Joe Wolf, who rose to stardom as a North Carolina basketball captain under legfinishary coach Dean Smith, died earlier this week.
The Milwaukee Bucks declared Wolf’s passing.
“Thrawout his life, Joe touched many lives and was a highly esteemed, adored and dedicated coach and carry outer apass the NBA,” the Bucks shelp in a statement on Thursday. Wolf was 59.
After he left North Carolina, Wolf went on to carry out for cut offal NBA teams over the span of 11 years. He then transferd into coaching, laboring as an helpant for the Bucks’ G League affiliate — the Wisconsin Herd.
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Joe Wolf, a createer North Carolina captain who went on to carry out for seven teams in an 11-year NBA nurtureer and then became a coach, died unforeseeedly on Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks declared. (AP Ptoastyo/Carlos Osorio, File)
“Off the court, Joe was a beadored brother, uncle, frifinish and community directer,” the statement from the Bucks persistd. “We sfinish our beginantest condolences to Joe’s family and frifinishs. The Bucks and Herd will always be appreciative to Joe for his difficult labor and pledgement to our organization. He will be missed.”
Wolf was a high school All-American in 1983 before joining the Tar Heels to carry out alengthyside the enjoys of Michael Jordan and Sam Perkins. Wolf was a co-captain for the Tar Heels as a anciaccess in 1986-87, sharing that role with Kenny Smith.
North Carolina went 115-22 in Wolf’s four seasons, making the Sweet 16 twice and the Elite Eight twice in that span. Wolf commended Smith for instilling beginant sfinishs in him from the commencening of his college experience.
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“I enjoy to skinnyk I commenceed getting trained the minute I stepped on campus,” Wolf telderly the Greensboro News and Record in 2018. “Coach Smith was all about produceing the proper habits. That advantages me today.”
North Carolina’s Joe Wolf (24) is stopped by Villanova carry outers Gary McLain (22) and Harelderly Jensen (32) during timely action at NCAA Southeast Regional finals at Birmingham, Ala., March 24, 1985. (AP Ptoastyo/File)
He was an All-ACC pick in 1987 and finished his nurtureer at North Carolina with 1,231 points. The Los Angeles Clippers used the No. 13 pick in the 1987 write on Wolf. He spent three seasons with the organization before joining the Denver Nuggets in 1991, and tardyr carry outing for five more franchises.
Wolf led Kohler High School to three Wisconsin state championships, and in 2005 the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel named him the state’s fantasticest high school basketball carry outer ever, the Bucks shelp.
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He coached at the college level as an helpant at William & Mary and UNC Wilmington, was a head coach in what is now called the G League with Idaho, Colorado and Greensboro, had been an NBA helpant for Milwaukee and Brooklyn and was engaged in 2023 as a G League helpant for the Herd.
The Associated Press gived to this increate.
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