Jeff Wilkins (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1955 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hales Franciscan (Chicago, Illinois) Elgin (Elgin, Illinois) |
| College | Black Hawk CC (1973–1974) Illinois State (1974–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall |
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |
| Playing career | 1977–1993 |
| Position | Center / Power forward |
| Number | 53, 45 |
| Career history | |
| 1977–1978 | Mobiam Udine (Italy) |
| 1978–1979 | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) |
| 1979–1980 | Hawaii Volcanos (EPBL) |
| 1980 | Galleon Shippers (Philippines) |
| 1980–1986 | Utah Jazz |
| 1986 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1986–1987 | Olympique Antibes (France) |
| 1987 | Montigoma Rieti (Italy) |
| 1989-1990 | Etoile de Voiron (France) |
| 1992–1993 | Le Mans (France) |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 3,575 (7.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,574 (5.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 462 (1.0 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Wilkins (born March 9, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. A 6'11" 230 lb center born in Chicago, Illinois, Wilkins played college basketball at Illinois State University and was selected with the 15th pick in the 2nd round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
He signed with the Spurs in July 1977 but was waived prior to the start of the 1977–78 NBA season.[1] He began his NBA playing career in 1980 with the Utah Jazz and spent the majority of it with them, but due to a mid-season trade played out part of his final year with the Spurs in 1986.[1]
He holds career NBA averages of 7.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Wilkins also won a Turkish Basketball League championship with Efes Pilsen.[2]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NBA.com: Spurs History PDF (307 KiB); retrieved June 6, 2007
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- 1955 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in France
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- Basketball players from Illinois
- Billings Volcanos players
- Centers (basketball)
- Hawaii Volcanos players
- Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball players
- Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
- Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Philippine Basketball Association imports
- San Antonio Spurs draft picks
- San Antonio Spurs players
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois
- Utah Jazz players
- American men's basketball players
