Haywoode Workman
Haywoode Wilvon Workman ( born January 23, 1966 in Charlotte, North Carolina ) is a retired American professional basketball player who now works as a basketball referee. Since 2008, he also runs games in the American professional league NBA, where he was active as a player for different clubs. In addition, he also had engagements as a player in the highest leagues of Italy and Israel. The 1.83 meter tall Workman played on the position of the point guards.
College
Workman began his high school education in 1984 at the African- American dominated Winston -Salem State University in his native U.S. state. After a year he moved to the Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Since he had to sit a year from official championship games because of his high- school -change to the regulations of the College Football NCAA, he continued his basketball career at the high school team was still called Titans continued from 1986. Although he was only three seasons instead of the usual four active for the Titans, he is still one of stand 2012 in the top ten points collectors and donors of all time this template now Golden Eagles high school teams mentioned; He also holds the bests in winning ball per game, season and throughout the career. For his athletic achievements Workman recorded his university in the " Athletics Hall of Fame" ( German Hall of Fame Sports).
Professional career
Workman was selected in the NBA Draft in 1989 by the Atlanta Hawks at 49th place and dismissed from the squad again before the season starts. He then played for the Topeka Sizzlers of the Continental Basketball Association minor league (CBA ) before he was taken in February 1990 for short-term contracts from the Hawks re- signed and completed six more games in his first NBA season. For the following season, he was taken by the Bullets under contract, where Workman could develop into regular players of the team from Washington and could achieve per game eight points and about five assists. Although he acted as a starter in the majority of games and just 28 minutes was used in the section, he opted for the following season for a move to Europe, which is a very unusual move for an established NBA player was back then. In the Italian first division club Scavolini Pesaro, he scored in the seasons 1991/92 and 1992/93 16 and 14 points per game. With the Italian club in 1992 he became the domestic cup winners and runners-up and reached in European club competition Korać Cup the final, which was lost against the national competitors Messaggero Roma. In 1993, Workman returned to the NBA with the Pacers. After one season as a starter he was two seasons of reliable replacement of Mark Jackson, one of the best assist provider NBA history. After four games in the 1996/97 season Workman suffered a cruciate ligament injury that should overshadow the rest of his career. Then he could not reach the level of performance from before his injury and was previously finally released in early 1999 without further use of the Pacers out of his contract. He then had short-term contracts with the Bucks and the Raptors. After another season of 2000 / 01 for the Israeli first division team Hapoel Jerusalem Workman made his career end known as a professional basketball player.
After his playing career Workman working on his second career as a referee. After the line of games in the CBA and the NBA Development League, he whistles for the 2008/ 09 season games in the NBA.