Thomas Wilder (born May 14, 1995) is an American

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player for Nürnberg Falcons BC of the German

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league. He played college basketball the

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. He planned to participate in the

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but withdrew his name and returned for his senior season. As a senior, he averaged 18.8 points, 4.3 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game.

Professional career

Prior to the

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, Wilder had workouts with several teams, Including the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

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, and the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division, and pla ...

. After going undrafted in the

, Wilder was later included in the 2018

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roster of the

Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference (NBA), Western Conference, Northwest Division (NBA), ...

. He signed with for

MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Riesen Ludwigsburg ( en, Giants Ludwigsburg), for sponsorship reasons MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, is a professional basketball club that is based in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The club currently plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the first tier of ...

of the German top tier on September 4, 2018. Wilder played two games for the German club then returned to the United States to sign a contract to play for the

Windy City Bulls The Windy City Bulls are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, and are affiliated with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls play their home games at Now Arena, from Chicago. It became the thirte ...

of the

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. On January 16, 2020, Wilder recorded 16 points, five rebounds and three assists in a loss to the

Lakeland Magic The Lakeland Magic are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Lakeland, Florida, and are affiliated with the Orlando Magic. The Magic began play in the 2017–18 season and play their home games at the RP Fundin ...

. On January 3, 2021, Wilder signed with Batumi-RSU of the

Georgian Superliga The Georgian Basketball Super League ( ka, საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first season ...

References

External links

Western Michigan Broncos bio
1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Basketball players from Illinois Nürnberg Falcons BC players Riesen Ludwigsburg players People from Montgomery, Illinois Point guards Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball players Windy City Bulls players {{1990s-US-basketball-bio-stub