Mitchell Young
July 23, 2020
Jamar Wilson
- Nationality: USA/FIN
- Date of Birth: 28/03/91
- Place of Birth: Bronx, New York (USA)
- Position: PG
- Height (CM): 185
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Albany (2002–2007)
- NBL DEBUT: 12/10/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 29/10/17
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 26
- NBL History: Cairns 2012-14 | Adelaide 2015
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Jamar Wilson was born in Bronx, New York (USA).
FAMILY: 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.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Jamar Wilson made his NBL debut with the Cairns Taipans at 23 years of age. He scored 23 points in his first game.
ADELAIDE 36ERS
2014/15
The 36ers followed their 2014 Grand Final appearance by reshaping the roster around second-year coach Joey Wright. Daniel Johnson (to Zielona Góra), Gary Ervin (to Wollongong), Jason Cadee (to Sydney) and Rhys Carter (to New Zealand) departed, while captain Adam Gibson, Anthony Petrie, Luke Schenscher, Mitchell Creek, Brendan Teys and BJ Anthony returned. Adelaide added Jamar Wilson (via Cairns), Daequon Montreal (via Europe), Peter Crawford (via Townsville), Tom Daly and development player Sam Johns.
After three seasons with Cairns, Wilson signed with Adelaide on July 8 as the 36ers elected not to retain Ervin, joining Gibson and Crawford in a revamped backcourt.
Wilson’s first game in Adelaide colours came against his former club Cairns on October 10, where Wilson (22 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) led the 36ers in scoring. Creek (16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal) and Petrie (13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block) provided support, but Torrey Craig (19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block) produced Cairns’ best all-round performance as the Taipans won 97-87.
Wilson (20 points, 5 rebounds, and 3.1 assists across 26 games) became Adelaide’s leading scorer and produced the highest-scoring NBL season of his career. He appeared in 24 of the 36ers’ 28 regular-season games and both semifinals, with a hamstring injury confirmed during an early-November absence.
Adelaide also changed imports early in the season. Montreal (9.6 points and 3.8 rebounds across 5 games) played his final game against New Zealand on November 2 before being released, creating Player Points System room for Brock Motum, whose two-year agreement with the 36ers was subsequently approved. Daniel Johnson also returned from Zielona Góra in January for the remainder of the season.
Wilson recorded his highest-scoring game in Auckland on February 12, finishing with 28 points, 1 rebound, and 3 assists as Adelaide held off New Zealand 93-88 for its eighth consecutive victory. Motum (18 points and 5 rebounds) and Johnson (15 points and 8 rebounds) provided the main support, while Cedric Jackson (11 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists) recorded a triple-double for the Breakers.
His best all-round game came against defending champion Perth on February 20. Wilson (25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal) helped Adelaide defeat the Wildcats 101-94, with Motum (25 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 2 blocks) and Creek (17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks) also prominent. Jermaine Beal (23 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 2 steals) was Perth’s best as the 36ers claimed the Cattalini Cup, extended their winning streak to nine games and moved into third place.
Adelaide completed the regular season on a 10-game winning streak to finish third with a 17-11 record. Motum (17.5 points and 7.1 rebounds across 24 games) finished second on the team in scoring and led the 36ers in rebounding, earning All-NBL First Team honours. Creek (11.2 points and 4.4 rebounds across 26 games) developed into the team’s third-leading scorer, Gibson (10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals across 30 games) directed the backcourt and Petrie (10.3 points and 6.3 rebounds across 30 games) remained a key frontcourt contributor. Johnson (10.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks across 9 games) gave Adelaide another interior option after returning late in the campaign. Wilson was named NBL Player of the Week in Rounds 14 and 17, selected to the All-NBL Second Team and awarded the Mark Davis Trophy as Adelaide’s club MVP.
New Zealand stopped Adelaide’s 10-game winning run in the opening semifinal at Vector Arena. Wilson (21 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist) again led the 36ers, with Johnson (14 points and 8 rebounds) and Creek (12 points and 7 rebounds) providing support, while Corey Webster (24 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists) and Jackson (13 points and 10 assists) powered the Breakers to a 111-82 victory and a 1-0 series lead.
