Jake Wilkins

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lilburn, Ga.
High School:
Grayson High School
Prev Team:
Grayson High School

High School Highlights:
• Coached by Geoffrey Pierce at Grayson High School.
• A consensus four-star prospect rated as high as No. 35 nationally in the Class of 2025 by Rivals.com, as well as No. 43 by On3.com, No. 45 in the 247Sports.com composite and No. 54 by ESPN.com.
• Rated as the nation’s No. 10 small forward in the Class of 2025 in the 247Sports.com composite.
• Selected to play in the Iverson Classic All-American game and scored 16 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots to help Team Loyalty capture a 164-151 victory over Team Honor.
• Enjoyed a strong showing at the 2024 NBPA Top-100 camp, averaging 13.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Boston Celtics, with tourney-high tallies of 27 points against the Lakers and 10 boards versus the Timberwolves.
• Was teammates with Georgia classmate Kareem Stagg at the 2024 NBPA Top 100 camp.
• Twice named all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, earning first-team honors in Class 7A as a junior and second-team recognition in Class 6A as a senior.
• Tabbed all-state by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) following his junior and senior seasons as well.
• Named first-team All-County by the Gwinnett Daily Post as both a junior and a senior.
• As a senior, averaged 15.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.6 steals per game for the Rams, who finished 28-4 and reached the semifinals of the Class 6A state tournament before falling to eventual champion Wheeler.
• As a junior, averaged 14.1 points, 8.1 boards and 2.5 assists to help Grayson capture its first-ever state title in boys’ basketball.
• The Rams finished 30-2 and ranked No. 19 nationally in the final edition of the SCNext top-25 poll.
• Capped his junior season with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds to help Grayson defeat McEachern in the Class 7A state title game.
• Played at Parkview High School as a sophomore, where he averaged 14.8 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Panthers.

Personal:
• Born August 30, 2006, Jake is the son of Dominique Wilkins and Robin Wilkins and intends to major in Economics.
• Jake is the son of former Georgia superstar Dominique Wilkins, who played for the Bulldogs from 1979-82 and has been inducted into both the Naismith and College Basketball Halls of Fame.
• Dominique was named SEC Player of the Year and All-America in 1981 while leading Georgia to an appearance in the NIT, the Bulldogs' first-ever postseason bid. He was tabbed All-America a second-straight time in 1982, the same season he helped lead Georgia to the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden.
• Though he played only three seasons at Georgia, departed Athens as the Bulldogs’ career scoring leader with 1,688 points, a 21.6 ppg average over 78 outings. Though he is now No. 5 among UGA’s career point producers, Nique is still No. 1 in career field goals (1,365).
• Was the No. 3 overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft before enjoying an illustrious professional career primarily with the Atlanta Hawks that included being a nine-time All-Star and seven-time All-NBA selection.