Tree Rollins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tree Rollins
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1955(1955-06-16)
Age	69
Birthplace	Winter Haven
Country	United States
Birth City	Winter Haven
Horoscope	Gemini

Tree Rollins Biography

Tree Rollins is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on June 16, 1955 in Winter Haven, Winter Haven, United States. Wayne Monte “Tree” Rollins (born June 16, 1955) is an American retired professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic.

In 1983, as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, playing in Game 3 of the First Round, he got into a fight with Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics. In retaliation for allegedly being called a sissy, Rollins elbowed Ainge in the face. Ainge subsequently tackled Rollins to the ground and the two began to wrestle. Rollins then bit Ainge’s middle finger so badly that it required a couple of stitches. After the fight, Ainge was ejected and Rollins was not. However, the Celtics went on to win the series 2–1. The incident inspired opposing fans to occasionally hold up signs referring to the incident with sayings like “If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em” during some of his subsequent games.

Rollins joined the WNBA’s Washington Mystics in 2006 as an assistant coach. On June 1, 2007, he was named interim head coach following Richie Adubato’s resignation early in the season. Rollins led the Mystics to a 17-14 record. On July 19, 2008, following lopsided losses to the New York Liberty and Detroit Shock, which put the Mystics at 8–14 on the season and 2.5 games out of playoff position, he was relieved of his duties. The Mystics’ aggregate record under Rollins over the two seasons was 25–28, second best in Mystics history. He was replaced on an interim basis by one of his assistants, Jessie Kenlaw. In 2013, Rollins became an assistant coach with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky.

The 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), 275 pounds (125 kg) Clemson graduate played center, and gained high esteem for his defense, particularly his rebounding and shot- blocking ability. He finished in the top three in blocked shots six times, leading the league during the 1982–83 NBA season. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was fourth all-time in career blocked shots, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton, with a total of 2,542. He currently holds the ninth highest total of career blocked shots, having been passed on the list by Dikembe Mutombo, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Tim Duncan, and Shaquille O’Neal. During his playing career, Rollins was given the nickname “The Intimidator”.

Tree Rollins Net Worth

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

In the late 1980s, still with the Hawks, Rollins was asked how he felt about the team playing an exhibition game in the Soviet Union. Rollins replied that he had already been to the Soviet Union, “and I don’t need to go back.”

One small distinction for Rollins was that he was the last player to wear canvas Converse All Stars (leather ones were worn in 1982 by Micheal Ray Richardson) in the NBA when in the 1979–80 season he laced up modified Chuck Taylors which had the Circle Star patch removed on the inside ankle. Instead these had star chevrons sewed to the sides of the canvas similar to the Converse All Star II that had been sold earlier.

During 1993–1995 Rollins served as both assistant coach and backup center for the Orlando Magic. He was an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards and Indiana Pacers and one-time coach of the now-defunct Greenville Groove of the National Basketball Development League (NBDL).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Tree Rollins height 7 ft 1 in Tree weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Tree Rollins Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Tree Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tree Rollins celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.

Where is Tree Rollins now?

He retired last season after three years as an assistant with the Chicago Sky. Where he lives: Rollins, now 60, lives in Orlando with his wife Michelle.

Where did Tree Rollins go to college?

Clemson University

Is Tree Rollins in the Hall of Fame?

WAYNE “TREE” ROLLINS TO BE INDUCTED INTO GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME. MACON, GA – Leslie “L.C.” Baker, Earnest Byner, Norman Carter, Jr., Jim Dent, Richard Dent, Ernie Harwell, Wayne “Tree” Rollins, Elmore Smith, and Herb St. John will be the newest members of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

Who drafted Tree Rollins?

Tree Rollins was chosen by the Atlanta Hawks with the 14th overall pick in the 1977 NBA draft.

How tall was Tree Rollins?

7′ 1″