Game two returned to Adelaide, where Wilson (23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals) led the 36ers for a second straight playoff game. Johnson (16 points and 7 rebounds) and Gibson (14 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists) were Adelaide’s other leading performers, but Jackson (18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 4 steals) and Ekene Ibekwe (18 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks) led New Zealand to a 94-83 victory, completing the semifinal sweep and ending Adelaide’s season.
Jamar Wilson played four seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Adelaide 36ers and the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 16.6 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 107 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 24 | Adelaide | 17-11 (3) | 26 | 769 | 519 | 129 | 81 | 35 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 71 | 164 | 363 | 45% | 37 | 93 | 40% | 154 | 182 | 85% | 58% | 50% | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 26 | 688 | 361 | 101 | 66 | 34 | 67 | 17 | 5 | 72 | 58 | 124 | 249 | 50% | 10 | 37 | 27% | 103 | 123 | 84% | 59% | 52% | |
| 2012-13 | 22 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 28 | 954 | 428 | 132 | 99 | 50 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 81 | 71 | 149 | 349 | 43% | 19 | 57 | 33% | 111 | 146 | 76% | 51% | 45% | 26 |
| 2011-12 | 21 | Cairns | 15-13 (5) | 27 | 922 | 467 | 143 | 83 | 38 | 105 | 15 | 3 | 86 | 59 | 167 | 367 | 46% | 16 | 57 | 28% | 117 | 147 | 80% | 53% | 48% | 27 | Totals | 107 | 3333 | 1775 | 505 | 329 | 157 | 348 | 61 | 8 | 306 | 259 | 604 | 1328 | 45.5% | 82 | 244 | 33.6% | 485 | 598 | 81.1% | 56% | 49% | 33 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 24 | Adelaide | 17-11 (3) | 26 | 29.6 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 14.0 | 45% | 1.4 | 3.6 | 40% | 5.9 | 7.0 | 85% | 58% | 50% | |
| 2013-14 | 23 | Cairns | 12-16 (6) | 26 | 26.5 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 50% | 0.4 | 1.4 | 27% | 4.0 | 4.7 | 84% | 59% | 52% | |
| 2012-13 | 22 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 28 | 34.1 | 15.3 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 43% | 0.7 | 2.0 | 33% | 4.0 | 5.2 | 76% | 51% | 45% | 26 |
| 2011-12 | 21 | Cairns | 15-13 (5) | 27 | 34.1 | 17.3 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 46% | 0.6 | 2.1 | 28% | 4.3 | 5.4 | 80% | 53% | 48% | 27 | Total | 107 | 31.1 | 16.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 12.4 | 45.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.6% | 0.8 | 2.3 | 81.1% | 56% | 49% | 33 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 33 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
After Wilson received Finnish citizenship, he immediately became a part of the Finnish national team. He made his international debut for Finland on August 1, 2015, in a friendly match against France.
Wilson was a member of the Finnish national team at EuroBasket 2015. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland won 88–59 behind Wilsons team-high 16 points.Over five tournament games, Wilson averaged 12.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Belgium - Verviers-Pepinster (2007–2008), Liège (2008–2009), Okapi Aalstar (2009–2010) | Finland - Honka (2010–2011), Kataja BC (2020–2022) | France - SPO Rouen (2015), Nanterre 92 (2017–2018), JL Bourg (2019–2020), Boulazac Basket Dordogne (2022) | Serbia - Partizan (2015–2016) | Spain - Estudiantes (2016–2017) | Lithuania - BC Lietkabelis (2018–2019)
Wilson joined VOO Wolves Verviers-Pepinster for the 2007–08 Belgian League season, playing his first season in Belgium after being announced by the club in August 2007. In 27 games for Verviers-Pepinster, he averaged 17.6 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Wilson signed with Belgacom Liège Basket in August 2008 for the 2008–09 season, and 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, and in 28 league games for Aalstar he averaged 12.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.
Wilson joined Honka Espoo Playboys for the 2010–11 Korisliiga season in Finland after signing in September 2010, and in January 2011 he scored 45 points against Namika Lahti before adding 44 points two days later against Helsinki. Across 42 games for Honka, he averaged 21.8 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Wilson joined SPO Rouen Basket during the 2014–15 LNB Pro A season, signing in March 2015 and averaging 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game across the team’s remaining eight games.
