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Jamaican basketball player

Wayne Sappleton
Personal information
Born	(1960-11-17) November 17, 1960 (age 64) Kingston, Jamaica
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Ardenne (Kingston, Jamaica)
College	Loyola Chicago (1978–1982)
NBA draft	1982: 2nd round, 38th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career	1982–1993
Position	Power forward
Number	44
Career history
1982–1984	AMG Sebastiani Rieti
1984–1985	New Jersey Nets
1985–1986	Allibert Livorno
1986–1989	Sangiorgese
1989–1991	Corona Cremona
1991–1993	CB Llíria

Career highlights and awards
Horizon League Player of the Year (1982)

Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Wayne B. Sappleton (born November 17, 1960) is a Jamaican former professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's New Jersey Nets. A 6'9 forward, Sappleton was a star at Loyola University Chicago from 1978 to 1982.

Collegiate career

Sappleton grew up in Kingston, Jamaica where he attended Ardenne High School. He eventually moved to the U.S. to play for the Loyola Ramblers from 1978 to 1982 and was the Midwestern City Conference (now the Horizon League) Player of the Year in 1982. While at Loyola, Sappleton twice finished second in the NCAA in rebounding, in 1981 and 1982.

Professional career

After completing his collegiate eligibility, Sappleton was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round (38th pick overall) in the 1982 NBA draft, but his rights were traded to the New Jersey Nets. After a stop in Italy, Sappleton played in 33 games over the 1984-85 season. Sappleton averaged 2.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game over his NBA career.

After the NBA, Sappleton played basketball for several more clubs in Italy.

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NBA and College stats

v t e 1982 NBA draft
First round	James Worthy Terry Cummings Dominique Wilkins Bill Garnett LaSalle Thompson Trent Tucker Quintin Dailey Clark Kellogg Cliff Levingston Keith Edmonson Fat Lever John Bagley Sleepy Floyd Lester Conner David Thirdkill Terry Teagle Brook Steppe Ricky Pierce Rob Williams Paul Pressey Eddie Phillips Mark McNamara Darren Tillis
Second round	Oliver Robinson Bryan Warrick Ricky Frazier Fred Roberts Dave Magley Scott Hastings Wallace Bryant Rod Higgins Richard Anderson Linton Townes Vince Taylor Derek Smith Mitchell Anderson Audie Norris Wayne Sappleton Kevin Magee Guy Morgan Dwight Anderson Jeff Taylor Jose Slaughter Mike Gibson Russ Schoene Tony Guy

v t e Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
1980: Garrett 1981: Clemons & R. Jackson 1982: Sappleton 1983: Acres & Hughes 1984: Hughes 1985: Hughes 1986: Larkin 1987: Moore 1988: Larkin 1989: Haffner 1990: Hill 1991: Archbold 1992: Casebier 1993: Grant 1994: Grant 1995: Ford 1996: Nordgaard 1997: Neuhouser 1998: Miller 1999: J. Jackson 2000: Phillips 2001: Phillips 2002: Hainje 2003: W. Green 2004: Page 2005: McCants 2006: Polk 2007: Wood 2008: M. Green 2009: Howard 2010: Hayward 2011: Cole 2012: Broekhoff 2013: McCallum 2014: Sykes 2015: Sykes 2016: Felder 2017: Peters 2018: Nunn 2019: McDonald 2020: Love 2021: Love 2022: Cain & Davis 2023: Davis 2024: Townsend

Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

1980: Garrett
1981: Clemons & R. Jackson
1982: Sappleton
1983: Acres & Hughes
1984: Hughes
1985: Hughes
1986: Larkin
1987: Moore
1988: Larkin
1989: Haffner
1990: Hill
1991: Archbold
1992: Casebier
1993: Grant
1994: Grant
1995: Ford
1996: Nordgaard
1997: Neuhouser
1998: Miller
1999: J. Jackson
2000: Phillips
2001: Phillips
2002: Hainje
2003: W. Green
2004: Page
2005: McCants
2006: Polk
2007: Wood
2008: M. Green
2009: Howard
2010: Hayward
2011: Cole
2012: Broekhoff
2013: McCallum
2014: Sykes
2015: Sykes
2016: Felder
2017: Peters
2018: Nunn
2019: McDonald
2020: Love
2021: Love
2022: Cain & Davis
2023: Davis
2024: Townsend

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