John Wilson (basketball) explained

John Wilson
Number:18
Position:Shooting guard
League:Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League
Team:Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:18 January 1987
Birth Place:Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:185
College:JRU
Draft Year Pba:2010
Draft Round Pba:1
Draft Pick Pba:7
Draft Team Pba:Barangay Ginebra Kings
Career Start:2010
Years1:2010–2012
Team1:Barangay Ginebra Kings
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Air21 Express
Years3:2013–2015
Team3:Meralco Bolts
Years4:2015–2016
Team4:NLEX Road Warriors
Years5:2016–2017
Team5:Phoenix Fuel Masters
Years6:2018
Team6:Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
Years7:2018−2021
Team7:San Juan Knights
Years8:2021
Team8:Clarin Sto. Niño
Years9:2021–2023
Team9:Davao Occidental Tigers
Years10:2023–2024
Team10:GenSan / South Cotabato Warriors
Years11:2024–present
Team11:Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards
Highlights:

John Marion Raymundo Wilson (born January 18, 1987) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).

Wilson played college ball with José Rizal University where he won MVP honors in 2009 (Season 85). He was then drafted by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in 2010 PBA draft where he was selected into both the All-Defensive and All-Rookie Teams in 2011. He would play in the PBA until 2018.

He earned much success in his post-PBA career, after joining the second incarnation of the San Juan Knights in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). He won Most Valuable Player in 2020, two All-MPBL Team selections, and two all-star appearances. He also won MVP honors in the Pilipinas Super League in 2023 as well as a Super Five selection.

PBA career

Wilson was drafted by the Barangay Ginebra Kings seventh overall in the 2010 PBA draft.

On August 23, 2012, Wilson was traded to the Air21 Express. The trade was a part of a three team trade that involved Barangay Ginebra, Air21, and San Miguel Beermen.[1]

On July 17, 2013, he, along with Nonoy Baclao, were traded Air21 to the Meralco Bolts in exchange for Carlo Sharma and Vic Manuel.[2]

On May 22, 2015, he was traded by Meralco to GlobalPort Batang Pier in exchange for Kelly Nabong and then he shipped to the NLEX Road Warriors in exchange for NLEX's 2016 second round pick.[3]

Post-PBA career

San Juan Knights (2018–2021)

On June 20, 2018, Wilson would make the move to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, where he would play for the San Juan Knights. During his first stint in the MPBL, Wilson would become the first player in the league to reach the 1,000-point milestone. This goes alongside his two All-MPBL team selections, an all-star appearance in 2020. He also won the MPBL Most Valuable Player award for the 2019–20 season. Wilson is also a key player to both of San Juan's National Finals appearances in 2019 and 2020/21, where he won a championship during the former season.

Davao Occidental Tigers (2021–2023)

After two seasons with SJK and a short stint with Clarin Sto. Niño of VisMin, Wilson would transfer to the Davao Occidental Tigers, one of San Juan's rival teams. As the Tigers joined the Pilipinas Super League, so did Wilson, who in his two seasons with the team, won a championship in the Pearl of the Orient Cup, win Most Valuable Player in the succeeding DUMPER Cup, as well as a selection to the PSL's Super Five that same season.

GenSan/South Cotabato Warriors (2023–2024)

Wilson rejoined the MPBL for the 2023 season, this time with the GenSan Warriors. He would earn his second all-star selection and lead the team to its first playoff series win in the North Division quarterfinals against the Muntinlupa Cagers.

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (2024–present)

During the free agency and trade window of the 2024 MPBL season, the now-South Cotabato Warriors released Wilson. On June 14, 2024, he would sign with the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.[4]

Career statistics

As of the 2024 MPBL season, May 22, 2024[5]

PBA

|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 33 || 14.3 || .412 || .364 || .588 || 2.9 || .8 || .3 || .1 || 5.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 30 || 9.7 || .281 || .172 || .875 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 2.1|-| align=left | | align=left | Air21 / Meralco| 43 || 20.4 || .412 || .331 || .670 || 3.6 || 1.1 || .6 || .2 || 8.3|-| align=left | | align=left | Meralco| 31 || 19.5 || .434 || .359 || .680 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .7 || .2 || 8.5|-| align=left | | align=left | Meralco / NLEX| 35 || 18.7 || .359 || .311 || .811 || 2.9 || 1.7 || .9 || .0 || 5.9|-| align=left | | align=left | NLEX / Phoenix| 13 || 11.5 || .424 || .361 || .333 || 1.5 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 4.9|-| align=left | | align=left | Phoenix| 28 || 10.1 || .385 || .333 || .714 || 2.0 || .3 || .4 || .0 || 4.0|-| align=left | | align=left | Barangay Ginebra| 5 || 4.6 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .4|-class=sortbottom| align=center colspan=2 | Career| 218 || 13.6 || .338 || .279 || .709 || 2.3 || .8 || .5 || .1 || 4.9

MPBL

|-| align=left | 2018–19| align=left | San Juan| 36 || 28 || 24.1 || .399 || .307 || .809 || 6.6 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 0.3 || 13.8|-| align=left | 2019–20| align=left | San Juan| 41 || 39 || 27.6 || .421 || .381 || .813 || 6.5 || 2.5 || 2.4 || 0.4 || 19.3|-| align=left | 2023| align=left | General Santos| 32 || 32 || 26.6 || .387 || .321 || .797 || 5.5 || 2.5 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 16.1|-| align=left | 2024| align=left | South Cotabato| 9 || 7 || 19.2 || .388 || .362 || .774 || 4.9 || 1.7 || 0.9 || 0.1 || 11.9|-| align=center colspan=13 | Source: John Wilson via Genius Sports (MPBL)

Notes and References

  1. News: PBA: Air21 loads up via three-team trade with Petron, Ginebra . GMA News Online . August 23, 2012 . February 10, 2016 .
  2. News: Joble . Rey . Air 21 sends Noy Baclao, John Wilson to Meralco for Vic Manuel, Carlo Sharma . InterAksyon . July 12, 2013 . February 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062754/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/air-21-sends-noy-baclao-john-wilson-to-meralco-for-vic-manuel-carlo-sharma . September 24, 2015 . dead .
  3. News: Joble . Rey . Three-team trade sending Kelly Nabong to Meralco, John Wilson to NLEX awaiting PBA approval . InterAksyon . May 20, 2015 . February 10, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150902080833/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/kelly-nabong-trade-to-meralco-awaiting-pba-approval . September 2, 2015 .
  4. Web site: Terrado . Reuben . 2024-06-14 . Mark Yee signs with Abra, John Wilson joins Nueva Ecija . 2024-07-20 . Spin.ph . en.
  5. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/John-Wilson/Summary/40308#International