Tony John Windis (January 27, 1933 – May 14, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Detroit Pistons. Windis played college basketball at the University of Wyoming, where he ranks second all time in the school's career scoring average with 21.2 ppg. He was drafted with the second pick in the fifth round of the 1959 NBA draft. He appeared in nine games for the Pistons in the 1959–60 NBA season and he averaged 4.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game and 3.6 assists per game.[1]

Windis was a native of Long Island, and lived in Rawlins, Wyoming.[2] He died on May 14, 2024, at the age of 91.[3]

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[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
1959–60 Detroit 9 21.4 .267 .667 5.2 3.6 4.0

References

  1. ^ a b "Tony Windis NBA statistics". Basketball Reference. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Vick helps Wyoming fantasy football player hit jackpot". The Morning Call. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Seeman, Nick (May 16, 2024). "UW Hall of Famer, All-Century team member Tony Windis Sr. passes away". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved May 16, 2024.