| San Francisco Dons | |
|---|---|
| Title | Director of player development |
| League | West Coast Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1963-03-02)March 2, 1963 (age 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Manual Arts (Los Angeles, California) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1986: 3rd round, 54th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Playing career | 1986–1991 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 12 |
| Coaching career | 2000–2001 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 1989–1991 | Limoneros de Colima |
Coaching | |
| 2000–2001 | Los Angeles Southwest (assistant) |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Dwayne L. Polee Sr. (born March 2, 1963) is an American former professionalbasketball player and coach who has been the director of player development at theUniversity of San Francisco since 2012. From 2007 to 2010, he was the director of basketball operations at theUniversity of Southern California.[1] Polee graduated fromManual Arts High School in 1981 and first attended theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas before transferring toPepperdine University in 1982. He was drafted in the third round of the1986 NBA draft by theLos Angeles Clippers and played in one game with the team during the1986–87 season. He played basketball for two years in Mexico with Limoneros de Colima from 1989 to 1991.[2] Following his retirement from playing, Polee served as an assistant coach atLos Angeles Southwest College during the 2000–01 season.[2]
Polee, a 6'5" swingman, was the 1981Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year at Manual Arts.[3] He turned in perhaps the greatest individual performance in City championship game history when he scored 43 points in Manual Arts' 82–69 victory overCrenshaw High School at theLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in front of 14,123, the largest crowd in city history.[4][5][6]
His son, Dwayne Jr., also won the Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year in 2010 playing forWestchester High School. They were the second father–son combo to achieve the distinction.[3][note 1] Dwayne Jr. played college ball forSan Diego State.