Wayne Hightower was a professional basketball player. Hightower’s weight was 192 pounds. Hightower’s height was 6 ft 8 in. Hightower died on April 18, 2002, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hightower was born on January 14, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This article takes a deep dive into Wayne Hightower’s net worth.
In high school, Wayne Hightower played basketball for Overbrook High School (Philadelphia)(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Hightower played basketball in college with Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball (1959-1961) and started playing professionally in 1961. In the 1962 draft, Hightower was chosen number 5 in round 1 by the San Francisco Warriors. Hightower left the game of basketball in 1972.
Hightower played for the Real Madrid Baloncesto during 1961-1962 as well as the San Francisco Warriors in 1962-1964. Later, Hightower played for the Baltimore Bullets (1963-73) throughout 1964 1966, the Detroit Pistons over 1966, the Denver Rockets during 1967-68 ABA season 1968-69 ABA season, and the Utah Stars during 1969-70 ABA season 1970-71 ABA season. Some of the highlights of Wayne Hightower’s career included: ACB statistical leaders, ABA All-Star Game, and Third-team NCAA Men’s Basketball All-Americans – National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Hightower set a career record of 6,568 (11.6 ppg) points, 3,966 (7.0 rpg) rebounds, and 959 (1.7 apg) assists.
Basketball annual payments can range between a couple thousand dollars and tens of millions of dollars per year, depending on a number of considerations. Although typical NBA players make a salary of almost $2 million, a few with D-league crossover contracts are paid as little as $50,000. The salary cap for National Basketball Association players is approximately $100 million, although as of today no player earns anywhere near that amount. The top players earn nearly $35 million. Outside of the NBA, annual payments can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what was basketball player Wayne Hightower’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Wayne Hightower’s net worth at death is:
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