Andre Wakefield

Andre Wakefield
Personal information
Born (1955-01-11) January 11, 1955
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrane (Chicago, Illinois)
College
NBA draft1978: 5th round, 107th overall pick
Drafted byPhoenix Suns
Playing career1978–1981
PositionPoint guard
Number44, 26, 15
Career history
1978Chicago Bulls
1978–1979Detroit Pistons
1979Utah Jazz
1980Anchorage Northern Knights
1980–1981Billings Volcanos
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Andre Wakefield (born January 1, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6 ft 2+12 in (189 cm) 175 pounds (79 kg) 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.

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

Notes

  1. ^ What's up WITH ... Andre Wakefield
  2. ^ "Andre Wakefield NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 6, 2025.