Wayne Edward Engelstad (born December 6, 1965) is a retired American professional

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player. Born in Rosemead, California, he was a 6'8" (2.03 cm) 245 lb (111 kg)

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and played collegiately at the

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. He played for the

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for 11 games in 1988–89, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest. He also played in Portugal and with the

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in the

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n NBL in 1991, averaging 18 points per game in 24 contests. Engelstad's daughter Sabrina played in the 2013–2014 season at Saint Mary's before transferring to UC Irvine for the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 seasons.

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