Randy Scott Wittman is currently an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. He is also a retired American basketball player, in the guard position, and former coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. 6'6" Wittman played college basketball at Indiana University, winning an NCAA championship playing for Bobby Knight in 1981, and was the Big Ten Player of the Year in 1983. He became a member of the university's Hall of Fame and was named to Indiana’s Silver Anniversary Basketball Team, in March 1996. Wittman was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 22nd pick of the 1983 NBA... Draft. However, he never played for the Bullets, his rights being traded to the Atlanta Hawks. Wittman spent the early portion of his career with the Hawks, sharing backcourt with Glenn "Doc" Rivers and Anthony "Spud" Webb, and starting most of the games from 1985-88 . After a small spell with the Sacramento Kings, he became a fringe player with the Indiana Pacers, retiring in 1991-92 after three unassuming years. For his career, Wittman averaged 7.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.
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