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AJ Wilson

  • position F
  • height 6-7
  • weight 234
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Laurel, Md.
  • Previous School George Mason
  • High school Elev8 Prep Academy
  • position F
  • height 6-7
  • weight 234
  • class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Laurel, Md.
  • Previous School George Mason
  • High school Elev8 Prep Academy

AJ Wilson Bio

PRE-SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Prior to time at Carolina, earned four letters at George Mason
  • Averaged 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 114 games for the Patriots
  • As a senior, became George Mason’s all-time leader in blocked shots (211), and ranked No. 23 nationally with 2.29 blocks per game as a senior
  • Named to the 2021 A-10 All-Defensive Team, and was named the A-10’s Most Improved Player in 2020
  • As a junior, set GMU’s all-time record for blocks in a single season with 92
  • Career high of 24 points vs. Saint Joseph’s (March 11, 2020), and he hit his career high of 14 rebounds three times, most recently vs. UMBC (Dec. 21, 2019)
  • Had a career high of eight blocks vs. Cal State Northridge (Nov. 18, 2017)

PERSONAL

  • Son of Tony and Gina Wilson
  • Has three sisters, Autumn, Tatyana and Taylore
  • Began playing basketball at the age of five
  • Following his basketball career, would like to go into coaching
  • His advice to young people is “do the right thing even when no one is watching.”
  • Chose South Carolina because “the coaching staff and I had a mutual and genuine interest in each other and we had a mutual understanding that we want to win.  They were up front, straight forward and honest, and that’s what stuck with me the most.  It was a no brainer after that.”
  • Earned his bachelor of science degree in health, fitness and recreational resources with a focus of sports management from George Mason