Jamil Wilson

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Jamil Wilson

| image = Jamil Wilson.jpg

| position = Small forward

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 230

| league = LUB

| team = Aguada

| number = 99

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|11|21|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.

| high_school = Horlick (Racine, Wisconsin)

| college = *Oregon (2009–2010)

Marquette (2011–2014)

| draft_year = 2014

| career_start = 2014

| years1 = 2014–2015

| team1 = Bakersfield Jam

| years2 = 2015–2016

| team2 = Texas Legends

| years3 = 2016

| team3 = Cangrejeros de Santurce

| years4 = 2016–2017

| team4 = Auxilium Torino

| years5 = {{nbay|2017|full=y}}

| team5 = Los Angeles Clippers

| years6 = 2017–2018

| team6 = →Agua Caliente Clippers

| years7 = 2018

| team7 = Fort Wayne Mad Ants

| years8 = 2018

| team8 = Virtus Bologna

| years9 = 2018–2019

| team9 = Auxilium Torino

| years10 = 2019–2020

| team10 = Unics Kazan

| years11 = 2020

| team11 = Virtus Roma

| years12 = 2020–2021

| team12 = Hapoel Jerusalem

| years13 = 2021–2022

| team13 = Maccabi Rishon Lezion

| years14 = 2022

| team14 = Piratas de Quebradillas

| years15 = 2022

| team15 = Plateros de Fresnillo

| years16 = 2022–2023

| team16 = Labas GAS

| years17 = 2023

| team17 = Vaqueros de Bayamón

| years18 = 2023

| team18 = Leones de Ponce

| years19 = 2023

| team19 = Guaros de Lara

| years20 = 2023

| team20 = Plateros de Fresnillo

| years21 = 2023–2024

| team21 = Converge FiberXers

| years22 = 2024

| team22 = Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters

| years23 = 2024

| team23 = Leones de Ponce

| years24 = 2024

| team24 = Osos de Manatí

| years25 = 2024–present

| team25 = Aguada

| highlights =

}}

Jamil Dashan Wilson (born November 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB). He played college basketball for the University of Oregon and Marquette University.

High school career

Wilson attended Horlick High School in Racine, Wisconsin. As a junior, he averaged 18.3 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. In his senior season, the Associated Press first team all-state selection averaged 21.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. He led the Rebels to a 24–2 record and championship game appearance and was named the All-Racine County Player of the Year. Wilson was ranked the 30th-best overall player in his class by Scout.com and 31st in the ESPNU 100.{{cite web|title=Jamil Wilson Returns Home; Transfers To Marquette|url=http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/063010aab.html|website=Marquette Golden Eagles|publisher=Marquette University|access-date=July 28, 2015|date=June 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905162355/http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/063010aab.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015|url-status=dead}}

College career

Wilson began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon and averaged 4.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game as a freshman, making 14 starts. He transferred to Marquette at the end of his freshman campaign and was forced to sit out the 2011–12 season as a redshirt. Wilson averaged 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds as a junior at Marquette.{{cite news|last1=King|first1=Jason|title=An updated Top 25 for 2013-14|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/9222871/an-updated-look-top-25-2013-14-season-ncaa-men-college-basketball|access-date=July 28, 2015|publisher=ESPN|date=May 1, 2013}} As a senior, he averaged 11.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game while starting all 32 games.{{cite news|last1=Woelfel|first1=Gery|title=Racine's Wilson hoping his phone rings during NBA draft|url=http://journaltimes.com/sports/basketball/racine-s-wilson-hoping-his-phone-rings-during-nba-draft/article_94281968-fb59-11e3-bb39-0019bb2963f4.html|access-date=July 28, 2015|work=Racine Journal-Times|date=June 24, 2014}} On February 11, 2014, Wilson had what Marquette coach Buzz Williams said was "the best game since he's been here." He scored 25 points and collected 10 rebounds to push Marquette past Seton Hall.{{cite news|last1=Rubin|first1=Roger|title=Seton Hall missed golden opportunity losing to Marquette with red-hot St. John's up next|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/rubin-hall-misses-golden-opportunity-marquette-article-1.1610844|access-date=July 28, 2015|work=New York Daily News|date=February 14, 2014}}

