University of North Carolina Athletics
Joe Wolf Named Assistant Coach at William & Mary
June 10, 2003 | Men's Basketball
June 10, 2003
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - William and Mary men's basketball head coach Tony Shaver announced today that Joe Wolf and Ted Jeffries have been hired as assistant coaches for the Tribe, subject to final approval from the W&M Board of Visitors. They join assistant coach Dee Vick, who was hired last month. Both Jeffries and Wolf had outstanding college careers, playing for Virginia and North Carolina, respectively, before playing professionally for many seasons.
"I couldn't be happier or more excited about our new staff," said Shaver, a former Tar Heel basketball letterman and 1976 UNC graduate. "Finding guys with loyalty and enthusiasm was very important to me and all three of these guys are strong in these areas. Dee, Ted and Joe bring a wealth of experience and tremendous contacts to our program. I want our players and fans to know that we are serious about being successful and I think these guys joining our staff makes a strong point."
Wolf joins the Tribe after working in real estate in Wisconsin, which followed a lengthy career in the NBA. The 13th pick in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers, he went on to play in 11 seasons with seven different teams (Clippers, Nuggets, Celtics, Trailblazers, Hornets, Magic and the Bucks) and also played a year in Spain. He ended his NBA career with 2,485 points and 1,933 rebounds in 592 games.
Wolf graduated from UNC in 1987 with a degree in industrial relations. In his four seasons as a Tar Heel, he played in 128 games, with 1,231 points and 707 rebounds. He ranks 40th in scoring and 20th in field goal percentage (.575) in Tar Heel history. His senior season, Wolf was a team co-captain and was selected to the ACC First Team and ACC All-Tournament team. That year he was also recognized as UNC's Most Outstanding Senior and earned the Carmichael-Cobb Award as the team's outstanding defensive player and the Jimmie Dempsey Award as the team's overall statistical leader.
Jeffries comes to W&M from Coastal Carolina where he was an assistant coach for two years, helping to lead the Chanticleers to a 13-15 record last season, the best for the program since 1993-94. Before beginning his coaching career, he played professionally for eight years in Spain, Poland, Latvia, Germany, Turkey, Portugal and Japan. He was named his team's Most Valuable Player while playing in Bamburg, Germany and was an all-star selection while playing in Ventspils, Latvia.
A 1993 graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in communications and rhetoric and a minor in sociology, Jeffries started four years at center for the Cavaliers. In his time at Virginia, he totaled 821 points and 787 rebounds in 129 games, including 127 starts. Jeffries is currently sixth on the Cavaliers' career rebounds list and is tenth at Virginia with 82 career blocked shots. His freshman season he was named the team's rookie of the year and he was picked as the team's most improved player following his sophomore year. In 1993 he was an honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. Jeffries led Virginia in field goal percentage in each of his last three seasons and was the team's leader in rebounds and blocked shots his junior and senior years.
