James Wilson (basketball)
James Wilson | |
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| Occupation | Streetballer |
James "Pookie" Wilson was a streetballer from Far Rockaway, Queens[1] in New York City.[2]
College basketball
He played at John Jay College.[3] At John Jay he played under Coach Bob Fox.[4] He was a 5'9" guard who is said to be the best person in the conference.[5] While there he led them to the CUNY finals.[6]
Streetball
James Wilson is compared to NBA Hall of Famer, Oscar Robertson, who is mentioned amongst the best because of his stats.[7] He is also mentioned as a comparison with Robertson because both are under-appreciated. [7] He became famous playing at the Rucker Park Tournament.[3] In one of the pro league tournaments he averaged 35 points per game, while also having a 62 points in a game.[3] Om 1986, he scored 63 points in an Entertainers Basketball Classic game, a record which stood for 21 years.[7] He played in the pro league team called Chic All Stars with Steve Burtt Sr and NBA player Kevin Williams. [8] Wilson also once scoring 100 points in a game in the Police Athletic League.[3] According to the book, Vertical Leap, he is considered to be an asphalt legends, along with Joe Hammond and Herman Knowings, he was a Rucker park legend.[9] In the book Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist, he was an NBA-caliber guard.[10]
Personal life
His nephew Jamar Wilson is a professional basketball player.[11]
References
- ^ "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
- ^ "Article - The Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
- ^ "STATEN ISLAND GAINS FINAL WITH BARUCH". The New York Times. 27 February 1982.
- ^ "Full text of "[Yearbook] / John Jay College of Criminal Justice."".
- ^ "Staten Island and John Jay in City Final". The New York Times. 27 February 1983.
- ^ a b c "Rucker Park Diaries: The Underappreciated Legend of Pookie Wilson".
- ^ Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). "Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group – via Google Books.
- ^ Rieser, Bill (27 July 2012). "Vertical Leap SAMPLER: How Jesus found New York City Basketball Legend Bill Rieser". Moody Publishers – via Google Books.
- ^ Homm, Florian (15 November 2012). "Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist". FinanzBuch Verlag – via Google Books.
- ^ "Article - The Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
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