Professional career

=Bakersfield Jam (2014–2015)=

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wilson joined the Washington Wizards for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On September 26, 2014, he signed with the Phoenix Suns.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-sign-barron-jackson-prather-wilson|title=Suns Sign Barron, Jackson, Prather, Wilson|work=NBA.com|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=September 27, 2014}} However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 14, 2014, after appearing in two preseason games.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/suns/press-release/suns-waive-jackson-prather-wilson|title=Suns Waive Jackson, Prather, Wilson|work=NBA.com|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=October 15, 2014}} On November 2, 2014, he was acquired by the Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/bakersfield_jam_announce_2014_2014_11_02.html |title=Bakersfield Jam Announce 2014-15 Training Camp Roster |work=NBA.com |date=November 2, 2014 |access-date=November 5, 2014 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107001805/http://www.nba.com/dleague/bakersfield/bakersfield_jam_announce_2014_2014_11_02.html |archive-date=November 7, 2015 }} On November 14, he made his professional debut in a 127–125 loss to the Texas Legends, recording 17 points and 8 rebounds in 38 minutes.{{cite news|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20141114/TEXBAK/|title=Suns Assignee T.J. Warren Erupts For 40 Points in Loss on Friday|work=NBA.com|date=November 14, 2014|access-date=April 9, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204060958/http://dleague.nba.com/games/20141114/TEXBAK/|url-status=dead}} On January 19, 2015, he helped the Jam win the inaugural NBA Development League Showcase Cup with 16 points in the final game against the Grand Rapids Drive.{{cite web|url=http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/sports/20150119/d-league-showcase-jam-pack-drive-win-first-showcase-cup-trophy|title=D-League Showcase: Jam pack Drive, win first Showcase Cup trophy|work=SantaCruzSentinel.com|date=January 19, 2015|access-date=July 25, 2015}} In 44 games for Bakersfield in 2014–15, he averaged 10.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.{{cite web|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jamil-Wilson/Summary/2543|title=Jamil Wilson player profile|work=RealGM.com|access-date=April 22, 2018}}

=Texas Legends (2015–2016)=

On June 25, 2015, Wilson originally signed a deal to play with Virtus Bologna in Italy. In July 2015, Wilson re-joined the Washington Wizards for the 2015 NBA Summer League. On July 27, he signed with the Dallas Mavericks, thus cutting his original contract with Bologna.{{cite news|url=http://www.mavs.com/mavericks-sign-jamil-wilson-and-brandon-ashley/|title=Mavericks sign Jamil Wilson and Brandon Ashley|work=mavs.com|date=July 27, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2015}} However, he was later waived by the Mavericks on October 24 after appearing in seven preseason games.{{cite news|url=http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18509|title=Mavericks waive Sam Dalembert, Brandon Ashley, Tu Holloway, Jamil Wilson|work=InsideHoops.com|date=October 24, 2015|access-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025164732/http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=18509|archive-date=October 25, 2015|url-status=dead}} On November 12, he was acquired by the Texas Legends{{cite news|url=http://texas.dleague.nba.com/news/legends-set-opening-night-roster/|title=Legends Set Opening Night Roster|work=NBA.com|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=November 13, 2015}} after a previous trade for his returning rights.{{cite news|url=http://texas.dleague.nba.com/news/legends-acquire-player-rights-to-jamil-wilson/|title=Legends Acquire Player Rights to Jamil Wilson|work=NBA.com|date=October 30, 2015|access-date=November 13, 2015|archive-date=November 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021546/http://texas.dleague.nba.com/news/legends-acquire-player-rights-to-jamil-wilson/|url-status=dead}} The next day, he made his debut for the Legends in a 104–82 loss to the Austin Spurs, recording nine points, 11 rebounds, one assist and one steal in 39 minutes.{{cite news|url=http://dleague.nba.com/games/20151113/TEXAUS/|title=Cotton, Spurs Rout Legends as Satnam Singh Debuts|work=NBA.com|date=November 13, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119200917/http://dleague.nba.com/games/20151113/TEXAUS/|url-status=dead}} In 48 games with the Legends, he averaged 15 points and six rebounds.{{cite news|url=http://www.bsnpr.com/noticias/detalles.asp?r=10156#.Vwjc9BMrKRs|title=Jamil Wilson es el nuevo importado de los Cangrejeros|work=BSNPR.com|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2016|language=Spanish}}

