Wayne Turner (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1976 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Beaver Country Day School (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
| College | Kentucky (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2008 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 5 |
| Career history | |
| 1999 | Boston Celtics |
| 1999–2000 | Cincinnati Stuff |
| 2000 | Harlem Globetrotters |
| 2001 | Andrea Costa Imola |
| 2002 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2002–2003 | Townsville Crocodiles |
| 2005 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2005–2006 | Spirou Basket |
| 2006 | Boston Frenzy |
| 2007–2008 | New Zealand Breakers |
| 2008 | East Kentucky Miners |
Wayne Keon Turner (born March 22, 1976) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Beaver Country Day School in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a star point guard for the Kentucky Wildcats during a four-year period in which they won two national titles (1996 and 1998) and lost in the championship game once (1997). He set the NCAA record for games played (which has since broken) with 151 games in his four-year Kentucky Wildcats career.
During his college career he appeared twice on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Following his college years he played for the NBA's Boston Celtics and the International Basketball League's Cincinnati Stuff. In 2000, he signed with the Harlem Globetrotters. In 2002, he played for the Dakota Wizards of the Continental Basketball Association and helped the team win the 2002 CBA Championship. Turner rejoined the Wizards in 2005, helping them reach the play-offs. In 2008, he returned to the CBA as a member of the East Kentucky Miners.
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