Brian Craig "C. J." Wilcox (born December 30, 1990) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. The

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played high school basketball at Pleasant Grove High School before going on to complete four years at the

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. He was selected by the

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with the 28th overall pick in the

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Early life

Wilcox was raised by his grandmother in

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, while his father, Craig, was away attending

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. In 1995, at the age of four, Wilcox moved from

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to live with his father. As a youth, Wilcox played

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(AAU) basketball in the state of Utah. As early as the seventh grade, Wilcox starred alongside Tyler Haws on an AAU team called the Wildcats. Both Wilcox and Haws went on to play together on the Salt Lake City Metro.

High school career

Wilcox attended Pleasant Grove High School in

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where he starred alongside his cousin, LeSean, who went on to play for

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from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2005–06, he averaged 15.2 points per game, while as a sophomore in 2006–07, he averaged 23.7 points per game. As a junior in 2007–08, Wilcox averaged 23.7 points, six rebounds, 2.2 steals and two blocks per game. Wilcox was recruited by Utah, BYU, Utah State, San Diego University, Miami (FL), Florida State, Iowa State, Cal-Berkeley and others. In November 2008, he signed a

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to play

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at the

. As a senior in 2008–09, Wilcox averaged 22.2 points per game as he was named to the Region 4 first team. Considered a three-star recruit by

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, Wilcox was listed as the No. 24 shooting guard and the No. 108 player in the nation in 2009. On February 12, 2016, Wilcox had his #23 jersey retired by Pleasant Grove High School, becoming the first player in school history to receive the honor.

College career

In November 2009, the

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announced that Wilcox will redshirt the 2009–10 season. In his freshman season at Washington in 2010–11, Wilcox was named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. In 33 games, he averaged 8.1 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.8 minutes per game. In his sophomore season, Wilcox was an Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 selection after his 73 three-pointers ranked 5th most in UW single-season history and moved to fifth all-time in UW history with 136 three-pointers. In 32 games, he averaged 14.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.5 minutes per game. In June 2012, he attended Kevin Durant's Skills Academy. In his junior season, Wilcox earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors after scoring 570 points in 2012–13, the 11th highest UW single-season total. In 34 games, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks in 34.8 minutes per game. In his senior season, Wilcox earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors for the second straight year after scoring 587 points in 2013–14, tying for the eighth highest UW single-season total. He was also named first-team all-district by the

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(NABC) and the

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(USBWA). In 32 games, he averaged 18.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks in 34.9 minutes per game. Wilcox finished his career with 1,880 career points, which ranks second all-time at UW. He also finished with 98 blocked shots, which ranks fifth all-time and ranks top all-time amongst guards at UW. He is also the Washington record holder for most career three-pointers made with 301, which also ranks sixth in Pac-12 history; is one of three players in Pac-12 history to record 1,700 career points, 275 career three-pointers and 400 career rebounds (

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, UCLA, 1999–03;

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, Arizona, 1999–03); and set Washington's single-season made three-point field goals record with 90 in 2013–14.

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2016)

In May 2014, Wilcox was invited to the 2014

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where he performed well in athletic tests and was ranked one of the top shooters. On June 26, 2014, Wilcox was selected with the 28th overall pick in the

by the

. On July 7, it was announced that Wilcox would miss the

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due to a right shoulder injury. On July 12, he signed with the Clippers. Having appeared in just three games for the Clippers, he was assigned to the

of the

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on January 6, 2015. On January 21, he was recalled by the Clippers. On February 8, he scored a season-high 10 points in a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In July 2015, Wilcox joined the Clippers for the

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where he averaged 14.0 points and 3.2 rebounds in five games. During the 2015–16 season, using the flexible assignment rule, Wilcox had multiple assignments to the

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and

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of the

Orlando Magic (2016–2017)

On July 15, 2016, Wilcox was traded, along with cash considerations, to the

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in exchange for

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and a future second round draft pick. On April 3, 2017, he was waived by the Magic. Wilcox played in 22 games with Orlando during the 2016–17 season. He also appeared in four games with the Erie BayHawks of the

on assignment, averaging 12.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.25 steals in 25.3 minutes per game.

Portland Trail Blazers/Santa Cruz Warriors (2017–2018)

On August 9, 2017, Wilcox signed with the

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on a

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with the

. On October 23, 2017, he was ruled out for six to eight weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopy on his right knee. He ultimately did not appear in a game for the Trail Blazers.

Indiana Pacers/Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2019–2020)

Wilcox signed a two-way deal with the

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in August 2018. On September 21, 2018, it was announced that he had suffered a torn Achilles tendon and would miss the entire season. On October 19, 2018, Wilcox was waived by the Pacers. On July 1, 2019, the

signed Wilcox to an exhibit 10 contract. On October 16, 2019, Wilcox was waived by the

. On October 26, 2019, Wilcox was included in the training camp roster for the

. On November 6, 2019, Wilcox was included in the opening night roster of the

. On January 28, 2020, he posted 25 points, four rebounds and two steals in a loss to the

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. Wilcox averaged 13.6 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. On January 17, 2022, Wilcox's rights were traded from the

to the

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Career statistics

College

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NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Wilcox's father, Craig, played collegiately at

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from 1993 to 1995. Wilcox married his wife Katelyn in 2017.

References

External links

Washington Huskies bio
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