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{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1963)}}
{{other people||David Wingate (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox basketball biography
| name         = David Wingate
| image        =
| width        =
| caption      =
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 5
| weight_lb    = 185
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1963|12|15}}
| birth_place  = [[Baltimore, Maryland]], U.S.
| high_school  = [[Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)|Paul Laurence Dunbar]]<br>(Baltimore, Maryland)
| college      = [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] (1982–1986)
| draft_year   = 1986
| draft_round  = 2
| draft_pick   = 44
| draft_team   = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| career_start = 1986
| career_end   = 2001
| career_number = 25, 55, 11, 26
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]] / [[small forward]]
| years1          = {{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}}
| team1           = [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| years2          = {{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}
| team2           = [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| years3          = {{nbay|1991|full=y}}
| team3           = [[Washington Bullets]]
| years4          = {{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}}
| team4           = [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| years5          = {{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}
| team5           = [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| years6          = {{nbay|1998|end}}–{{nbay|1999|end}}
| team6           = [[New York Knicks]]
| years7          = {{nbay|2000|full=y}}
| team7           = Seattle SuperSonics
| highlights   =
* [[List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions|NCAA champion]] ([[1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|1984]])
* 2× Second-team [[List of All-Big East Conference men's basketball teams|All-Big East]] (1984, 1986)
* Third-team All-Big East (1985)
* Second-team [[Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team|''Parade'' All-American]] (1982)
| stats_league    = NBA
| stat1label      = [[Point (basketball)|Points]]
| stat1value      = 4,166 (5.6 ppg)
| stat2label      = [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]]
| stat2value      = 1,420 (1.9 rpg)
| stat3label      = [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]]
| stat3value      = 1,376 (1.9 apg)
| bbr             = wingada01
}}

'''David Grover Stacey Wingate Jr.''' (born December 15, 1963) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. The [[shooting guard]]-[[small forward]] spent 15 years in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) with six teams.

==High school and college career==
Wingate played high school basketball for the [[Paul Laurence Dunbar High School (Baltimore, Maryland)|Dunbar Poets]] of Dunbar High School, where he played alongside fellow NBA players [[Muggsy Bogues]], [[Reggie Lewis]], and [[Reggie Williams (basketball, born 1964)|Reggie Williams]].<ref name=georgetown>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/d_wingate.htm|title=Georgetown Basketball History: The Top 100 – 11. David Wingate|publisher=Georgetown Basketball History Project|access-date=December 9, 2008|archive-date=March 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329170847/http://www.hoyabasketball.com/features/top100/d_wingate.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1981–82 Poets finished the season at 29–0, and the following year, after Wingate's graduation, finished 31–0 and were ranked first in the nation by ''USA Today''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slamonline.com/online/high-school/2007/09/dunbar-high-brick-house/|title=Dunbar High: Brick House|website=SLAM Online|date=September 21, 2007|access-date=December 9, 2008}}</ref> At the end of his senior season, it was expected Wingate would attend the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]], but instead he decided to attend [[Georgetown University]].<ref name=georgetown/>

As a freshman for the [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball]] team during the 1982–83 season, Wingate was named to the [[Big East Conference]] all-rookie team.<ref name=georgetown/> The following season, he made the transition from a guard-forward hybrid to playing primarily at the [[shooting guard]] position, as the [[small forward]] position was filled be incoming freshman and fellow Dunbar alum Reggie Williams. During his sophomore year, Wingate led the team in steals and scored about 11 points per game, en route to Georgetown winning the [[1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]].<ref name=georgetown/> Wingate's junior season saw Georgetown miss repeating as national champions, losing to [[Villanova University]] in the final of the [[1985 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament]]. It also was one of Wingate's best defensive seasons, earning career-high totals in assists and steals, and leading the team with 16 points in their championship match-up against Villanova.<ref name=georgetown/> He averaged 16 points a game in his senior year, trailing only Williams, and played 1,000 minutes without fouling out. Upon graduation, Wingate was the Hoyas' third all-time leading scorer behind [[Sleepy Floyd|Eric Floyd]] and [[Patrick Ewing]].<ref name=georgetown/>

==Professional career==
Wingate had a 15-year NBA career spanning from 1986 to 2001. He was selected in the second round with the 44th pick of the [[1986 NBA draft]] by the Philadelphia 76ers. His selection in the second round surprised some, with 76ers coach [[Matt Guokas]] saying, "In a lot of people's eyes, he was a first-round pick" and that he was "one of the people we would have considered" had they not traded their first-round pick.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Sixers' Wingate Gets the Attention|journal=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|issue=Sports|date=July 25, 1986|page=E04}}</ref> After fighting for a spot on the 76ers roster, Wingate made his debut on November 2, 1986. He played nine minutes in his debut against the [[Atlanta Hawks]], and made his first start against the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] on March 10, 1987, scoring 22 points in 46 minutes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pgl.cgi?player=wingada01&year=1987|title=David Wingate 1986–87 Game Log|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref> He finished the season having played in 77 games, averaging two assists and 8.8 points per game.<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/wingada01.html|title=David Wingate Statistics|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>

He played for the [[San Antonio Spurs]], [[Washington Bullets]], [[Charlotte Hornets]], [[Seattle SuperSonics]] and [[New York Knicks]]. Wingate retired with the Sonics in 2001, after having played a total of 28 games in his final three NBA seasons.

==Personal life==
Wingate has five children: Cynthia Alixandra, Brandi Allstin, Davion, Ashley and Aminah

==Notes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/david_wingate/index.html?nav=page NBA.com player profile]

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