Chris Wilcox
Encyclopedia
Chris Ray Wilcox is an American
professional basketball
player who last played for the Detroit Pistons
. He previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers
, Seattle SuperSonics
, Oklahoma City Thunder
, New York Knicks
, and collegiately at the University of Maryland
, where he helped the Terrapins
win their first NCAA championship in 2002. While at Whiteville High School in Whiteville, North Carolina
, he led the basketball team to the 2A State Championship in 1999, before transferring to William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC for his senior year. In his five seasons in the NBA, Wilcox is averaging 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. While playing for the Sonics in 2005–2006, Wilcox averaged 14.1 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. He was on the starting lineup for 23 of his 29 games with the Sonics that season.
Wilcox was traded on February 14, 2006, to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic
.
On April 4, 2006, Wilcox recorded a career-high 24 rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets. Wilcox's rebound total was the most by a Sonic player since Jack Sikma
grabbed 25 at Utah
on February 10, 1983.
On February 19, 2009, Wilcox was traded to the New York Knicks
for Malik Rose
. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
On July 22, 2009, Wilcox signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons
.
| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 46 || 3 || 10.4 || .521 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || .5 || .2 || .3 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 65 || 17 || 20.6 || .521 || .000 || .700 || 4.7 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 8.6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 54 || 25 || 18.6 || .514 || .000 || .611 || 4.2 || .7 || .5 || .4 || 7.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 48 || 1 || 13.7 || .536 || .000 || .644 || 3.6 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Seattle
| 29 || 23 || 30.1 || .592 || .000 || .787 || 8.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .4 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Seattle
| 82 || 81 || 31.5 || .529 || .000 || .684 || 7.7 || 1.0 || .9 || .5 || 13.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
| 62 || 55 || 28.0 || .524 || .000 || .645 || 7.0 || 1.2 || .7 || .6 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Oklahoma City
| 37 || 6 || 19.4 || .485 || .000 || .598 || 5.3 || .9 || .5 || .3 || 8.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | New York
| 25 || 0 || 13.2 || .529 || .000 || .509 || 3.3 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Detroit
| 34 || 10 || 13.0 || .525 || .000 || .500 || 3.4 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Detroit
| 57 || 29 || 17.5 || .581 || .000 || .562 || 4.8 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 539 || 250 || 20.7 || .532 || .000 || .643 || 5.1 || .8 || .5 || .4 || 8.8
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who last played for the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
. He previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
, Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
, Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
, New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, and collegiately at the University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, where he helped the Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 27 men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...
win their first NCAA championship in 2002. While at Whiteville High School in Whiteville, North Carolina
Whiteville, North Carolina
Whiteville is a city in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2000 census. It is the only city of Columbus County and is the county seat....
, he led the basketball team to the 2A State Championship in 1999, before transferring to William G. Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC for his senior year. In his five seasons in the NBA, Wilcox is averaging 9.3 points and 5.4 rebounds. While playing for the Sonics in 2005–2006, Wilcox averaged 14.1 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game. He was on the starting lineup for 23 of his 29 games with the Sonics that season.
Wilcox was traded on February 14, 2006, to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for Vladimir Radmanovic
Vladimir Radmanovic
Vladimir Radmanović is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association...
.
On April 4, 2006, Wilcox recorded a career-high 24 rebounds in a win over the Houston Rockets. Wilcox's rebound total was the most by a Sonic player since Jack Sikma
Jack Sikma
Jack Wayne Sikma is a retired American NBA basketball center. He was known for his distinctive curly, blonde hair in his playing days....
grabbed 25 at Utah
Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
on February 10, 1983.
On February 19, 2009, Wilcox was traded to the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
for Malik Rose
Malik Rose
Malik Jabari Rose is an American former professional basketball player, and current broadcaster, serving as a studio analyst for the New York Knicks, and the lead color analyst for the NBA D-League team, the Austin Toros.-High school and college:Rose graduated from Overbrook High School in...
. He became a free agent at the end of the season.
On July 22, 2009, Wilcox signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2002–03
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 46 || 3 || 10.4 || .521 || .000 || .500 || 2.3 || .5 || .2 || .3 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2003–04
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 65 || 17 || 20.6 || .521 || .000 || .700 || 4.7 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 8.6
|-
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 54 || 25 || 18.6 || .514 || .000 || .611 || 4.2 || .7 || .5 || .4 || 7.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | L.A. Clippers
| 48 || 1 || 13.7 || .536 || .000 || .644 || 3.6 || .4 || .3 || .4 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | Seattle
Seattle SuperSonics
The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as...
| 29 || 23 || 30.1 || .592 || .000 || .787 || 8.2 || 1.2 || .6 || .4 || 14.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | Seattle
| 82 || 81 || 31.5 || .529 || .000 || .684 || 7.7 || 1.0 || .9 || .5 || 13.5
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Seattle
| 62 || 55 || 28.0 || .524 || .000 || .645 || 7.0 || 1.2 || .7 || .6 || 13.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena....
| 37 || 6 || 19.4 || .485 || .000 || .598 || 5.3 || .9 || .5 || .3 || 8.4
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | New York
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 25 || 0 || 13.2 || .529 || .000 || .509 || 3.3 || .6 || .3 || .2 || 5.4
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | Detroit
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
| 34 || 10 || 13.0 || .525 || .000 || .500 || 3.4 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.5
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
| align="left" | Detroit
| 57 || 29 || 17.5 || .581 || .000 || .562 || 4.8 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 7.4
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 539 || 250 || 20.7 || .532 || .000 || .643 || 5.1 || .8 || .5 || .4 || 8.8
External links
- Official Chris Wilcox Website
- NBA.com profile
- NBA & college stats @ basketballreference.com