Andre Wakefield

Andre Wakefield (born January 1, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (189 cm) 175 pounds (79 kg) point guard. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played high school basketball at Crane High School and collegiately at the College of Southern Idaho and Loyola University Chicago. He played briefly in the NBA from 1978 to 1980.

Andre Wakefield

Personal information
Born	(1955-01-11) January 11, 1955 (age 70) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Crane (Chicago, Illinois)
College	College of Southern Idaho (1974–1976) Loyola Chicago (1976–1978)
NBA draft	1978: 5th round, 107th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Playing career	1978–1981
Position	Point guard
Number	44, 26, 15
Career history
1978	Chicago Bulls
1978–1979	Detroit Pistons
1979	Utah Jazz
1980	Anchorage Northern Knights
1980–1981	Billings Volcanos
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

NBA

Wakefield was selected with the 19th pick in the 5th round of the 1978 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. In two seasons with Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, he averaged 2.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. After his playing days, he became an assistant coach at Loyola.^[1]

Career statistics

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

NBA

Source^[2]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1978–79	Chicago	2	4.0	.000		–	.0	.5	.0	.0	.0
	Detroit	71	8.1	.352		.696	1.1	1.0	.3	.0	2.4
1979–80	Utah	8	5.9	.400	–	1.000	.5	.4	.1	.0	1.9
Career		81	7.8	.354	–	.708	1.0	.9	.2	.0	2.3