Douglas Wilson (basketball)

Douglas Wilson (born January 7, 1999) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Kirkwood CC Eagles and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Douglas Wilson
Álftanes
PositionPower forward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolHerbert Hoover
(Des Moines, Iowa)
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Career history
2023–presentÁlftanes
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Wilson was born in Evanston, Illinois and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and attended Herbert Hoover High School.[1] Wilson averaged 17.9 points per game on 58.2 percent shooting and grabbed 309 rebounds as a senior. He was named All-Central Iowa Metro League.[2][3]

College career

Wilson began his college career at Kirkwood Community College. As a freshman, he averaged 14.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and was named a NJCAA Division II Second Team All-American.[4] Following the end of the season, he committed to transfer to South Dakota State after his sophomore season.[5] He averaged 21 points and 8.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore and was named a first team NJCAA All-American, the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year and the DII Player of the Year as he led the Eagles to the NJCAA Division II national championship.[6][7][8]

Wilson became an immediate starter at power forward for the Jackrabbits. He was named the Summit League Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year as well as First Team All-Summit League recognition in his first season with the team.[9] Wilson missed the Summit League quarterfinal loss to Purdue Fort Wayne with an injury. He averaged 18.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game on a team that finished 22–10.[10] As a senior, Wilson averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game, earning Second Team All-Summit League honors. He opted to return for an additional season of eligibility, granted by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

In 2022, Wilson was named to the First Team All-Summit League, while teammate Baylor Scheierman was named Player of the Year.[12]

Professional career

In October 2022, Wilson signed with ALM Evreux Basket in France[13] but never played for the team after failing a physical due to a possible enlarged heart. After getting a green light from doctors, Wilson signed with Álftanes of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in June 2023.[14]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 South Dakota State 292929.7.629.167.6676.41.8.8.818.7
2020–21 South Dakota State 191828.6.506–.6115.42.31.2.616.7
2021–22 South Dakota State 343425.0.569.333.6845.51.6.9.616.4
Career 828127.5.576.250.6595.81.8.9.717.3

JUCO
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Kirkwood CC 303023.0.692–.4626.6.6.51.914.1
2018–19 Kirkwood CC 343325.2.6701.000.7008.72.4.91.821.0
Career 646324.2.6791.000.6217.71.6.71.817.8

References
  1. "Doug Wilson playing at All-American level again for Kirkwood men's basketball". January 24, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. Goodwin, Cody (April 19, 2017). "Hoops Recruiting Notebook: Updates on Drake, Iowa State and some new rankings". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. "Meet the Register's 2017 All-CIML boys team". The Des Moines Register. March 7, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. "Doug Wilson named JUCO All-American". MetroSportsReport.com. April 11, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  5. Miles, Douglas (November 22, 2018). "New faces, same early success for Kirkwood men's basketball". The Gazette. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. "South Dakota State transfer Doug Wilson has Jacks in high gear". Argus Leader. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  7. "Kirkwood's Wilson is Spalding® DII Player of the Year". NJCAA.org. April 11, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  8. Miles, Douglas (March 9, 2019). "Doug Wilson's dominant second half delivers Kirkwood men's basketball to national tournament". The Gazette. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  9. "Wilson, Jacks Lead Awards". WNAX.com. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  10. Holtan, Andrew (March 18, 2020). "A recap of the SDSU men's basketball season". Brookings Register. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  11. Bower, Sean (November 4, 2021). "Douglas Wilson Named To Lou Henson Award Watch List". Keloland. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  12. "SDSU's Scheierman tabbed #SummitMBB Player of the Year" (Press release). Summit League. March 3, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  13. "Evreux signs Wilson just out of college". Eurobasket.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  14. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 June 2023). "Stjarna úr bandaríska háskólaboltanum semur við Álftanes". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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