Wayne Yearwood is a former professional and Olympic basketball

Basketball

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 player from Canada

Canada

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, who was with the Canadian national team. He played for Team Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

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 in Seoul

Seoul

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, South Korea

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, along with his friend and teammate Dwight Walton

Dwight Walton

Dwight Walton is a former basketball player from Canada, who played at Dawson College in Montreal with teammates Trevor C. Williams, Wayne Yearwood and Boyd Bailey. He later would go on to join the Canadian National Team.Before Dawson college, Dwight Walton play basketball at Wagar High School in...

, and played seven years with the Canadian national team along with Steve Nash

Steve Nash

Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC, OBC is a South African-born Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara...

 for several years, and eight years playing professionally in Europe

Europe

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Yearwood is currently the head basketball coach for the men's AAA team at Dawson College

Dawson College

Dawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...

 in Montreal

Montreal

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. Yearwood played college basketball

College basketball

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 in Canada at Dawson College

Dawson College

Dawson College was the first English CEGEP and is located in Westmount, just west of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dawson College is located near the heart of downtown Montreal in a former nunnery on 4.85 hectares of green space...

 in Montreal, with friends and teammates Dwight Walton

Dwight Walton

Dwight Walton is a former basketball player from Canada, who played at Dawson College in Montreal with teammates Trevor C. Williams, Wayne Yearwood and Boyd Bailey. He later would go on to join the Canadian National Team.Before Dawson college, Dwight Walton play basketball at Wagar High School in...

 and Trevor C. Williams

Trevor C. Williams

Trevor C. Williams is a retired Canadian basketball player.Williams is a former member of the Canadian national men's basketball team and currently the head coach of the Dawson College Lady Blues AAA basketball team in Montreal, which won a provincial championship in 2002...

. In the United States

United States

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 he played NCAA Division I college basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 at West Virginia University

West Virginia University

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External links

• FrozenHoops.com History of NBA basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time
• basketpedya.com

He also played in Greek basketball league (1st division) with the colors of APOLLON PATRON.