Tom Wilson (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria | 24 June 1997
Nationality | Australian |
Listed height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Career information | |
High school |
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College | SMU (2016–2017) |
Playing career | 2014–2019 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2014–2015 | BA Centre of Excellence |
2016 | Frankston Blues |
2017 | Melbourne Tigers |
2018–2019 | Sydney Kings |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Thomas Glen Joseph Wilson (born 24 June 1997) is an Australian former professional basketball player, turned Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club.
Early life[]
Wilson was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[1] As a junior, Wilson played basketball for the Sandringham Sabres and the 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 career[]
Around the same time, Wilson was offered a scholarship to attend 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] Wilson played for Basketball Australia's COE in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) in 2014 and 2015.[9][10][11]
There were a number of US colleges looking at Wilson after he played well for Australia's under-17 side when they almost beat USA in the gold medal game at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.[12] In October 2015, he committed to SMU and coach Larry Brown.[12]
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.[13]
College career[]
In November 2015, Wilson signed with SMU.[14][15] In June 2016, Wilson joined the Mustangs ahead of the 2016–17 season.[12] However, a month later, Larry Brown resigned from his position, with Tim Jankovich taking over the head spot. In December 2016, Wilson decided to transfer from SMU.[16] In 10 games for the 10–3 Mustangs, Wilson averaged 1.6 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 0.5 assists, in just 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 career[]
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.[13]
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]
On 5 February 2018, Wilson re-committed to the Melbourne Tigers for the 2018 season.[22] On 15 May 2018, he was named SEABL Player of the Week for Round 6.[23] A week later, he was named SEABL Player of the Week for Round 7.[24] On 10 June 2018, he was 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 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 ties with basketball and join the ranks of Australian rules football.[29][30][31]
National team career[]
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.[32] In March 2019, he made his debut for the Australian Boomers.[33]
AFL career[]
On 3 May 2019, it was announced that Wilson had signed with Collingwood in the AFL on a three-year Category B rookie contract.[34] He made his AFL debut on 15 May 2021 in Sydney against the Swans.[35]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sydney Kings sign young gun Wilson". sydneykings.com. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ VJBL. "2016 Basketball Victoria - Tom Wilson - Victoria's next rising star : Thomas Wilson". Basketball Victoria. Basketball Victoria. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Sporting Pulse. "2012 Championship Men - Championship Men Final". Sporting Pulse. Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ South Metro Junior Football League. "SMJFL JUNIORS IN VIC METRO U16 SQUAD". smjfl. South Metro Junior Football League. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ AFL Victoria. "2013-14 AIS-AFL Academy Squads - Thomas Wilson". AFL Victoria - SportsTG. AFL Victoria - SportsTG. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Basketball Australia. "Scholarships awarded for 2014 BA National Centre of Excellence Men's Program - Tom Wilson". www.basketball.net.au. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ AFL Victoria. "2013-14 AIS-AFL Academy Squads - Thomas Wilson". AFL Victoria - SportsTG. AFL Victoria - SportsTG. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Basketball Australia. "Scholarships awarded for 2014 BA National Centre of Excellence Men's Program - Tom Wilson". www.basketball.net.au. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Basketball Australia. "Scholarships awarded for 2014 BA National Centre of Excellence Men's Program - Tom Wilson". www.basketball.net.au. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Basketball Australia. "CoE Men's Team ready for SEABL challenge". www.basketball.net.au. Basketball Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ Pick and Roll. "Meeting Your 2015 Centre of Excellence (AIS) squads". www.pickandroll.com.au. Pick and Roll. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Ward, Roy. "Melbourne Basketballer to join legendary coach Larry Brown at SMU in 2016 : Thomas Wilson". www.smh.com.au. SMH. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Player statistics for Tom Wilson". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Embody, Billy (13 November 2015). "SMU Signing Day Profile: Tom Wilson". www.scout.com. Pony Stampede. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ SMU Mustangs. "Tom Wilson And Dashawn McDowell Sign With The Mustangs". www.smumustangs.com. SMU. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ a b Uluc, Olgun (22 December 2016). "Australian freshman Tom Wilson to transfer from SMU — sources". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Uluc, Olgun (8 January 2017). "Australian SMU transfer Tom Wilson commits to Boise State University — sources". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Sicari, Luke (3 February 2017). "Tom Wilson to bypass college and turn professional". pickandroll.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Katz, Michael (1 February 2017). "Tom Wilson leaves Boise State basketball team to pursue professional career in Australia : Thomas Wilson". www.idahostatesman.com. Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Tom Vilson tri godine u Partizanu". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Uluc, Olgun (19 April 2018). "Tom Wilson signs two-year deal with Sydney Kings — sources". adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Tom Wilson returns for SEABL 2018". tigersbasketball.com.au. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "SPALDING MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TOM WILSON". SEABL.com.au. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "SPALDING MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK: TOM WILSON". SEABL.com.au. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "MAY MEN'S PLAYER AND COACH OF THE MONTH". SEABL.com.au. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "NICHOLSON AND WILSON TAKE OUT 2018 MVP". SEABL.com.au. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Tom Wilson". realgm.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Kings Bring Back Lisch, Wilson and Kickert". NBL.com.au. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Uluc, Olgun (8 April 2019). "AFL 2019: Tom Wilson leaves basketball and NBL to pursue footy dream". FoxSports.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Cleary, Mitch (8 April 2019). "From basketball to footy: Aussie Boomer set to join AFL ranks". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Sydney Grant Release to Tom Wilson". NBL.com.au. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ "Tom Wilson's profile". FIBA.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ Ellison, Liam (6 March 2019). "TOM WILSON'S BOOMERS BREAKTHROUGH". australia.basketball. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Niall, Jake (3 May 2019). "Pies beat Cats in race for basketball star and ex-gun junior Wilson". The Age.
- ^ "Team Selection: Wilson gets AFL opportunity". collingwoodfc.com.au. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links[]
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- 1997 births
- Living people
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- Australian men's basketball players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Basketball players from Melbourne
- Collingwood Football Club players
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- Sydney Kings players