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BOYS BASKETBALL

Sonny Wilson

Guard
UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT JESUIT HS
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

22

Average Points (per game)

5.2

Average Rebounds (per game)

4

Average Assists (per game)

2.300

Average Steals (per game)
“Sonny has been the consummate leader from the day he started here. He leads by example with his hard work and competitive drive to be successful. What Sonny lacks in [height and weight] he more than makes up for in toughness, competitiveness and production.”
Pat Donnelly
Head Coach - head coach of U of D Jesuit
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot, 170-pound senior guard had led the Cubs to a 19-4 record and a berth in the Division 1, District 25 championship game. Wilson had averaged 22.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game through 23 contests. A three-time All-Catholic League selection and a 2022 Detroit Free Press Division 1 First Team All-State honoree, he entered the district title game with 1,411 points in his prep basketball career.

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Academic Achievement

Wilson has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball on scholarship at the University of Toledo this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Wilson has volunteered locally as a student ambassador at U of D Jesuit. He has also donated his time on behalf of the Franciscan Outreach Food Bank and as a youth basketball coach.