=Cangrejeros de Santurce (2016)=

On April 8, 2016, Wilson signed with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican League. That night, he made his debut for Santurce, recording 15 points in a win over Indios de Mayagüez.{{cite news|url=http://www.bsnpr.com/noticias/detalles.asp?r=10158#.VwjnTRMrKRs|title=Ganan los Piratas, Caciques y Cangrejeros|work=BSNPR.com|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=April 9, 2016|language=Spanish}} In 7 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1 block in 29.8 minutes.

=Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino (2016–2017)=

On July 21, 2016, after finishing his season in Puerto Rico, Wilson signed a one-year deal with the Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino in Italy. During his season there, he recorded 12.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 0.7 blocks and steals in 29.8 minutes per game under the 30 games he played for and started in that year.

=Los Angeles Clippers (2017–2018)=

On August 3, 2017, Wilson signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Clippers, thus becoming their first player to sign up on such a deal. Throughout this season, he would split time with the Clippers and their newest NBA G League affiliate team, the recently formed Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, with the majority of his time projected to be spent in the G League. On December 3, 2017, Wilson got his first start as an NBA player, against the Minnesota Timberwolves, scoring 9 points in 29 minutes of play.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=400975087|title=Clippers vs. Timberwolves - Game Summary - December 3, 2017 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-12-26}} On December 26, 2017, Wilson scored a season-high 17 points with 5-of-7 three-pointers scored in 19 minutes of play.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/game?gameId=400975251|title=Kings vs. Clippers - Game Summary - December 26, 2017 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-12-27}} He started over the course of December for the Clippers to replace injured Blake Griffin. Despite the positive production Wilson provided as an NBA player, he was waived from the Clippers on January 5, 2018, with his spot being replaced by Tyrone Wallace.{{cite web|first=Adrian|last=Wojnarowski|url=https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/949414021358288897|title=Sources: Clippers waiving forward Jamil...|work=Twitter.com|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018}} He was projected to sign a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on January 10, but was reneged on the deal after a report from TMZ came out that a woman filed a lawsuit claiming that she got an STD from Wilson while she was dating him.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/10/lakers-jamil-wilson-contract-std-lawsuit/|title=LAKERS PULL OFFER TO JAMIL WILSON... After STD Lawsuit|work=TMZ.com|date=January 10, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018}}

=Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)=

On January 18, 2018, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League acquired the returning rights for Wilson and a 2018 NBA G League Draft 2nd round pick from the Agua Caliente Clippers for the returning player rights to Ben Bentil and a 2018 NBA G League Draft 1st round pick.{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Stevens|url=http://fortwayne.gleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-acquire-rights-jamil-wilson-second-round-pick/|title=Fort Wayne Mad Ants Acquire Rights To Jamil Wilson And Second Round Pick|work=NBA.com|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2018|archive-date=January 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126071536/http://fortwayne.gleague.nba.com/news/fort-wayne-mad-ants-acquire-rights-jamil-wilson-second-round-pick/|url-status=dead}} On 21 games, he averaged 11.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1 steal in 29 minutes.

