D.J. Wilson Headshot

D.J.

Wilson

PPG

5.0

RPG

1.0

APG

1.0

PIE

17.2

HEIGHT

6'10" (2.08m)

WEIGHT

231lb (105kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

AGE

28 years

BIRTHDATE

February 19, 1996

DRAFT

2017 R1 Pick 17

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

6'10" | 231lb | 28 years

DRAFT

2017 R1 Pick 17

BIRTHDATE

February 19, 1996

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Michigan

EXPERIENCE

5 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Played in 70 games over his first 2 seasons with the Bucks and holds career averages of 4.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game … appeared in 8 playoff games Selected by the Bucks with 17th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft

BEFORE NBA

2018-19: In his second season in the NBA, averaged career-highs in points (5.8), rebounds (4.6) and assists (1.1) per game … shot 41.4% from the field, 36.2% from 3 and 55.3% from the free-throw line … scored a career-high 18 points and hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds vs. OKC on 4/10 … had 11 points and 6 rebounds at PHI on 4/4 … made his first career start on 3/31 at ATL and scored 12 points with 7 rebounds and 5 assists … had 11 points (3-4 FG, 2-2 3FG) vs. MIA on 3/22 … tallied 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-6 3FG) vs. PHI on 3/17 … scored 16 points (6-10 FG, 3-6 3FG) at TOR on 1/13 … had 10 rebounds and 8 points at ORL on 1/19 … scored a then-career-high 13 points (5-9 FG) on 1/16 at MEM ... had his first career double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds vs. NYK on 12/27 … scored in double figures 9 times … hauled in 10+ rebounds 4 times … tallied 2 double-doubles … had 8 DNP-CDs … missed 17 games (10/22-11/24) due to a right hamstring strain … missed 2 games (1/7-1/9) with a left hip pointer … inactive for 10 games, 5 of which (11/26–12/4, 12/12-12/14) while on assignment with the Wisconsin Herd … averaged 13.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game with the Herd. 2017-18: Appeared in 22 games in his rookie season … averaged 1.0 point in 3.2 minutes per game … shot 56.3% from the field and 40.0% from beyond the arc … scored 5 points (2-2 FG) at MIN on 2/1 … tallied 4 points with 2 rebounds and an assist at SAC on 11/28 in a season-high 13 minutes … scored the first points of his NBA career on 10/31 vs. OKC, finishing with 4 points … made his NBA debut on 10/20 vs. CLE … had 44 DNP-CDs … inactive for 13 games … played in 11 games (all starts) with the Wisconsin Herd, averaging 15.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. 2019 NBA Summer League: Appeared in 3 games during Las Vegas Summer League and averaged 6.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 23.7 minutes per game. 2018 NBA Summer League: Played in all 5 of the Bucks’ Las Vegas Summer League games and averaged 13.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26.1 minutes per game. 2017 NBA Summer League: Played in all 5 of Milwaukee’s Las Vegas Summer League games … averaged 11.8 points on 38.3 percent shooting … also averaged 5.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.4 blocks in 25.2 minutes per game. --- PLAYOFF HISTORY (8 games, 0 starts) 2019: Played in 8 games during the Bucks run to the Eastern Conference Finals … averaged 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds while shooting 50.0% from the field … scored a playoff-career-high 7 points (3-3 FG) in Game 4 at DET … made his first career playoff appearance in Game 1 vs. DET, scoring 6 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

PERSONAL LIFE

2016-17: Played in 38 games (36 starts) and averaged 11.0 points, a team-high 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game … shot 53.8 percent from the field … scored in double figures 22 times … led Michigan with 57 blocks … averaged 15.3 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 60.5 percent from the field in 4 Big Ten Tournament games … averaged 16.0 points per game in 3 NCAA Tournament games … named Michigan’s Most Improved Player 2015-16: Played in 26 games a sophomore and averaged 2.7 points in 6.1 minutes per game 2014-15: Appeared in 5 games as a freshman in 2014-15 before injuring his left knee, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season.