Dontonio Wingfield

Dontonio Wingfield is a famous Basketball Player, born on June 23, 1974 in United States. As of June 1, 2023, Dontonio Wingfield’s net worth is $5 Million. Subsequently, he was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (37th pick overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft, but appeared sparingly throughout his short National Basketball Association career; after his debut with the Sonics (20 games, 81 minutes), he was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 expansion draft, but was waived before the season began.

Wingfield arrived at University of Cincinnati in 1993 as Bob Huggins’ best recruit to date, arriving there precisely after the departure of point guard Nick Van Exel. Wingfield had a solid freshman season with the Bearcats, he broke a first-game school record held by Oscar Robertson by scoring 30 points and 12 rebounds in his debut against Butler. He was named Great Midwest Conference newcomer of the year. Called “Baby Shaq” by those around the Bearcat program, Wingfield went on to average 16 points and 9 rebounds for the season, culminating in a 20-point 10-rebound effort in the NCAA Tournament opening round loss to Wisconsin. He hired an agent the day after the Bearcats’ first-round loss in the NCAA tournament, the first college freshman in nearly twenty years to go pro.

Wingfield has nine children and says he’s a part of all of their lives. The two eldest, Ashley and Bre, grew up in Albany. Three were raised in Cincinnati – DJ was a three-time All-Ohio high school basketball player played basketball at Ohio University., Donovan Wingfield who studied music and was a former volleyball player at Tuskegee University; and Autumn ‘’Butterfly’’ Mason whom Wingfield didn’t meet until 2009, when she was thirteen. Another daughter London grew up in Texas and California and Wingfield met her when she was seven. Wingfield began coaching son Dequan at age 9 in 2004. In 2008, daughter Jay began playing. Wingfield coached their AAU teams, and that brought him to Henderson Gym, where he began his youth program. Wingfield’s youngest child, Donjuwan, a student at Douglass High in Atlanta, has stayed with Wingfield in the summers since age 7 and has participated in Wingfield’s camps.

Born in Albany, Georgia, Wingfield was raised by a single mother. His mother Gloria worked evenings to support the family after Wingfield’s parents separation when Dontonio was in the third grade. He grew up near the Willow Wood apartments on Albany’s south side and played in the Henderson Community Center. Among the first to stand out in Willow Wood, Wingfield’s older brother, Banastreus, played at Auburn-Montgomery.