Tom Wilson (basketball)

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Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson 11.07.21.jpg
Wilson playing with Collingwood's VFL side in 2021
Melbourne Tigers
Position Point guard
League NBL1 South
Personal information
Born (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
High school
College SMU (2016–2017)
Playing career2014–2019; 2024–
Career history
2014–2015 BA Centre of Excellence
2016 Frankston Blues
2017–2018 Melbourne Tigers
2018–2019 Sydney Kings
2024–presentMelbourne Tigers
Career highlights and awards
  • SEABL MVP (2018)
  • All-SEABL First Team (2018)
  • 2× SEABL Youth Player of the Year (2017, 2018)

Thomas Glen Joseph Wilson (born 24 June 1997) is an Australian basketball player and former football player. After playing basketball competitively between 2014 and 2019, he switched codes and joined the Collingwood Football Club of the Australian Football League (AFL). He returned to basketball in 2024 after playing eight games in five seasons for Collingwood.

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Early life

Wilson was born in Melbourne, Victoria. [1] As a junior, Wilson played basketball for the Sandringham Sabres and Melbourne Tigers. [2] He attended Caulfield Grammar School, and in 2012, he was a member of their Australian Schools Championship winning side. [3] He also played cricket and Australian rules football as a junior. Wilson represented Victoria in the 2013 NAB AFL U16 Championship. [4] Shortly after, Wilson was awarded a NAB AFL Level 1 scholarship. [5]

Basketball career

Early years

In 2014, Wilson joined Basketball Australia's Centre of Excellence (COE) at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. [6] Wilson chose to forgo the NAB AFL Level 1 scholarship [7] and accepted Basketball Australia's COE scholarship. [8] He played for the COE in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2014 and 2015. [9] [10] [11]

There were a number of U.S. colleges looking at Wilson after he played well for Australia's under-17 side at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. [12] In November 2015, he signed with SMU and coach Larry Brown. [12] [13] [14]

During the 2015–16 NBL season, Wilson spent time with Melbourne United as a development player. [12] In 2016, he played for the Frankston Blues in the SEABL alongside his brother Jack. [12] In nine games for Frankston, he averaged 11.1 points per game. [15]

College

Wilson joined the SMU Mustangs for the 2016–17 season, but after just 10 games he decided to transfer in December 2016. [16] He averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.5 assists, in 6.1 minutes per game. [16]

In January 2017, Wilson committed to Boise State University. [17] However, in February, he made the decision to turn professional, due to NCAA rules indicating that Wilson would have to sit out a year before taking the court for the Broncos. [18] [19]

Professional

In 2017, Wilson played for the Melbourne Tigers in the SEABL. In 17 games, he averaged 19.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. [15]

On 10 August 2017, Wilson signed a three-year deal with Serbian club Partizan. [20] After a contract dispute forced him out of Partizan, Wilson spent the second half of the 2017–18 NBL season on the Sydney Kings' training roster. [21]

Wilson re-joined the Melbourne Tigers for the 2018 SEABL season. [22] He was named SEABL Player of the Week for round six and seven. [23] [24] He was also named Player of the Month for May. [25] At the season's end, he was named the SEABL MVP alongside All-SEABL First Team and a second consecutive Australian Youth Player of the Year. [26]

On 19 April 2018, Wilson signed a 'one plus one' deal with the Sydney Kings, with the club holding the option on a second year. [1] He scored 10 points in 12 games during the 2018–19 NBL season. [27] The Kings took up the second-year option on 29 March 2019, [28] but on 8 April, he made the decision to cut switch codes to Australian rules football. [29] [30] [31]

On 23 February 2024, Wilson signed with the Melbourne Tigers of the NBL1 South for the 2024 season. [32] [33] [34]

National team

Wilson debuted for Australia at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship, averaging 5.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. In 2014, he competed at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship. At the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, Wilson helped Australia reach the gold medal game, where they lost to the USA 99–92 despite a 23-point effort from Wilson. [1] For the tournament, Wilson averaged 12.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. In 2015, at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship, he averaged 6.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. [35] In March 2019, he made his debut for the Australian Boomers. [36]

AFL career

Tom Wilson
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-24) 24 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Debut Round 9, 2021, Collingwood  vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2023 Collingwood 8 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Collingwood (2019–2023)

On 3 May 2019, it was announced that Wilson had signed with Collingwood of the Australian Football League (AFL) on a three-year category B rookie contract. [37] He impressed in Collingwood's VFL side on the wing and as a rebounding half-back and subsequently made his AFL debut on 15 May 2021 against Sydney. [38] After the 2023 AFL season, Wilson was delisted by the club after playing eight games in five seasons. [39]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season. [40]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Collingwood 480——————————————
2020 Collingwood 480——————————————
2021 Collingwood 12400252348770.00.06.35.812.01.81.8
2022 Collingwood 1232015823520.70.05.02.77.71.70.7
2023 Collingwood 12100235210.00.02.03.05.02.01.0
Career82042347614100.30.05.34.39.51.81.3

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