Samuel Lee Worthen was born on January 17,1958 and is an American former NBA player who currently is touring as the coach of the Washington Generals, the team that perennially loses to the Harlem Globetrotters.
12 Facts About Sam Worthen
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Sam Worthen was well known for his play at the Rucker Park Tournament.
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Sam Worthen was an All-American point guard at Marquette University from 1978 to 1980 under coach Hank Raymonds.
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Sam Worthen led the Warriors in assists during his junior year and scoring and assists in his senior year.
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Sam Worthen was named to Basketball Weekly's second team after his junior and senior seasons.
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Sam Worthen was named to Sports Page magazine's first team, United States Basketball Writers Association first team, UPI, third team and top newcomers of 1979, Playboy magazine pre-season basketball edition.
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In late 2008, Sam Worthen was the coach of the Generals, playing the bad guy role during the games.
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Sam Worthen ran such skits as using a "remote controlled" ball that the Globetrotters couldn't control, putting a piece of hard plastic on top the Globetrotters rim so they couldn't score and simply adding 30 or so points to the Generals' score by manipulating the scoreboard.
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Sam Worthen has been the head coach of the Albany Patroons, Miami Tropics, New York Whitecaps, Harrisburg Hammerheads, Fort Wayne Fury, Long Island Surf, Brooklyn Kings, and Baltimore Bayrunners.
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Sam Worthen was player coach of the Harlem Wizards show team for 15 years.
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Sam Worthen was an assistant for three years 2004 through 2007 with the Iona College men's basketball program.
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Sam Worthen was the assistant coach of the Fayetteville Patriots of the National Basketball Development League.