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Jalen Derale Wilson (born November 4, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was named a consensus first-team All-American his junior year.
Wilson attended John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas. As a junior, he averaged 16.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. As a senior, he averaged 18.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and three assists per game, earning Class 6A All-State honors.
Wilson was a consensus four-star recruit and was considered the 46th-best player in the 2019 class by 247Sports. He originally committed to playing college basketball for Michigan but reopened his recruitment with the departure of head coach John Beilein. He later committed to Kansas over an offer from North Carolina, among others.
On November 8, 2019, Wilson suffered a broken ankle against UNC Greensboro in his second career game. He missed the remainder of the season and was granted a medical redshirt after undergoing surgery….
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