What is Wayne Yates?
[[File:Wayne Yates coach.jpg|right|200px]] '''Wayne Edward Yates''' (November 7, 1937{{spnd}}August 16, 2022) was an American professional [[basketball]] player and coach. He played 37 games for the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in one [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) season from 1961 to 1962. He later worked as a [[college basketball]] coach. This career lasted from 1969 to 1985. He coached the [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis Tigers]] and the [[Northwestern State Demons basketball|Northwestern State Demons]]. Yates was born in [[Gurdon, Arkansas]]. Yates died on August 16, 2022 in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]] at the age of 84.<ref name=Infield>{{cite news|title=Former Memphis basketball player, head coach Wayne Yates dies at 84|url=https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/08/25/former-memphis-basketball-player-head-coach-wayne-yates-dies-84/|first=Matt|last=Infield|date=August 24, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022|publisher=[[WMC-TV]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yates, Wayne}} [[Category:1937 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Los Angeles Lakers players]] [[Category:College basketball coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Arkansas]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Memphis, Tennessee]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Louisiana]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}