Bonzi Wells

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bonzi Wells
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1976(1976-09-28)
Age	48
Birthplace	Muncie
Country	United States
Birth City	Indiana
Horoscope	Virgo

Bonzi Wells Biography

Bonzi Wells is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 28, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana, United States. A former professional player in basketball who is best known as a player of teams such as that of the Portland Trailblazers and Houston Rockets. In his time as a student He was named as the Mid-American Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the year in 1998 and 1996.

He was captain alongside all-time All-Star He was co-captains with four-time All-Star Rasheed Wallace on the Portland Trailblazers. on the Portland Trailblazers.

Wells attended Muncie Central High School and then went on to play at Ball State University, also in Muncie. There he was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman Player of the Year in the 1994–95 season, while helping the Cardinals to the NCAA Tournament. Wells broke Ron Harper’s conference record of 2,377 career points on a one-handed dunk against Northern Illinois on February 21, 1998. The dunk sent the sell-out crowd at University Arena into a frenzy. A timeout was immediately called and Wells was awarded the game ball by Ball State president John Worthen. Wells also led the Mid-American Conference in steals in 1998 with 73, averaging 3.55 steals in 29 games. Wells led the conference in steals during all four years at Ball State and finished his career as the Mid-American Conference all-time career records in points (2,485) and steals (347). While at Ball State he averaged 21.4 PPG, 3 SPG, and 7.3 RPG. He was selected eleventh overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 1998 NBA draft, but he never played for the Pistons as his draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for the Blazers’ 1999 first round pick. Six years later Ball State would retire his jersey number, 42, in recognition of his achievements.

As a swingman in Portland, Wells achieved career highs in scoring and improved somewhat on defense, and picked up what some would call a bad-boy image, while sharing the role of co-captain with Rasheed Wallace. Bonzi, however, did have his share of on- and off-court incidents. During his tenure with the Blazers, Bonzi was suspended for two games for publicly cursing at his coach after being taken out of a game. Bonzi was also fined in a separate incident for making an obscene gesture to a fan in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. When asked by a media reporter about the incident, he said, “I black out sometimes.” Wells was suspended one game without pay and fined $10,000 for intentionally striking and verbally abusing an official in 2000. Bonzi and teammate Erick Barkley in 2001 were cited for criminal trespass after they refused to follow the order of an officer to leave the scene of a fight near a downtown nightclub. This only went to further the team’s derisive nickname, The Jail Blazers. Trail Blazers management made an oath to the City of Portland to have a team of upstanding Portlanders and drastically restructured the team. In an exchange that emphasized the urgency to release Wells, he was sent to the Memphis Grizzlies in a trade for reserve guard Wesley Person.

His birth name was Gawen Delangelo Wells and his mother Christine Scaife Coleman, who was the one who gave him the name “Bonzi.”

Bonzi Wells Net Worth

Bonzi Wells is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bonzi Wells 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at Ball State, he broke the Mid-American Conference scoring record of 2,377 points previously set by At Ball State, he broke the Mid-American Conference scoring record of 2,377 points previously held by Ron Harper..

He broke the Blazers single-game record for scoring in a playoff game with 45 points in a game against opponents like the Dallas Mavericks in 2003.

Gawen DeAngelo “Bonzi” Wells (born September 28, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Ball State University and was drafted in the 1998 NBA draft. In the NBA, Wells played for five teams from 1998 to 2008: the Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and New Orleans Hornets.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bonzi Wells Dating?

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The day before the 2006 training camp began, Wells signed with the Houston Rockets, with a salary of “only” $2 million in the initial season. This was considered to be a great bargain for the Rockets, as Wells had turned down a 5-year, $38.5 million offer from the Kings.

Facts & Trivia

Bonzi Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Bonzi Wells celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

On February 21, 2008, Wells was traded to the New Orleans Hornets along with Mike James as part of a three-team deal involving Houston and the Memphis Grizzlies. The agreement sent New Orleans guard Bobby Jackson to Houston, marking the second time Wells and Jackson swapped teams via trade. February 23, Bonzi made his Hornets debut when he came off the bench registering 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals in a 98–89 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

How many years did Bonzi Wells play in the NBA?

A formal announcement is expected in the coming days. Wells, 44, played 12 years in the NBA, including two seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis native and LeMoyne-Owen alum William Anderson had served as the Magicians coach since 2009 but was recently elevated to athletics director.

Who did Bonzi Wells play for?

All teams

Was Bonzi Wells an All Star?

Wells has 10+ experience playing professional basketball in the NBA and overseas. Nationally he played for the Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets and for our hometown Memphis Grizzlies. Bonzi is from Muncie Indiana, where he was an all-star high school basketball player.

How old is Bonzi Wells?

46 years (September 28, 1976)

Where is Bonzi Wells now?

Gawen DeAngelo “Bonzi” Wells (born September 28, 1976) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the LeMoyne-Owen Magicians men’s basketball team.