About Bonzi Wells
Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach at Georgia Tech and previously was head coach at LeMoyne-Owen. 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. Wells broke Ron Harper's conference record of 2,377 career points on a one-handed dunk against Northern Illinois on February 21, 1998. A timeout was immediately called and Wells was awarded the game ball by Ball State president John Worthen. Wells led the conference in steals during all four years at Ball State and finished his career as the MAC all-time career records in points (2,485) and steals (347).
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