Joseph James Wolf (born December 17, 1964) is an American professional

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coach and former player.

Professional career

He played in the

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(NBA). He was the 13th overall pick of the

1987 NBA Draft The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City. This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to t ...

, selected by the

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. He played

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at the

University of North Carolina The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC S ...

and reached the NCAA tournament all four years under coach

Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North Carolina at Chapel H ...

. He earned the Carmichael-Cobb Award as UNC's outstanding defensive player and the Jimmie Dempsey Award as UNC's overall statistical leader as a senior in 1987. Lastly, he was elected ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament Team. He averaged 4.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game throughout an 11-year professional career. In February 2005, a vote was conducted by the ''

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'' to select the all-time Wisconsin high school boys basketball team. As a result of this vote, Joe Wolf was named Wisconsin's all-time greatest high school basketball player based on his dominant four-year performance at Kohler High School.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , align="left" , , align="left" , L. A. Clippers , 42 , , 26 , , 27.1 , , .407 , , .200 , , .833 , , 4.5 , , 2.3 , , 0.9 , , 0.4 , , 7.6 , - , align="left" , 1988–89 , align="left" , L. A. Clippers , 66 , , 15 , , 22.0 , , .423 , , .143 , , .688 , , 4.1 , , 1.7 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 5.8 , - , align="left" , 1989–90 , align="left" , L. A. Clippers , 77 , , 19 , , 17.2 , , .395 , , .200 , , .775 , , 3.0 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 4.8 , - , align="left" ,

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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

, 74 , , 38 , , 21.5 , , .451 , , .133 , , .831 , , 5.4 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 0.4 , , 7.3 , - , align="left" , 1991–92 , align="left" ,

, 67 , , 0 , , 17.3 , , .361 , , .091 , , .803 , , 3.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 3.8 , - , align="left" ,

1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ...

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Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

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, align="left" , Portland , 21 , , 0 , , 7.4 , , .465 , , .000 , , .857 , , 2.1 , , 0.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 2.5 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

, 63 , , 6 , , 9.3 , , .469 , , .333 , , .750 , , 2.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.4 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 18.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

, 63 , , 8 , , 16.6 , , .515 , , .000 , , .724 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 4.6 , - , align="left" , 1996–97 , align="left" ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...

, 56 , , 7 , , 9.4 , , .449 , , .143 , , .737 , , 2.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 1.7 , - , align="left" , 1997–98 , align="left" ,

, 57 , , 8 , , 10.9 , , .331 , , .200 , , .500 , , 2.2 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 0.1 , , 1.5 , - , align="left" , 1998–99 , align="left" ,

, 3 , , 0 , , 4.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.3 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 592 , , 127 , , 16.3 , , .423 , , .164 , , .770 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.4 , , 0.2 , , 4.2

Playoffs

, - , align="left" ,

, align="left" , Portland , 2 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .500 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.5 , , 1.0 , - , align="left" , 1994–95 , align="left" ,

, 1 , , 0 , , 3.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , align="left" ,

, 11 , , 0 , , 7.7 , , .348 , , .333 , , .750 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.0 , , 1.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 14 , , 0 , , 7.7 , , .360 , , .333 , , .750 , , 0.7 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 1.6

College

, - , align="left" , 1983–84 , align="left" ,

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, 30 , , - , , 13.7 , , .481 , , - , , .758 , , 2.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 3.4 , - , align="left" , 1984–85 , align="left" ,

, 30 , , - , , 30.5 , , .566 , , - , , .781 , , 5.3 , , 1.9 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 9.1 , - , align="left" , 1985–86 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 34 , , 25.1 , , .532 , , - , , .712 , , 6.6 , , 2.1 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 10.0 , - , align="left" , 1986–87 , align="left" ,

, 34 , , 34 , , 29.6 , , .571 , , .575 , , .793 , , 7.1 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , 0.3 , , 15.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 128 , , 68 , , 24.9 , , .551 , , .575 , , .765 , , 5.5 , , 1.9 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 9.6

Post-playing career

Wolf served as head coach of the

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of the CBA and the

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of the

NBA Development League The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) from 2001 to 2005, and the NBA Dev ...

. He also worked with the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 196 ...

as an assistant coach to

Scott Skiles Scott Allen Skiles Sr. (born March 5, 1964) is an American former basketball coach and player. He coached the Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. A first-round draft pick out of Michigan State University, Skiles played ...

.Colorado 14ers Head Coach and General Manager Joe Wolf Accepts Assistant Coaching Job with Milwaukee Bucks
For the 2014–15 season, Wolf was hired by the

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The ...

as an assistant to new head coach

Lionel Hollins Lionel Eugene Hollins (born October 19, 1953) is an American professional basketball coach and former player currently serving as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Portland ...

. In his first season with the team, Wolf and the coaching staff helped lead the Brooklyn Nets to the Eastern Conference Playoffs. After one season as an assistant at

UNC Wilmington The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW or UNC Wilmington) is a public research university in Wilmington, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina System and enrolls 17,499 undergraduate and graduate students eac ...

, he was hired as the head coach of the

Greensboro Swarm The Greensboro Swarm are an American basketball team of the NBA G League based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and are affiliated with the Charlotte Hornets. The Swarm play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Fieldhouse. The team became ...

of the

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, the affiliate of the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ...

. On June 30, 2020, the Swarm did not extend Wolf's contract.

References

External links

Career stats
@ basketballreference.com
NBA coach file
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