John Walter Wilkins (born 13 July 1989) is a French-American-Moroccan professional

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player who currently plays for

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. He is the son of former

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Jeff Wilkins Jeffrey Allen Wilkins (born April 19, 1972), nicknamed "Money", is a former American football placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League (NFL). With the Rams, he won Super Bow ...

Professional career

Wilkins started his professional career in 2013 with

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in the Belgian Pro Basketball League. After two seasons, Wilkins played three seasons in Morocco, one with

CRA Hoceima Chabab Rif Al-Hoceima, also referred to as CRA, is a Moroccan football club based in Al Hoceima, a Riffian city in northern Morocco. The club was founded in 1953 and is best known for their 2010 promotion to the Botola Pro, the top tier league ...

and two with

Ittihad Tanger Ittihad Riadi Tanger ( ar, الاتحاد الرياضي لطنجة, lit.'Sports Union of Tangier'), known as Ittihad Riadi Tanger, abbreviation IRT, is a Moroccan football club based in Tangier, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Mo ...

. After one year with ART Giants Düsseldorf of the German third level

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, he returned to Morocco to play for

KACM Kawkab Athlétique Club of Marrakech ( ar, الكوكب المراكشي; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Marrakech. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi. Honours * Moroccan League First Divisio ...

. In the 2021–22 season, Wilkins played in the French fourth division for BC Liévinois. Wilkins played as an import player with

in the

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National team career

Wilkins played for Morocco's national team at the

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and

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

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BAL career statistics

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References

External links

FIBA profile

Real GM profile

Afrobasket.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkins, John 1989 births Living people Power forwards (basketball) Centers (basketball) Moroccan men's basketball players French men's basketball players American men's basketball players Moroccan people of African-American descent French people of African-American descent French emigrants to Morocco Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players Stade Malien basketball players Ittihad Tanger basketball players Liège Basket players Chabab Rif Al Hoceima basketball players KACM basketball players AS Salé (basketball) players