Milt Wagner

Milt Wagner

Wagner playing for Louisville in 1983
Personal information
Born	(1963-02-20) February 20, 1963 (age 61) Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	Camden (Camden, New Jersey)
College	Louisville (1981–1986)
NBA draft	1986: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	1986–1999
Position	Shooting guard / point guard
Number	20, 25
Coaching career	2006–2014
Career history
As player:
1986–1987	Rockford Lightning
1987	La Crosse Catbirds
1987–1988	Los Angeles Lakers
1988–1989	Rapid City Thrillers
1989–1990	Maccabi Ramat Gan
1990	Miami Heat
1990–1991	Quad City Thunder
1991	Louisville Shooters
1992–1993	Paris Basket Racing
1993–1994	Maccabi Ramat Gan
1994–1995	Hapoel Tel Aviv
1995–1997	Hapoel Holon
1997–1998	TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen
1998–1999	Espé Basket Châlons-en-Champagne
As coach:
2006–2010	UTEP (assistant)
2010–2014	Auburn (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1988) NCAA champion (1986) 2× First-team All-Metro Conference (1984, 1986) Second-team Parade All-American (1981)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Milton E. Wagner Jr. (born February 20, 1963) is an American former basketball coach and former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Louisville, Wagner played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as assistant coach for the UTEP Miners and the Auburn Tigers.[1] He most recently served as the Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Louisville.[2]

Career

Wagner played high school basketball at Camden High School.[3]

A 6' 5" point guard/shooting guard he led the Louisville Cardinals to the 1986 NCAA Championship along with three Final Four berths (1982, 1983, 1986) as well as to the 1984 Sweet Sixteen. He helped the Cardinals to a 113–32 record, three Metro Conference regular season titles and two Metro Conference Tournament crowns during his college career. He redshirted the 1985 season with a broken foot.

A three-time All-Metro Conference selection, Wagner ranks fifth (was fourth after finishing collegiate career) in Cardinal history with 1,836 career points, with a 12.7 career scoring average while also averaging three assists and 2.5 rebounds. He played in 144 career games, second all-time at Louisville, and started the last 111 games he played. He ranks sixth in career assists (432) and seventh in career free throw percentage (.808, 336-of-413).

Wagner was drafted in the second round of the 1986 NBA draft. Wagner is one of the few players that have won national titles in high school, college and in the NBA. He and Billy Thompson are the only players to win all three championships as teammates.

Wagner is also the father of Munirah Walker, DaShonda Wagner, Janay Wagner and former NBA player Dajuan Wagner, and grandfather of five-star recruit D. J. Wagner who plays for the University of Arkansas.[4][5] He served as an assistant men's basketball coach for the University of Texas at El Paso under Tony Barbee.[6] In 2010, he moved to Auburn as part of Barbee's staff there.[1]

References

1. "Milt Wagner Assistant Coach". Auburn University. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
2. "Milt Wagner - Director of Player Development & Alumni Relations - Staff Directory". University of Louisville Athletics.
3. Strauss, Robert. "IN PERSON; Hoop Dreams Revisit Camden", The New York Times, February 13, 2000. Accessed April 6, 2008. "Legends have grown up around its stars, from the Sunkett brothers and Itchy Smith in the 1960s to Billy Thompson and Milt Wagner, teammates in the early 1980s, both of whom went on to play for the Los Angeles Lakers.
4. Anastasia, Phil (December 20, 2019). "For Camden legend Milt Wagner, a grandfather's pride". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
5. Crawford, Eric (November 14, 2022). "Top prep standout D.J. Wagner, grandson of Louisville great Milt Wagner, picks Kentucky". WDRB.
6. "Player Bio: Milt Wagner - UTEP OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved July 23, 2008.

External links

• Career Stats
• Profile at basket.co.il