Voise Lee Winters (born October 12, 1962) is an American former basketball player. He played for the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...

of the National Basketball Association (NBA). During his senior season (1980-1981) at

Gage Park High School Gage Park High School is a public 4–year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the south–west side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in 1939, Gage Park is operated by the Chicago Public Schools district. Gage Park se ...

in Chicago, Winters set an Illinois high school season scoring record which still stands: he averaged 46.7 points per game. His grand total of 1,048 points was also a record at the time, but several other players have since amassed higher totals. He played college basketball for Bradley University from 1981 to 1985. In his college career, he scored 1,714 points. After the close of his college career, Winters was drafted by the

of the NBA in the second round of the

1985 NBA draft The 1985 NBA Draft took place on June 18, 1985. It was also the first NBA draft of the "lottery" era. It was also around this time where the league decreased the amount of rounds the draft spent, with the previous few years lasting up to 10 roun ...

(44th pick overall). He appeared in 4 games for the 76ers in the 1985–86 season, averaging 1.5 points per game. After leaving the Sixers, Winters had an extensive career in Europe, playing for 18 different teams, mainly in France, Spain and Great Britain. He now coaches Basketball and other invasion games at Ashville College, Harrogate, United Kingdom.

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