2040/41 Farewell
CHRIS WILSON
I have a friend whose parents grew up in England. Charlie's dad, now in his seventies, sometimes describes a thing as being "exactly what it says on the tin." I remember being a bit bemused by this expression when I was a kid, but I've since figured it out; it simply means that a thing is exactly what you think it's going to be.
Bohemian Rhapsody by
Queen is, in fact, a rhapsody.
Agatha Christie wrote about a murder on the Orient Express in
Murder on the Orient Express. The title of the state song of Maine is
The State Song of Maine.
In a slightly less straightforward manner, this phrase can apply to a basketball player who turns out to be precisely the player we thought he'd be when we recruited him.
Chris Wilson was exactly what it says on the tin.
Code:
#0 PF Chris Wilson - Villanova - Junior
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Height: 6-11
Weight: 249
High School: Dallas High School
Hometown: Dallas, PA
Attributes:
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Type INS JPS FTS 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA
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Current: 89 56 48 32 30 43 52 58 95 62 11 85 37 90 24 81
2039: 85 52 47 31 26 39 45 51 79 57 11 69 36 90 23 73
2038: 82 48 43 29 23 36 39 45 64 52 10 54 35 90 22 63
2037: 72 44 39 27 21 34 33 39 52 48 8 42 33 80 21 37
Potential: A C C D C C C C A B F B
Health: Good
Scholarship: Yes
Status: Active Roster
Academics: 97
Stat Averages:
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Season G GS MIN PTS ORE REB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF
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2038 33 31 25.5 8.9 1.5 5.4 1.4 1.4 1.00 0.3 0.8 2.4
2039 38 34 27.3 12.5 1.8 6.4 1.5 1.6 0.97 0.7 1.7 2.4
2040 39 37 27.4 12.8 1.5 6.4 2.0 1.5 1.33 0.7 3.5 1.5
Career 110 102 26.8 11.5 1.6 6.1 1.6 1.5 1.33 0.6 2.1 2.1
Shooting Averages:
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Season FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% PPS +/-
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2038 3.3 6.7 .491 2.2 3.5 .640 0.1 0.2 .400 1.32 11.21
2039 4.7 9.0 .525 3.1 4.2 .725 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.40 16.55
2040 5.0 9.6 .521 2.8 4.1 .703 0.0 0.1 .000 1.34 18.54
Career 4.4 8.5 .515 2.7 3.9 .694 0.0 0.1 .444 1.36 15.65
Stat Totals:
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Season G GS MIN PTS OREB REB AST TO STL BLK PF
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2038 33 31 842 293 49 177 47 47 11 25 80
2039 38 34 1036 476 68 242 57 59 27 65 93
2040 39 37 1070 501 59 249 77 58 26 137 57
Career 110 102 2948 1270 176 668 181 164 64 227 230
Shooting Totals
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Season FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA +/-
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2038 109 222 73 114 2 5 370
2039 179 341 116 160 2 2 629
2040 195 374 111 158 0 2 723
Career 483 937 300 432 4 9 1722
Career Highs:
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Type Pts OReb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA
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Season 24 4 13 5 3 10 4 10 17 9 12 0 1
Career 27 5 15 5 3 10 4 12 20 9 12 1 2
Awards & Achievements:
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Season Award
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All Player of the Game: 15
2037 High School: Rated ***** and #2 overall by the FBCB scouting service.
2037 High School: All-State (Pennsylvania)
2037 High School: All-American
2038 Freshman All-Conference (Big East Conference)
2039 NCAA Champion
2039 2nd Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
2040 NCAA Champion
2040 1st Team All-American
2040 1st Team All-Conference (Big East Conference)
When you sign the #2 player in his high school class, a high school All American, you expect to get a star. You figure he'll start the first game of his collegiate career, and almost every one that follows. You can reasonably expect him to turn out to be one of the very best players in a top conference, and you're not surprised if he's one of the best in the nation. And, you don't project him as being part of your team beyond three years, after which he leaves school with the expectation of being picked early in the first round of the pro draft.
That's a valid description of Chris's career.
What's more, he did well the things we thought he'd do well: being strong, scoring points, blocking shots, defending other big men. He was never great at the things we didn't think he'd be great at doing: rebounding, outside shooting, passing. We thought he'd be a good student, but we were wrong about that. He turned out to be an exceptional one, a man who will complete his degree in Economics, with honors, this summer.
Chris's offensive totals, like those of most of his teammates, aren't as high as they might be if he weren't surrounded by other good scorers. Basketball is played with only one ball. Still, he scored well over 1000 points, making well over half his shots. And he was really good at blocking the shots of other players. He's the one three-year guy ahead of
Zak Marshall on our honor roll of rim protectors, and he led the Big East in that category this year.
A 6'11" forward with that skill set can look forward to a productive career in professional basketball. We hope he continues to be exactly what it says on the tin.
Thanks for the memories, Chris.