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Efrem Zimbalist Winters^[1] (born December 19, 1963) is an American former collegiate basketball player. At a height of 6'9" (2.05 m) tall, he played at the Power Forward position.

High School

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Winters attended King High School from 1978–82. After completing high school, Winters was named a Parade Magazine All-American, and additionally named to the West squad of the 1982 McDonald's All-American Team playing along side Kenny Walker and Wayman Tisdale while playing against Dell Curry, Brad Daugherty and Johnny Dawkins.^[2] At the conclusion of the game, Winters had scored 19 points and was named MVP of the game.^[3]^[4]

College career

Winters was recruited to play college basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign after high school and was a member of the varsity basketball team from 1982-1986. He played in 129 of 130 games during his four-years at Illinois, missing only one game during his freshman year. Winters was the starting power forward for all four seasons, replacing Bryan Leonard in the third game of the 1982-83 season. During his freshman season, Winters played alongside future NBA all-star Derek Harper as well as Illinois' all-time leader in steals and assists, Bruce Douglas, a freshman from Quincy, Illinois. Winters would finish the season as the team leader in rebounds and blocked shots while finishing second in scoring to Harper. The Illini would finish the season with an overall record of 21 - 11 and a conference record of 11 – 7, fourth place in the Big Ten and a berth in the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. Winters' Illini team was a #7 seed and placed in the West Region where they would lose in the first round to Utah.

As a sophomore during the 1983-84 season, Winters would enjoy the most successful season as a member of the Fighting Illini. Individually, Winters would lead the team in scoring while being second on the team in blocked shots and rebounding to teammate George Montgomery. The team would finish ranked #6 in the nation with an overall record of 26 – 5 and a Big Ten record of 15 - 3, placing them in a tie for the conference championship with tenth ranked Purdue. After the end of the regular season, Illinois would advanced to the NCAA Tournament, playing in the Mideast Regional. The Illini would defeat Rollie Massimino and the Villanova Wildcats in the second round to earn a berth in the "Sweet-Sixteen" where they would also defeat Lefty Driesell and the Maryland Terrapins. This win advanced Illinois to the NCAA Regional Finals and a game versus Kentucky. The Illini had two negatives going against them even before the game would be played, the first being that the game was to be played at Rupp Arena, Kentucky's home court, the second, Winters had sprained his ankle during the game against Maryland and was not at full strength. ^[5] The Illini would fight hard throughout the game, however, they would eventually succumb and lose 54 to 51. This loss to Kentucky on its home court would cause the NCAA to put a rule in place not allowing a school to play in a tournament game on its home court.^[6] At the conclusion of the season, Winters would be named to the Big Ten First Team All-Conference team.

In his junior season of 1984–85, the Fighting Illini would start the season with 11 wins and only 2 losses prior to the Big Ten opener against Minnesota, reaching an overall ranking of #4 in the nation. However, the team would falter and lose it's next two games, dropping them in the conference standings and a national ranking of #15 in the nation. Winters, on the other hand, would not be able to recreate the same magical sophomore season results, finishing third on the team in scoring, but first in blocked shots and rebounding.^[7]^[8] The Illini would finish the season 26-9 overall and 12-6 in the conference, second to Michigan. After the season, Winters was named third team All-Big Ten and was also dubbed a team captain for his senior season.^[9] The Illini would once again garner a berth in the NCAA Tournament, this time placed in the East Regional as a #3 seed. The Illini would defeat Jim Calhoun and the Northeastern Huskies in the first round and the Georgia Bulldogs in the second round, setting up a showdown with Bobby Cremins and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the East Regional Semi-Final. Georgia Tech, behind the efforts of Mark Price and John Salley would prevail, knocking Winters and the Fighting Illini out of the tournament in the "Sweet-Sixteen".^[10]

During Winter's senior season, the Illini continued their winning ways for 1985-86 by winning 10 of their first 12 games, including the Braggin' Rights game played against Missouri. Overall Illinois would finish the season with its fourth consecutive 20+ winning campaign by holding a 22 and 10 record while finishing fourth in the Big Ten with a 11 and 7 record, losing twice to Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers. During the season the team would win the Illini Classic and finish the year with an AP ranking of number 19. Winters and the Illini would gain a fourth consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament, receiving a #4 seed in the Southeast Regional. After defeating Fairfield in the first round, the Illini would lose to Wimp Sanderson and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round. After the season, Winters would be named honorable mention All-Big Ten while finishing third on the team in scoring and blocked shots and second on the team in rebounding behind Ken Norman. During his playing time at Illinois, Winters' teams would win 95 of 130 games, winning 73% of the time and make the NCAA Tournament each year.

NBA draft

Winters was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1986 NBA draft during the 4th round as the 88th pick overall.^[11] However, he was cut by the Hawks and never played in the NBA. Winters attempted to play in the French Basketball League, but he was released and returned to Chicago.^[7]

Honors

High school

College

College statistics

References

1. ^{{Cite news|title=Cosell Still Has His Way With Words|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-04-18/sports/sp-448_1_howard-cosell|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|date=April 18, 1986|accessdate=March 28, 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/awards/4/2|title=Parade All-American First Team Awards - RealGM|author=|date=|website=basketball.realgm.com}}
3. ^[https://frankallocco.com/coach/2014-mcdonalds-aa-program.pdf 2014 Mcdonalds All-American Program]
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/highschool/mcdonalds/Rosters/1982|title=Basketball.RealGM.com|author=|date=|publisher=}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sj-r.com/article/20090111/NEWS/301119932|title=Winters cannot forget '84 NCAA loss to Kentucky|first=JOHN|last=SUPINIE|date=|website=The State Journal-Register}}
6. ^Fighting Illini Basketball: A Hardwood History By News-Gazette, Sports Publishing LLC {{ISBN|1-58261-356-7}}
7. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/mens-basketball/2009-01-07/tate-winters-started-resurgence.html|title=Tate: Winters started resurgence|author=|date=|website=www.news-gazette.com}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fightingillini.com/documents/2018/10/5/2018_19_ILLINI_MBB_Record_Book.pdf|title=Illini MBB Record Book pg. 129|author=|date=|publisher=}}
9. ^A Century of Orange and Blue: Celebrating 100 Years of Fighting Illini Basketball By Loren Tate, Jared Gelfond pgs.268-270 {{ISBN|1-58261-793-7}}
10. ^{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Price Is Right; Georgia Tech Beats Illinois|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-22/sports/sp-29856_1_georgia-tech|date=March 22, 1985|access-date=March 3, 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4535:efrem-winters&catid=88&Itemid=342|title=Efrem Winters|first1=Fine Line Websites & IT|last1=Consulting|first2=The Draft|last2=Review|date=|website=The Draft Review}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/fightingillini.com/documents/2018/10/5/2018_19_ILLINI_MBB_Record_Book.pdf|title=FightingIllini.com|author=|date=|publisher=}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/efrem-winters-1.html|title=Efrem Winters College Stats|author=|date=|website=College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com}}