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Encyclopedia > Dajuan Wagner
Dajuan Wagner
Position Point guard
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Nationality USA
Born February 4, 1983 (1983-02-04) (age 24)
Camden, New Jersey
Draft 6th overall, 2002
Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career 2002–present
Former teams Cleveland Cavaliers (2002-2005)
Golden State Warriors (2006)
Awards 2001 Naismith Prep Player of the Year

Dajuan Wagner (born on February 4, 1983 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently a free agent. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Jersey. ... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... 2002 NBA Draft - 26 June 2002– New York City, New York // * Note: The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ... The Naismith Prep Player of the Year award, named for Canadian basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to high school basketballs top male and female player. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...


Wagner is the son of former University of Louisville and NBA player Milt Wagner. Forced out of the league by debilitating health problems early into his career, he is currently making an NBA comeback after undergoing major surgery to remove his colon. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. ... Milton Milt Wagner (born February 20, 1963 in Camden, New Jersey) is a former NBA basketball player. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Large intestine. ...


Wagner had a phenomenal career at Camden High School and is perhaps better remembered for scoring 100 points in a high school game than his exploits at the collegiate and professional levels. He averaged 42.5 points as a senior, scored 3,462 points in high school (the most in New Jersey prep history), and scored 25 points in the McDonald's All-American Game at Duke.[1] For other schools with the same name, see Camden High School. ... The McDonalds All-American Team is named each year for boys and girls high school basketball. ... Duke University is a private coeducational research university located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. ...


He played one year of college basketball at the University of Memphis before being drafted with the sixth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Often compared to Allen Iverson for his scoring ability, he had a promising rookie season averaging 13.4 points per game but was hampered by injuries and health problems thereafter. He averaged a career low 4.0 points in only 11 games played during the 2004-05 season, and was hospitalized for ulcerative colitis. The Cavaliers did not exercise their option on his contract for the 2005-06 season and subsequently Wagner was out of the league. College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... The University of Memphis is a public American research university located in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The University was founded under the auspices of the General Education Bill, enacted by the Tennessee Legislature in 1909. ... 2002 NBA Draft - 26 June 2002– New York City, New York // * Note: The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2004-05 NBA season was the 59th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 2005-06 NBA season was the 60th season of the National Basketball Association. ...


His colitis condition was not amenable to medication and, after consulting with New York Knicks head coach Larry Brown, who referred him to a New York medical expert, Wagner underwent surgery to remove his entire colon on October 25, 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is currently in the stages of recovery and plans to return to the NBA as soon as he is able. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mount Sinai Hospital (zip code 10029) is a hospital in New York City, New York, serving Manhattans Upper East Side and Harlem. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...


In April 2006, Dajuan began training with former high school rival, Omar Wellington at Nexxt Level Sports in Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey. He has been recently featured in the Philadelphia Daily News and on Comcast SportsNet both reported that he will be attempting a comeback for the 2006 season. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cherry Hill Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. ...


On September 22, 2006 he signed a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. On November 20, two months after the former college star recovered from a serious illness to make an NBA comeback, the Warriors bought out his contract.[2] is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Golden State Warriors are a professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. ...


Draft Express, in a rundown of former NBA players, said that he'd be moving to Polish team Prokom Trefl Sopot. [3]


References

  1. ^ Strauss, Robert. " IN PERSON; Hoop Dreams Revisit Camden", The New York Times, February 13, 2000. Accessed July 25, 2007. "On game day, the gym is usually filled and attention is almost always focused on one young man, DaJuan Wagner, son of Milt, touted by scouts as the top high school junior in the nation.
  2. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2669233
  3. ^ http://draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2215

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