Derek Wilson (basketball)
Derek Wilson is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years at Coastal Carolina University where he scored 1,492 career points. A 6'7" power forward / center, Wilson was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year as a junior in 1987–88. It was the first of two consecutive seasons in which Wilson was named a First Team All-Conference performer. The following year, he was named an honorable mention All-American as well as the 1989 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Although he went undrafted in the 1989 NBA Draft, he carved out a professional career overseas. He spent some time in Norway playing for Asker Aliens, but the majority of his expatriate career was spent in Luxembourg playing for various clubs.
