Jamar Wilson

Jamar Wilson
SPO Rouen Basket
Position Point guard
League LNB Pro A
Personal information
Born February 22, 1984
Bronx, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school Our Savior New American School
(Bronx, New York)
College Albany (2002–2007)
NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted
Pro career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2008 VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster
2008–2009 Belgacom Liège Basket
2009–2010 Generali Okapi Aalstar
2010–2011 Honka Espoo Playboys
2011–2014 Cairns Taipans
2014–2015 Adelaide 36ers
2015–present SPO Rouen Basket
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× All-NBL Second Team (2012, 2015)
  • All-NBL Third Team (2013)
  • 2× America East Player of the Year (2006–2007)
  • 2× First-team All-America East (2006–2007)
  • 2× Second-team All-America East (2003–2004)
  • America East Rookie of the Year (2003)
  • America East All-Rookie Team (2003)

Jamar J. Wilson (born February 22, 1984) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for SPO Rouen Basket of the LNB Pro A.

High school career

Wilson attended Our Savior New American School in Centereach, New York. As a senior, he averaged 14.2 points, 5.1 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game as he led Pioneers to a 25-11 record and the 2002 NACA Division I Boys Basketball National Championship.[1]

College career

Wilson played college basketball at Albany from 2002 to 2007. He made an immediate impact, as he was named the America East Conference rookie of the year and second-team All-Conference as a freshman after averaging 18.9 points and 3.3 assists per game. After a medical redshirt in the 2003–04 season, Wilson came back to again make the All-Conference second team.

For the next two seasons, Wilson took his game to another level and led the Great Danes to their first two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances. Wilson was named first team All-Conference both years and was named America East Conference player of the year in each of his last two seasons. Wilson also raised his level of play in the America East tournament, earning tournament MVP honors both years. Wilson was also named an honorabe mention All-American by the Associated Press both seasons.[1]

Wilson scored 2,164 points in his Albany career – the most in school history. He also set school records in points in a season (620 his senior year), career free throws (601), and finished second all-time in assists (488). He is the first player in school history to have his jersey retired.[2]

Professional career

Following his graduation from Albany, Wilson was drafted by the Albany Patroons in the second round of the 2007 USBL draft.[3] He did not end up playing in a game for them.

Belgium (2007–2010)

Wilson went undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft. In August 2007, he signed with VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster of Belgium for the 2007–08 season.[4]

In August 2008, he signed with Belgacom Liège Basket for the 2008–09 season.[4]

In September 2009, he signed with Generali Okapi Aalstar for the 2009–10 season.[4]

Finland (2010–2011)

In September 2010, Wilson signed with Honka Espoo Playboys of Finland's Korisliiga for the 2010–11 season.[4]

Australia (2011–2015)

On August 5, 2011, Wilson signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2011–12 NBL season.[5] He was named player of the week twice and finished 2nd in the MVP voting.[6]

On April 3, 2012, Wilson re-signed with the Taipans on a two-year deal.[7]

On March 1, 2014, Wilson recorded a career high 33 points, along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists, in a 92-87 victory over the New Zealand Breakers.[8]

In April 2014, it was announced that Wilson would not re-sign with the Taipans for 2014–15.[9]

On July 8, 2014, Wilson signed a one-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[10] On January 13, 2015, he was named Player of the Week for Round 14 after scoring an equal game-high 22 points against Melbourne on January 10.[11] He went on to win the Round 17 Player of the Week as well after scoring a game-high 25 points against Townsville on February 1.[12] After earning All-NBL second team honors for the 2014–15 season,[13] Wilson was named the recipient of the Mark Davis Trophy as the 2015 Adelaide 36ers club MVP.[14]

France (2015–present)

On March 12, 2015, Wilson signed with SPO Rouen Basket of France for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season.[15]

Personal

Wilson is the son of Bobby Livingston and Carolyn Wilson. His cousin, Dyree Wilson, was a two-time All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selection at Iona College in 2000 and 2001,[1] and his uncle, James "Pookie" Wilson, was a notable street baller in the Bronx.[16]

Wilson and his wife, Laura, have a daughter named Fiona.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "#31 Jamar Wilson". ualbanysports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ "UALBANY YEARBOOK: 2011-12 BASKETBALL" (PDF). Albany Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Patroons Select High-quality, High-caliber, Local Stars in 2007 USBL Draft
  4. ↑ Taipans Sign First Import #5 Jamar Wilson
  5. ↑ Wildcats Kevin Lisch Named 2011-12 NBL MVP
  6. ↑ Wilson Re-Signs For Two Years
  7. ↑ R20 Report: Wilson shines, Taipans down New Zealand
  8. ↑ Cairns Sign Corey Maynard
  9. ↑ Jamar Wilson Joins Adelaide
  10. ↑ R14 Player of the Week: Jamar Wilson
  11. ↑ R17 Player of the Week: Jamar Wilson
  12. ↑ NBL AWARDS: All-NBL First Team
  13. ↑ Jamar won the MVP with 97 votes...
  14. ↑ SPO Rouen lands Jamar Wilson
  15. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Take 40: Jamar Wilson
  16. ↑ Taipans’ Jamar Wilson leaves Cairns with NBL future in the air

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