James Wilson (basketball)

James "Pookie" Wilson was a streetballer from Far Rockaway, Queens[1] in New York City.[2]

James Wilson
Born
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City, US
OccupationStreetballer

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
  1. "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
  2. "Article - The Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Elite 24: Rucker Park legends".
  4. "STATEN ISLAND GAINS FINAL WITH BARUCH". The New York Times. 27 February 1982.
  5. "Full text of "[Yearbook] / John Jay College of Criminal Justice."".
  6. "Staten Island and John Jay in City Final". The New York Times. 27 February 1983.
  7. "Rucker Park Diaries: The Underappreciated Legend of Pookie Wilson".
  8. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (17 June 2003). "Asphalt Gods: An Oral History of the Rucker Tournament". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  9. Rieser, Bill (27 July 2012). "Vertical Leap SAMPLER: How Jesus found New York City Basketball Legend Bill Rieser". Moody Publishers – via Google Books.
  10. Homm, Florian (15 November 2012). "Rogue Financier: The Adventures of an Estranged Capitalist". FinanzBuch Verlag – via Google Books.
  11. "Article - The Official Website of the National Basketball League - NBL.com.au". 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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