Wisconsin mourns the passing of Joe Wolf, its greatest high school basketball legend

Posted Sep 27, 2024
Joe Wolf, a legendary figure in Wisconsin high school basketball who led Kohler High to three Wisconsin state titles, died of an apparent heart attack. He was 59. Wolf had an 11-year NBA career after being drafted with the 13th pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in 1987. He played with nine different NBA teams following a brilliant college career at UNC. (Sports Illustrated)

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