Jamar J. Wilson (born February 22, 1984) is an American-Finnish professional

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player for

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of the

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. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

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.

College career

Wilson played

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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

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and 3.3

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. After a

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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 honorable mention All-American by the

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both seasons. 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.

Professional career

Belgium (2007–2010)

In August 2007, Wilson signed with

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of Belgium for the 2007–08 season.Jamar Wilson , LinkedIn
/ref> In 27 games for Verviers-Pepinster, he averaged 17.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In August 2008, Wilson signed with Belgacom Liège Basket for the 2008–09 season. 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 Generali Okapi Aalstar for the 2009–10 season. In 28 league games for Aalstar, he averaged 12.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Finland (2010–2011)

In September 2010, Wilson signed with Honka Espoo Playboys of Finland's

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for the 2010–11 season. In a game against

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in January 2011, Wilson scored 45 points, and two days later, scored 44 points against

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. 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

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for the

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. He was named player of the week twice and finished second in the MVP voting. On April 3, 2012, Wilson re-signed with the Taipans on a two-year deal. 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. In April 2014, it was announced that Wilson would not re-sign with the Taipans for 2014–15. On July 8, 2014, Wilson signed a one-year deal with the Adelaide 36ers. 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. He went on to win Round 17 Player of the Week honors as well after scoring a game-high 25 points against the

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on February 1. After earning All-NBL second team honors for the 2014–15 season, Wilson was named the recipient of the

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Trophy as the 2015 Adelaide 36ers club MVP. In 107 NBL games over four seasons, Wilson averaged 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Rouen Basket (2015)

On March 12, 2015, Wilson signed with French team SPO Rouen Basket for the rest of the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season. In eight games for Rouen, he averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

Partizan (2015–2016)

On November 7, 2015, Wilson signed with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade for the rest of the 2015–16 season.

Estudiantes (2016–2017)

On August 1, 2016, Wilson signed with Estudiantes of Spain for the

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Nanterre 92 (2017–2018)

On November 7, 2017, Wilson signed with Nanterre 92 for the 2017–18 season.

BC Lietkabelis (2018–2019)

On August 2, 2018, he signed with

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of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

JL Bourg (2019–2020)

On June 12, 2019, he has signed with

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of the

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Kataja BC (2020–2022)

On February 18, 2020, Wilson signed with

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of the Finnish league.

Boulazac Basket (2022–present)

On March 22, 2022, he has signed with

of the

National team career

Wilson never received an invitation to play for the

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. After having received Finnish citizenship, he immediately became a potential candidate to be a member of the Finnish national team. He made his international debut for Finland on August 1, 2015, in a friendly match against

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. Wilson was a member of the Finnish national team at

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. On September 5, 2015, he debuted for the team in a 97–87 overtime loss to France in Round 1, scoring a team-high 21 points. In the fourth match of the group stage against

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, Finland won 88–59 behind Wilson's team-high 16 points. Over five tournament games, Wilson averaged 12.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

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, and his uncle, James "Pookie" Wilson, was a notable street baller in the Bronx.Take 40: Jamar Wilson
/ref> Wilson and his wife, former Finland national team player Laura Wilson (née Sario) have a daughter named Fiona. 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.Takamiesvirtuoosille Suomen kansalaisuus - Susijengille kivikova jokerikortti EM-kisoihin

References

External links

Albany Great Danes profile
at fiba.com
Jamar Wilson
at lnb.fr

at vtb-league.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Jamar 1984 births Living people 20th-century African-American people 21st-century African-American sportspeople Adelaide 36ers players Albany Great Danes men's basketball players African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Serbia American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball League of Serbia players BC Lietkabelis players Cairns Taipans players CB Estudiantes players Espoon Honka players Finnish expatriate basketball people in Serbia Finnish men's basketball players Finnish people of African-American descent JL Bourg-en-Bresse players Kataja BC players KK Partizan players Liège Basket players Liga ACB players Nanterre 92 players Naturalized citizens of Finland Okapi Aalstar players Point guards RBC Pepinster players Sportspeople from the Bronx Basketball players from New York City

High school career

College career

Professional career

Belgium (2007–2010)

Finland (2010–2011)

Australia (2011–2015)

Rouen Basket (2015)

Partizan (2015–2016)

Estudiantes (2016–2017)

Nanterre 92 (2017–2018)

BC Lietkabelis (2018–2019)

JL Bourg (2019–2020)

Kataja BC (2020–2022)

Boulazac Basket (2022–present)

National team career

Personal life

See also

References

External links