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GERALD WILKINS
Gerald Wilkins played three years for the Mocs from the
1982-83 season through 1984-85. He is tied for second on the
all-time scoring list with 1,449 points which was an average of
17 points per game. He holds the single-season record for points
with 672 in 1984-85 (21.0 ppg)
Among his Mocs highlights are two regular-season Southern
Conference titles, one SoCon Tournament title and an NCAA
Tourney appearance, while leading the Mocs to two NITs.
The NIT appearances are where Wilkins left cherished memories
for Mocs fans.
Wins in Chattanooga
over Georgia (74-69 OT)
in 1984, one year after
the Bulldogs’ NCAA
Final Four appearance,
and Clemson (67-65) in
1985 were exciting. But
it was in the 1985 NIT
second round at Lamar
where Wilkins’ buzzerbeater
on a length of
the court pass from
Eugene Deal led to an 85-84 Mocs overtime win cementing his place in hearts of Mocs’ fans.
His lone NCAA Tournament game came in the 1983 Mideast Regional as the Mocs lost a 52-
51 heartbreaker to Maryland in Houston, Texas. He was selected in the second round of the 1985
NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
Wilkins played seven seasons
(1985-92) on the biggest
stage in pro basketball, Madison
Square Garden. He went from
New York to Cleveland for two
seasons with the Cavs before one
season in Vancouver. His final
career stop was a three-season
stint with the Orlando Magic.
In his final pro season, he played with his brother Dominque. All-in-all, Wilkins played 13 seasons and 900
games (plus 55 playoff appearances) in the NBA.
Wilkins scored more than 11,700 points during his career. His best season came in 1986-87 when
he averaged 19.1 points and 4.6 assists per game leading a Knicks roster that included Patrick Ewing and
Bernard King in scoring (1,527 points).
Wilkins started 653 of his 900 regular-season appearances averaging 13.0 points per game. He averaged
double figures in each of his first nine seasons in the league with a high of 19.1 points per game in
1986-87. He scored his career high of 43 points at New Jersey on Feb. 21, 1987.
He played in 55 playoff games and averaged 12.9 points in 30.7 minutes per game. Wilkins averaged
20 points per game in the 1988 NBA Playoffs for the Knicks and 20.3 points per game in 1994 for the Cavs
where he averaged 42.0 minutes per game.
Career Stats
G/GS FGM FGA FG% 3ptM 3ptA 3pt% FTM FTA FT% Reb Avg A S B Pts Avg
Reg. Season 900/653 4754 10564 .450 418 1322 .316 1810 2429 .745 2646 2.9 2697 907 208 11736 13.0
Playoffs 55 292 661 .442 22 79 .278 105 131 .802 152 2.8 190 52 10 711 12.9
Former Mocs in the Pros
Kevin Bridgewaters, Ukraine
Chris Brown, Dorsten (Germany)
Ashley Champion, FoKoPo (Finland)
Steve Cherry, Silute (Lithuania)
Jerice Crouch, Inter Bratislava (Slovakia)
Nicchaeus Doaks, Bordeaux (France)
Kevin Goffney, NBDL
Khalil Hartwell, Iceland
Mindaugas Katelynas, Alicante (Spain)
AJ Mastin, Tennessee Mud Frogs (ABA)
Keddric Mays, Sokol Znicz (Poland)
Stephen McDowell, NBDL
Oliver Morton, Dep. Espanol (Chile)
Alphonso Pugh, Tindastoll (Iceland)
Jason Rogan, KIBA
Keyron Sheard, Mures (Romania)
Johnny Taylor, Al Manama (Bahrain)
Michael Townsend, Harbour Heat (New Zealand)
Ray Trowell, Murfreesboro (WBA)
Jamal Ward, Steaua Turabo (Romania)
Marcus Watts, LTi Lich (Germany)
Willie Young, Crailsheim (Germany)
NCAA Appearances/SoCon Tournament Champions: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (SWEET 16), 2005, 2009
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