Wilkins comes back to Duesseldorf, ex CRA Hoceima

- September 9, 2019

POSTED BY: Eurobasket News

John Wilkins

ProB newcomer ART Giants Duesseldorf added to their roster 30-year old Morocco international power forward John Wilkins (207-104kg-89, college: Illinois State, agency: Promotex). It is actually his comeback to Duesseldorf as he has played here before. Wilkins is a dual citizen owning also American passport. The last time (16-18) he played at CRA Hoceima in Moroccan D1 league. Wilkins missed last season and had one year break from professional basketball.
The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Wilkins' team made it to the League Semifinals for two years in a row (2017 and 2018).
He also represented Morocco at the Afrobasket Championships two years ago. Wilkins' team got to the Semifinals and his stats at that event were 6 games: 6.5ppg, 2.5rpg, 1.0apg, FGP: 46.2%, 3PT: 31.6%, FT: 64.3%.
Wilkins has played previously professionally also in Belgium (VOO Verviers Pepinster).
He attended Illinois State until 2013 and it will be his seventh season as a professional player.

ART Giants Duesseldorf roster for 2019-2020:

Guards:
Deshaun Cooper
Faton Jetullahi
Felipe Galvez-Braatz
Patrick Liebert
Lennard Schild

Forwards:
Michael Agyapong
Dainius Zvinklys
John Wilkins
Sebastian Kehr
Quadre Lollis_Jr.

Centers:
Deion Giddens
Alexander Moeller

Coach: Jonas Joenke

By Eurobasket Data Center