Jamar Wilson
Bronx, New York , U.S. | |
Nationality | American / Finnish |
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Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | Okapi Aalstar |
2010–2011 | Honka Playboys |
2011–2014 | Cairns Taipans |
2014–2015 | Adelaide 36ers |
2015 | SPO Rouen |
2015–2016 | Partizan |
2016–2017 | Estudiantes |
2017–2018 | Nanterre 92 |
2018–2019 | BC Lietkabelis |
2019–2020 | JL Bourg |
2020–2022 | Kataja Basket |
2022 | Boulazac Basket Dordogne |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Jamar J. Wilson (born February 22, 1984) is an American-Finnish former professional basketball player who last played for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. He currently works as an assistant coach for I division A team Tapiolan Honka.
High school career
Wilson attended
College career
Wilson played
For the next two seasons, Wilson took his game to another level and led the Great Danes to their first two
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
Professional career
Belgium (2007–2010)
In August 2007, Wilson signed with
In August 2008, Wilson signed with Belgacom Liège Basket for the 2008–09 season.[3] In 30 league games for Liège, he averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game.
In September 2009, Wilson signed with
Finland (2010–2011)
In September 2010, Wilson signed with Honka Espoo Playboys of Finland's Korisliiga for the 2010–11 season.[3] In a game against Namika Lahti in January 2011, Wilson scored 45 points, and two days later, scored 44 points against Helsinki. In 42 games for Honka, he averaged 21.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Australia (2011–2015)
On August 5, 2011, Wilson signed with the Cairns Taipans for the 2011–12 NBL season.[4] He was named player of the week twice and finished second in the MVP voting.[5]
On April 3, 2012, Wilson re-signed with the Taipans on a two-year deal.[6]
On March 1, 2014, Wilson recorded a career-high 33 points, along with 8 rebounds and 6 assists, in a 92–87 win over the New Zealand Breakers.[7]
In April 2014, it was announced that Wilson would not re-sign with the Taipans for 2014–15.[8]
On July 8, 2014, Wilson signed a one-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers.[9] On January 13, 2015, he was named Player of the Week for Round 14 after scoring an equal game-high 22 points against Melbourne United on January 10.[10] He went on to win Round 17 Player of the Week honors as well after scoring a game-high 25 points against the Townsville Crocodiles on February 1.[11] After earning All-NBL second team honors for the 2014–15 season,[12] Wilson was named the recipient of the Mark Davis Trophy as the 2015 Adelaide 36ers club MVP.[13]
In 107 NBL games over four seasons, Wilson averaged 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[14]
Rouen Basket (2015)
On March 12, 2015, Wilson signed with French team
Partizan (2015–2016)
On November 7, 2015, Wilson signed with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade for the rest of the 2015–16 season.[17][18]
Estudiantes (2016–2017)
On August 1, 2016, Wilson signed with Estudiantes of Spain for the 2016–17 ACB season.[19]
Nanterre 92 (2017–2018)
On November 7, 2017, Wilson signed with Nanterre 92 for the 2017–18 season.[20]
BC Lietkabelis (2018–2019)
On August 2, 2018, he signed with
JL Bourg (2019–2020)
On June 12, 2019, he has signed with
Kataja BC (2020–2022)
On February 18, 2020, Wilson signed with Kataja BC of the Finnish league.[23]
Boulazac Basket (2022–present)
On March 22, 2022, he has signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B.[24]
National team career
Wilson never received an invitation to play for the
Wilson was a member of the Finnish national team at
Personal life
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,
Wilson and his wife, former Finland national team player Laura Wilson (née Sario) have a daughter named Fiona.[31][32] Six months after passing the language test, Wilson received his Finnish passport in June 2015, about five years after his first public intentions to gain Finnish citizenship.[33][34]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "#31 Jamar Wilson". ualbanysports.com. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "UAlbany Yearbook: 2011-12 Basketball" (PDF). Albany Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Jamar Wilson | LinkedIn
- ^ Taipans Sign First Import #5 Jamar Wilson
- ^ 2011/12 IINet NBL Championship awards
- ^ "Wilson Re-Signs For Two Years". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ R20 Report: Wilson shines, Taipans down New Zealand
- ^ "Cairns Sign Corey Maynard". Archived from the original on 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
- ^ Jamar Wilson Joins Adelaide
- ^ R14 Player of the Week: Jamar Wilson
- ^ R17 Player of the Week: Jamar Wilson
- ^ NBL Awards: All-NBL First Team
- ^ Jamar won the MVP with 97 votes...
- ^ Player statistics for Jamar Wilson
- ^ SPO Rouen lands Jamar Wilson
- ^ "Jamar Wilson". LNB.fr (in French). Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Official: Octagon Europe point guard &..." Twitter. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Džamar Vilson - Dobrodošao u Partizan!". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Jamar Wilson, base internacional con Finlandia, primer fichaje de Movistar Estudiantes". clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
- ^ "Jamar Wilson announced by Nanterre". Eurohoops.net. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ^ "Jamar Wilson signs with KK Lietkabelis". Sportando. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "JL Bourg signs Jamar Wilson". Sportando. June 12, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Jamar Wilson signs with Kataja". Sportando. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ "Boulazac adds Wilson to their roster, ex Kataja". Eurobasket. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ New Finn Wilson could bring new dimension to Susijengi
- ^ "Jamar Wilsonista Suomen kansalainen, liittyy Susijengi-vahvuuteen". basket.fi (in Finnish). June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ "Suomi voitti Ranskan koripallon harjoitusottelussa". mtv.fi (in Finnish). August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ "OT needed but France survive opening examination". eurobasket2015.org. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "D the key for Finns". eurobasket2015.org. September 9, 2015. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Jamar Wilson". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Take 40: Jamar Wilson
- ^ Taipans’ Jamar Wilson leaves Cairns with NBL future in the air
- ^ Jamar Wilsonista Suomen kansalainen, liittyy Susijengi-vahvuuteen (in Finnish)
- ^ Takamiesvirtuoosille Suomen kansalaisuus - Susijengille kivikova jokerikortti EM-kisoihin (in Finnish)
External links
- Albany Great Danes profile
- Jamar Wilson at fiba.com
- Jamar Wilson at lnb.fr
- Jamar Wilson at vtb-league.com
- Jamar Wilson on X