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Position | Power forward / center |
League | BAL |
Personal information | |
Born | Antibes, France | July 13, 1989
Nationality | Moroccan / French / American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Career information | |
College | Illinois State (2010-2013) |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2015 | Liège Basket |
2015–2016 | AS Salé |
2016 | ART Giants Düsseldorf |
2016–2017 | CRA Hoceima |
2017–2019 | Ittihad Tanger |
2019–2020 | ART Giants Düsseldorf |
2020–2021 | KACM |
2021–2022 | BC Liévinois |
2023–present | Stade Malien |
John Walter Wilkins (born 13 July 1989) is a French-American-Moroccan professional basketball player who currently plays for Stade Malien. He is the son of former NBA player Jeff Wilkins.
Wilkins started his professional career in 2013 with Liège Basket in the Belgian Pro Basketball League. [1]
After two seasons, Wilkins played three seasons in Morocco, one with CRA Hoceima and two with Ittihad Tanger. After one year with ART Giants Düsseldorf of the German third level ProB, he returned to Morocco to play for KACM.
In the 2021–22 season, Wilkins played in the French fourth division for BC Liévinois.
Wilkins played as an import player with Stade Malien in the 2023 BAL season. [2]
Wilkins played for Morocco's national team at the 2017 AfroBasket in Tunisia and Senegal. [3]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023 | Stade Malien | 8 | 8 | 16.5 | .400 | .346 | .900 | 2.6 | .5 | .1 | .3 | 6.4 |
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