James Wilson (basketball)

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James Wilson
Born
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, US
OccupationStreetballer

James "Pookie" Wilson was a streetballer from Far Rockaway, Queens [1] in New York City. [2]

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College basketball

He played at John Jay College. [1] At John Jay he played under Coach Bob Fox. [3] He was a 5'9" guard who is said to be the best person in the conference. [4] While there he led them to the CUNY finals. [5]

Streetball

James Wilson is compared to NBA Hall of Famer, Oscar Robertson, who is mentioned amongst the best because of his stats. [6] He is also mentioned as a comparison with Robertson because both are under-appreciated. [6] He became famous playing at the Rucker Park Tournament. [1] In one of the pro league tournaments he averaged 35 points per game, while also having a 62 points in a game. [1] In 1986, he scored 63 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game, a record which stood for 21 years. [6] He played in the pro league team called Chic All Stars with Steve Burtt Sr and NBA player Kevin Williams. [7] Wilson also once scored 100 points in a game in the Police Athletic League. [1] According to the book, Vertical Leap, he is considered one of the asphalt legends, along with Joe Hammond and Herman Knowings. He was a Rucker Park legend. [8] In the book Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist, he was an NBA-caliber guard. [9]

Personal life

His nephew Jamar Wilson is a professional basketball player. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
  2. 1 2 "Article - The Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "STATEN ISLAND GAINS FINAL WITH BARUCH". The New York Times. 27 February 1982.
  4. ↑ "Full text of "[Yearbook] / John Jay College of Criminal Justice."".
  5. ↑ "Staten Island and John Jay in City Final". The New York Times. 27 February 1983.
  6. 1 2 3 "Rucker Park Diaries: The Underappreciated Legend of Pookie Wilson".
  7. ↑ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN   9780385506762 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ Rieser, Bill (27 July 2012). Vertical Leap SAMPLER: How Jesus found New York City Basketball Legend Bill Rieser. Moody Publishers. ISBN   9780802484826 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ Homm, Florian (15 November 2012). Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist. FinanzBuch Verlag. ISBN   9783862484256 – via Google Books.
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