Wayne Yearwood

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Wayne Yearwood is a Canadian former professional and Olympic basketball player, who was with the Canadian national team. Born on September 22, 1964, in Montreal, Quebec, he played for Team Canada at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, alongside his friend and teammate Dwight Walton.

Yearwood's college basketball career began at Dawson College, where he played alongside friends and teammates Dwight Walter and Trevor C. He later attended Dawson University, but no further details on this period are available. In addition to his Canadian national team appearances, Yearwood also represented West Virginia University in the United States from 1984 to 1987.

During his time with the university team, Yearwood was recognized as one of the best basket shooters, scoring an average of 12.9 points per game during the 1986/87 season. He went on to participate in the Canadian student selection at the Summer Universiade and was a member of Canada's national team that reached sixth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Yearwood scored an average of 10.5 points per game during the tournament, but his career took another turn when he was convicted of drug possession and intention to sell in 1988. This setback did not deter him from pursuing a professional basketball career abroad.

In the late 1990s, Yearwood played for Vevey Basket in Switzerland and Genève Versoix Basket before joining Apollon Patras in Greece in 1989/90. He later played with Panathinaikos Athens in the same country during the 1990/91 season. In 1993, he signed a contract with SG Braunschweig in the German Bundesliga but was eventually released due to his inability to integrate into the team structure.

Yearwood's playing career continued in Cyprus when he joined Apoel Nicosia for the 1994/95 season. He also had stints with Vevey Basket and Genève Versoix Basket, as well as a brief appearance with the Toronto Raptors before being removed from their NBA roster in mid-October 1995.

In addition to his playing career, Yearwood has also ventured into coaching. Under his leadership, the Dawson Blues won several national championships, including gold (2007), silver (2023), and bronze (2022) medals at Nationals.