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Dominique Wilkins

Dominique Wilkins
1996 Dominique Wilkins Panathinaikos.jpg
Wilkins with Panathinaikos at the EuroLeague Final Four semifinal on 9 April 1996.
Personal information
Born (1960-01-12) January 12, 1960 (age 57)
Paris, France
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Washington
(Washington, North Carolina)
College Georgia (1979–1982)
NBA draft 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career 1982–1999
Position Small forward
Number 21, 12
Career history
19821994 Atlanta Hawks
1994 Los Angeles Clippers
1994–1995 Boston Celtics
1995–1996 Panathinaikos
1996–1997 San Antonio Spurs
1997–1998 Fortitudo Bologna
1999 Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 26,668 (24.8 ppg)
Rebounds 7,167 (6.7 rpg)
Assists 2,677 (2.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2006 & 2016

Jacques Dominique Wilkins (born January 12, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, and is widely viewed as one of the best dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname The Human Highlight Film. In 2006, Wilkins was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Wilkins was born in Paris, France while his father was stationed there as an airman in the U.S. Air Force. Wilkins' family then moved to Dallas and Baltimore before settling in Washington, North Carolina, where he attended Washington High School. He was the back-to-back MVP for the team's consecutive Class 3-A State Championships (1978–1979). Wilkins was in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of Sports Illustrated while in high school for a performance in a game vs. a higher classification school in which he scored 48 points, had 27 rebounds, 9 dunks, and 8 blocks. Wilkins then starred in the McDonald's All-American Game, The Capital Classic, The Kentucky Derby Festival Classic, and The Dapper Dan Classic All-Star Games. He had 16 points and 12 rebounds in the McDonald's, 26 points in the Capital, and 22 points in the Derby Classic. He entered the University of Georgia in 1979 with an established reputation as an exciting player. Wilkins averaged 21.6 points a game over his career and was named SEC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 1981. He left college after his junior year and was selected third overall (behind James Worthy and Terry Cummings) by the Utah Jazz in the 1982 NBA draft.


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