Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, died unexpectedly Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks

Joe Wolf, a former North Carolina captain for Dean Smith who went on to play for seven teams in an 11-year NBA career before becoming a coach, has died

Wolf was once voted the greatest high school basketball player in Wisconsin state history Kevin D. Liles/NBAE via Getty Joe Wolf Former standout college basketball star Joe Wolf, who played 11 seasons in the NBA before becoming a coach,

Joe Wolf, who starred in basketball for Kohler High School, then went on to play in college for North Carolina, followed by an NBA career during which he played for several teams, including the Milwaukee Bucks,

In 2005, a poll by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel voted Wolf the greatest high school basketball player in the history of Wisconsin. Wolf chose to spend his college career playing for Dean Smith at North Carolina,

The Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night announced the death of Joe Wolf, an All-ACC player for UNC basketball under coach Dean Smith.

Joe Wolf, who played 11 seasons in the NBA before embarking on a 20-year coaching career in college and professionally, has passed away at the age of 59. A Kohler, Wisc. native, Wolf spent last season as an assistant coach with the Wisconsin Herd,