Wayne Carlander is a retired American

United States

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 basketball

Basketball

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 player for the USC Trojans. A 6'8" power forward

Power forward (basketball)

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, Carlander finished his four-year career with 1,524 points and 767 rebounds in 116 games played. His point total ranks fifth all-time at the University of Southern California while his rebounds rank eighth. Carlander lead the Trojans in scoring for three straight seasons (1983–85) and, as a senior, was named the Pac-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Pac-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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. He was also the team captain for his junior and senior years.

Carlander was drafted in the 5th round of the 1985 NBA Draft

1985 NBA Draft

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(99th overall), but never made any NBA team's final roster.