Wayne Yates
Personal information | |
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Born | Gurdon, Arkansas, U.S. | November 7, 1937
Died | August 16, 2022 Natchitoches, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 84)
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | North Little Rock (North Little Rock, Arkansas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 1961: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 1961–1962 |
Position | Center |
Number | 55 |
Coaching career | 1969–1985 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1961–1962 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1962 | Oakland Oaks |
As coach: | |
1969–1974 | Memphis State (assistant) |
1974–1979 | Memphis State |
1980–1985 | Northwestern Louisiana |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Wayne Edward Yates (November 7, 1937 – August 16, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played 37 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in one National Basketball Association (NBA) season in 1961–62. He later worked as a college basketball coach, most notably at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis).
Early life
Yates was born in
Professional career
After finishing his college career at Memphis State, Yates was selected in the first round (fifth overall selection) of the
Instead of reporting to the Hawks, Yates signed with the
Coaching career
Yates returned to his alma mater, Memphis State, as an assistant to head coach
The young coach had a successful tenure at Memphis State, leading the Tigers to three straight postseason appearances and four straight 19+ win seasons. However, a subpar 1978–79 season, allegations of NCAA violations,[11] and the academic suspension of Tigers star Tony Rufus[12] all led to Yates announcing his resignation on February 8, 1979.[13] He was eventually replaced by Dana Kirk at the conclusion of the season.[1] His final record in five seasons at Memphis was 111–49.[14]
After a year off from coaching, Yates was named head coach at Northwestern Louisiana (now Northwestern State University) in 1980.[9] He coached there for five seasons, finishing with a 48–67 record at the school.[14] Yates resigned following a 3–25 season in 1984–85.[15][16]
Personal life
Yates was married to Harriet Ardala "Dala" Harding Yates until her death. Together, they had four children.[1]
Yates died on August 16, 2022, in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He was 84 years old.[1][17]
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 |
NBA
Source[2]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1961–62 | L.A. Lakers | 37 | 7.1 | .295 | .455 | 2.5 | .4 | 1.9 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1962 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | 3.0 | .375 | .500 | 1.3 | .3 | 1.8 |
Head coaching record
Source: [14]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Memphis State Tigers (NCAA Division I independent) (1974–1975) | |||||||||
1974–75 | Memphis State | 20–7 | NIT First Round | ||||||
Memphis State Tigers (Metro Conference) (1975–1979) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Memphis State | 21–9 | 1–1 | 4th | NCAA Division I First Round
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1976–77 | Memphis State | 20–9 | 2–4 | T–5th | NIT First Round | ||||
1977–78 | Memphis State | 19–9 | 7–5 | 3rd | |||||
1978–79 | Memphis State | 13–15 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
Memphis State: | 73–42 | 15–15 | |||||||
Memphis State: | 93–49 | 15–15 | |||||||
Northwestern Louisiana Demons (Trans America Athletic Conference) (1980–1985) | |||||||||
1980–81 | Northwestern Louisiana | 11–17 | 5–7 | 7th | |||||
1981–82 | Northwestern Louisiana | 19–9 | 10–6 | 2nd | |||||
1982–83 | Northwestern Louisiana | 9–19 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
1983–84 | Northwestern Louisiana | 6–22 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
Northwestern Louisiana: | 45–67 | 22–34 | |||||||
Northwestern Louisiana Demons (Gulf Star Conference) (1984–1985) | |||||||||
1984–85 | Northwestern Louisiana | 3–25 | 2–8 | 6th | |||||
Northwestern Louisiana: | 48–92 | 24–42 | |||||||
Total: | 141–141 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Munz, Jason (August 24, 2022). "Wayne Yates, former Memphis basketball All-America player and coach, dies at 84". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ a b "Wayne Yates College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Men's Basketball All-America Honors". Memphis Tigers. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ 2010-11 Memphis Tigers men's basketball media guide, page 65
- ^ "October 27, 1961 Detroit Pistons at Los Angeles Lakers Box Score". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 27, 1961. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
- ^ AP reports (September 29, 1962). "Hawks acquire Wayne Yates". St. Joseph News-Press. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ UPI reports (October 25, 1962). "Signs with Oaks". Beaver County Times. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 9781476601281.
- ^ AP reports (March 12, 1974). "Memphis State selects aide". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ UPI reports (May 21, 1978). "NCAA car loan probe denial issued". Sunday Times Sentinel. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
- ^ UPI reports (January 3, 1979). "Leading Memphis scorer academically ineligible". The Albany Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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- ^ a b c "Wayne Yates Coaching Record". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Basketball". Detroit Free Press. March 2, 1985. p. 2D. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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- ^ Infield, Matt (August 24, 2022). "Former Memphis basketball player, head coach Wayne Yates dies at 84". WMC-TV. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com Basketball-Reference.com