 52 | 26.4 | .424 | .321 | .802 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 7.7 |
| 1994–95 | Indiana
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69 | 14 | 14.9 | .375 | .357 | .743 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 4.2 |
| 1995–96 | Indiana
|
77 | 4 | 15.1 | .390 | .324 | .740 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| 1996–97 | Indiana
|
4 | 2 | 20.3 | .550 | .000 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.5 |
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee
|
29 | 29 | 28.1 | .429 | .362 | .787 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee
|
23 | 1 | 10.8 | .371 | .379 | .692 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| 1999–00 | Toronto
|
13 | 1 | 7.8 | .286 | .214 | .500 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Career | 359 | 159 | 20.1 | .419 | .323 | .764 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 5.5 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Indiana
|
16 | 15 | 31.9 | .344 | .286 | .842 | 3.2 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
| 1994–95 | Indiana
|
17 | 0 | 16.2 | .358 | .111 | .844 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.5 |
| 1995–96 | Indiana
|
5 | 0 | 10.6 | .438 | .600 | 1.000 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee
|
3 | 0 | 17.7 | .364 | .000 | .833 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Career | 41 | 15 | 21.8 | .356 | .234 | .846 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 5.8 | |
Officiating
While working out in Florida in the summer of 2001, he ran into NBA referee
Workman was on the NBA referee roster in 2006–07 and 2007–08 as a preseason referee, while working both of those seasons as an NBA Development League official. He was one of three NBA referees hired for the 2008–2009 season. He is the third ex-NBA player to become an NBA referee, the first two being Bernie Fryer and Leon Wood.[3]
Workman is working with the NBA league office to recruit other former NBA players and former college players to become referees.[3]
Personal life
Workman lives in Tampa.[4] His daughter Chasity played basketball for Oklahoma City University.[5] Son Bryce Workman currently plays for Jacksonville University.
Notes
- ^ Haywoode Workman: Mr. Blue Collar
- ^ Ex-guard making comeback as ref
- ^ a b Hughes, Grant (Feb 10, 2014). "Is Haywoode Workman the NBA Referee of the Future?". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Former player Workman hired as NBA ref Archived 2008-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lantz, Jessica (24 February 2011). "Former NBA Player Haywoode Workman's Daughter, Chasity, Aims For WNBA's Tulsa Shock". Retrieved 1 April 2011.
External links
- College and NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Where Are They Now?: Haywoode Workman