Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells (born September 28, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 5" (1.95 m) shooting guard, he last played for Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Wells attended Muncie Central High School where after he went on to play at Ball State University, also in Muncie. There he was named MAC freshman of the year in the 1994–1995 season. Wells broke Ron Harper's record o...
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Gawen DeAngelo "Bonzi" Wells (born September 28, 1976 in Muncie, Indiana, U.S.) is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 5" (1.95 m) shooting guard, he last played for Shanxi Zhongyu of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Wells attended Muncie Central High School where after he went on to play at Ball State University, also in Muncie. There he was named MAC freshman of the year in the 1994–1995 season. Wells broke Ron Harper's record of 2,377 points on a one-handed dunk against Northern Illinois on February 21, 1998. The dunk sent the sell-out crowd at University Arena into a frenzy. A timeout was immediately called and Wells was awarded the game ball by Ball State president John Worthen. Wells also led the Mid-American Conference in steals in 1998 with 73, averaging 3.55 steals in 29 games. Wells led the conference in steals during all four years at Ball State and finished his career as the Mid-American Conference all-time career records in points (2,485) and steals (347)....
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