Wayne Edward Engelstad (born December 6, 1965) is a retired American professional

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player. Born in

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, he was a ,

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and played collegiately at the

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. He played for the

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for 11 games in 1988–89, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest. He also played in Portugal and with the Hobart Tassie Devils in the

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n NBL in 1991, averaging 18 points per game in 24 contests. Engelstad won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championship with the

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in 1992. Engelstad's daughter Sabrina played in the 2013–2014 season at Saint Mary's before transferring to UC Irvine for the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 seasons.

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