Derek Lamont Wilson (born March 14, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years at

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(1985–1989) where he scored 1,492 career points. A 6'7"

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, Wilson was named the Big South Conference Player of the Year as a

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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

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, 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 ( BBC Etzella Ettelbruck, BBC Nitia, Black Star, Bascharage).

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