Free agent | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born |
Dublin, Georgia |
December 30, 1990
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Pleasant Grove (Pleasant Grove, Utah) |
College | Washington (2010–2014) |
NBA draft | 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28th overall |
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers | |
Playing career | 2014–present |
Career history | |
2014–2016 | Los Angeles Clippers |
2015 | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
2015 | →Bakersfield Jam |
2015–2016 | →Canton Charge |
2016–2017 | Orlando Magic |
2016–2017 | →Erie BayHawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Brian Craig "C. J." Wilcox (born December 30, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6'6" shooting guard played high school basketball at Pleasant Grove High School before going on to complete four years at the University of Washington. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers with the 28th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
Wilcox was raised by his grandmother in Eastman, Georgia while his father, Craig, was away attending BYU. In 1995, at the age of 4, Wilcox moved from Georgia to Utah to live with his father.
As a youth, Wilcox played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball in the state of Utah. As early as the seventh grade, Wilcox starred alongside Tyler Haws on an AAU team called the Wildcats. Both Wilcox and Haws went on to play together on the Salt Lake City Metro.
Wilcox attended Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, Utah where he starred alongside his cousin, LeSean, who went on to play for Salt Lake Community College from 2009 to 2011. As a freshman in 2005–06, he averaged 15.2 points per game, while as a sophomore in 2006–07, he averaged 23.7 points per game.
As a junior in 2007–08, Wilcox averaged 23.7 points, six rebounds, 2.2 steals and two blocks per game.
Wilcox was recruited by Utah, BYU, Utah State, San Diego University, Miami (FL), Florida State, Iowa State, Cal-Berkley and others. In November 2008, he signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball at the University of Washington.