=Virtus Segafredo Bologna (2018)=

On April 22, 2018, Wilson signed with Virtus Segafredo Bologna of the Italian League.{{cite news|url=https://www.virtus.it/news/virtus-segafredo-ecco-jamil-wilson/|title=Virtus Segafredo, ecco Jamil Wilson|work=Virtus.it|date=April 22, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=Italian|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170158/https://www.virtus.it/news/virtus-segafredo-ecco-jamil-wilson/|url-status=dead}}

=Auxilium Torino (2018–2019)=

On August 28, 2018, Wilson signed a deal with Auxilium Torino.{{cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/italy/serie-a/286922/jamil-wilson-signs-with-fiat-torino.html|title=Jamil Wilson signs with Fiat Torino|work=Sportando.basketball|date=August 28, 2018|access-date=August 28, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

=UNICS Kazan (2019–2020)=

On October 30, 2019, he signed with Unics Kazan of the VTB United League.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/jamil-wilson-inks-in-russia-with-unics-kazan/|title=Jamil Wilson inks in Russia with Unics Kazan|date=October 30, 2019|first=Alessandro|last=Maggi|newspaper=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 31, 2019}}

=Virtus Roma (2020)=

On August 18, 2020, Wilson returned to Italy, signing with Virtus Roma of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).{{cite web |title=Jamil Wilson alla Virtus Roma |url=https://www.virtusroma.it/jamil-wilson-alla-virtus-roma/ |publisher=virtusroma.it |date=18 August 2020 |language=Italian |access-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-date=September 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905172808/https://www.virtusroma.it/jamil-wilson-alla-virtus-roma/ |url-status=dead }} However, following Virtus Roma's withdrawal from the Serie A due to financial problems,{{cite web |title=Rinuncia Virtus Roma. Una nota della FIP |url=http://fip.it/news.aspx?IDNews=13227 |publisher=fip.it |date=9 December 2020 |language=Italian }} Wilson, and all other Roma players, became free agents.

=Converge FiberXers (2023–2024)=

In December 2023, Wilson signed with the Converge FiberXers of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to replace Tom Vodanovich as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.{{cite web|last=Terrado|first=Reuben|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/converge-taps-ex-la-clipper-as-import-a795-20231205|title=Converge brings in Jamil Wilson as it finally lets go of Vordanovich|website=Spin.ph|date=December 5, 2023|accessdate=December 5, 2023}}

=Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters (2024)=

On January 19, 2024, Wilsone signed with Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League (KBL) to replace Darryl Monroe.{{cite web |title=김상식 감독의 선택 ＂스윙맨 스타일, 공격에 기대＂ 정관장, 자밀 윌슨과 계약···22일 입국 |url=https://jumpball.co.kr/news/newsview.php?ncode=1065605290614540 |website=점프볼 |access-date=December 4, 2024 |date=January 19, 2024}}

=Aguada (2024–present)=

On December 18, 2024, Wilsone signed with the Aguada of the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).{{cite web |title=¡Bienvenido, Jamil! |url=https://aguada.com.uy/2024/12/18/bienvenido-jamil/ |website=Club Atlético Aguada |access-date=February 19, 2025 |date=December 18, 2024}}

The Basketball Tournament

Wilson played for the Golden Eagles in the 2018 edition of The Basketball Tournament (TBT). In five games, he averaged a team-leading 18 points, 3.6 rebounds, an 1.4 blocks per game on his way to being named a member of the 2018 TBT all-tournament team. The Golden Eagles reached the semi-finals before falling to Overseas Elite. In TBT 2020, Wilson scored 16 points in a 78–73 victory over Sideline Cancer in the title game, helping the team win the $1 million prize.{{cite news |title=Golden Eagles win 2020 TBT Championship |url=https://www.localsyr.com/sports/local-sports/golden-eagles-win-2020-tbt-championship/ |access-date=July 15, 2020 |work=LocalSYR.com |date=July 14, 2020}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2017}}

| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers

| 15 || 10 || 18.3 || .469 || .429 || .500 || 2.1 || .7 || .3 || .5 || 7.0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career

| 15 || 10 || 18.3 || .469 || .429 || .500 || 2.1 || .7 || .3 || .5 || 7.0

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150710021008/http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jamil_wilson_709849.html Marquette bio]
[http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=3748528 Oregon bio]
[http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jamil-Wilson-18925/ DraftExpress profile]
[http://basketball.realgm.com/player/Jamil-Wilson/Summary/2543 RealGM profile]
[http://basketball.usbasket.com/player/USA/Dallas_Mavericks/Jamil_Wilson/189158 USBasket profile]

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