Douglas Wilson (basketball)

Douglas Wilson (born January 7, 1999) is an American college basketball player for South Dakota State Jackrabbits of the Summit League.

Douglas Wilson
No. 35 – South Dakota State Jackrabbits
PositionPower forward
LeagueSummit League
Personal information
Born (1999-01-07) January 7, 1999
Evanston, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

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 collegiate 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 in his first season with the team.[9] Wilson missed the Summit League quarterfinal loss to Purdue Fort Wayne with an injury. He averaged 18.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game on a team that finished 22-10.[10]

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.
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