Former NBA star Joe Wolf — who was once voted the greatest high school basketball player in Wisconsin state history — has died at 59.

Joe Wolf, a retired NBA veteran who remains one of the best players the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, has died, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Thursday. He was 59 years old. Wolf's cause of death was not announced, but Mark Miller of Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook reports he suffered an apparent heart attack.

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, 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 announced.

Wolf was a high school All-American in 1983 before joining the Tar Heels to play alongside the likes of Michael Jordan and Sam Perkins.

Former NBA player and collegiate basketball standout Joe Wolf has died unexpectedly at the age of 59. His death was announced by the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, September 26. Wolf was an acting assistant coach for the Bucks' G League affiliate,

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 announced.