Joe Wylie

Joseph Jay Wylie Sr. (born February 10, 1968), is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in Washington, D.C., he is listed at 6'9" and weighed 210 lbs. Wylie played collegiate ball with the University of Miami Hurricanes from 1988 to 1991), where he earned the names, "Wylie's World", and "Jumping Joe Wylie", because of his ability to leap over his opponents. Wylie entered the 1991 NBA draft and was picked 38th in the second round by the Los Angeles Clippers.^[1] On July 4, 1991, almost a week after the draft, the Clippers traded him to the New York Knicks for a 1993 second round pick.^[2] The Knicks were enthusiastic of getting such a player of his calibre;^[3] In 1992, Wylie was invited to the Minnesota Timberwolves training camp but he was eventually cut from the roster during the preseason. In 1993 Wylie played in 6 preseason games with the Detroit Pistons and was the last cut before contracts became guaranteed. He eventually played his professional basketball career mostly overseas in Italy, Spain, France, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Argentina, Israel, Portugal, the Philippines, Germany, Russia, the Dominican Republic and Hungary. He also played in CBA with the Columbus Horizon during the 1991–92 season. He retired in 2009. Wylie has a son, Joseph Micheal Wylie Jr., who played collegiate football at his alma mater but later transferred to Tennessee State University.

Joe Wylie

Personal information
Born	(1968-02-10) February 10, 1968 (age 56) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Woodrow Wilson (Washington, D.C.)
College	Miami (Florida) (1988–1991)
NBA draft	1991: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Playing career	1991–2005
Position	Power forward
Career history
1991	CB Collado Villalba
1991–1992	Columbus Horizon
1992–1993	Nasaş
1993–1994	CB Guadalajara
1994	Chorale Roanne Basket
1994	Vaqueros de Bayamón
1995	Peñarol de Mar del Plata
1995	Vaqueros de Bayamón
1995–1996	Besiktas
1996	Gigantes de Carolina
1996–1997	Basket Rimini Crabs
1997	Vaqueros de Bayamón
1997–1998	A.P.L. Pozzuoli
1998	Hapoel Holon
1998	Bnei Herzliya
1998	Vaqueros de Bayamón
1999	Benfica
1999	San Miguel Beermen
1999	Leones de Ponce
1999–2000	Ratiopharm Ulm
2000	Leones de Ponce
2000–2001	Hapoel Holon
2001	Brujos de Guayama
2001–2002	CSK VVS Samara
2002	Cajasur Córdoba
2004–2005	Debreceni Vadkakasok
2005	Kaposvári KK
Stats at Basketball Reference

References

1. "Joe Wylie". Thedraftreview.com. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
2. "Articles about Joe Wylie - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 1991-06-27. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
3. Goldaper, Sam (17 July 1991). "BASKETBALL; Knicks Hoping Rookie Will Help Out on Defense". The New York Times.