1. Haywoode Wilvon Workman was born on January 23,1966 and is an American former basketball player who is a referee in the National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Haywoode Workman
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Haywoode Workman appeared in 41 career NBA playoff games, averaging 5.9 points, 4.2 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
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Haywoode Workman remains 8th on the school's all-time points scored list, 5th in total free-throws made, and 10th in total assists.
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Haywoode Workman has the records for most steals in a game, in a season, and in a career at Oral Roberts.
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Haywoode Workman is a member of the Oral Roberts Hall of Fame.
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Haywoode Workman was selected 22nd in the second round in the 1989 NBA Draft.
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Haywoode Workman then went back to the Hawks for a 10-day contract, and then to the Illinois Express of the World Basketball League.
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WBL president Steve Erhardt insisted that Haywoode Workman had to retire from the WBL to participate in camp and was threatening to sue.
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When Walker, who actually played 58 total minutes between games 1 and 2, was inserted back into the starting lineup for game 3, Haywoode Workman went to the bench and Robinson continued to start for the next seven games.
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Haywoode Workman scored 14 points and hit a game winner with 3.1 seconds left to beat Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers at the Capital Centre, putting a temporary halt to mounting losses.
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Haywoode Workman averaged 15.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 1.8 apg in 58 career games in the Italian League.
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Haywoode Workman notched a playoffs career-high 11 assists, and a Pacers' playoff record seven steals, against the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the 1994 Eastern Conference first round.
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Haywoode Workman finished off his career by playing his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors.
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Haywoode Workman spent time playing for Hapoel Jerusalem in Israel, before calling an end to his basketball playing career.
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Haywoode Workman started in California in 2002, working the pro-am leagues at Venice Beach and West Los Angeles out of his own pocket.
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Haywoode Workman worked 15 games that CBA season and later worked the pre-draft camp in Chicago.
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Haywoode Workman moved up to refereeing NBDL games in 2004.
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Haywoode Workman is the third ex-NBA player to become an NBA referee, the first two being Bernie Fryer and Leon Wood.
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Haywoode Workman is working with the NBA league office to recruit other former NBA players and former college players to become referees.