On November 7, 2015, Wilson signed with Partizan Belgrade for the 2015–16 season in Serbia, joining a backcourt group that included Aleksandar Cvetković while playing alongside teammates such as Edo Murić and Kevin Jones.
On August 1, 2016, Wilson signed with Estudiantes for the 2016–17 ACB season in Spain, lining up with veterans and frontcourt options on the roster that included Ali Traoré and Jordi Grimau.
On November 7, 2017, Wilson signed with Nanterre 92 for the 2017–18 season in France, joining a squad that included Jamal Shuler and Heiko Schaffartzik on the perimeter and Alade Aminu in the frontcourt.
On August 2, 2018, Wilson signed with BC Lietkabelis for the 2018–19 Lithuanian Basketball League season, joining a roster that included Simas Jasaitis and fellow import Mike Morrison.
On June 12, 2019, Wilson signed with JL Bourg for the 2019–20 LNB Pro A season in France, playing alongside guards such as Zack Wright and big man Zachery Peacock before leaving mid-season.
On February 18, 2020, Wilson signed with Kataja BC in Finland, and in June 2020 he agreed to continue with the club for the next two seasons, remaining with Kataja through the 2021–22 Korisliiga campaign.
On March 22, 2022, Wilson signed with Boulazac Basket Dordogne in France’s LNB Pro B, closing his club career with the Dordogne side later that season.
COLLEGE
Wilson played college basketball at Albany from 2002 to 2007, beginning with the 2002-03 season and finishing his career as the centerpiece of head coach Will Brown’s first Division I NCAA Tournament teams at the school.
Wilson played college basketball at Albany from 2002 to 2007.
He made a 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 points and 3.3 assists per game, while setting the program’s Division I freshman scoring record with 509 points and producing a freshman-best 39 points at New Hampshire on Feb. 16, 2003, in addition to a 29-point outing at Syracuse and a 30-point, 11-rebound performance against Robert Morris as part of two freshman double-doubles.
After a medical redshirt in the 2003/04 season, Wilson came back to again make the All-Conference second team, but that redshirt year came after a lone appearance at Colgate on Dec. 2 in which he scored 13 points before season-ending surgery later that month to repair a fractured patella in his right knee.
In the 2004-05 season, Wilson returned to a full-time role and was again voted second-team All-America East after ranking among the league leaders at 16.9 points and 4.2 assists per game while leading the conference in free-throw percentage at .828, and he authored a landmark rivalry performance against Siena on Nov. 23, 2004 by recording a 20-point, 10-assist double-double while going 14-for-14 at the foul line, which set a school single-game free-throw record.
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, starting in 2005-06 when he averaged 17.7 points per game and added 3.9 assists per game and a 567-point season total, earned America East Conference player of the year, and lifted Albany to its first NCAA bid by winning the 2006 America East tournament MVP after scoring 29 points on 10-for-18 shooting with 8-for-8 free throws in the championship win over Vermont, before adding 19 points and six assists against Connecticut in Albany’s 2006 NCAA Tournament first-round game.
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, and in 2006-07 he repeated as America East Player of the Year while serving as captain and again earning Associated Press honorable mention All-American recognition, then produced 22 points in the 60-59 title-game win over Vermont to claim a second straight America East tournament MVP and NCAA berth before closing his Albany career with 25 points, four rebounds, and three assists against Virginia in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, while his senior season also included the school-record 620 points and the single-season assists record of 159.
Wilson is the University of Albany's all-time leading scorer and second in assists, finishing his Division I career with 2,164 points across 120 games while also setting school records for career free throws made (601) and ranking second all-time in assists (488), and Albany’s record book also credits him with 106 double-figure scoring games, 50 games of 20 points or more, and a 53-game streak of consecutive double-figure scoring, and he is the first player in school history to have his jersey retired.
AWARDS
- 2x All-NBL Second Team
- 1x All-NBL Third Team
COACHING HISTORY
After retiring from professional basketball, Jamar Wilson moved into coaching in Finland.
Wilson joined Tapiolan Honka's men's representative team as an assistant coach under head coach Aapo Heinonen.
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